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Produce passes another pesticide test

Yet another comprehensive test of fruits and vegetables for pesticide residues gives them a clean bill of health. Nearly 99...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Duncan Family Farms – Leading by Example

Duncan Family Farms BB #:206668 takes our leadership role in the organic industry very seriously. Our motto is Taking Care of...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Canadians distrust Salinas lettuce

Canada is not in a trusting mood these days. Not, at any rate, when it comes to romaine lettuce. Earlier...

4 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Industry prices falling for Halloween

Prices have descended as production transitions South. Markets are expected to fall further the week before Halloween as new areas...

4 years ago 3 minute read

CSR Today: The New Consumer Expects Mission-Driven Companies to Take A Stance

While 2020 has been a year of a pandemic, loss and frustration, it has also been an important year for...

4 years ago 3 minute read

An End to Banana Nostalgia

Did bananas taste better a hundred years ago? Many people believe so. It’s widely assumed that the Gros Michel (or...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Carrots, politics, and the color orange

October is certainly the most orange time of year. In addition to the leaves of trees, which turn that color,...

5 years ago 4 minute read

Shopper Insights 2020: Digging deeper into who tries new items

While it’s important to know what kinds of people are more likely than others to try new fruits and vegetables,...

5 years ago 1 minute read

Virtual shoppers: The new critical stakeholder

Last week I grocery shopped for my monthly Produce Moms BB #:366223 lifestyle segments at Indianapolis local network WISHTV. By...

5 years ago 3 minute read

Data reveals apples continue to be a hot produce item

WENATCHEE, Wash. – Fast Facts The Cast video series is back with Stemilt’s BB #:113654 marketing director, Roger Pepperl and...

5 years ago 5 minute read

PMA’s Burns says to make 2021 the year of purpose

There will be permanent changes to people and businesses after the pandemic and economic turmoil of 2020. Produce Marketing Association...

5 years ago 2 minute read

ProduceIQ: October sees highest price average in 15 years

Though prices dipped slightly from last week, industry prices remain the highest seen for this week No. 41 over the...

5 years ago 3 minute read

We need your input on packaging, food waste, and more

Study after study outlines the growing importance of environmental sustainability among consumers. Food waste, package waste, carbon footprint and other...

5 years ago 1 minute read

Take a fresh look at shopper data

Food shopping changed significantly in 2020, and some of those changes will be permanent. Consumers have begun to rely more...

5 years ago 3 minute read

Shifts possible in avocado exports to U.S.

There’s little evidence that in the near future, any nation is going to take Mexico’s place as the No. 1...

5 years ago 4 minute read

Organic apple & pear growth continues strong

Yakima, WA-September 25, 2020 – Organic apples and pears had the strongest monthly growth Superfresh Growers BB #:113721 has recently...

5 years ago 3 minute read

A frank talk about telling our story

The corner of my mind containing things agricultural has a phrase rattling around in it: “telling our story.” I first...

5 years ago 4 minute read

Nature Sweet faces the coronavirus

Produce shoppers will recognize San Antonio, TX-based NatureSweet BB #:152351 as a familiar source of smaller—often bite-sized—packaged tomatoes, with alluring...

5 years ago 2 minute read

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