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December 11 , 2007

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 The Front Page

PBH lauds WIC changes

The U.S. Department of Agriculture received some appreciative words from the Wilmington, Del.-based Produce for Better Health Foundation after announcing changes in the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, according to a news release.
To learn more. . .

* Florida growers face tough decisions
* USDA hosts citrus greening summit
* Sun World donates to Peru quake relief
* Cal Giant riders end successful season
* Retail Roundup

 

Outside the Insider

* Avocado demand continues to expand (centralvalleybusinesstimes.com)
* Report tracks air cargo trends, trials (fresnostatenews.com)
* U.S. official: U.S., China to sign two import safety agreements (xinhuanet.com)
* Researchers hope to design plants for an arid climate (californiaggie.com)
* [United Kingdom] Supermarkets are 'rigging prices of fruit and vegetables to fool shoppers into thinking they are getting a bargain' (dailymail.co.uk)
* Grocery cheat sheet (usatoday.com)
* Study: Price of lower-calorie foods rising drastically (enn.com)

 

People

NORM PARK of Creative Agricultural Packaging East Inc., Brea, California, has retired.

KELLY WILLHITE is no longer connected with J & S Produce Inc., Mount Vernon, Georgia.

DOUG GORDON is now on the phones with Coosemans Boston Inc., Boston, Massachusetts.

ROBERT SANDERS has joined Ben B. Schwartz & Sons Inc., Detroit, Michigan.

NICK CARTER is the new owner of Riley's Purveyors of Fine Foods, Albuquerque, New Mexico, Donna Tran is no longer associated.

RICHIE NOVA is no longer with John J Jerue Truck Brokers Inc., dba Richie Nova, Beltre, Ohio.

FRED MULL is now terminal manager for K & J Trucking Inc., Guymon, Oklahoma.

BRETT MIX is no longer connected with Wilcox Marketing Group, Knoxville, Tennessee.

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