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November 3, 2009

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Eurofresh hopes to exit Chapter 11 in November

U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Charles G. Case II has confirmed a reorganization plan for Willcox, Ariz.-based Eurofresh Inc., a grower and marketer of greenhouse-grown tomatoes, clearing the way for Eurofresh and its subsidiary, Eurofresh Produce Ltd., to exit Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection by the end of November, according to a news release.
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* Kroger adopts HarvestMarket system for salad line
* USDA awards $19 million in organic ag grants
* California expects large kiwifruit crop this year
* Judge denies enforcement of judgment against Dole
* PACA action

 

Outside the Insider

* Retailers suspend dealings with Mich. fruit grower (wcpo.com)
* [Israel] Israel's bug-free lettuce co. to be world Leader (israelnationalnews.com)
* Farmers fight climate bill, but warming spells trouble for them (mcclatchydc.com)
* Quarantine nears as insects could pose threat to citrus crop (mydesert.com)
* Influenza's Achilles heel discovered (newkerala.com)
* Forbidden fruit: The trouble with those guys who sell strawberries on street corners (sfweekly.com)
* Local farmers awarded government grant to create a vegetable and fruit hub in Sacramento (examiner.com)

 

People

KIRK ALMQUIST is now on the phones at Steve Almquist Sales & Brokerage, Blythe, California.

KENTON HAJDIC has joined sales for Ben-Bud Growers Inc., and Ben Litowich & Son Inc., Boca Raton, Florida.

NEILS NIEMANN is no longer with Idaho Fresh Produce Inc., Idaho Falls, Idaho.

SCOTT FROST was promoted to chief financial office for Weis Markets Inc., Sunbury, Pennsylvania.

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