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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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