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