{"id":1285,"date":"2014-10-16T19:12:37","date_gmt":"2014-10-16T23:12:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/?p=1285"},"modified":"2014-10-16T19:12:37","modified_gmt":"2014-10-16T23:12:37","slug":"loss-of-payment-protection-for-canadas-fresh-fruit-and-vegetable-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/loss-of-payment-protection-for-canadas-fresh-fruit-and-vegetable-industry\/2014\/10\/16\/","title":{"rendered":"Loss of Payment Protection for Canada&#8217;s Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Devastating news for the fresh fruit and vegetable industry in Canada. On October 1st, 2014, the US government informed Minister Ritz that Canada was <a title=\"Canada's Loss of Payment Protection from U.S.\" href=\"http:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/files\/newsroom\/Responding_to_Canadas_Loss_PACA_Oct2014.pdf\">losing Canadian preferential access to their Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) system of payment protection<\/a> for the produce industry.<\/p>\n<p>This will have significant consequences for the fresh fruit and vegetable industry in Canada, putting jobs, exporters, Canadian farms and other parts of the produce supply chain at risk, and ultimately leading to higher produce prices for Canadian consumers. Read the <a title=\"Open letter from WaudWare President, F. Charles Waud\" href=\"http:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/files\/newsroom\/Responding_to_Canadas_Loss_PACA_Oct2014.pdf\">open letter <\/a>of October 3, 2014 sent to Paramjit Gill, Member of Parliament, Ottawa, by WaudWare President, F. Charles Waud along with background information compiled by the <a title=\"Backgrounder - Fresh Produce Alliance\" href=\"http:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/files\/newsroom\/Responding_to_Canadas_Loss_PACA_Oct2014.pdf\">Fresh Produce Alliance<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If you are part of the fresh produce industry, let your voice be heard! Write to your Member of Parliament today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Devastating news for the fresh fruit and vegetable industry in Canada. On October 1st, 2014, the US government informed Minister Ritz that Canada was losing Canadian preferential access to their Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) system of payment protection for the produce industry. 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