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ProduceIQ: January shivers, cherries deliver

Many commodities are trading at relatively low levels to start the year, even as tomatoes, peppers, and avocados edge higher...

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The Produce Reporter Week in Review January 16, 2026

In this Week in Review, Greg Johnson and Pamela Riemenschneider provide 2026 predictions for food and fresh produce.

7 months ago 1 minute read
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Here’s what’s next for the new dietary guidelines 

The produce industry was gratified to see the emphasis on fruits and vegetables in the new dietary guidelines. So, “What comes next?”

7 months ago 3 minute read
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ProduceIQ: Markets pay a premium for flexibility

The calendar may have flipped to a new year, but fresh produce markets are carrying some familiar baggage into Week...

7 months ago 4 minute read

Week in Review: Big dietary guideline win 

The 2025-30 Dietary Guidelines for Americans were released this week, and they are a huge win for the fresh produce...

7 months ago 4 minute read
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ProduceIQ: Rain brings relief to reservoirs, stress to produce markets

The pattern of Western moisture continues, as historic rainfall has shattered records and pulled California out of drought.

8 months ago 3 minute read
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The Produce Reporter Week in Review January 2, 2026

Greg Johnson and Pamela Riemenschneider forecast 2026 trends, focusing on mergers and acquisitions, online grocery, and fraud.

8 months ago 1 minute read
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ProduceIQ: Markets end volatile 2025 on calmer footing

If 2025 taught buyers anything, it’s this: no commodity is as perishable as abundance, according to ProduceIQ.

8 months ago 5 minute read
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The Produce Reporter Week in Review December 26, 2025 

There was no shortage of news in the industry in 2025, but I want to focus on one that boomed...

8 months ago 2 minute read
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ProduceIQ: Markets stock gifts, coal and a few surprises

Despite the holiday pull, the ProduceIQ Index refuses to play Santa. Average prices slipped another -5 percent week over week.

8 months ago 4 minute read
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The Produce Reporter Week in Review December 19, 2025 

This week we analyze the latest government inflation figures, what it means for fresh produce, the retail, and foodservice industries.

8 months ago 2 minute read

Fresh produce posts deflation in November CPI report

Fresh fruits and vegetables recorded -0.2 percent inflation from November 2024 to 2025, compared to a 2.6 percent rise for...

8 months ago 3 minute read
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ProduceIQ: Markets cool as holiday supply takes shape

Week #50 index prices are down 10 percent over the previous week as production of heavily weighted commodities ramped up.

8 months ago 4 minute read
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The Produce Reporter Week in Review December 12, 2025 

Yum! Brands' food trends report for 2026 offers fresh produce companies some ways to address consumers' needs to express themselves.

8 months ago 3 minute read
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Produce IQ: Grape prices jump as produce markets split in Week #49

For the approaching holidays, most of the picture is coming into focus, but there’s still plenty of unpredictability.

8 months ago 4 minute read
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A big win for produce: Congress backs IFPA push

There's growing recognition in Washington that parts of FSMA 204 need a more practical, operationally realistic path forward for the...

9 months ago 7 minute read
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The Produce Reporter Week in Review December 5, 2025 

December is the time of year when we get food trend predictions for the upcoming year, so we should evaluate...

9 months ago 3 minute read
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Fraud Bulletin: A.V. Thomas Produce, December 4, 2025

A.V. Thomas Produce, Inc. reports that an unauthorized individual is impersonating its Director of Sales, Jeremy Fookes, and A.V. Thomas.

9 months ago 1 minute read
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