A&J Produce Corp. Partners With Produce Pro Software

April 9, 2014 A&J Produce Corp.

A&J Produce Corp embarked on a long-term partnership with Produce Pro to integrate their current terminal market operations with Produce Pro’s industry specific system.  This will allow them to continue to focus on its customers providing them with quality, service, freshness and value.  A&J will benefit from a real-time inventory and lot tracking solution with Produce Pro.

Bad Year Expected For Louisiana Seafood

It’s going to be a tough year for Louisiana seafood. Crawfish are already off to a slow start in terms of size and availability, and some of the same conditions responsible for that crawling pace could play havoc on crabs, shrimp and oysters later this year. Experts are blaming the one harvesting variable humans can’t control — a long, cold winter.

Selling Mislabeled Seafood Criminalized Under New Senate Bill

April 8, 2014 Chris Macias, Fresno Bee

 A new Senate bill, if passed, would place seafood suppliers and restaurant owners on the hook for a $1,000 fine and up to a year in jail for selling mislabeled seafood.

New Study Reveals Significant Amount Of Illegal Seafood Enters US

April 8, 2014 Oceana

A groundbreaking new study to be published in Marine Policy estimates that between 20-32 percent of wild-caught seafood imported into the U.S. comes from illegal, unregulated and unreported (IUU) or “pirate” fishing. Valuing at $1-2 billion annually, this represents between 15-26 percent of the total value of wild-caught seafood imported into the U.S.

Hillshire To Close 70-Year-Old Alabama Plant, Cut 1,100 Jobs

April 8, 2014 Lisa Baertlein, Reuters

Hillshire Brands Co on Friday said it will close its Florence, Alabama, plant, the site of its breakfast sandwich and breakfast sausage cooking operations, and cut roughly 1,100 jobs by Dec. 30.