Mario Martinez, Irene Sanchez and Doug Ranno of Colorful Harvest in Salinas, CA, at the United Fresh 2012 convention.

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Produce QA Consultants, headquartered in Rochester, NY, offers a unique service that can help companies cut shrink and improve quality assurance from the time a truck backs up to the dock to when the customer pays for produce at the register, and even beyond.

Strawberry shippers reported strong Mother’s Day demand. Lettuce and leaf shippers reported easing demand on improving supplies. Onion shippers reported continued strong red onion demand. Idaho russet shippers reported modest carton demand.

TRANSPORTATION & FUEL

On Friday, April 27, Adams Produce Co. LLC, headquartered in Birmingham, AL, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and has subsequently shut down all of its nine locations in five states, and laid off 400 workers.

Seminole Growers, formerly Orrin Cope Produce Inc., has been a growers’ representative for over 35 years. The company handles beans, squashes, cherry and field tomatoes and corn.

This year, the company will be opening an office in Edneyville, NC, which is adjacent to Hendersonville and Ashville.