analysis

Don’t discount the dollar store

While I may live in one of the most enviable places in the world for grocery shoppers—Austin, TX, a place...

3 years ago 3 minute read

RoboResearch report shows consumers returning to normal on foodservice and retail

RaboResearch colleagues from the consumer foods team published a report recently on consumer behavior changes that persisted through the latest...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Russian produce imports: A snapshot

Lots of nations these days have stopped buying from and selling to Russia, including the U.S. Russia is not, to...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Florida citrus: Hope despite the challenges

What’s going on with Florida citrus? Recent news items paint a rather contradictory picture. It has been widely reported that...

3 years ago 3 minute read

ProduceIQ: Markets soar with March Madness

What do fresh produce markets and college basketball have in common? They’re both impossible to predict in March. Like skyrocketing...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Daylight Saving: Now the farmer’s friend

“Farmers don’t like Daylight Saving Time.” This was a piece of accepted wisdom in my family as I was growing...

3 years ago 3 minute read

GRAPHIC: A look inside blueberries’ rising popularity

Thanks to ever-growing consumer demand, both domestic and exporting growers continue to devote more acreage to blueberries for the fresh...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Inflation having outsized role in retail produce department

The U.S. consumer price index increased +7.9% for the 12 months ending February 2022. This was the largest 12-month increase...

3 years ago 10 minute read

Inflation figures provoke skepticism

I’m having a little trouble believing the figures. Specifically, the current annual inflation rate, which is 7.9 percent over the...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Grocery becomes major online retail category

Online grocery shopping has become a major category for online sales, according to a recent report by Adobe Digital Insights. ...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Fertilizer prices: Another casualty of the Ukraine war

Even Russian oligarchs have a legitimate point here. Sanctioned Russian fertilizer and coal tycoon Andrey Melnichenko was quoted by Reuters...

3 years ago 3 minute read

ProduceIQ: Georgia freeze may cause production gap

On Sunday morning, Valdosta, Georgia, recorded 28-degree temps. The extent of damage to South Georgia and North Florida growing regions...

3 years ago 6 minute read

The war in Ukraine and Ecuadorean bananas

What does the war in Ukraine have to do with the price of bananas in Ecuador? It sounds like a...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Harvest mechanization has a long way to go

As practically everyone in the industry knows, there are strong pressures to hasten the mechanization of fruit and vegetable production....

3 years ago 4 minute read

Portrait of a family business

“I would sincerely like to thank you for showing me what it means to hold onto something too long,” writes...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Cybersecurity: A concern that won’t go away

An article in Industry Week asks whether the war in Ukraine will increase the number of Russian cyberattacks on American...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Researchers announce sequencing of potato genome

Most people imagine (correctly or not) that they are more complex than potatoes, but that isn’t entirely true, even for...

3 years ago 2 minute read

ProduceIQ: Lettuce prices soaring

If you are waiting for signs that the pandemic is over and produce life is returning to normal, look no...

3 years ago 4 minute read

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