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The coming war on junk food
In their video Week in Review for May 12, my colleagues Greg Johnson and Pamela Riemenschneider discuss an op-ed piece...
“Significant” volume increase expected as Chilean citrus arrivals start in the U.S.
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IFPA announces Regional Food Business Center collaboration
Washington, DC and Newark, DE – The International Fresh Produce Association is pleased to announce it will collaborate with the...
New Litehouse campaign celebrates summer salads
SANDPOINT, Idaho, May 15, 2023 /PRNewswire/ — With warmer weather in the forecast, Litehouse® is celebrating National Salad Month (May) with its latest “LITEHOUSE...
CPMA announces new Chair
Ottawa, ON – The Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) BB #:153602 is pleased to announce Colin Chapdelaine as the 2023-2024...
Canada’s first agri-food sustainability index launched
Index provides comprehensive reporting framework designed to accelerate sector-wide action Canada has published its first sustainability index for the country’s...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – May 12, 2023
Why are consumers returning to buffets? And Greg says it’s time for produce to push some buttons when it comes...
Lancaster Foods expands recall of expired leafy greens
Lancaster Foods has updated its May 5, 2023 Recall notice to add one product (Lancaster Brand Spinach item #41714, “Best...
USDA takes steps to boost organic markets and help producers
WASHINGTON – Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) is taking additional steps as...
lēf Farms recall canceled due to lab error
Concord, NH – The New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has determined that a laboratory error incorrectly caused...
California Walnuts teams up for fresh take on in-store snacking
Just in time to celebrate National Walnut Day on May 17, the California Walnuts retail team is motivating shoppers with...
CPS Research Symposium will answer industry’s “what now?
WOODLAND, Calif. – Produce safety research doesn’t have to be complicated. Center for Produce Safety’s BB #:339618 2023 Research Symposium...
IFPA’s Retail Conference offers four expert education sessions
Newark, DE. and Washington, D.C. – What do transformative changes in retail food and beverage mean for produce? The full...
Fruits, vegetables show lowest year-over-year inflation in April
CHICAGO, May 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Numerator projects the Consumer Price Index for everyday consumer purchases increased 0.6% month-over-month...
AppHarvest reports 2023 Q1, sales up 250% year-over-year
MOREHEAD, Ky., May 10, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — AppHarvest, Inc. (NASDAQ: APPH, APPHW), a sustainable food company, public benefit corporation...
Limoneira to add Apeel coating to citrus
SANTA PAULA, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Limoneira Company BB #:168478, a diversified citrus growing, packing, selling, and marketing company with related agribusiness activities...
Farm bill opened for public comments
The House Agriculture Committee is inviting public comments on the 2023 farm bill, which is due to replace the current...
Peruvian blueberry exports end with an increase
According to consultant Luis Corvera from Fresh Fruit, Peruvian blueberry exports ended a 30 percent growth, for a total of...
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