Category: Produce Blueprints

Part of the equation when considering a payment plan is a solid relationship with the customer and to ensure the plan doesn’t breach PACA trust rights. A commitment to work together will also strengthen this bond.

In this article we’ll review some of the ways Blue Book Services uses reefer downloads to help mediate claims involving fresh produce.

Charles Brown, director of credit for Hapco Farms, LLC, a grower and importer in Westhampton Beach, NY, considers accounts receivable or A/R as the biggest entry on any company’s balance sheet.

The salesperson’s new candidate for credit survived scrutiny, and its finances look good on paper.

When it comes to growing tomatoes, most believe technology will continue to play a leading role, due in large part to the chronic shortage of labor in the industry.

Every credit department needs standards for setting credit and payment terms, and for what happens when payments arrive late.

The credit department holds the key to a company’s revenue.

The pandemic changed the dynamics of nearly every aspect of business and industry, and this was certainly true when it comes to the buying and selling of tomatoes.

China is not only the largest producer of tomatoes worldwide, but it is also the top exporter of tomato paste, accounting for 40 percent of global trade.

According to the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service’s 2021 Tomato Annual Report, Mexico’s SIAP (Agrifood and Fisheries Information System) cites an estimated 80 percent of Mexican tomato exports coming into the United States are grown under protection.