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Tensions rise over Rio Grande water
A long article in Inside Climate News delves into the problems with the Rio Grande. The source of the Rio...
ProduceIQ: Cauliflower markets begin steep hike
Active tropics are still plaguing fresh produce supply chains. Hurricane Lidia made landfall as a powerful Category 4 Hurricane off...
USDA projects big jump in Valencia production
U.S. Valencia orange production will be 23 percent higher in 2023-24, at 20.85 million boxes, up from 16.91 million boxes...
Alabama growers turn to H-2A
Produce growers in Alabama are increasingly resorting to the H-2A guestworker program to supply their labor needs, reports the Alabama...
Behind the scenes at a top-level restaurant
This month, my wifeâs book group is reading Michael Gibneyâs Sous Chef, an account of 24 hours of the authorâs...
What U.S. firms miss at Fruit Attraction in Madrid
The international produce sector rolled into town in Madrid last week at what was the 15th occasion of Fruit Attraction...
Survey shows packaged fruit growing, but consumers still prefer bulk
LOS ANGELES (October 5, 2023) â Fusion BB #:160037, a business-to-business integrated marketing and research agency, took a deeper dive...
Avocado fries? Why not?
Avocados have so burgeoned in popularity in recent years that it seems almost irrelevant to add another option for the...
California increases minimum number of sick days
California governor Gavin Newsom has signed a bill mandating an increase in minimum paid sick leave days for workers in...
More on retail theft
I need to update my previous article on retail theft. In it, I cited figures from the National Retail Federationâs...
More doubts about the Kroger-Albertsons merger
You have read it in every mutual funds prospectus: past performance does not guarantee future results. This principle should perhaps...
A glimpse into dumping
The Fresh Produce Association of the Americas (FPAA) {{BB #:144354}}, which represents importers of Latin American-grown products for the U.S....
A glimpse into retail theft
Theft, a major cause of retail shrink, is a big focus of complaint these daysâbut research indicates that shrink has...
ProduceIQ: Scary high blueberry prices frighten buyers
And you thought your teenager was a bad procrastinator. Over the weekend, Congress passed a bill to extend government spending...
The apparently unfair labor differential
There is a great deal of talk in the produce industry about unfair trade practices from other nations, which hit...
Chicago looks into city-owned grocery
The city of Chicago is looking into opening a retail grocery store. The website of Mayor Brandon Johnson has announced,...
Kroger-Albertsons ping-pong
It can be enjoyable to watch the ping-pong game that is the discussion of the proposed Kroger-Albertsons supermarket merger. At...
Letter to the Editor on âFlorida strawberriesâ secret problemâ
Dear Editor, Iâm writing to express my dissatisfaction with the article, Florida Strawberriesâ Secret Problem, that was published online September...
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