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Mexico
slaps tariffs on 36 agricultural items
Mexico's
government has retaliated against a U.S. decision to discontinue
a program that allowed Mexican trucks to traverse U.S. highways
by slapping tariffs on 89 products, including 36 agricultural
items, the Associated Press reported.
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learn more. . .
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* PACA
actions
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* U.S.
lawmaker blasts China food safety (reuters.com)
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push to recoup Ontario consumers (leamingtonpoststandshopper.com)
* Recent
rains are little help for Texas specialty farmers (chron.com)
People
ROBERT
VERLOOP, now Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing,
has expanded his role with Naturipe Farms LLC, Naples, Florida
to include development of long-term sales & marketing
strategies.
MICHAEL
SHAMBERG and JAY MARTINI are no longer connected with Art
Kramer's Produce Buying Service Inc., Chicago, Illionis.
BRIAN
GOWEN is now Chief Financial Officer at Backyard Farms, Madison,
Maine. MATT SMITH has joined the firm as Executive Vice President
of Strategy & Business Development.
MIKE KLACKE,
formerly with Curry & Co., Brooks Oregon, has joined Townsend
Farms, Fairview Oregon, in the fresh market sales department.
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