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