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USDA files $1MM+ PACA action against Idaho packer
WASHINGTON, July 28, 2020 – As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure...
Gold Star Foods Opens Two New Distribution Centers to Serve All Colorado and Oregon School Districts
PRESS RELEASE: ONTARIO, CA – Gold Star Foods BB #:196896 today announced the opening of two new distribution centers in...
Food Box program changes require larger combo boxes
The USDA confirmed that the next round of Farmers to Families Food Box Program bids will be unlike the previous...
Albertsons earnings reveals 276% increase in online, 27% increase in same-store sales
PRESS RELEASE: BOISE, Idaho–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Albertsons Companies, Inc. BB #:193326 today reported results for the first quarter of fiscal 2020, which...
D’Arrigo Bros. launches Romaine My Love campaign
July 24, 2020: Salinas, CA: It’s summertime and families across the country are spending more time outdoors cooking on the...
Kiwifruit prices return to normal levels
Kiwifruit volume and prices are returning to more normal levels after bad weather caused lighter supplies and a price spike....
Key changes to the Farmers to Families Food Box program
The United Fresh Produce Association BB #:145458 pointed to some key changes to the USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box...
Peruvian avocado exports surge in first half of 2020
Compared to the same period last year, avocado exports from Peru have increased in 15 percent in volume and 9...
Illnesses grow from bagged salad cyclospora outbreak
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration released this update July 24, 2020: The FDA, along with CDC and state and...
USDA restricts 3 PACA violators
WASHINGTON, July 27, 2020 – As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure...
Coronavirus and Force Majeure
“Force majeure” (from the French, meaning “major force” or “greater strength”) has a grand, rather chivalric ring to it. But...
California avocados partner retailers, restaurants for summer promotions
IRVINE, Calif. (July 27, 2020) –Much of the California avocado season falls in the period of summer holidays from Memorial...
U.S. banana average price up amid COVID-19
Overall retail pricing for bananas in the U.S. has increased 2 cents per pound in 2020 compared to the year...
Retail banana pricing is…bananas
Today’s Agtools Analysis is a topic that is near and dear to my heart: a detailed look at the banana...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – July 24, 2020
Greg dials in from vacation to talk about some of the more engaging stories this week, from a bill designed...
Nolan Family Foundation Scholarship Winner Announced
PRESS RELEASE: The Southeast Produce Council BB #:191194 is pleased to announce this year’s SEPC Nolan Family Foundation Scholarship recipient....
USDA Announces a Third Round of Farmers to Families Food Box Program Purchases
PRESS RELEASE: (Washington, D.C., July 24, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
The importance of reporting fraud
There’s no getting around it: being swindled is humiliating. But don’t let the humiliation stop you from reporting fraud. “I’ve...
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