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How do you think 2019 will compare to 2018 for your business? Alex Madrigal, Covilli Brand Organics I hope it’s...

Blue Book Services, Inc. has been the conduit for trading information for the fresh fruit and vegetable industry since the...

With technology making it possible to conduct business pretty much anywhere, anytime—what’s the best thing about working in Nogales? Alex...

Arriving at the new trilateral agreement, the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, of course, was full of fits and starts and widely...

For Miguel “Miky” Suarez, sales manager for MAS Melons & Grapes, LLC, he accepts that any trade agreement is going...

Have the shipping lanes from Nogales, AZ, changed over the last few years? Few conversations about incoming loads of fruit...

For many in the produce industry, good manners often dictate conversations steer clear of politics, religion, or even NAFTA. Put...

In 2017 some 334,000 trucks rolled through the Nogales, AZ, border crossing, with over a third hauling fresh produce. Every...

Since time is money, some Nogales, AZ, shippers are looking for ways to circumvent the established system. One truck broker...

The availability of labor, even in Mexico, is perennial challenge. With the Mexican economy on an upswing, workers have more...

The bureaucracy of moving produce in and out of Mexico is still clearly a challenge, but the Customs Trade Partnership...

While the Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) covers worker training, hygiene, and myriad topics, others are waiting to be hammered...

Nogales, AZ, distributors have moved with the times in making some changes to packaging. Covilli Brand Organics, for one, is...

When it comes to thorny issue of food safety, a technology initiative called Trellis is emerging to help companies exchange...

A pivotal part of any food safety plan is documentation and being able to produce the right kind of “paper...

The retail environment in Arizona is conducive to the fresh produce industry and continues to attract new entrants. Tim McCabe,...

Growth has carried over for Nogales, AZ, importers on ethnic produce, such as cactus for the Hispanic market. The definition...

At Borton & Sons, Inc. in Yakima, WA, the ongoing quest for cleanliness and food safety is taking the form...