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The importance of Mexico opening to U.S. potatoes

We have seen a day that the potato industry has long awaited. USDA has announced that Mexico is granting full...

3 years ago 3 minute read

US Foods, Kalera announce strategic agreement

ROSEMONT, Ill.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–US Foods Holding Corp. BB #:134354 today announced a strategic agreement with Kalera®, one of the world’s leading...

3 years ago 4 minute read

A few bad apples in farm labor account for nearly 75 percent of violations

No, the bad apples in this title aren’t actually apples. They are the small percentage of employers in the produce...

3 years ago 4 minute read

The future of plant-based meat

Let’s play “Predict the Future!” It’s fun! It’s easy! Anyone can play! And usually does. So let me throw my...

3 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Industry index reaches its highest price point

Merriam-Webster, we have a nomination for 2022’s word of the year, inflation. Rising costs are haunting the conscience of the...

3 years ago 6 minute read

California adds another minimum wage increase

California governor Gavin Newsom has announced an additional state minimum wage hike, to become effective on January 1, 2023. Currently...

3 years ago 2 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – May 13, 2022

Inflation, inflation, inflation. That’s the topic of the week, but Pamela and Greg are talking about how fresh produce is...

3 years ago 1 minute read

National Potato Council applauds first shipments of U.S. potatoes to Mexico in decades

May 12, 2022 WASHINGTON – The National Potato Council BB #:162582 today welcomed the news that the first shipments of...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Beyond the Dirty Dozen

The new issue of Produce Blueprints has a cover story (written by me) on the industry’s favorite enemy: the Environmental...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Fruits and vegetables prime source of food waste

I open the kitchen garbage can, look down, and see a half-rotted Honeycrisp apple. My family is part of the...

3 years ago 3 minute read

5 cyber insurance trends to watch

As many businesses across the produce industry have learned, cyber insurance premiums are soaring, with some estimates of increases of...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Full Harvest: a B2B program for imperfect produce

Sustainability remains a central theme in practically all agricultural industries. Food wastage is very much part of the issue. Businesses...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Late Easter sales results in dollar gains for fresh produce

The April Marketplace The shift in Easter/Passover dates from early- to mid-April moved holiday dollars from March to April, and...

3 years ago 14 minute read

GrubMarket expands into Florida with latest acquisition

SAN FRANCISCO, May 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — GrubMarket BB #:301166 today announced it has completed the acquisition of Miami, Florida-based...

3 years ago 4 minute read

A new online grocery for Chicago

The future of online grocery is still very much in flux. Online grocery sales fell to $8.1 billion in April...

3 years ago 3 minute read

ProduceIQ: Spring harvest flush eases prices

Overall market prices fell faster than your bank balance after buying a last-minute Mother’s Day Hallmark card. Nothing can ever...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Senators urge help for congested farm shipments

West Coast port delays have drawn the attention of California’s two U.S. senators, Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla. They have...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Vichyssoise: A sad food safety story

Vichyssoise is a French potato-leek soup, served cold. It can be delicious, but nobody seems to serve it anymore. That...

3 years ago 4 minute read

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