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Produce Market Guide News

Spring lamb BBQ raises funds for cancer research

May 13, 2019 by Chris Koger #Produce (General), #People
Sixty years ago, John Moncovich and his friends planned a barbecue with some friends in the Watsonville, Calif., area to raise some funds for charity.
May 13, 2019 by Chris Koger #Produce (General), #People

Monterey Mushroom’s transport division sports new name

May 13, 2019 by Chris Koger #Produce (General), #Transportation, #Mushrooms
Monterey Mushroom’s transportation division, which provides regional and national less-than-truckload shipping for fresh produce, has a new name: Premier Refrigerated Transport LLC.
May 13, 2019 by Chris Koger #Produce (General), #Transportation, #Mushrooms

Tomatoes: Fruit or vegetable?

May 13, 2019 by Amelia Freidline #Opinion, #Tomatoes, #Produce Retail
“Well, you know, a tomato is actually a fruit, not a vegetable.”
May 13, 2019 by Amelia Freidline #Opinion, #Tomatoes, #Produce Retail

Meg Buchsbaum joins National Mango Board

May 12, 2019 by Ashley Nickle #Produce (General), #Produce Retail, #People
PALM SPRINGS — Meg Buchsbaum, most recently the national produce merchandiser for C&S Wholesale Grocers, is now the retail account manager on the East Coast for the National Mango Board.

May 12, 2019 by Ashley Nickle #Produce (General), #Produce Retail, #People

New round of tariffs on fruit, vegetables from China

May 10, 2019 by Chris Koger #Produce Crops, #Imports, #China, #Garlic, #Strawberries
The U.S. slapped 25% tariffs on a number of fruit and vegetable imports from China, from cauliflower to garlic and certain berries.
May 10, 2019 by Chris Koger #Produce Crops, #Imports, #China, #Garlic, #Strawberries

Blueberry growers adapt to weather issues

May 10, 2019 by Amy Sowder #Produce (General), #Georgia Produce, #Blueberries, #Georgia
Hardships born from a big freeze in 2016 have inspired Georgia’s blueberry industry to invest in some protective technology so growers don’t get frozen out of the market again. 
May 10, 2019 by Amy Sowder #Produce (General), #Georgia Produce, #Blueberries, #Georgia

5/10/19 Daily Newsflash Roundup: USDA Sanctions and Endorsements

May 10, 2019 by Janice Wilson #Newsflash
The USDA sanctions firms in AZ, CA, MD, NY & TX for failing to pay seller for produce. F & S Produce Co Inc, H Mart Houston Inc, M & M Farm Inc, and Wholesale Produce Supply LLC, have been Endorsed.
May 10, 2019 by Janice Wilson #Newsflash

Onion marketers say supplies to be tight into summer

May 10, 2019 by Jim Offner #Produce Crops, #Onions, #Onions Marketing
An onion shortage may bring tears to the eyes of retailers and consumers, but it also appears to be setting up a strong market going into the summer months, suppliers say.
May 10, 2019 by Jim Offner #Produce Crops, #Onions, #Onions Marketing

It’s official: Commerce’s decision on Mexican tomatoes

May 10, 2019 by Chris Koger #Produce Crops, #Imports, #Mexico, #Tomatoes
The Department of Commerce’s official notice on its termination of a tomato suspension agreement with Mexico is scheduled to be published May 13.
May 10, 2019 by Chris Koger #Produce Crops, #Imports, #Mexico, #Tomatoes

PSSI promotes Monty Christenberry to senior leadership

May 10, 2019 by Chris Koger #Produce (General), #Produce Tech, #Food safety
Packers Sanitation Services Inc. (PSSI), Kieler, Wis., has appointed Monty Christenberry as senior vice president of the central region.
May 10, 2019 by Chris Koger #Produce (General), #Produce Tech, #Food safety