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Mexico boosts tomato exports to U.S. by 26%
It is not exactly news to the produce industry that Mexican exports of tomatoes have been on the increase. Export...
ProduceIQ: It’s a high-flying Independence Day for markets
Undeterred by inflation, robust 4th of July demand and supply issues thrust average produce prices up +9 percent over the...
India lifts tariffs on apples, walnuts
The produce industry received major news with India’s June 22 announcement that it will lift its retaliatory tariffs on U.S....
H-E-B opens eCommerce fulfillment center in Plano
The facility provides more capacity, greater efficiency, added convenience to better serve digital and in-store customers. H-E-B has opened a new...
Are nightshades being unfairly targeted by social media?
You didn’t hear it first from me. Everything is bad for you: alcohol, caffeine, tobacco, meat, fat, sugar, artificial sweeteners,...
Why groceries are so expensive (hint: it’s more than inflation)
Writing in The New York Times, Stacy Mitchell, an executive director for the Institute for Local Self-Reliance, explains why groceries...
Whole Foods Market honors Ciruli Brothers with supplier All-Star award
June 19, 2023 (Rio Rico, AZ) – On June 14th, Whole Foods Market BB #:147784 announced the beneficiaries of the...
H-2A fees increase 7.9 percent
Visa fees for applicants to the federal H-2A (agricultural guestworker) program have risen from $190 to $205 as of June...
Legacy grower pioneering climate-friendly tractors
The name of Mondavi is almost always associated with wine. The late Robert Mondavi, brilliant and strong-willed, shaped today’s California...
ProduceIQ: Markets bite into summer
This week marks the beginning of the Northern Hemisphere summer season, and the weather isn’t the only thing heating up....
Italy marches toward gastronationalism
I’m getting tired of my Italian Facebook friends. They keep posting photos of dazzling restaurant dishes that are only a...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – June 16, 2023
Pamela calls in from the essential Texas road trip stop, Buc-ee’s, with a report from her beach vacation including foodservice...
Online grocery continues to decline
The retail apocalypse, so much dreaded a year or two back, did not entirely materialize, but it was not completely...
Memorial Day sales show holiday boost opportunity
The May Marketplace Summer has arrived and with it the start of grilling season, outdoor entertainment and travel. According to...
West Coast port strike averted
The single most important event affecting the produce industry at the moment is no doubt the proposed settlement of the...
The farm bill hearing: mushrooms and the zero-sum game
Mushrooms, surprisingly, were a main theme of last week’s Senate farm bill hearing on specialty crops. And not just the...
Green Giant survey names corn as America’s favorite vegetable
Corn pops up in popularity taking top veggie title for the first time in Green Giant brand’s annual survey PARSIPPANY, N.J., June 12,...
Disrespect from dollar stores
What is it with dollar stores? Dollar Tree has yet again been hit with a fine for safety violations. The...
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