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USDA lifts PACA reparation sanctions on CA business
WASHINGTON, April 5, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Carla Langarcia, doing business as Barajas Produce...
USDA lifts PACA reparation sanctions on Florida firm
WASHINGTON, Sept 21, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Black Hog Farms Inc. BB #:334309 satisfied...
USDA lifts PACA reparation sanctions on NY business
WASHINGTON, July 16, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Family Fruit 2 Inc. BB #:295251, satisfied...
USDA plans to reestablish Fruit and Vegetable Industry Advisory Committee, seeks nominees
March 30, 2022 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced it intends to renew the charter of the Fruit...
USDA announces Good Manufacturing Practices Audit for Produce Distribution Centers
Date March 21, 2022 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the establishment of the Good Manufacturing Practices...
USDA seeks nominees for the Hass Avocado Board
March 17, 2022 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is seeking six nominees for the Hass Avocado Board. Seats...
U.S. ag exports to Mexico break records, shrink trade deficit
From the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service In 2021, U.S. agricultural and related product exports to Mexico shattered all-time records, helping...
USDA warns of phishing scheme targeting food purchase programs
Date March 04, 2022 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is warning vendors who wish to participate in USDA...
USDA files PACA Action against H Brooks and Co.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 25, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative complaint against H Brooks and...
USDA files PACA action against Minnesota distributor
WASHINGTON, Feb. 22, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative complaint against J & J...
U.S.-Mexico trade: Beyond the avocado moratorium
Now that avocado imports have resumed after a nearly week-long interruption, it may be time to look at the issue...
Mexican avocado imports to U.S. resume
WASHINGTON, February 18, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) announced today...
USDA makes National Potato Promotion Board appointments
February 17, 2022 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced the appointment of 33 individuals to serve on the...
USDA terminates Washington State Potato Marketing Order
February 15, 2022 — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is terminating the marketing order regulating the handling of potatoes...
Mexican president questions motivation behind avocado ban
Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador said in a press conference Monday that the U.S. suspension of avocado shipments from...
USDA lifts PACA reparation sanctions on Texas business
WASHINGTON, April 10, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that C-Max Produce LLC satisfied a $6,518 reparation...
U.S. suspends Mexican avocado imports
USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service has paused inspections of avocados in Michoacán, Mexico, so shipments of the fruit...
USDA restricts PACA Violators in five states from operating in the produce industry
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14, 2022 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on five produce businesses for failing...
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