Though 2025 has brought new challenges to the Peruvian asparagus deal, primarily because of the new 10 percent import tariff imposed by the United States, U.S. importer Ayco Farms expects to grow its volume substantially this year.

The latest catalog of new varieties for the 2026 selling season is now available from Ball Seed, North America’s leading horticultural distributor.

C&S Wholesale Grocers LLC completed its acquisition of SpartanNash. The combined company employs more than 30,000 team members and operates almost 60 complementary distribution centers covering the U.S. and serves close to 10,000 independent retail locations, as well as military commissaries and exchanges, with more than 200 corporate-run grocery stores.

With more than 80 years of experience under its belt, a strong connection with its suppliers, and a diverse list of customers, Maurice A. Auerbach, a wholesaler/importer in Secaucus, NJ, has the ability to withstand the mounting challenges of the produce industry.  The U.S. tariffs on many perishable imports is just the latest hurdle that is being jumped.

The Fresh Mushrooms Fair Trade Coalition, representing leading U.S. growers and packers of fresh Agaricus mushrooms and represented by the law firm of Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, announced the filing of an antidumping and countervailing duty petition with the U.S. Department of Commerce and the U.S. International Trade Commission. The petition seeks relief from unfairly traded imports of fresh mushrooms from Canada that are causing material injury to the domestic industry.