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ProduceIQ: Stressed supply responds with high prices

Week #38, ending September 24th ProduceIQ Index:  $1.13/pound, -0.9 percent over prior week Dry Onions are at a ten-year high for...

4 years ago 4 minute read

ShopRite tests remote-controlled robotic delivery

Keasbey, NJ — (Sept. 23, 2021) The future has arrived at the ShopRite of Yardley and the ShopRite of Bethlehem,...

4 years ago 5 minute read

Peruvian avocado exports nearly reach $1 Billion

Peruvian avocado exports reached a new record of $949 million through July 2021, according to Roberto Sanchez, Peru’s Minister of...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Career Pathways forward without Fresh Summit

As our industry laments another loss of our biggest in-person event of the year, with the Produce Marketing Association’s BB...

4 years ago 5 minute read

Dole launches malnutrition label campaign to highlight food waste and insecurity

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Sept. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — A consumer pulse survey released today by the Dole Sunshine Company BB...

4 years ago 6 minute read

Biologicals: Include them in your production arsenal

Without giving too much away, I remember the “not your father’s Oldsmobile” commercials that General Motors used to demonstrate how...

4 years ago 6 minute read

The offshoring of American agriculture

You can tell the year you’re in by the catchwords that are being thrown around. One example from this year...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Know the types of shoppers who buy produce online

Retailers know they will have more success the better they know their customers. When it comes to online grocery, it’s...

4 years ago 5 minute read

Fiber-based packaging stands out at OPS

MONTEREY, CA—When I walk a trade show floor, I’m looking for a few things, most notably trends and new products....

4 years ago 2 minute read

ProduceIQ: Prices remain elevated as crops move south

After a year hiatus due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Organic Produce Summit garnered a surprisingly hearty turnout in Monterey,...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Calavo Growers appoints Amazon executive as CFO

SANTA PAULA, Calif., Sept. 15, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Calavo Growers, Inc. BB #:113203, a global leader in the avocado...

4 years ago 4 minute read

At the Organic Produce Summit, we look ahead – will there be a Fresh Summit?

MONTEREY, CA — Navigating a crowded expo floor of the Organic Produce Summit BB #:348436 Sept. 16, the same topic...

4 years ago 2 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – September 17, 2021

Live from the Organic Produce Summit in Monterey, CA, Pamela tells Greg the expo floor buzz was actually about an...

4 years ago 1 minute read

PMA cancels Fresh Summit 2021

In a video to the industry Sept. 17, Produce Marketing Association BB #:153708 CEO Cathy Burns confirmed what many feared,...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Fresh produce reaches highest year-on-year gain since March 2021

The multi-month normalization of grocery shopping patterns came to a halt in August. “Since January 2021, we had been seeing...

4 years ago 11 minute read

Amazon Fresh offers a weak retail experience

You probably have one of these. I certainly do. The most common example is the Swiss Army knife. It has...

4 years ago 4 minute read

New product winners and losers: Go from idea to success

It can be a mysterious mix of meeting the demand for a market need and timing it right. Sometimes, it’s...

4 years ago 5 minute read

From pandemic to ‘pingdemic,’ labor supply under pressure in UK

The roll out of the COVID vaccination program in the United Kingdom has largely been regarded as a success, with...

4 years ago 5 minute read

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