{"id":1558,"date":"2015-08-18T07:00:33","date_gmt":"2015-08-18T11:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/?p=1558"},"modified":"2015-08-18T07:00:33","modified_gmt":"2015-08-18T11:00:33","slug":"produce-industry-acronyms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.produceinventory.com\/blog\/produce-industry-acronyms\/2015\/08\/18\/","title":{"rendered":"Produce Industry Acronyms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve just dug up a helpful resource for everyone who is trying to make sense of the never-ending list of acronyms pertaining to the produce industry. The Canadian Produce Marketing Association in partnership with the U.S. based Produce Marketing Association have published a <a href=\"http:\/\/cpma.ca\/pdf\/IndustryTech\/AcronymListENG_Jun07.pdf\">Technology and Standards Glossary of Terms<\/a> (produce industry acronyms) to support issues that relate to the fresh fruit and vegetable industry. <a href=\"http:\/\/cpma.ca\/pdf\/IndustryTech\/AcronymListENG_Jun07.pdf\">Access and browse the list<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve just dug up a helpful resource for everyone who is trying to make sense of the never-ending list of acronyms pertaining to the produce industry. 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