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I don’t enjoy reading Consumer Reports: it has the editorial tone of a disapproving mom. But I have subscribed to...

PRESS RELEASE: MASON, Ohio, Sept. 15, 2020 — As demand for online grocery services continues to accelerate, Swisslog, leading provider of best-in-class...

“Tell your story” “Be more transparent” “Build consumer trust” Storytelling, transparency and consumer trust are the marketing trifecta of the...

Produce markets tend to remain in a narrow price band throughout late summer and early fall, August to October. This...

Three years after Seattle-based Amazon acquired Austin, TX-based Whole Foods Market Inc., it seems that the tech giant is finally...

Harvest crews in the Salinas, CA, area have dealt with poor weather conditions for a month, but they continue to...

The last full week of August saw the smallest increases since the start of the pandemic across virtually all departments....

NPR is a frequent critic of President Donald Trump, but its latest analysis on USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box...

The U.S. produce industry seems to be trapped in a race against time. Will it solve its labor difficulties—exacerbated but...

The fires near Salinas, CA, growing regions in August continue to cause problems for growers, even after many have been...

The Honeycrisp apple is maintaining a tight grip on its title as the ‘crop to watch’ in 2020. The phenom...

Spinach volume has been on a steady rise the past half-decade, and it continues this summer. F.O.B. prices are seeing...

HICKORY, N.C., Sept. 1, 2020 – Alex Lee, Inc. BB #:148307 announced today an agreement to purchase 20 BI-LO stores...

Editor’s note: click charts to enlarge. Entering the latter half of August, the very different nature of this year’s back-to-school...

Washington, DC, September 1, 2020 — The Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, the Department of Agriculture, and the Department of...

The USDA has given out about 50 Basic Ordering Agreements for companies to pack combo food boxes for the Farmers...

Sustainability is by no means a universally popular concept in the produce world. Some regard it as merely a catchword...

Unique events dominate the headlines this week, though fortunately having only a slight impact on prices. ProduceIQ Index: $0.73 /pound,...