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Early in the pandemic, ecommerce sales focused on canned and packaged foods along with long-lasting pantry vegetables like onions and...

With the holidays fast approaching, I thought I would offer my Christmas Wish List for the produce industry. At the...

Covid, that major disruptor, gave a shot in the arm to online grocery sales. Various consumer surveys show that approximately...

Inflation has been at the front of the news for much of this year, and it has affected Americans’ ability...

The U.S. produce industry is far from united in its sentiments about imports. Philip Martin, a professor at the University...

The earlier analysis leads to the third leg of the stool: how imports affect domestic growers and crops. “The third...

As a result of labor pressures, California growers are being “forced to look for alternates in automation and mechanization,” says...

As a rule, labor shortages are more acute for seasonal workers than for permanent ones. This is true for GoldRiver...

Migrant guestworkers form the backbone of the industry’s personnel, as they have for generations. Braceros (i.e., guestworkers, from the Spanish...

As we explore the future of farming in this online series, I’m replaying in my mind the field tours I’ve...

The produce industry has a future. That is certain. Human beings have been eating fresh fruit and vegetables for as...

The twentieth century saw an explosion of success literature in the United States, with tens of thousands of books published...

There are dangers in tying the meaning of one’s life too closely to a profession. “When you shift your meaning...

Blue Book Services has provided trading guidelines and best practices throughout its long history.  Today, the Trading Assistance team provides...

Produce professionals generally show an enormous pride and satisfaction in their work. Ian LeMay, president of the California Fresh Fruit...

One great advantage enjoyed by people in the produce industry is the indisputable importance of what they do. After all,...

Do you know what gives meaning and purpose to your life? Maybe you don’t, but maybe you do. Wendy McManus,...

In addition to a reinvigorated competitive landscape, Publix Super Markets, Inc. BB #:110909 Lakeland, FL, like all retailers, faces challenges...