The Produce Reporter Week in Review March 28, 2025 

This week tariffs still loom large, and we had retail lawsuits, a big discounter sale, and a restructuring vertical farmer. ...

4 weeks ago 4 minute read

Food Lion Feeds achieves donation goal of 1.5 billion meals

SALISBURY, N.C., March 27, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Food Lion Feeds, Food Lion’s BB #:165295 hunger-relief platform, has achieved its...

4 weeks ago 5 minute read

IFPA requests fresh produce tariff exemptions

In a letter to Trump administration officials, the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) BB #:378962 warned that proposed tariffs would...

4 weeks ago 1 minute read

Truck Availability Report

Blue Book Services has partnered with CarrierSource to highlight the top-rated trucking companies located near primary produce shipping hubs. Each week we’ll...

4 weeks ago 2 minute read

Walmart promotes Easter discounts, one-stop shopping

March 26, 2025 BENTONVILLE, Ark.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Walmart BB #:143789 is announcing exciting Easter savings across the store, including an Easter meal...

4 weeks ago 7 minute read

Grape market to rise in April as offshore season winds down

Markon Cooperative BB #:123315 released this grape crop update March 27, 2025: The Chilean/Peruvian offshore grape season will end in...

4 weeks ago 1 minute read

Brighter Bites launches ‘Food is Medicine’ webpage

HOUSTON, TX (March 26, 2024) – Brighter Bites, BB #:371141 a national nonprofit that delivers fresh fruits and vegetables directly...

4 weeks ago 4 minute read

Stemilt names new sustainability coordinator

March 27, 2025 WENATCHEE, Wash. – Stemilt BB #:113654 is pleased to announce Jana Fischback as its new Sustainability Coordinator...

4 weeks ago 4 minute read

CDS Foods Inc., Montréal, Canada

Founded in 2000 by visionary entrepreneur Cesare Della Santina, CDS Foods Inc. BB #:169939 has established itself as a pioneer...

4 weeks ago 2 minute read

New Jersey receiver satisfies terms of PACA violations

WASHINGTON, March 26, 2025 – In a complaint filed on March 21, 2024, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) alleged...

1 month ago 1 minute read

USDA lifts PACA sanctions on Texas produce business

WASHINGTON, March 26, 2025 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Tabasco Produce LLC satisfied a $3,008 reparation...

1 month ago 2 minute read

Industry anxiously awaits tariff resolution

Rebeckah Adcock, IFPA VP, said IFPA has been working with government leaders and remains optimistic about a positive resolution before...

1 month ago 3 minute read

Melissa’s Produce starts Ojai Pixie tangerine harvest

Los Angeles, CA (March 2025) — The Ojai Pixie Tangerine season is officially underway, and Melissa’s Produce BB #:111686 is...

1 month ago 2 minute read

Peru triples global blueberry market share in eight years

In eight years, Peru has tripled its market share of the global blueberry business. In 2016, Peru exported blueberries for...

1 month ago 1 minute read

Sun World adds five authorized Autumncrisp marketers

BAKERSFIELD, CA (March 25, 2025) – Sun World BB #:341274, an international leader in produce licensing with one of the...

1 month ago 4 minute read

Oppy and G&M Farms partner on berries

March 26, 2025 Vancouver, BRITISH COLUMBIA — Leading fresh produce grower, marketer and distributor Oppy BB #:116424 and G&M Farms...

1 month ago 2 minute read

Associated Wholesale Grocers reports record financial results

KANSAS CITY, Kan., MARCH 25, 2025 – Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc. (AWG) BB #:101651 reported net sales for the cooperative...

1 month ago 3 minute read

Fresh Del Monte acquires avocado oil producer

March 26, 2025 — CORAL GABLES, Fla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., BB #:111187 one of the world’s leading vertically...

1 month ago 4 minute read

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