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ProduceIQ: Watermelon supply mysteriously evaporates overnight

Spring is not all vibrant blooms and backyard grilling. The arrival of warmer weather brings a capriciousness to forecasts that...

1 year ago 4 minute read

Fighting dirty against the Dirty Dozen

The produce industry has felt attacked by Environmental Working Group’s Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides in Produce, the Dirty Dozen, for...

1 year ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: March Madness meets Easter produce demand

About as fickle as a March Madness bracket, Spring transition has arrived! In search of better-growing conditions, most produce commodities...

1 year ago 4 minute read

GRAPHIC: Broccoli by the numbers

Broccoli has been a top-ten consumed vegetable for years, but supply problems due to bad weather meant there were less...

1 year ago 1 minute read

Fox Packaging: Navigating sustainable packaging

In the ever-evolving landscape of packaging, where sustainability takes center stage, our team at Fox Packaging BB #:145435 actively monitors...

1 year ago 6 minute read

ProduceIQ: A very lucky Weekly Market Highlights

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! As the luck of the Irish would have it, we’re kicking off this week’s produce industry...

1 year ago 5 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – March 15, 2024

Pamela planned to shoot our video on site at SXSW in Austin, TX, but data coverage couldn’t accommodate it. Nonetheless,...

1 year ago 1 minute read

ProduceIQ: Cucumber prices at record levels

This year’s SEPC will be a hard tradeshow to top. With a strong turnout from suppliers clamoring for a coveted...

1 year ago 4 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – March 8, 2024

Pamela expects SEPC Southern Exposure to be full of innovation on the eve of the expo. She and Greg examine...

1 year ago 1 minute read

ProduceIQ: March brings winter to the West and summer to the East

California has turned into a real-life snow globe. Up to ten feet of snow is expected in parts of the...

1 year ago 4 minute read

How to reach weary and pessimistic consumers

Inflation has eased since 2022 and 2023, but American consumers continue to be concerned about the increasing price of everything,...

1 year ago 2 minute read

ProduceIQ: Cucumbers hit record high prices

From kayaking in one of the driest places on earth, Death Valley National Park, to 70-degree highs in places like...

1 year ago 4 minute read

AFF: More reasons to throw out produce lists and guides

This is a blog post from the Alliance for Food and Farming on February 20, 2024: You may have heard...

1 year ago 3 minute read

ProduceIQ: Heavy rain saturates West Coast

California can’t shake the gray. The deluge and flood risk should lighten up by Tuesday, but there is a high...

1 year ago 4 minute read

Progress in the European, Canadian packaging ban battles

European and Canadian governments have targeted food packaging, particularly plastic, as a threat to climate change, and plan to phase...

1 year ago 3 minute read

ProduceIQ Index: Pineapple Express on the hunt

Pineapple Express takes aim at the West Coast. Among the widespread targets are oranges, green onions, lettuce, leafy greens, and...

1 year ago 4 minute read

GRAPHIC: Avocados’ Super Bowl season

No produce department item has such an association with the Super Bowl as avocados. Historically, 20 percent of annual avocado...

1 year ago 1 minute read

ProduceIQ: White onions crowned king as prices soar

Like the once-popular high-school jock, El Niño has passed its peak and will most likely fade as we move into...

1 year ago 4 minute read
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