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