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FDA names Fresh Express as supplier of salads in Cyclospora outbreak
Food and Drug Administration investigation Update June 22, 2020 On June 20, 2020, Hy-Vee and Jewel-Osco recalled their 12-ounce bagged...
Vegetables again lead retail fresh produce sales growth
Editor’s Note: Click charts (below) to enlarge. While summer sales patterns are in full swing, demand for fresh, frozen and...
Asparagus market’s rough spring is turning
Asparagus prices are rising as production winds down in the United States, but the pandemic clearly had an affect on...
SEPC site garners web design award for Moxxy Marketing
(June 23, 2020)—Moxxy Marketing has been honored with a 2020 American Web Design Award from Graphic Design USA (GDUSA) for...
USDA Farmers to Families Food Box Program Reaches 20 Million Boxes Distributed
PRESS RELEASE: Washington, D.C., June 23, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that the U.S. Department...
Markon Crops Report: Vegetable prices remain high as cantaloupes transition
Weather problems continue to affect California vegetables, and increasing foodservice demand is causing some prices to rise. Meanwhile, the cantaloupe...
The self-driving truck stalls
Depending on whom you talk to, artificial intelligence—AI—is either the god that will deliver us from all of our miseries...
Maglio McAllen adds consolidation services
McAllen, TX — Maglio McAllen, a division of the Fresh Group, Ltd. BB #:105281 located in McAllen, TX, provides many...
Produce may be perfectly positioned after United Fresh Live
The produce industry’s first virtual trade show closed June 19 with a spirit of optimism and cooperation. United Fresh Live’s...
United Fresh Live: Now what?
You can hear the rustle of booths starting to break down when you’re at an in-person trade show. It starts...
Foodservice sector is far from normal
As long as society remains constrained by the COVID-19 pandemic, the foodservice industry will operate at less than full capacity....
Revol Greens expands greenhouse to become largest in U.S. for baby leaf lettuce
June 22, 2020 – Owatonna, Minn. – Revol Greens, BB #:358676 Minnesota’s greenhouse lettuce farm, announced today the completion of...
CDC, FDA investigating a multi-state outbreak of Cyclospora tied to salads from Hy-Vee, Aldi, and Jewel-Osco in the Midwest
LAST UPDATED JUNE 19, 2020 6:00 PM EDT CDC, public health and regulatory officials in several states, and the U.S. Food...
More Peruvian mangos go to the U.S.
The United States continues to be the top destination for Peruvian mango exporters with fresh taking an increasing share. According...
An up close look at the food box program
After having written many stories about the USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box program, I got to experience it first-hand....
Strawberries near peak of strong season
The strawberry market has seen increased volume and strong demand and very little effect from the pandemic. Supplies from the...
USDA cites Los Angeles firm for PACA violations
WASHINGTON, June 19, 2020 – As a part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – June 19, 2020
Pamela and Greg give their initial impressions of United Fresh Live. Greg outlines what few details are available about the...
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