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CPMA announces new Chair
Ottawa, ON – The Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) BB #:153602 is pleased to announce Colin Chapdelaine as the 2023-2024...
Canada’s first agri-food sustainability index launched
Index provides comprehensive reporting framework designed to accelerate sector-wide action Canada has published its first sustainability index for the country’s...
Meijer opens Northern Indiana supercenter
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., May 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Meijer BB #:104887 opened a new supercenter in Northern Indiana today, bringing its state-of-the-art retail experience,...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – May 12, 2023
Why are consumers returning to buffets? And Greg says it’s time for produce to push some buttons when it comes...
Cost-conscious shoppers drawn to promotions more than ever
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., May 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — For the first quarter of 2023, prices in several food and personal care categories...
Lancaster Foods expands recall of expired leafy greens
Lancaster Foods has updated its May 5, 2023 Recall notice to add one product (Lancaster Brand Spinach item #41714, “Best...
USDA takes steps to boost organic markets and help producers
WASHINGTON – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is taking additional steps as...
Domestic citrus production drops 80 percent since 2000
Disease is bound to affect any industry that involves plants. One of the most dramatic instances in the twentieth century...
lēf Farms recall canceled due to lab error
Concord, NH – The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has determined that a laboratory error incorrectly caused...
California Walnuts teams up for fresh take on in-store snacking
Just in time to celebrate National Walnut Day on May 17, the California Walnuts retail team is motivating shoppers with...
Texas Retail: Beyond numbers
While dollar stores may have many locations, they aren’t necessarily the most popular places to shop, according to research firm...
CPS Research Symposium will answer industry’s “what now?
WOODLAND, Calif. – Produce safety research doesn’t have to be complicated. Center for Produce Safety’s BB #:339618 2023 Research Symposium...
IFPA’s Retail Conference offers four expert education sessions
Newark, DE. and Washington, D.C. – What do transformative changes in retail food and beverage mean for produce? The full...
Fruits, vegetables show lowest year-over-year inflation in April
CHICAGO, May 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Numerator projects the Consumer Price Index for everyday consumer purchases increased 0.6% month-over-month...
AppHarvest reports 2023 Q1, sales up 250% year-over-year
MOREHEAD, Ky., May 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AppHarvest, Inc. (NASDAQ: APPH, APPHW), a sustainable food company, public benefit corporation...
Limoneira to add Apeel coating to citrus
SANTA PAULA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Limoneira Company BB #:168478, a diversified citrus growing, packing, selling, and marketing company with related agribusiness activities...
Farm bill opened for public comments
The House Agriculture Committee is inviting public comments on the 2023 farm bill, which is due to replace the current...
Peruvian blueberry exports end with an increase
According to consultant Luis Corvera from Fresh Fruit, Peruvian blueberry exports ended a 30 percent growth, for a total of...