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USDA to purchase grapefruit, oranges under Section 32
USDA to purchase up to $76.5 million in ag commodities to distribute to food banks and nutrition assistance programs across...
USDA seeks AI partners to accelerate crop innovation
USDA calls on universities and stakeholders to help build new AI tools that can translate the huge amount of germplasm...
USDA files $900K PACA action against California firm
The company allegedly failed to make payment to 14 produce sellers in the amount of $914,938 from January 2024 through...
USDA expands farm-to-school grant program
The Patrick Leahy Farm to School Grant Program increases the availability of local foods in child nutrition programs.
USDA announces $500MM for fertilizer expansion
The FIELDS Program expands domestic fertilizer manufacturing, strengthens the fertilizer supply chain, and improves affordability for farmers.
Produce industry headlines: June 29, 2026
Read about Albertsons legal setback in failed merger suit, USDA on SNAP payment errors, grocery prices remain a top pain...
Week in Review: a MAHA setback
Making America Healthy Again was never going to be an easy task as the movement faces a setback from a...
Produce industry headlines: June 25, 2026
Read about grocery CEO compensation, retail private brand growth, Aldi's Blind Box encore, Trump's grower aid proposal, and more.
Judge blocks junk food SNAP restrictions
The federal government may not block SNAP users from buying what it calls “junk food,” according to a federal judge’s ruling Monday.
USDA makes changes in AMS, APHIS programs
Among the USDA AMS changes is that oversight of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act will shift to the Specialty Crops...
Produce industry headlines: June 17, 2026
Read about the next step in the Kroger-Albertsons' lawsuit, Lidl's loyalty program, what's reshaping the grocery market, and more.
Produce industry headlines: June 11, 2026
Links today include a grocery pricing war, Schnucks fresh guarantee, Alico exits Florida citrus, changes at the Panama Canal, and...
HHS Secretary: All government food programs to align with dietary guidelines
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said within the next six months, all government-funded food programs will align with dietary...
Ag Secretary Rollins: Real food and open markets are national security
Ag Secretary Brooke Rollins told the Washington Conference that the industry’s health not just economic but a matter of national...
USDA restricts seven PACA violators June 4, 2026
These sanctions include suspending the businesses’ PACA licenses and barring the principal operators from engaging in PACA-licensed business.
USDA cites Florida firm for PACA violations
The company failed to pay two produce sellers $152,035 for produce that it purchased, from January 2024 to April 2024.
South Carolina grower-shipper barred from industry over alleged PACA violations
The company failed to pay 14 produce sellers in the amount of $816,750 for produce that it purchased from July...
USDA to issue $1.625 billion in payments to specialty crop producers
USDA will issue $1.625 billion in payments to eligible specialty crop producers in response to elevated input costs and market...
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