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Will I get my money back? Your tariff refund questions, answered.

While the dust settles, experts recommend gathering as much documentation as possible to build the strongest case to secure a potential tariff refund.

calendar_today November 14 , 2025
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Chilean table grape industry condemns the suspension of the Systems Approach: “It’s the most unfair thing there is”

At Fruittrade 2025, experts broke down the impact of the 10 percent tariff as well as the repercussions of the suspension of the Systems Approach on exports to the United States.

calendar_today October 31 , 2025
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D.C. Court vacates USDA ruling approving Systems Approach authorization for Chilean table grape imports

In his decision, Judge Ali labeled the initial authorization by USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) as "arbitrary and capricious."

calendar_today October 07 , 2025
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BLOOM FRESH secures major legal victory against infringers in Italy

Following years of litigation, an Italian court awarded BLOOM FRESH over €750,000 in damages, costs, and penalties against well-known serial infringers.

calendar_today September 29 , 2025
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Table grape exporting company hit with AUD$1M fraud fine

According to Australia’s Department of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Forestry, the company submitted misleading documentation to the department to obtain phytosanitary certification during the 2017 and 2018 export seasons.

calendar_today August 19 , 2025
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U.S. excludes key Brazilian exports from tariffs amid political tensions

According to a U.S. government fact sheet, the tariffs are related to ongoing legal proceedings in Brazil against former President Jair Bolsonaro, who is facing trial for allegedly planning a coup attempt following his 2022 electoral defeat

calendar_today July 30 , 2025
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BLOOM FRESH announces major victory over serial offending infringer grower in Italy

The court in Bari has ordered the infringing grower to remove all illegal vines at their own expense even before the first instance judgment.

calendar_today November 26 , 2024
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Kroger-Albertsons merger trials end in Colorado and Washington

Both trials argued around the same points against the $24.6 billion merger: competition, prices, and jobs.

calendar_today October 29 , 2024
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Sun World scores victories in litigation against Italian grape growers

In recent months ,in three separate cases, Italian courts have ruled in favor of Sun World International, LLC in litigation filed by growers attempting to circumvent the contractual obligations stemming from agreements with Sun World for the growing, harvesting, and sale of Sun World table grapes. The growers sought the right to market AUTUMNCRISP brand […]

calendar_today October 23 , 2024
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Chilean grape industry reacts to U.S. growers challenging Systems Approach approval

California growers have sustained that the authorization unlawfully abandons traditional, time-tested safeguards and exposes U.S. grape producers to significant risks and costs, including those related to invasive pests.

calendar_today October 04 , 2024
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