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USApple joins ag groups on battle with tariffs
Falls Church, Va. (May 26, 2022) — The U.S. Apple Association BB #:145473 today joined more than 40 agriculture and...
Dole poll shows nearly half of Americans ignore produce health benefits
Americans see fruits and vegetables as essential to personal and planetary health CHARLOTTE, N.C. , May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ —...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – May 27, 2022
Pamela and Greg talk foodservice, and a new report from Acosta showing 54% of respondents plan to dine out LESS...
The Dirty Dozen: Defining safety levels
The Environmental Working Group and similar groups base their arguments on the premise that EPA standards aren’t adequate to ensure...
Garden Cut LLC recalls snack cups containing Jif peanut butter
Monday May 23rd, 2022: Garden Cut, LLC, BB #:292062 Indianapolis, Indiana, is recalling Garden Cut products containing 0.750z JifPeanut Butter...
Country Fresh recalls apple packs containing Jif peanut butter
SPRING, TX (MAY 23, 2022) – Country Fresh BB #:375264 is voluntarily recalling select fresh-cut fruit snack trays and fruit...
AMI reports inflation slowing mushroom sales, but demand still strong
Avondale, PA, May 25, 2022— In the first three months of 2022, retail sales of fresh mushrooms reached $343 million,...
Brookshire Grocery Co. recalls peaches due to possible Listeria
Brookshire Grocery Company BB #:130335 of Tyler, Texas has issued a voluntary recall of bulk Yellow Flesh Peaches available in...
Vanguard makes staff promotion and addition to Chilean office
ISSAQUAH, WA – Vanguard International USA BB #:300298 is proud to announce the promotion of Jon Fox to Manager of...
Technology key to improving transportation, Hwy Haul CEO says
There are so many things working against the supply chain that good times seem far away. In transportation, there is...
Final OPS 2022 education session on regenerative ag
As regenerative agriculture is reshaping the production of how food is grown, a panel of large-scale organic growers will discuss...
Bowery Farming opens smart farm in PA
NEW YORK, May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Bowery Farming, the largest vertical farming company in the U.S., today opened its...
June projected to be huge month for events in U.S.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The June 2022 Event Index reveals 12 cities spanning the USA from Seattle,...
Berries Paradise and Agrovision form berry marketing partnership
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Berries Paradise BB #:293026 and Agrovision have formed a berry marketing partnership to serve North America. This...
The Dirty Dozen: Domestic vs. imported samples
According to the FDA’s 2019 report for its Pesticide Residue Monitoring Program, released in November 2021, “98.7 percent of domestic...
CDFA secretary tours the SF Wholesale Produce Market
SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The SF Market, a wholesale produce market that is home to 26 merchant businesses in the...
Top quarter of retailers vastly outsell average online
Barrington, Ill. – May 25, 2022 – Conventional grocery stores in the top-performing quartile generated average weekly online grocery sales...
Edible Garden signs with Northeast broadline distributor
BELVIDERE, NJ, May 25, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Edible Garden AG Incorporated BB #:336701, a leader in Controlled Environment Agriculture...
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