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USDA files action against NY distributor for alleged PACA violations

- General News
USDA has filed an administrative complaint against US Fresh Corp. for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).

USDA issues reparation payments $1.6MM PACA case

- General News
USDA has distributed payments from a PACA surety bond to 28 firms for reparation awards issued against Rain Forest Produce Inc., Los Angeles, Calif., under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).

Oregon juice company satisfies PACA violation terms

- General News
In a complaint filed on Nov. 20, 2019, the USDA alleged that Hood River Juice Company Inc., Hood River, Ore., failed to make full payment promptly in the total amount of $3,607,420 to 12 sellers for multiple lots of produce in violation of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).

USDA files PACA action against Texas importer

- General News
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has filed an administrative complaint against Valvilla Produce LLC for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA). The company, operating from Texas, allegedly failed to make payment promptly to three produce sellers in the amount of $1,493,960 from February 2020 through May 2020.

USDA connects individual to Texas PACA violator

- General News
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has determined that Juan Carlos Cruz Castro was responsibly connected to The Great Produce LLC, Pharr, Texas. This is an update to Press Release No: 108-22 issued on July 20, 2022.

USDA restricts PACA violator in Oregon

- General News
USDA has imposed sanctions on one produce business for failing to meet contractual obligations to the seller of produce they purchased and failing to pay a reparation award issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).

USDA cites Florida distributor for PACA violations

- General News
USDA has imposed sanctions on All Fresh Distributors LLC, Miami, Fla., for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – December 2, 2022

- Analysis
Pamela calls in from the New York Produce Show, which was as busy as ever, despite the loss of its founder Jim Prevor.

PACA Trust bankruptcy case could go to Supreme Court 

- General News
A federal appeals court ruling this summer that allowed a bankrupt Florida grocery store owner to discharge debts owed to a produce supplier has raised questions about the PACA Trust.

USDA files PACA action against Texas firm

- General News
USDA has filed an administrative complaint against Mestizos Group LLC for alleged violations of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).