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ProduceIQ: Flooding and storms drive up prices on key summer items

From Mexico to the Carolinas, bad weather is interrupting harvests and pushing prices up for sweet corn, bell peppers, squash,...

12 months ago 4 minute read
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The Produce Reporter Week in Review July 11, 2025  

A look at what's in it for produce in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and USDA’s National Farm Security...

12 months ago 3 minute read

ProduceIQ: A week of rain, dropping prices, and raspberry deals

The ProduceIQ index is well below average for week #27 due to the historically low prices of heavily weighted commodities...

12 months ago 3 minute read
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The Produce Reporter Week in Review July 3, 2025

It's an Independence Day special edition of Week in Review as retail analyst Pamela Riemenschneider joins via video.

12 months ago 1 minute read
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FPAA addresses ‘falsehoods’ with tomato suspension agreement

It is important to correct several falsehoods and misconceptions that have been touted by the Florida Tomato Exchange in various...

1 year ago 8 minute read
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ProduceIQ: Fourth of July week brings rain, rising prices, and cherry deals

As families prepare for fireworks, cookouts, and long weekends, the fresh produce supply chain is navigating its own kind of...

1 year ago 4 minute read
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The Produce Reporter Week in Review June 27, 2025  

The week started with a bang as C&S Wholesale Grocers and SpartanNash Company announced $1.77-billion merger plans.

1 year ago 2 minute read
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ProduceIQ: Markets face triple threat

As the summer produce season hits its stride, the agricultural industry finds itself caught in a storm of compounding pressures.

1 year ago 4 minute read
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The Produce Reporter Week in Review June 20, 2025  

President Trump's policies cause uncertainty, which is bad for business, but he delivered a new trade deal that should benefit...

1 year ago 4 minute read
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Legacy media still wants to scare with the Dirty Dozen 

Every year when the Environmental Working Group releases its Dirty Dozen list, we look at how legacy media covers the...

1 year ago 4 minute read
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ProduceIQ: ICE sizzles hotter than the demand for produce

The ProduceIQ Index shows produce demand is down, as are prices, as immigration enforcement and tariffs cause concerns.

1 year ago 5 minute read
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The Produce Reporter Week in Review June 13, 2025 

As the produce industry met in Washington, DC, the tomato suspension agreement debate heated up, and the 2025 “Dirty Dozen”...

1 year ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Tropical Storm Alvin soaks Mexican grapes

As we head into mid-June, the produce market is buzzing with seasonal transitions, weather-driven surprises, and promising forecasts. From tropical...

1 year ago 4 minute read
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The Produce Reporter Week in Review June 6, 2025

A deeper look at online grocery's projected growth and how Aldi doubles down on its consumer value proposition.

1 year ago 3 minute read
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The ‘Age of Intelligence’ offers an opportunity to advance food safety

The world is on the brink of significant transition due to the possibilities of AI – and the agriculture industry...

1 year ago 3 minute read
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ProduceIQ: All eyes on the tropics as Atlantic hurricane season kicks off

The ProduceIQ Index dropped -8 percent over the past week, its steepest weekly decline this year, yet it remains at...

1 year ago 4 minute read
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The Produce Reporter Week in Review May 30, 2025

Pamela Riemenschneider returns to Week in Review to discuss the MAHA Report, tariffs in the produce department, and a cheeky...

1 year ago 1 minute read
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The next steps for the MAHA Commission 

When the Trump administration released its MAHA Commission report, there were several positive aspects for the fresh produce industry.

1 year ago 4 minute read

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