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Food box program needs a produce advisor
USDAâs Farmers to Families Food Box program is unquestionably a success, as nearly 60 million food boxes have been invoiced....
Retail data shows produce demand softens
Editorâs note: Click charts to enlarge. Consumer concern over COVID-19 remains high but stable, with 57 percent being extremely concerned,...
USDA food box program revised to allow produce-only boxes
The United Fresh Produce Association sent out this member alert on August 7 This evening, USDA published an amendment to...
Retail grows crops the vertical way
Eliminate the middleman: this piece of economic advice has been with us for a long time. One way to implement...
Food Box changes affect non-profits
USDA has changed the Farmers to Families Food Box program for the next round so that suppliers must pack fresh...
MAP: Sobeys continues Farm Boy expansion
PRESS RELEASE: Stellarton, N.S. (July 30, 2020): 43 Farm Boy locations in Ontario confirmed to date 3 stores in Ontario...
Strong consumer demand props up tomato market
The pandemic effect on the tomato market may be good for everyone involved. Volume is up, but with consumer demand...
Virus and economic pressure keep retail produce sales highly elevated
More than four months after the big spikes in grocery sales at the start of the pandemic, CPG sales continue...
Mystery seeds baffle nation
What could be wrong with getting free seeds in the mail? Many people have been asking that question this week...
DiMare Fresh plans round three food box bid
With the news that the next round of USDAâs Farmers to Families Food Box program will be more complicated, one...
Foodservice: Resetting the Table
The precipitous decline of the foodservice channel during the coronavirus pandemic has been a massive challenge for many fresh produce...
Produce boosts Sproutsâ successful ad shift to digitalÂ
Phoenix-based Sprouts Farmers Market BB #:168563 reported second quarter earnings on July 29, highlighting the companyâs strategy to drill down...
Food Box program changes require larger combo boxes
The USDA confirmed that the next round of Farmers to Families Food Box Program bids will be unlike the previous...
Coronavirus and Force Majeure
âForce majeureâ (from the French, meaning âmajor forceâ or âgreater strengthâ) has a grand, rather chivalric ring to it. But...
U.S. banana average price up amid COVID-19
Overall retail pricing for bananas in the U.S. has increased 2 cents per pound in 2020 compared to the year...
USDA Announces a Third Round of Farmers to Families Food Box Program Purchases
PRESS RELEASE: (Washington, D.C., July 24, 2020)Â â U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the U.S. Department of Agriculture...
Sobeys expands Ocado-powered VoilĂ delivery to Toronto
PRESS RELEASE: STELLARTON, NS, June 22, 2020 /CNW/ – Today, Empire Company Limited BB #:116615 introduces the future of online grocery home delivery...
Legislation aims to offset uncollectable debt due to COVID shutdowns
WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 21, 2020) â Today, Representatives Darin LaHood (IL) and Jimmy Panetta (CA) introduced the Providing Liquidity for...
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