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The Produce Reporter Week in Review – November 23, 2022
The produce industry is finally getting some traction in government feeding programs with big news from WIC and in produce...
Eliminating food waste the South Korean way
My friend Dhananjay Joshi has published a book about his experiences with Zen Buddhist teachers. https://www.bookspace.in/products/no-effort-required-by-dhananjay-joshi-arun-jatkar Here’s one story. After...
Consumers value socially conscious brands even during high inflation
The last few years of uncertainty have shifted consumer purchase decisions and the reasons behind them. We watched the many...
Canadian disquiet over lettuce shortage
No one should fault the California leafy greens industry for its disastrous season, which is coming to an end now....
ProduceIQ: Holiday demand is shaking up produce markets
The World Cup kicked off yesterday, and for once, it feels like the whole globe is celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday...
What the ‘Tariq the Corn Kid’s’ deal with Green Giant should tell you about social media
Tariq the “Corn Kid” got a deal with Green Giant, and I’m not surprised. This summer, the first thing I...
Analyzing USDA’s new WIC guidelines
On November 17, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced new proposed guidelines for the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women,...
Questions about blockchain infallibility
Let me begin by asking a dumb question, of the sort that journalists should ask more than they do. Blockchain...
GRAPHIC: Sweet potatoes by the numbers
Thanksgiving and Christmas holiday seasons are the biggest for sweet potatoes, where demand and volume are the highest of the...
Ag groups write in support of EPA
Wow. That’s a lot of signatures. The list of signers fills over five pages. All of them are major agricultural...
Considering UK’s Healthy Start plan for babies
You will remember that this summer, the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) BB #:378962 came out with its “Fruit and...
ProduceIQ: Markets reach new highs for the Thanksgiving pull
Thanksgiving is just around the corner, and holiday demand is fueling record-high prices across produce commodities. This week, average prices...
FTX and a lesson on trust
In the crypto space, FTX and FTX US were among the biggest and most well-known crypto exchanges. Under Sam Bankman-Fried’s...
Potatoes of the future
Sustainable agriculture means many things to many growers, but as this environmentally friendly approach to farming spreads, some common themes...
Inflation: What you can get away with
Inflation, after a hiatus of nearly 45 years, has become a central concern to Americans again. The causes of inflation...
The role of data in increasing sales volume
“Why should I choose your apples (INSERT X PRODUCE ITEM) vs. the 90 other apples (INSERT X PRODUCE ITEM)?” A...
Greenhushing: Keeping quiet about ESG
In the three years since environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues have occupied the center space in the attention of...
An optimistic economic outlook
TUBAC, AZ – A classic definition of being in a recession is negative GDP growth for two consecutive quarters. By...
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