California Firm Posts $75,000 Employment Bond

USDA/AMS Press Release: WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 2015 – Under regulations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA), Spring Valley Produce Inc., operating in Arroyo Grande, Calif., posted a...

March 13, 2025
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USDA/AMS Press Release:

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2, 2015 – Under regulations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA), Spring Valley Produce Inc., operating in Arroyo Grande, Calif., posted a $75,000 surety bond.

The bond was required in order to employ Daniel Romero, previously named in a PACA action.

Daniel Romero was the only officer of Triple R Distributing LLC, Nogales, Ariz., which was found to have committed repeated and flagrant violations of Section 2 of the PACA.

Any PACA licensee wishing to employ individuals who have failed to pay a reparation award or have been subject to a U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) disciplinary action, must post a USDA-approved surety bond.

USDA will hold the $75,000 bond for four years, providing assurance to the industry that the company will be able to pay for produce purchased and to conduct its business according to PACA rules.

The Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), PACA Division, regulates fair trading practices of produce companies operating subject to PACA, which includes buyers, sellers, commission merchants, dealers, and brokers within the fruit and vegetable industry. USDA is authorized to suspend or revoke a company’s license for violations of PACA. All oversight of actions related to PACA are conducted by AMS, an agency within USDA.

In the past three years, USDA resolved approximately 4,250 PACA claims involving more than $77 million. Our experts also assisted more than 7,000 callers with issues valued at approximately $110 million. These are just two examples of how USDA continues to support the fruit and vegetable industry.

Contact Info: Nadine Wilkins, nadine.wilkins@ams.usda.gov, 202-720-1103

Release No.: 125-15

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