Ocean Spray Cranberries Reaches Agreement To Purchase Cranberry Operations In Quebec

February 5, 2018 Ocean Spray

Ocean Spray Cranberries Inc. announced it has reached a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Atoka Cranberries Inc., located in Manseau, Quebec, from The Bieler Group. This acquisition will expand Ocean Spray's manufacturing footprint in Quebec, the second largest and fastest growing cranberry farming region in the world. This transaction is expected to close in the coming weeks.

Canada's Government Says It Will Not Develop Payment Protection System For Produce Growers

February 5, 2018 Kelsey Johnson, IPolitics

“The insolvency frequency of the fresh produce industry does not warrant the right to such an extraordinary remedy, which could have a significant effect on credit cost and availability and shift losses to other creditors,” Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains and Agriculture Minister Lawrence MacAulay said in a joint letter Jan. 8.

Blue Hill Bay Mussel Farm Opponents Lose In Court

A Hancock County Superior Court judge has dealt what might be the final blow in the fight by a local conservation group to put a Blue Hill Bay mussel farm out of business.

Major Salmon Producer Fined For Farmed Fish Escape

February 2, 2018 Phuong Le, Associated Press

The largest U.S. producer of farmed Atlantic salmon was fined $332,000 for alleged violations of Washington state water quality laws after hundreds of thousands of invasive Atlantic salmon were released last year into waters famed for their native salmon, state officials said.

Annie Tselikis Leaves York Lobster Dealership For Advocacy Post

February 2, 2018 Portland Press Herald

The marketing manager at one of Maine’s largest lobster dealerships has left that post to assume a new, chief executive position at the Maine Lobster Dealers’ Association.