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ProduceIQ Index: Pineapple Express on the hunt

Pineapple Express takes aim at the West Coast. Among the widespread targets are oranges, green onions, lettuce, leafy greens, and...

1 year ago 4 minute read

Wholesale Produce Supply acquires Twin Cities processor

MINNEAPOLIS, Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Wholesale Produce Supply LLC BB #:100593, a leading fresh produce logistics and inventory management...

1 year ago 3 minute read

GRAPHIC: Avocados’ Super Bowl season

No produce department item has such an association with the Super Bowl as avocados. Historically, 20 percent of annual avocado...

1 year ago 1 minute read

Walmart plans 150 new stores, conversions to ‘Store of the Future’ concept

Statement from John Furner president and CEO, Walmart U.S. BB #:143789: When it comes to investing in America, Walmart has...

1 year ago 3 minute read

ProduceIQ: White onions crowned king as prices soar

Like the once-popular high-school jock, El Niño has passed its peak and will most likely fade as we move into...

1 year ago 4 minute read

Legislation proposed to freeze AEWR

The federal H-2A program for agricultural guestworkers has long been an object of complaint for fruit and vegetable growers. One...

1 year ago 2 minute read

Little Leaf Farms releases Happy Desk Salad Kit

DEVENS, Mass., Jan. 24, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — While much attention is paid to the future of work post-Covid, Little Leaf...

1 year ago 7 minute read

Why the Trader Joe’s 15th Annual Customer Choice Awards fresh produce picks might surprise you  

I feel like I’ve complained about this before, but here we are again. What does the average consumer think of...

1 year ago 3 minute read

Zespri CEO to join Driscoll’s

23 Jan 2024 — Zespri BB #:141270 CEO Dan Mathieson will leave Zespri to take up a new position as...

1 year ago 3 minute read

ProduceIQ: Someone, please turn on the heat

After over a week and a half of arctic air in North America, a reprieve is in the forecast. As...

1 year ago 4 minute read

Courtesy Contacts: New from Blue Book’s Trading Assistance team

Placing a customer for collection is one of those moments that’s hard to undo.  It’s seen as an adversarial event,...

1 year ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Cold weather doomsayers do not disappoint

We didn’t intend for last week’s headline to become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Let’s agree to blame El Nino, OK? Jack...

1 year ago 4 minute read

Stone fruit giant Prima Wawona plans to liquidate

Prima Wawona BB #:165373 Cutler, CA, plans to liquidate and has given employees 60-day termination notices. According to a court...

1 year ago 2 minute read

VIDEO: Low temps, ice hit desert crops, causing damage and delays

Markon Cooperative BB #:123315 released this crop update on the Arizona/California desert region January 10, 2024: Cold temperatures and lettuce...

1 year ago 2 minute read

Dole expands fresh fruit shipping service

CHARLOTTE, NC – January 9, 2024 – Dole Food Company BB #:124463 announced the launch of a new weekly vessel...

1 year ago 2 minute read

ProduceIQ: Cold weather freezes index prices at all-time high

Winter is making up for lost time. Back-to-back storms Ember and Finn brought wintery weather to most of the United...

1 year ago 5 minute read

ProduceIQ: Wake up, sleeping giant

Although the rest of the world is so over 2023, we have a few more observations from the peanut gallery...

1 year ago 4 minute read

Federal produce inspector indicted for accepting bribes

For Immediate Release — U.S. Attorney’s Office, Northern District of Texas Wednesday, December 20, 2023 — A federal grand jury...

1 year ago 2 minute read

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