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A call for the vision of a fly
One of the most confusing things about present-day dilemmas is that each solution to a problem leads to a different...
The inedible square watermelon
Watermelons, however delicious, do not come in the most convenient shapes. The traditional huge oblong watermelon is being challenged by...
RaboResearch releases U.S. Potato Outlook 2023-24
The report, U.S. Potato Outlook 2023/24: After a Record-breaking Year, What Is in Store for US Potatoes? summarizes that U.S....
Frutura to market its avocado brand for first time
May 23, 2023 REEDLEY, CA – Frutura, the global sales and marketing network designed to supply international customers with high-quality...
Bad news, good news for bee lovers
Bee lovers have been thirsting for some good news about these vital insects, which by one estimate pollinate a third...
ProduceIQ: Prices dropping despite weather problems
The U.S. has a nearly 90 percent chance of seeing El Nino weather trends persist this summer. So what does...
Everybody on board the wagon
Are you on the wagon? This has nothing to do with your alcohol consumption, which is none of my business....
Kroger, Albertsons, and the Amazon fiasco
Insider has run an article suggesting that Amazon could buy the supermarkets of which a combined Kroger-Albertsons chain would have...
The Texas drought: a unique set of pressures
Of late much of the media conversation about water use has focused on California, but Texas, with its own multiyear...
Theft, organized crime may boost Target’s shrink to more than $1 billion this year
Minneapolis-based Target Corp. BB #:166987 plans to focus more on grocery as inflation hits discretionary spending. The company also is...
U.S.-South Africa ag trade hits high in 2022
USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) has recently updated its fact sheet on the agricultural economy of South Africa, the largest...
Pairwise introduces CRISPR gene-edited Conscious Greens into U.S. restaurants
In partnership with Performance Food Group, Pairwise’s Conscious Foods brandwill be the first food made with CRISPR technology in the U.S. market DURHAM, N.C....
Congressional push for potato exports to Japan
On May 11, 35 members of Congress sent a letter to agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack urging him to press Japan...
ProduceIQ: Demand softens as summer heat kicks on
An unusually early-season heat wave in the Pacific Northwest is shattering records. The weather throughout the region is forecasted to...
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,...
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...
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...
SpartanNash expands autonomous robots to 15 stores
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., May 10, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — Food solutions company SpartanNash BB #:104892 today announced expansion plans for the use of an autonomous...