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Six themes driving the future of indoor farming, from Indoor AgTech
BROOKLYN, NY—While billions of dollars have been invested in indoor farming, is there a financially-sustainable future? Investment dollars have paid...
Why berry production is displacing corn in Mexico
Mexican berry production has grown to the extent where it has displaced corn as the crop of choice in areas...
ProduceIQ: Produce spices up supply chain
Feel free to add sriracha to the increasing list of food items in short supply. Last week, the internet blew...
Week In Review July 1, 2022
Pamela shows her commitment to weekly analysis, as she calls in from vacation, to talk about changing consumer trends because...
Disavow misinformation loudly and promptly
Consumer behavior can be a very fragile thing, and this is especially true in today’s marketplace. With the advent of...
Roe v. Wade, Roundup, and the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court’s overturning of the Roe v. Wade abortion decision has been at the top of the news for...
Potato market altered by pandemic, war and drought, Rabobank report says
Covid-19-related foodservice closures and the sector’s lagging full recovery still loom over potato growers upstream, increasing uncertainty and keeping a...
GRAPHIC: Inside papayas’ growth
The volume of papayas shipped to the U.S. grew by 20 percent from 2020 to 2021, and it’s reflected in...
Texas sees its biggest immigration tragedy
One of the top worries of the produce industry is labor, and the industry takes its labor where it can...
ProduceIQ: Extreme heat continues; Cherries ‘break’ the index
Dry heat or not, the 113 degree temps expected in Coachella, CA are enough for this South Floridian to prefer...
How to deal with politics in the workplace
Man, said Aristotle, is a political animal. It’s no surprise, then, that politics are seeping into all sorts of discourse—including...
ProduceIQ: Hot week coast-to-coast sees prices drop
In time for Father’s Day lunch, seasonal items are filling up the produce section of your favorite retailer. Flavorful cherries,...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – June 17, 2022
Pamela and Greg can’t avoid talking about inflation this week, which surveys are showing is higher than the government stats...
A plea to Gov. Newsom for a water policy
Leading California business associations, including the Western Growers Association BB #:144734, the California Farm Bureau Federation, the California Fresh Fruit...
Inflation increases importance of consumer choice
Most understand the immense nutritional benefits of eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, including disease prevention, boosting immune...
ProduceIQ: Heat is accelerating supply, softening prices
Things are heating up; unfortunately, we aren’t referring to the demand for fresh produce. From Dallas, TX, to Coachella, CA,...
FDA: How to fix a lousy job
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is doing a lousy job in managing food safety for Americans. I won’t even...
The Secret History of Food
There is a genre of books about food that aren’t much more than a string of fascinating trivia. But usually...
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