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US suspends avocado inspections in Mexican state after inspectors assaulted

Authorities in the United States have suspended avocado and mango inspections and shipments from the Mexican state of Michoacan after two employees from the Department of Agriculture were reportedly assaulted and held by assailants.

The incident on Friday prompted U.S. authorities to pause inspections, according to The Associated Press. 

“To guarantee the safety of our agricultural inspection teams, APHIS (the Department of Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service) has suspended the avocado and...

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Running on Ice: Big changes for middle-mile food supply chains

In this edition: More states take advantage of food-resiliency grants; thermal energy storage as a service hits the market; and KFC has a wrap for everyone. 

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Oklahoma has already capitalized on the U.S. Department...

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Running on Ice: International developments for the cold chain

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Running on Ice: Why are there so many food recalls?

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Lately it seems every grocery run is followed a few days later by a call to check your groceries for a possible recall. In the last month alone there have been recalls for frozen beef pies from Marie...

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Spring Planting In The US Sees High Soil Moisture

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US spring planting faces high soil moisture, states an Argus Media news report.

Elevated levels of soil moisture

The US Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) crop progress report shows elevated levels of soil moisture in the major grain producing states, which could slow spring planting.

In its first crop progress report for the 2023-24 marketing year, the USDA reports 19pc surplus condition for topsoil compared with 13pc at the same time last year and 57pc adequate as...

https://mfame.guru/spring-planting-in-the-us-sees-high-soil-moisture/

Running on Ice: Watch out for those EPA violations 

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Roller, a cold storage cooler manufacturer, has introduced a range of narrow air coolers for commercial refrigerators, refrigerated cabinets and counters. The new space-saving design allows the coolers to be...

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Final Organics Rule Published By USDA

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  • The new rule requires any operation that “produces or handles” organic agricultural products to be certified organic. 
  • The Organic Import Certificate will flow through the existing Organic Integrity Database which will serve as the single source of the certificate.
  • AMS has been working with the trade to create 10-digit Harmonized Tariff System (HTS) breakouts for organic products.

The U.S. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service...

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Can restaurant leftovers be carried across the US-Mexico border?

While most people don’t perceive uneaten scraps of steak and soiled napkins as a huge danger to the U.S., border agents work every day to prevent items such as those from entering the country.

Collecting trash and restricted materials from airplanes, ocean vessels, trucks and trains entering the United States is part of the Department of Agriculture’s regulated garbage and quarantine program.

The goal is to prevent potentially harmful plant pests and foreign animal diseases into the U.S. at more...

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USDA shares forecasts for grain and farm exports

A photograph of a train with hoppers. The train is crossing a desert-like landscape.

U.S. grain volumes have been a bright spot for the railroads, with higher volumes reflecting export demand.

Indeed, grain carloads were up 23.2% year-to-date to 509,364 as of last Saturday, according to the Association of American Railroads (AAR).

Since September, grain rail carloads have consistently been above the levels of recent years. Due to high prices, plantings of corn and other crops have been above historical norms. (Source: SONAR)
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