Produce industry headlines: October 27, 2026

Good afternoon! It’s Tuesday, October 27, 2026. Here’s what’s happening in produce and grocery today.

Links today include a potential DoorDash acquisition of Instacart, a graveyard of grocery initiatives, writing in the age of AI, avocados’ economic impact, banana problems coming in 2027, and a tariff update on Canadian goods.

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Top Stories

DoorDash Is in Advanced Talks to Acquire Delivery Rival Instacart

The deal valued at about $17 billion could be completed as soon as this week, sources say.

What is haunting the grocery graveyard this year?

Read a roundup of grocery initiatives that didn’t survive, from abandoned store formats to partnerships that disappeared.

Naysaying, the tiniest bit of praise, and long live dashes

Em dashes are in the crosshairs because of AI, are we really going to let ‘artificial intelligence’ dictate how we write?

Borderlands Mexico: Avocado imports generate $641M for US trucking, warehousing

Texas A&M University researchers say Pharr and Laredo, Texas dominate cross-border avocado shipments supporting billions in U.S. economic activity.

Chiquita warns of lower banana sales and rising costs in 2027

Chiquita Brands International CEO Carlos López Flores says banana sales are expected to decline in 2027 as weather disruptions and rising input costs affect Latin American exporters.

U.S. exempts Canadian agricultural packaging and equipment from tariffs

U.S. Senator Susan Collins of Maine says the Trump administration plans tariff exemptions for nine categories of Canadian products used by agricultural businesses in Maine.