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Shifts possible in avocado exports to U.S.

There’s little evidence that in the near future, any nation is going to take Mexico’s place as the No. 1...

5 years ago 4 minute read

Chuck’s Transport expands services with new headquarters

SHERTZ, TX—Chuck’s Transport Inc. BB #:152079 has a lot to celebrate in its 26th year in business. The company, founded...

5 years ago 3 minute read

Mission Produce shares rise on first day of Nasdaq trading

Shares of Oxnard, CA-based Mission Produce Inc. BB #:118126 began trading on the Nasdaq Global Select Market Oct. 1. Trading...

5 years ago 2 minute read

Walmart agrees to sell majority stake in Asda

LEEDS, UK, and BENTONVILLE, Ark., October 2, 2020 – Walmart Inc. BB #:143789, Asda Group Limited (“Asda”), the Issa brothers and...

5 years ago 10 minute read

Crowded grocery aisles are becoming a problem

I think I’ve identified my new shopping sweet spot: 8 p.m. on the night of a televised presidential debate. I stopped by...

5 years ago 3 minute read

Organic apple & pear growth continues strong

Yakima, WA-September 25, 2020 – Organic apples and pears had the strongest monthly growth Superfresh Growers BB #:113721 has recently...

5 years ago 3 minute read

A frank talk about telling our story

The corner of my mind containing things agricultural has a phrase rattling around in it: “telling our story.” I first...

5 years ago 4 minute read

Farmers to Families Food Box Program surpasses 100 million boxes delivered

(Washington, D.C., September 29, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that more than 100 million food...

5 years ago 2 minute read

MAP: Kroger chooses Detroit for latest Ocado shed

ROMULUS, Mich., Sept. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — The Kroger Co. BB #:100073, America’s largest grocery retailer, and Ocado (LSE: OCDO), a...

5 years ago 4 minute read

Virtual Congressional visits still matter

If you’re getting sick of the rules during the pandemic, you’re not alone. Even our government representatives are tired of...

5 years ago 1 minute read

FDA concludes wraps salad Cyclospora traceback, source inconclusive

Investigation Update – September 25, 2020: As of September 25, 2020, CDC has announced this outbreak is over. FDA’s traceback investigation is...

5 years ago 1 minute read

Trump, Biden campaigns pitch produce members

Produce industry members will vote in the upcoming presidential election as individuals, but if they want to also vote for...

5 years ago 3 minute read

Mission Produce sets IPO terms

In a Sept. 22 Securities and Exchange Commission filing, Oxnard, CA-based Mission Produce Inc. BB #:118126 plans to offer 9.375...

5 years ago 1 minute read

Electric trucks by 2040 part of Walmart’s regenerative company goals

BENTONVILLE, Ark., September 21, 2020 – Building on more than 15 years of sustainability leadership, Walmart BB #:143789 today announced...

5 years ago 6 minute read

Peruvian citrus exports increase by 40 percent

From the beginning of the year until mid-August (from week 1 to week 33), Peru exported 198,996 tons of citrus,...

5 years ago 2 minute read

Nature Sweet faces the coronavirus

Produce shoppers will recognize San Antonio, TX-based NatureSweet BB #:152351 as a familiar source of smaller—often bite-sized—packaged tomatoes, with alluring...

5 years ago 2 minute read

USDA names Round 3 food box contractors

Washington, D.C., September 17, 2020 – Following President Donald Trump’s approval to include up to an additional $1 billion in...

5 years ago 4 minute read

Demystifying Goodwill: Amortization

A company is required to compute and report goodwill as part of its yearly balance sheet. Up to 2001, U.S....

5 years ago 2 minute read

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