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West Coast Port Backlog To Take Three Months To Clear

With dozens of ships carrying thousands of containers currently waiting to unload off the coast of California, Chilean exporter association Asoex has called on perishable cargoes to be given priority as vessels are unloaded.

A dock worker arrives at the Port of Los Angeles on Monday, Feb. 23, 2015. Nearly all West Coast seaports began the week with dockworkers hustling to load and unload cargo ships that were held up amid a months-long labor-management dispute.

Global Cold Chain To Grow 15.75% Annually Though 2019

According to the report, one of the main drivers of the global cold chain market is the increased need to reduce food wastage because of spoilage.

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Feds Sue To Halt Sysco/US Foods Merger

The FTC is seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to stop the companies from combining.

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Field Fresh Foods Inc. Acquires Superior Fresh Cuts, LLC

Superior Fresh Cuts' operations will be consolidated into the Field Fresh Foods, Inc. processing facility in Los Angeles.

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Iowa Cold Storage LLC Acquires ICS Logistics LLC

ICS offers a wide range of value-added services, including commodity storage, food service and retail products, order selection, raw-meat boxing, tempering of meat products and blast freezing.

China Cold Chain To Grow 25% Per Year Through 2019

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Increase in mergers and acquisitions are one major trend emerging in the market that will enable companies to expand their global customer base and their portfolio of products, solutions, and services.

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Obama Calls For Single Food Safety Agency In 2016 Budget

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Proponents of a single agency cite the inefficiencies and confusion caused by having the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service (FSIS) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) both having jurisdiction of enforcing food safety.

The measure closing the loophole from the Tariff Act of 1930 was included in a wider trade enforcement bill, which Obama signed into law at the White House in Washington.

Chilean Fears Grow Over Mounting U.S. West Coast Port Crisis

Around 30 percent of Chilean fruit exports to the U.S. are shipped to West Coast ports, and according to ASOEX the biggest impact was likely to be in table grapes, Chile’s principle fruit export to the U.S.

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U.K.'s Waitrose Taps Primafruit For Sourcing Imported Fruit

As part of the new agreement, Waitrose and Primafruit will be packing all imported core fruit in a single pack house in Evesham, creating a number of jobs.

A fruit and produce aisle in a Waitrose supermarket.

Friopuerto Opens Cold Store Facility In Veracruz, Mexico

Friopuerto Veracruz is designed to streamline the processes of imports of perishable goods through the Atlantic coast of Mexico and, in particular, from Spain.

The opening ceremony was chaired by Ramón Gómez Barquín and Edgar López, respectively president and general manager of Group Inversor Veracruzano as well as by Francisco Romeu Loperena, president of Friopuerto and the Romeu Group.

McKay TransCold LLC Files For Bankruptcy

Five months after launching its refrigerated rail service TransCold Logistics LLC, parent company McKay TransCold LLC closed up shop and filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation with debts of about $7 million.

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Chinese Fruit Importer’s Arrest Alarms Global Suppliers

Liu Zhi, chairman of Dalian Yidu, a major importer and logistics and cold storage operator, and his younger brother, who is involved in the meat division of the business, were reportedly arrested by China Customs on Jan. 16.

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