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California issues report outlining a future for state agriculture
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has released a document outlining its vision for the state’s farming industry...
Market Force study picks America’s favorite grocers: Trader Joe’s, H-E-B, Woodman’s win in customer loyalty, Walmart, Kroger, Aldi win in dollars
ATLANTA, April 11, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — With rampant inflation consumers are citing price and value as the top reasons why they are...
ProduceIQ: Prices rise again in anticipation of Western supply challenges
Up for the third week, overall produce prices are still technically following typical week #14 trends. Although, the storms that...
Veggie Saver bag fights food waste
The war against waste in fresh fruits and vegetables has a champion in Australia. Sydney’s Peita Peri is marketing a...
Robot Rules: Pickers and Packers
It was once felt that robots were too heavy-handed and imprecise to be of benefit to packers and shippers. That...
Canadian food inflation: a political powderkeg
For some peculiar reason, issues that are highly politicized in one nation present no difficulties in another. People in other...
Canada proposes grocery rebate for the poor
The proposed Canadian national budget for 2023 includes a one-time “grocery rebate” for low-income households. The government of Canada’s website...
Revolution Farms recalls lettuce because of possible health risk
The Food and Drug Administration posted this company announcement April 5, 2023: Revolution Farms of Caledonia, Michigan is voluntarily recalling...
Consumer Reports’ riskiest foods include fresh produce
Consumer Reports (CR) has published a list of the ten riskiest and most recalled foods on the market. Fresh produce...
GRAPHIC: Tomatoes by the numbers
Tomatoes are one of the most popular produce items, led by the Plum and Roma varieties, but volumes have been...
Lessons of a Michigan billboard
At the beginning of April, the town of Bridgman, MI, in the southwestern part of the state, on the shores...
ProduceIQ: Easter demand strengthens prices
It’s Easter week, and produce markets are reacting strongly to the jump in holiday demand and decrease in the supply...
A dive into the deep waters of WOTUS
Monday, March 20, was a significant date in at least one respect: it was the day when the revised Waters...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – March 31, 2023
Pamela misses out on playing in Viva Fresh golf in Grapevine, TX, so instead visits some local retailers and reports...
Challenges to reliable supplies of California lettuce
I enjoy Sylvain Charlebois’ blog on Canadian Grocer. He is a professor in food distribution policy and senior director/AGRI-Food Analytics Lab...
Explaining overcapacity in the trucking market
Truck rates are low, which has led to the conclusion that trucking capacity is too high. A recent FreightWaves article...
Amazon cuts and the industry life cycle
So far this year, Amazon has announced that it will cut 27,000 jobs nationwide. Some of this trimming must be...
Underperforming employees: the all-important question
Rachel Turner, writing in Fast Company, has an article on how to talk to an underperforming employee. It’s good advice,...