USDA restricts four PACA violators May 18, 2026

These sanctions include suspending the businesses’ PACA licenses and barring the principal operators from engaging in PACA-licensed business.

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May 19, 2026

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Washington, D.C., May 18, 2026 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on four produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).

These sanctions include suspending the businesses’ PACA licenses and barring the principal operators from engaging in PACA-licensed business or other activities without USDA approval.

The following businesses and individuals are currently restricted from operating in the produce industry:

  • BR LLC, operating out of Los Angeles, Calif., for failing to pay a $25,756 award in favor of a California seller. As of the issuance date of the reparation order, Mirna Delgado was listed as the manager/member of the business.
  • Mor Produce, Inc., BB #:395252 operating out of Brooklyn, N.Y., for failing to pay a $28,000 award in favor of an Arizona seller. As of the issuance date of the reparation order, Solomon Mor was listed as the officer, director and major stockholder of the business.
  • Karma Farmers Market, Inc., doing business as Family Fruit Market, operating out of Staten Island, N.Y. for failing to pay a $114,558 award in favor of a Pennsylvania seller. As of the issuance date of the reparation order, Gurmeet Singh was listed as the officer, director and major stockholder of the business.
  • Dominguez Fresh Produce LLC, BB #:284699 operating out of McAllen, Texas, for failing to pay a $21,130 award in favor of a Texas seller. As of the issuance date of the reparation order, Victor Dominguez was listed as the manager/member of the business.

PACA provides an administrative forum to handle disputes involving produce transactions; this may result in USDA’s issuance of a reparation order that requires damages to be paid by those not meeting their contractual obligations in buying and selling fresh and frozen fruits and vegetables.

USDA is required to suspend the license or impose sanctions on an unlicensed business that fails to pay PACA reparations awarded against it as well as impose restrictions against those principals determined to be responsibly connected to the business when the order is issued.

Those individuals, including sole proprietors, partners, members, managers, officers, directors or major stockholders, may not be employed by or affiliated with any PACA licensee without USDA approval. By issuing these penalties, USDA continues to enforce the prompt and full payment for produce while protecting the rights of sellers and buyers in the marketplace.

For more information, contact Penny Robinson-Landrigan, Chief, Dispute Resolution Branch, at (202) 720-2890 or PACAdispute@usda.gov.

Release No. 047-26

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