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Chipotle tests robot avocado prep machine
Chipotle has unveiled a new avocado processing cobotic (collaborative robot) prototype called Autocado that cuts, cores, and peels avocados before...
A new avocado variety’s chances in the market
“The world wants Hass,” a man in the avocado business once told me. Yes, it does. If the explosive growth...
Live green, die green – thanks to mushrooms
For those committed to living a green lifestyle, now there’s an option to continue that once you’re done living. A...
ERS study: Increased concentration in agribusiness
Agribusiness has seen an increased concentration in the number of participating businesses over the past 30 years, according to a...
Apps prevent food waste
By Richard Smoley There are apps for everything these days. Including preventing food waste. In a July 5 press release,...
ProduceIQ: Summertime sadness strikes produce markets
Produce markets repeat history with a week defined by declining prices. This week marks the beginning of the summer doldrums—a...
Chiquita launches new global marketing campaign
Fort Lauderdale, FL – July 6 2023 – Chiquita BB #:138475, the leading banana company, recently announced the launch of...
Farm labor reform act reintroduced in Congress
At this point, one can exasperatedly wonder what it will take to make the Farm Workforce Modification Act (FWMA) into...
Forever chemicals found in kale
“Forever chemicals”— it’s an expression we’re hearing more and more of these days. They are more accurately known as poly-...
ProduceIQ: Record heat contributes to higher market
Apparently, in response to last month’s audacity to be, on average, one of the coolest Junes in the last few...
Watching developments in GMO restrictions
Although they do not meet with universal approval, genetically modified organism (GMO) crops are a permanent part of the agricultural...
Civil ag lawsuits filed for the Week of July 3, 2023
The following table reflects agricultural-related lawsuits filed in a United States District Court over the last 30 days. A lawsuit...
Nepotism and the produce family business
In following the produce industry, I’ve always been impressed by the large number of family businesses and the commitment that...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – June 30, 2023
Pamela and Greg talk Independence Day promotions, mergers and acquisitions, and breakthrough technology in avocados. Related Stories:
Continued challenge to new AEWR policy
The adverse effect wage rate (AEWR) is one of many features that make the H-2A guestworker program unpopular with growers....
Non-browning avocados? Sign me up.
I don’t want to get too deep in the weeds on the science, but an avocado advancement is on the...
The ins and outs of shrink
We’ve been hearing a lot about shrink and its prevention, as with Walgreen’s supposedly shrink proof store. What is shrink,...
ASOEX evaluates the impact of the rains in Central and Southern Chile
In response to heavy rains impacting both Central and Southern Chile, the Chilean Fruit Exporters Association (ASOEX) BB #:156234 said...