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Global food supply: it’s about produce too

It can be hard to see how fresh fruits and vegetables fit into the global food picture. Reports from the...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Hazard- and risk-based assessments of chemical safety

This article is the second of a two-part series. In my previous article, I discussed the new textbook Present Knowledge...

2 years ago 3 minute read

A massive new study of food safety

This is the first of a two-part article. I am totally unqualified to review this book. With 72 chapters in...

2 years ago 4 minute read

Workers respond to the hero narrative

By Richard Smoley Some articles about employee satisfaction have the headline “It’s Not about the Money.” Nonsense. Of course, it...

2 years ago 3 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – December 2, 2022

Pamela calls in from the New York Produce Show, which was as busy as ever, despite the loss of its...

2 years ago 1 minute read

Threat of rail strike ends

Both the Senate and House of Representatives have approved a measure enforcing the Biden administration’s agreement to settle the rail...

2 years ago 4 minute read

AMLO proposes 20% rise in Mexican minimum wage

The most persistent complaint in the U.S. produce industry is labor costs. In California, the heart of the nation’s fruit...

2 years ago 2 minute read

Wrapping up a year back on the road in NY

AUSTIN—As I prepare to board my flight for the New York Produce Show, I’m reflecting on a year back on...

2 years ago 2 minute read

Biden pushes Congress to enact rail agreement

The U.S. national rail strike has been postponed, not averted. The major railroads and the railroad workers’ unions have been...

2 years ago 2 minute read

The last legs of Title 42

Title 42 appears to be on its last legs. This measure was implemented by the previous presidential administration as a...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Prices continue their ascent despite buyers on ‘holiday’

It’s the Christmas season! The air is filled with the smell of fresh-cut evergreens, the sound of Mariah Carey’s only...

2 years ago 5 minute read

USDA program to benefit small producers and food supply

USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) has rolled out a program to support small- and medium-sized producers and improve the food...

2 years ago 4 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – November 23, 2022

The produce industry is finally getting some traction in government feeding programs with big news from WIC and in produce...

2 years ago 1 minute read

Eliminating food waste the South Korean way

My friend Dhananjay Joshi has published a book about his experiences with Zen Buddhist teachers. https://www.bookspace.in/products/no-effort-required-by-dhananjay-joshi-arun-jatkar Here’s one story. After...

2 years ago 3 minute read

Consumers value socially conscious brands even during high inflation

The last few years of uncertainty have shifted consumer purchase decisions and the reasons behind them. We watched the many...

2 years ago 5 minute read

Canadian disquiet over lettuce shortage

No one should fault the California leafy greens industry for its disastrous season, which is coming to an end now....

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Holiday demand is shaking up produce markets

The World Cup kicked off yesterday, and for once, it feels like the whole globe is celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday...

2 years ago 3 minute read

What the ‘Tariq the Corn Kid’s’ deal with Green Giant should tell you about social media  

Tariq the “Corn Kid” got a deal with Green Giant, and I’m not surprised.   This summer, the first thing I...

2 years ago 5 minute read

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