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ProduceIQ: If you grow it, they will come

Somewhere in middle-of-nowhere Iowa, a field of corn has once again transformed into a field of dreams. And ProduceIQ, as...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Florentino debuts on the American stage

I can’t help thinking of Linda Fiorentino, the enticing bad-girl star of countless crime thrillers. But it’s not Fiorentino; it’s...

4 years ago 3 minute read

ProduceIQ: Anything but business as usual in California

Demand is outpacing supply in California, and it has nothing to do with any produce commodity the state is known...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Colombian avocado exports nearly double in early 2021

From January to May 2021, Colombian avocado exports reached $114.3 million, marking an increase of 87.8 percent, according to ProColombia....

4 years ago 2 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – August 6, 2021

Pamela says there’s a bigger trend within the news that Albertsons has launched its new grocery delivery subscription, FreshPass, that...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Food logistics report says larger carriers poised for greater growth

NEW YORK, Aug. 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — “The rise in use of multimodal transport and the growth of the organized...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Food safety recalls: Bad news but also good news

A certain function in my mind relentlessly sorts items into Good News versus Bad News. This process is often the...

4 years ago 3 minute read

ProduceIQ: Limes get wet and rise to the occasion

Gold medal Olympians Katie Ledecky and Caeleb Dressel aren’t the only ones getting soaked this week; record rain in Mexico...

4 years ago 4 minute read

GRAPHIC: Heat wave stunts California peach volume

The following graphic was produced by Agtools Inc. BB #:355102 to show how the heat wave in California is restricting...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Online to in-store mix: still far from clear

It is by now obvious that the future of retail grocery will contain some mix of online and in-store shopping....

4 years ago 5 minute read

ProduceIQ: Avocado growers prepared to fight in defense

More than 3,000 Mexican avocado and blackberry farmers in the state of MichoacĂĄn join forces to fight back against criminal...

4 years ago 5 minute read

Mexican growers arm against cartels

American growers certainly face many challenges. But they can be grateful for the fact that they usually don’t have to...

4 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Battered summer production is ready for Olympic fight

Scattered growing regions, each with their own challenges, characterize the current state of produce markets. After leaving Georgia, Eastern vegetables...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Ghost kitchens don’t work for everyone

While the past 18 months have been brutal for the foodservice industry, one area has been booming. So-called “ghost kitchens”...

4 years ago 5 minute read

The yin and yang of upcycled food

The concept of “upcycled food” creates cognitive dissonance for me. On one hand, I abhor waste. I shop at garage...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Trust: 30 percent of your company’s value

American business is relentlessly—often excessively—quantitative. If it can’t be measured, it might as well not exist. This foolish mentality has...

4 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Western heat impacts are widespread

The West Coast is bracing for yet another heat wave this weekend. Embattled growers are developing creative solutions and seeking...

4 years ago 4 minute read

In-store grocery shopping is here to stay

Amazon’s BB #:283186 entry into retail grocery reminds me of the Cold War. The Soviet Union was definitely an evil...

4 years ago 5 minute read

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