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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...

2 years ago 1 minute read

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...

2 years ago 3 minute read

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...

2 years ago 5 minute read

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....

2 years ago 4 minute read

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...

2 years ago 3 minute read

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...

2 years ago 5 minute read

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,...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Questions about blockchain infallibility

Let me begin by asking a dumb question, of the sort that journalists should ask more than they do. Blockchain...

2 years ago 4 minute read

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...

2 years ago 1 minute read

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...

2 years ago 3 minute read

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...

2 years ago 3 minute read

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...

2 years ago 4 minute read

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...

2 years ago 2 minute read

Potatoes of the future

Sustainable agriculture means many things to many growers, but as this environmentally friendly approach to farming spreads, some common themes...

2 years ago 3 minute read

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...

2 years ago 3 minute read

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...

2 years ago 4 minute read

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...

2 years ago 4 minute read

An optimistic economic outlook

TUBAC, AZ – A classic definition of being in a recession is negative GDP growth for two consecutive quarters. By...

2 years ago 2 minute read

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