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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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