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The Produce Reporter Week in Review – December 13, 2019
Greg reports on apples from the Big Apple at the New York Produce Show. Cosmic Crisp is launching at retail...
Hispanic Market: Making sense of the growth
It makes sense that as the Hispanic community grows across the United States, Hispanic retail stores grow along with them....
MAP: See the next 10 Farm Boy store locations as the company plans to double store count by 2023
PRESS RELEASE: OTTAWA, ON (Dec. 10, 2019) – Farm Boy BB #:285480, Ontario’s fastest growing fresh food retailer, today announced that...
FDA, CDC add another retailer to Hepatitis A outbreak tied to blackberries
FDA ADVISORY: December 10, 2019 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), along with the Centers for Disease Control...
Optimum ICD Holdings acquires Generation Farms
PRESS RELEASE: MIAMI, FL and VIDALIA, GA – December 11, 2019 – Optimum Agriculture (Optimum), a leading global agricultural company focused...
Wonderful Citrus announces leadership transition
PRESS RELEASE: Los Angeles (December 11, 2019) – Wonderful Citrus today announced that Zak Laffite will become its new president,...
USDA restricts PACA violators in California and Virginia
As part of its efforts to enforce the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) and ensure fair trading practices within the...
USDA Clarifies that Nicholas Allen Continues to Challenge his Responsibly Connected Status to Allens Inc. for PACA Violations
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is clarifying that Nicholas Allen is continuing to challenge his responsibly connected status to...
AeroFarms plans largest indoor vertical farm of its kind
PRESS RELEASE: RICHMOND—Governor Ralph Northam today announced that AeroFarms will invest $42 million to build their largest, most sophisticated indoor...
Wisconsin officials find E. Coli in packaged romaine
Wisconsin public health officials have found E. coli in a previously unopened bag of romaine lettuce grown in Salinas, CA....
Florida feels free trade is not always fair
Securing fair, equitable trade terms that benefit all remains a high-stakes endeavor for Florida producers. The highly politicized battle around...
Here’s how experts know this E. coli outbreak is different
The E. coli outbreak that the Canadian Food Inspection Agency tied to Fresh Express BB #:115030 brand Sunflower Crisp Chopped...
FDA links E. coli outbreak to Fresh Express salad kits
From the Food and Drug Administration December 9, 2019 Recommendation FDA, CDC, U.S. state health authorities and Canadian federal partners...
Organic Grower Summit looks to the future
PRESS RELEASE Monterey, CA (December 9, 2019) — The Organic Grower Summit tackled a wide variety of issues and topics,...
The give and take of Florida weather
Volatile weather, including hurricane hits and glancing blows over the last few years, have certainly taken their toll, but most...
Apeel enters European market in partnership with Nature’s Pride
THE NETHERLANDS AND CALIFORNIA, USA (DECEMBER 9, 2019) — Apeel Sciences, BB #:345580 a World Economic Forum Technology Pioneer and...
Hazel receives USDA grant for shelf-life extension technology
CHICAGO, IL (December 9, 2019) – Hazel Technologies Inc., a USDA-supported agricultural technology company delivering new packaging solutions to extend...
UPDATED: USMCA this|close to passage
The U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement is closer to passage than it’s ever been. Some media reports say an agreement was reached...
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