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Alibaba Group’s partnership with Driscoll’s exports fresh produce to China

This strategic cooperation enables U.S. producers, wholesalers and associations to export fresh and prepared foods directly to Chinese consumers.
June 21, 2017
Alibaba Group, San Mateo, Calif., announced strategic cooperation with Driscoll’s, Watsonville, Calif., and Chicken of the Sea, San Diego, Calif., to bring U.S. food products to China.
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Global Cold Chain Expo 2018 welcomes new co-locating partner

SmartFood Expo will focus on the exploding category of healthy foods marketed as “better-for-you.”
June 20, 2017
The Global Cold Chain Alliance (GCCA), Alexandria, Va., and United Fresh Produce Association, Washington, D.C., announced a new partner for Global Cold Chain Expo 2018.
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Study: Driverless trucks are the future

Automated road freight will save costs, reduce emissions and make roads safer, but the impact on driver jobs requires a managed transition, the study says.
June 16, 2017
Governments must consider ways to manage the transition to driverless trucks to avoid potential social disruption from job losses, says a new report published by the International Transport Forum (ITF), France.
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Study: U.S. manufacturing, logistics industries grew dramatically over last generation

U.S. manufacturing production grew 11% since the dot.com bust (2000-03) and the ensuing economic turbulence of the 2001 and 2007-09 recessions.
June 12, 2017
Contrary to public perception, U.S. manufacturing and logistics industries experienced dramatic growth over the past generation, according to a new report from Ball State Center for Business and Economic Research (CBER), Muncie, Ind., and Conexus Indiana, Indianapolis, Ind.
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Port Canaveral receives approval for cold storage pilot program

The USDA In-transit Cold Treatment Program allows direct import into southeastern U.S. ports of certain types of fruits and vegetables from South America, among other countries.
May 25, 2017
Port Canaveral, Port Canaveral, Fla., was named an official participant in the Southeast U.S. In-transit Cold Treatment Pilot Program by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
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