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USDA determines individual responsibly connected to California violator

WASHINGTON, March 5, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has determined that Lewis Macleod is a responsibly connected...

4 years ago 1 minute read

USDA cites California distributor for PACA Violations

WASHINGTON, March 5, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on Bain Distributors Inc. BB #:163664,...

4 years ago 2 minute read

USDA lifts PACA sanctions on California company

WASHINGTON, March 5, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that United Commodities USA Inc. satisfied a reparation...

4 years ago 2 minute read

USDA cites California farm for PACA violations

WASHINGTON, March 5, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on Evergreen Fresh Farms Inc. BB...

4 years ago 2 minute read

USDA charges NJ distributor for PACA violations

WASHINGTON, March 3, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on Southern Sun LLC, BB #:301216...

4 years ago 2 minute read

USDA brings PACA sanctions on CA firm in $1MM+ case

WASHINGTON, March 3, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on Old West Export Inc., BB...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Ohio firm satisfies terms of PACA consent decision

WASHINGTON, March 2, 2021 – In a complaint filed on March 16, 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) alleged...

4 years ago 1 minute read

USDA extends Round 5 food box contracts

USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box contracts have been extended through April. USDA communications director Matt Herrick said AMS told...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Tom Vilsack confirmed as Ag Secretary

The U.S. Senate confirmed Tom Vilsack as Agriculture Secretary Feb. 23 by the vote of 92-7. Vilsack, 70, was ag...

4 years ago 2 minute read

USDA forecasts modest growth for produce

Economic forecasting is a treacherous art, and one that would seem to be doomed to failure. It can only predict...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Food box future on new Ag Secretary Vilsack’s plate

With President Biden’s Agriculture Secretary nomination Tom Vilsack expected to be confirmed Feb. 23, it’s worth looking at what we’ll...

4 years ago 2 minute read

USDA, FDA reaffirm no evidence shows transmission of COVID-19 through food or food packaging

Statement from Acting Commissioner of Food and Drugs – Food and Drug Administration Janet Woodcock M.D. Febuary 18, 2021 After...

4 years ago 4 minute read

USDA’s food box price focus

Many thought the USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box program would expire at the end of the year, or at...

4 years ago 3 minute read

USDA releases Round 5 Farmers to Families Food Box contracts

The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced it has approved contracts for the additional purchase of Farmers to Families Food...

4 years ago 3 minute read

USDA cites Texas fresh-cut processor for PACA violations

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on Bella Fresh Houston LLC BB...

4 years ago 2 minute read

USDA lifts PACA reparation sanctions on Texas company

WASHINGTON, Jan. 14, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that Azteca International Produce LLC BB #:342296 satisfied...

4 years ago 2 minute read

USDA to issue weekly report on seasonable and perishable trends

WASHINGTON, Jan. 8, 2021 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture today announced a new data report, the U.S. Mexico Canada...

4 years ago 2 minute read

A look at the food box future

In this hyper-political era, politics seem to affect everything, and the USDA Farmers to Families food box program is no...

4 years ago 3 minute read

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