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The Produce Reporter Week in Review — August 26, 2022
Pamela was invited to speak about consumer trends at the annual AMHPAC Congress in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, this week, while...
Insurance and food safety, Part 1
This article is the first in a two-part series on the role of insurance in ensuring food safety. When people...
A peek into regenerative agriculture
Most people in the produce industry have heard the term “regenerative agriculture,” just as they’ve heard of sustainable and organic...
Supermarkets drop weight as mall anchors
Around four years ago, I went to Sears Auto to have my car battery replaced. While I was waiting, I...
GRAPHIC: Inside the mushroom business
Mushrooms have seen modest growth the past few years, as they’ve been recognized for their culinary options and health benefits....
Commercial greenhouse prepares for liftoff
If you’re going to be out in space for months and years, you have to have something to eat. Thus,...
ProduceIQ: Supply challenges keep prices up despite soft demand
In response to a few fairly dramatic price increases, this week’s overall produce index is slowing its dramatic fall. Week...
Ag robots are on the march
The market for agricultural robots is booming worldwide, according to a recent report issued by the London-based market research firm...
How to miss the Target
Target Corporation BB #:166987 is having difficulties. Its income for the second quarter of this year was $183 million, a...
Western states fail to reach a water deal
August 16 marked the deadline for a deal among the seven states in the Colorado River Basin for water use...
Farmers markets: Behind the charm
I am not the fan of farmers markets that I might be. There is one held every Wednesday within walking...
Fears of a megaflood in drought-plagued California
I remember the first three months of 1983. I was living in San Francisco. It rained every day. It didn’t...
ProduceIQ: Markets fall with August doldrums
August is a notoriously slow month for fresh produce. Heat, the end of summer vacation, and the lack of holidays...
California gets serious about water
Maybe Californians will have to give up their lawns. That’s one tiny part of the new water policy recommendations issued...
Week in Review August 12, 2022
This was a week heavy on economic news, so Greg and Pamela pull out the bits that matter to fresh...
Fresh figs make their brief appearance
For the consumer, “figs” means two different things. There’s the dried version, which, like many dried fruits, is associated with...
Extreme heat inspires safety measures
As summers appear to get relentlessly hotter, some states are proposing new laws to mandate worker safety in extreme conditions....
GRAPHIC: Inside bell peppers’ growth
Bell pepper volume in the U.S. grew 12 percent in 2021 from the previous year, with Mexico supplying nearly two-thirds...
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