Broad American and International Coalition Formed to Oppose Limitations on Domestic Blueberry Imports
Broad American and International Coalition Formed to Oppose Limitations on Domestic Blueberry Imports Ahead of the incoming Biden Administrations first major trade dispute, American and international blueberry berry growers, importers, distributors, purchasers, and suppliers have aligned to form The Blueberry Coalition for Progress & Health. The Coalition has been organized to oppose limitations on blueberry imports, including the upcoming International Trade Commission hearing on blueberry imports. All members of the Coalition agree that imports are not a substantial cause of serious injury to the domestic blueberry industry. In fact, the U.S. blueberry market is healthy, thriving, and is doing its best to keep up with the year-round marketplace demand for this healthy and nutritious fruit.
7 channels grew 31.3% over November 2019, according to Digital Commerce 360
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Online sales will account for 21.0% of total retail sales in 2020, up from 15.8% in 2019 and 14.3% in 2018
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Digital Commerce 360 estimates that e-commerce sales will reach $839.02 billion by the end of 2020 representing a 40.3% growth from 2019.
11 This number represents the highest annual U.S. e-commerce growth in at least two decades.
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Additionally, growth in e-commerce accelerated by two years,
13 thus if it were not for the pandemic, the nearly $840 billion in online retail sales in 2020 would not have been reached until 2022.
14 Accordingly, U.S. retailers had a COVID-19-related $152 billion boost in e-commerce sales in 2020.
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According to data published by the U.S. Commerce Department, during Q3 of 2020 from July to September, consumers spent $199.44 billion online with U.S. retailers, up 37.1% from $145.47 billion for the same quarter the prior year.
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Ahead of the incoming Biden Administration’s first major trade dispute, American and international blueberry berry growers, importers, distributors, purchasers, and suppliers have aligned to form The Blueberry Coalition for Progress & Health. The Coalition has been organized to oppose limitations on blueberry imports, including the upcoming International Trade Commission hearing on blueberry imports. All members of the Coalition agree that imports are not a substantial cause of serious injury to the domestic blueberry industry. In fact, the U.S. blueberry market is healthy, thriving, and is doing its best to keep up with the year-round marketplace demand for this healthy and nutritious fruit.
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new design of its Roxor off-road utility vehicle does not infringe upon the intellectual property rights (IPR) of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles Jeep brand, a US regulator has ruled. Mahindra, in a regulatory filing, has said that it has received a notice of confirmation by the International Trade Commission (ITC) that the post-2020 Roxor design does not infringe on the Jeep Trade Dress. · · ·
The Roxor is a recreational vehicle sold in North America based on the first-gen Thar “The ITC said that having reviewed the record of the underlying violation investigation, as well as the record of the modification proceeding, including the parties’ comments and responses thereto, it has determined to modify the Limited Exclusion Orders and the Cease and Desist Orders in this matter to include an explicit exemption with respect to Mahindra’s Post-2020 Roxor vehicle. The ITC has adopted the findings of th
Agriculture Leaders Say Imports Clearly Contribute to Success of Domestic Industry by Providing Year-Round Supply of Super Fruit
WATSONVILLE, CALIF. (January 6, 2021) – Ahead of the incoming Biden Administration’s first major trade dispute, American and international blueberry berry growers, importers, distributors, purchasers, and suppliers have aligned to form The Blueberry Coalition for Progress & Health.
The Coalition has been organized to oppose limitations on blueberry imports, including the upcoming International Trade Commission hearing on blueberry imports. All members of the Coalition agree that imports are not a substantial cause of serious injury to the domestic blueberry industry.
In fact, the U.S. blueberry market is healthy, thriving, and is doing its best to keep up with the year-round marketplace demand for this healthy and nutritious fruit.