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The Produce Reporter Week in Review – June 28, 2024
Pamela’s on vacation but the Week in Review must go on. Save Mart has a new owner, Independence Day BBQ...
Lineage IPO could raise billions of dollars
Novi, MI-based Lineage BB #:294667, the world’s largest global temperature-controlled warehouse REIT (real estate investment trust), filed forms with the...
Save Mart acquired by Canadian group
The Save Mart Companies BB #:113903, based in Modesto, CA, has been acquired for the second time in two years. ...
Uber Freight partners with Aurora to boost driverless truck access
DALLAS, June 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Uber Freight and Aurora Innovation are launching Premier Autonomy, a new program providing...
ProduceIQ: Avocado markets spike with anxiety
Tropical storm Alberto brought heavy rainfall from Mexico to Texas last week. Some areas of Texas saw almost 10 inches...
GRAPHIC: Potato facts and figures
Potatoes are the most grown and consumed vegetable in the U.S., and they deliver high nutrition. In this graphic by...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – June 21, 2024
Pamela’s got the (peach) tea on the beef between Kroger and The Peach Truck, avocados and mangos are stuck in...
USDA cites frozen food firm for $2.5MM in PACA violations
WASHINGTON, June 20, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited Frozen Food Development Inc., Lancaster, Pa., for...
Loblaw opens 16 new Maxi, No Frills discount locations
BRAMPTON, ON, June 19, 2024 /CNW/ – With the recent opening of its 16th new location this year, a unique...
USDA halts Michoacán avocado, mango inspections due to ‘security concerns’
The U.S. Department of Agriculture reportedly suspended avocado and mango inspections “until further notice,” due to “security concerns.” While the...
ProduceIQ: Dry veg items at both extremes during summer transition
The headline would ask, “Is cheap produce gone forever?” but then I’d have nothing to say about eggplant. An industry...
It’s a labor issue not immigration
WASHINGTON, DC – One of the produce industry’s most pressing needs is a legal, stable workforce. For decades, that’s been...
Frieda’s kicks of Fire Dragon Fruit season with new PLU approval
Anaheim, CA —As connoisseurs of vibrant and delicious produce, Frieda’s Branded Produce BB #:388120 is thrilled to announce the start...
Ag secretary Vilsack notes partisan divide on farm bill
WASHINGTON, DC – Agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack said farm bill negotiations and stances between the two parties show that a...
ProduceIQ: Avocados surge, grapes plunge – the produce market amid extreme weather conditions
The Southwestern US and California are experiencing record temperatures due to a heat wave from Mexico. Last week, temperatures in...
OGVG notes Ontario-grown long English cucumbers are safe to consume
June 6, 2024 LEAMINGTON, ON – On June 1, 2024, Fresh Start Produce Sales of Delray, FL, recalled whole field...
Soli Organic to open vertical farm in San Antonio
SAN ANTONIO, June 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Soli Organic Inc. BB #:187801, the nation’s leading indoor agriculture company, continues its...
Salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers
Current Update June 5, 2024: The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners, are investigating a multistate...
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