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Week in Review: Wisdom from Southern Exposure 

This year’s Southern Exposure seemed to feature more leadership wisdom than normal, so, here’s a collection of quotes from the...

4 months ago 3 minute read
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ProduceIQ: Hormuz closure, Mexico unrest add price pressure

Disruptions to the flow of oil and other goods threaten to drive up production and transportation costs across the produce...

4 months ago 4 minute read
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ProduceIQ: Tariffs return as freeze squeezes supply

For fresh produce markets, the long-term policy implications of tariffs could be meaningful, but short-term prices remain largely unaffected.

4 months ago 5 minute read
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Week in Review: Walmart’s big week 

Walmart had a big week with its financial report and dunnhumby research, but it's during a time of increasing consumer...

4 months ago 3 minute read
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ProduceIQ: Produce markets hit an uphill slalom

Strawberry demand is in its seasonal decline as growers turn their attention to the forecast, where more rain is expected...

4 months ago 3 minute read
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Week in Review February 13, 2026: Kroger and Tyson 

A look into the new Kroger CEO's challenges and why the produce industry should embrace Mike Tyson's healthy eating endorsement.

5 months ago 3 minute read
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ProduceIQ: Fern’s freeze leaves markets on thin ice

As for Winter Storm Fern’s direct impacts on crops in the ground, we won’t know the breadth of the damage...

5 months ago 4 minute read
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ProduceIQ: Markets pay a premium for flexibility

The calendar may have flipped to a new year, but fresh produce markets are carrying some familiar baggage into Week...

6 months ago 4 minute read

Week in Review: Big dietary guideline win 

The 2025-30 Dietary Guidelines for Americans were released this week, and they are a huge win for the fresh produce...

6 months ago 4 minute read

Frieda’s Branded Produce warns of trend overload

Trend fatigue: it’s a thing. We have a lot of information, but less clarity on what to do with it,...

6 months ago 6 minute read
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ProduceIQ: Rain brings relief to reservoirs, stress to produce markets

The pattern of Western moisture continues, as historic rainfall has shattered records and pulled California out of drought.

6 months ago 3 minute read
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ProduceIQ: Markets stock gifts, coal and a few surprises

Despite the holiday pull, the ProduceIQ Index refuses to play Santa. Average prices slipped another -5 percent week over week.

6 months ago 4 minute read
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The Produce Reporter Week in Review December 19, 2025 

This week we analyze the latest government inflation figures, what it means for fresh produce, the retail, and foodservice industries.

6 months ago 2 minute read
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ProduceIQ: Markets cool as holiday supply takes shape

Week #50 index prices are down 10 percent over the previous week as production of heavily weighted commodities ramped up.

7 months ago 4 minute read
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The Produce Reporter Week in Review December 12, 2025 

Yum! Brands' food trends report for 2026 offers fresh produce companies some ways to address consumers' needs to express themselves.

7 months ago 3 minute read
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Produce IQ: Grape prices jump as produce markets split in Week #49

For the approaching holidays, most of the picture is coming into focus, but there’s still plenty of unpredictability.

7 months ago 4 minute read
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A big win for produce: Congress backs IFPA push

There's growing recognition in Washington that parts of FSMA 204 need a more practical, operationally realistic path forward for the...

7 months ago 7 minute read

ProduceIQ Index climbs ahead of Thanksgiving week

Strong Thanksgiving pull and weather woes push average produce prices up +11% over the previous week and well above average...

7 months ago 4 minute read

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