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The Produce Reporter Week in Review – June 28, 2024

Pamela’s on vacation but the Week in Review must go on. Save Mart has a new owner, Independence Day BBQ...

9 months ago 1 minute read

Lineage IPO could raise billions of dollars

Novi, MI-based Lineage BB #:294667, the world’s largest global temperature-controlled warehouse REIT (real estate investment trust), filed forms with the...

9 months ago 2 minute read

Save Mart acquired by Canadian group 

The Save Mart Companies BB #:113903, based in Modesto, CA, has been acquired for the second time in two years. ...

9 months ago 2 minute read

Uber Freight partners with Aurora to boost driverless truck access

DALLAS, June 25, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Uber Freight and Aurora Innovation are launching Premier Autonomy, a new program providing...

9 months ago 5 minute read

ProduceIQ: Avocado markets spike with anxiety

Tropical storm Alberto brought heavy rainfall from Mexico to Texas last week. Some areas of Texas saw almost 10 inches...

10 months ago 4 minute read

GRAPHIC: Potato facts and figures

Potatoes are the most grown and consumed vegetable in the U.S., and they deliver high nutrition. In this graphic by...

10 months ago 1 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – June 21, 2024

Pamela’s got the (peach) tea on the beef between Kroger and The Peach Truck, avocados and mangos are stuck in...

10 months ago 1 minute read

USDA cites frozen food firm for $2.5MM in PACA violations

WASHINGTON, June 20, 2024 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has cited Frozen Food Development Inc., Lancaster, Pa., for...

10 months ago 2 minute read

Loblaw opens 16 new Maxi, No Frills discount locations

BRAMPTON, ON, June 19, 2024 /CNW/ – With the recent opening of its 16th new location this year, a unique...

10 months ago 3 minute read

USDA halts Michoacán avocado, mango inspections due to ‘security concerns’  

The U.S. Department of Agriculture reportedly suspended avocado and mango inspections “until further notice,” due to “security concerns.”   While the...

10 months ago 1 minute read

ProduceIQ: Dry veg items at both extremes during summer transition

The headline would ask, “Is cheap produce gone forever?” but then I’d have nothing to say about eggplant.  An industry...

10 months ago 5 minute read

It’s a labor issue not immigration

WASHINGTON, DC – One of the produce industry’s most pressing needs is a legal, stable workforce. For decades, that’s been...

10 months ago 4 minute read

Frieda’s kicks of Fire Dragon Fruit season with new PLU approval

Anaheim, CA —As connoisseurs of vibrant and delicious produce, Frieda’s Branded Produce BB #:388120 is thrilled to announce the start...

10 months ago 3 minute read

Ag secretary Vilsack notes partisan divide on farm bill

WASHINGTON, DC – Agriculture secretary Tom Vilsack said farm bill negotiations and stances between the two parties show that a...

10 months ago 2 minute read

ProduceIQ: Avocados surge, grapes plunge – the produce market amid extreme weather conditions

The Southwestern US and California are experiencing record temperatures due to a heat wave from Mexico. Last week, temperatures in...

10 months ago 4 minute read

OGVG notes Ontario-grown long English cucumbers are safe to consume

June 6, 2024 LEAMINGTON, ON – On June 1, 2024, Fresh Start Produce Sales of Delray, FL, recalled whole field...

10 months ago 2 minute read

Soli Organic to open vertical farm in San Antonio

SAN ANTONIO, June 5, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Soli Organic Inc. BB #:187801, the nation’s leading indoor agriculture company, continues its...

10 months ago 5 minute read

Salmonella outbreak linked to cucumbers

Current Update June 5, 2024: The FDA and CDC, in collaboration with state and local partners, are investigating a multistate...

10 months ago 2 minute read

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