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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...

1 year ago 3 minute read

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...

1 year ago 4 minute read

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...

1 year ago 2 minute read

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...

1 year ago 3 minute read

Behind the scenes at a top-level restaurant

This month, my wife’s book group is reading Michael Gibney’s Sous Chef, an account of 24 hours of the author’s...

1 year ago 4 minute read

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...

1 year ago 4 minute read

Survey shows packaged fruit growing, but consumers still prefer bulk

LOS ANGELES (October 5, 2023) – Fusion BB #:160037, a business-to-business integrated marketing and research agency, took a deeper dive...

1 year ago 5 minute read

Avocado fries? Why not?

Avocados have so burgeoned in popularity in recent years that it seems almost irrelevant to add another option for the...

1 year ago 2 minute read

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...

1 year ago 2 minute read

More on retail theft

I need to update my previous article on retail theft. In it, I cited figures from the National Retail Federation’s...

2 years ago 4 minute read

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...

2 years ago 3 minute read

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....

2 years ago 3 minute read

A glimpse into retail theft

Theft, a major cause of retail shrink, is a big focus of complaint these days—but research indicates that shrink has...

2 years ago 4 minute read

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...

2 years ago 5 minute read

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...

2 years ago 4 minute read

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,...

2 years ago 3 minute read

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...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Letter to the Editor on ‘Florida strawberries’ secret problem’

Dear Editor, I’m writing to express my dissatisfaction with the article, Florida Strawberries’ Secret Problem, that was published online September...

2 years ago 3 minute read

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