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Crops in Florida were spared but Hurricane Dorian was still poised to dump big rains in coastal regions of the Carolinas on Sept. 5-6.

Premier Citrus Marketing, Vero Beach, Fla., has hired Kevin Swords as director of North American sales and added fruit from two more packinghouses.

Black Gold Farms, Grand Forks, N.D., has added Doug Kling to its board of directors.

The Food and Drug Administration has scheduled a public meeting on its New Era of Smarter Food Safety campaign.

With Hurricane Dorian scheduled to hit Florida immediately before the annual Florida Tomato Conference, organizers have postponed the event.

Peru has been chosen to host the 2020 International Blueberry Organization Summit.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research has just released a new data series on loss-adjusted per capita food availability.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has restricted produce companies in California, New Jersey, Texas and Washington.

Shipments of California grapes are down about 8% from last season, but average per-pound prices for the major varieties are the same.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is leading a trade mission to Canada, with representatives from produce and other agricultural industries, in an effort to expand trade.