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USDA has imposed sanctions on Peak Seasons Produce LLC, Miami Lakes, Fla., for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).

USDA announced today an investment of more than $46 million in projects aimed to tackle food and nutrition insecurity in underserved communities, as well as support healthy diets by providing access to fruits and vegetables for eligible families.

These purchases are being made through Section 32 of the Agriculture Act of 1935 and will assist producers and communities in need.

The USDA Agricultural Market Service’s Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Division (PACA) has received information that various entities and individuals may be falsely representing themselves as current PACA licensees and legitimate purchasers in the industry – ordering produce, arranging its pick-up and transport, and not paying for that produce.

USDA Under Secretary for Trade and Foreign Agricultural Affairs Alexis M. Taylor announced today that USDA has awarded more than $25 million to support eight projects under the new Assisting Specialty Crop Exports (ASCE) initiative.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released the following statement in response to labor disputes at East Coast and Gulf Coast ports

USDA has imposed sanctions on American Fruit & Produce Corp, Miami, Fla., for violating the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA).

USDA has imposed sanctions on three 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).

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).

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).