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ProduceIQ: Market shifts as summer fades
As the summer season begins to wind down, the produce market reflects the changing weather and the evolving demands of...
Are we in for surge pricing at the grocery store?
A pair of lawmakers are raising concerns that grocers could start using electronic shelf labels (ESLs) to gouge consumers or...
ProduceIQ: A closing ceremony for the summer growing season
Hurricane Debby’s slow march through Northern Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas brought rainfall totals worthy of gold medals: over 15...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – August 9, 2024
Pamela’s on vacation this week but that doesn’t mean the news stops. GrubMarket acquired again, Buca di Beppo filed Chapter...
AFF: The impact of nutrition on IQ
Alliance for Food and Farming released this column July 31, 2024: A recent article titled, “Food for Thought – How...
ProduceIQ: Just another manic Monday
Hurricane Debby made landfall early Monday morning as a Category 1 storm. The storm brought 6-10 feet of storm surge,...
GRAPHIC: Blueberry growth in facts in figures
Weather problems in Latin America cut into blueberry volume in the 2022-23 season, but volume is returning this season and...
ProduceIQ: Produce Olympics and the battle of the markets
In the Produce Olympics, the ProduceIQ Index has finally dipped below average for the first time in seven weeks, marking...
ProduceIQ: Prices drop during big news week
In case you, like me, were hiking in the mountains without cell service… Over the weekend, President Biden dropped out...
ProduceIQ: Market drops in the dog days of summer
There is no denying that we are in the throes of the dog days of summer. As we begin this...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – July 12, 2024
Pamela calls in from the Organic Produce Summit, where labeling and QR codes were discussed, while Greg’s got news of...
ProduceIQ: Hurricanes and heat waves, just another Monday
In this week’s edition of “What in the Weather,” a hurricane aims at Houston, and the heat dome takes a...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – June 28, 2024
Pamela’s on vacation but the Week in Review must go on. Save Mart has a new owner, Independence Day BBQ...
ProduceIQ: Avocado markets spike with anxiety
Tropical storm Alberto brought heavy rainfall from Mexico to Texas last week. Some areas of Texas saw almost 10 inches...
GRAPHIC: Potato facts and figures
Potatoes are the most grown and consumed vegetable in the U.S., and they deliver high nutrition. In this graphic by...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – June 21, 2024
Pamela’s got the (peach) tea on the beef between Kroger and The Peach Truck, avocados and mangos are stuck in...
ProduceIQ: Dry veg items at both extremes during summer transition
The headline would ask, “Is cheap produce gone forever?” but then I’d have nothing to say about eggplant. An industry...
It’s a labor issue not immigration
WASHINGTON, DC – One of the produce industry’s most pressing needs is a legal, stable workforce. For decades, that’s been...
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