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Produce companies await combo box go ahead
The USDA has given out about 50 Basic Ordering Agreements for companies to pack combo food boxes for the Farmers...
Fruit Logistica highlights sustainability
Sustainability is by no means a universally popular concept in the produce world. Some regard it as merely a catchword...
ProduceIQ: Produce prices rise with moderate fire and hurricane disruptions
Unique events dominate the headlines this week, though fortunately having only a slight impact on prices. ProduceIQ Index: $0.73 /pound,...
Washington Conference to highlight benefit of government programs during pandemic
Although this year’s Washington Conference by the United Fresh Produce Association BB #:145458 will be virtual, high profile government speakers...
Salinas conditions improve with ashes left behind
After a heatwave was followed by wildfires, causing harvesting and shipping delays in Salinas, CA, area, conditions have improved. Air...
Sneak peek: Amazon opens first physical grocery store
After more than a year of speculation about its foray into brick-and-mortar grocery, Seattle-based Amazon has opened its first location....
Strong summer fruit performance augments continued vegetable gains
Editor’s note: click charts to enlarge. Five months after two of the biggest weeks in the history of food retailing,...
MAP: See where Lidl is opening new stores in 50% expansion
PRESS RELEASE: ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Lidl US BB #:338746 announced plans today to open 50 new stores by...
Tomato border inspections: So far, so good
The big news in the fresh tomato industry for the past year has been the renegotiated Tomato Suspension Agreement, signed...
ProduceIQ: Prices brake hard from their descent; Salinas fires threaten supply
After a last week’s steep -15 percent decline, the produce markets held flat at $0.71 for the week ending August...
USDA pledges an additional $1 billion for food boxes
President Donald Trump announced today that USDA will spend an additional $1 billion on the Farmers to Families Food Box...
Heat and fires disrupt Salinas crops
Growers in the Salinas Valley, CA, were preparing for record-breaking heat this week, but then storms cased wildfires that has...
Salmonella outbreak tied to bagged peaches at Aldi
The FDA released the following statement August 19, 2020: The FDA, along with CDC and state and local partners, is...
Walmart, Target show strength of food
Right now, I bet Kohls wishes it had made a bigger deal with Aldi than it did with Planet Fitness....
Produce demand holds as fruit sales strengthen
Editor’s note: click charts to enlarge. The second full week of August was the fifth of eight non-holiday weeks between...
FDA narrows bagged salad Cyclospora outbreak investigation
The FDA released this statement August 14, 2020: FDA’s traceback investigation identified several farms in the U.S. that may have...
Avocados and toilet paper
“The future of grocery may come down to how we buy things like toilet paper and avocados,” write John Rousseau...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – August 14, 2020
With PMA giving the industry a preview of the virtual Fresh Summit 2020 this week, Pamela and Greg give their...
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