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ProduceIQ: Markets absorb chaos to achieve virtual balance
(Week #42, ending October 22nd) ProduceIQ Index: $1.02/pound, flat over prior week Between yet another Mexican hurricane, “Rick,” and Zuckerberg’s Metaverse,...
Fruit World expecting robust citrus season
REEDLEY, CA — Fruit World, BB #:187196 a family-owned, flavor-focused grower-shipper of organic and conventional fruit, has announced they expect...
WP Produce reaches sustainability milestone: solar panel installation
Miami, FL — WP Produce, BB #:143203 and their Desbry Tropical Avocado brand, has completed a major milestone towards their...
Two new OGS 2021 ed sessions announced
MONTEREY, CA — A pair of recently announced educational sessions will explore how technology is enhancing the production of organic...
7 Reasons Leaders Fail: #4- Taking People for Granted
Employees keep a business moving and growing, but they’re also people who don’t want to feel as if they’re being...
USDA to study, establish standards for CEA
Agency will utilize AmplifiedAg’s advanced hydroponic container-based vertical farming platform to study crop production, food safety, market quality, and nutrition...
Stemilt’s latest apple trends report shows success of proprietary varieties
WENATCHEE, Wash. – Stemilt’s BB #:113654 Fast Facts: The Cast is back and starts their fall return by analyzing the...
Cool weather causes bell pepper prices to rise
Bell pepper supplies are slowing as cool California evening weather affects ripening. This drop in supply is causing prices to...
Chilean fruit exports finish 2020-21 up 1.2%
The 2020-2021 Chilean fresh fruit export season ended with a total of 2,567,717 tons, reflecting a 1.2 percent increase over...
FDA identifies companies involved in onion salmonella outbreak
The FDA, along with CDC and state and local partners, is investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Oranienburg infections linked...
Del Monte extends import hub contract with Port Manatee
PALMETTO, Florida – Port Manatee and Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A. Inc. BB #:111187 have reached agreement to keep the...
GrubMarket expands into Canada through acquisition
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — GrubMarket BB #:301166 today announced it has completed the acquisition of Vancouver-based Funtech...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – October 22, 2021
Is the latest wave of controlled environment agriculture making the turn toward widespread adoption? And Instacart has accomplished more than...
Lawsuit filed in onion outbreak
BOISE, Idaho, Oct. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Today the national food safety law firm of Ron Simon & Associates, along...
Wonderful Pistachios celebrates National Nut Day
Wonderful Pistachios Generated 96% of Total Pistachio Year-Over-Year Revenue Growth in America with Plans to “Double Down” LOS ANGELES –...
CPB blocks tomato imports from two Mexican farms due to forced labor
WASHINGTON —Effective Oct. 21, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at all U.S. ports of entry will detain fresh...
7 Reasons Leaders Fail: #3- Managing Through Fear
The business world is tough, and the cost of failure is high. Some leaders develop thick skin that enables them...
Vanguard International expects Chilean cherries in two weeks
ISSAQUAH, WA – October 20, 2021 – With now only two weeks away from the start of the Chilean cherry...