USDA restricts Washington PACA violator

Washington, D.C., August 19, 2026 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has imposed sanctions on a produce business for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers they purchased produce from and for 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 business and individuals are currently restricted from operating in the produce industry:

Sorbatto Fresh LLC, operating out of Wapato, Wash., for failing to pay a $121,650 award in favor of an Oregon seller. As of the issuance date of the reparation order, Jeff Weijohn and Terrilee Weijohn were listed as members/managers 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, PACA Dispute Resolution Branch, at (202) 720-2890 or PACAdispute@usda.gov.