analysis

Colonel Colon to the rescue

I sometimes joke that my favorite superhero is Bleachman. Bleachman was an improbable character featured on ads in San Francisco...

3 years ago 2 minute read

ProduceIQ: Weather keeps heat on prices

Heat is affecting more than just your European vacation. Last week’s California heatwave fanned the flames of commodity prices already...

3 years ago 6 minute read

New federal food agency proposed in Congress

Hey! Maybe I’ll get my wish after all! In a column last month, I suggested detaching food safety regulation from...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Attendee engagement high at Organic Produce Summit

MONTEREY, CA—The Roarin’ 20s continue in the trade show world with record attendance for the Organic Produce Summit July 13-14....

3 years ago 3 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – July 15, 2022

Pamela and Greg discuss how organic produce is doing in a struggling economy, as she checks in from a busy...

3 years ago 1 minute read

The future crop symbiosis between the U.S. and Mexico

It’s starting to look like a glitch in the Matrix. Yet again, agricultural leaders are calling upon Congress to adopt...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Biden and AMLO: Nothing on immigration for now

To judge from the news accounts, the July 12 meeting between President Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Agriculture minus three basic things

American agriculture is going to have to do without three things that it has long taken for granted, according to...

3 years ago 3 minute read

California’s future without agriculture

Well, this is embarrassing. Or it ought to be. For somebody. Namely, for the Institute for the Future and the...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Gig worker law puts 70,000 California truckers in a crunch

It has long been part of the creed for many that federal regulation is a Bad Thing and that it...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Cherry volatility throws off pricing index

The Northwest cherry season got off to a rocky start with lighter supplies than usual, and as a result, the...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Why asparagus is a good fit for mechanical harvest

The produce industry sometimes talks about automation as members of a cult talk about a long-overdue messiah. Sometimes the prospect...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Six themes driving the future of indoor farming, from Indoor AgTech

BROOKLYN, NY—While billions of dollars have been invested in indoor farming, is there a financially-sustainable future? Investment dollars have paid...

3 years ago 7 minute read

Why berry production is displacing corn in Mexico

Mexican berry production has grown to the extent where it has displaced corn as the crop of choice in areas...

3 years ago 3 minute read

ProduceIQ: Produce spices up supply chain

Feel free to add sriracha to the increasing list of food items in short supply. Last week, the internet blew...

3 years ago 5 minute read

Week In Review July 1, 2022

Pamela shows her commitment to weekly analysis, as she calls in from vacation, to talk about changing consumer trends because...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Disavow misinformation loudly and promptly

Consumer behavior can be a very fragile thing, and this is especially true in today’s marketplace. With the advent of...

3 years ago 5 minute read

Roe v. Wade, Roundup, and the Supreme Court

The Supreme Court’s overturning of the Roe v. Wade abortion decision has been at the top of the news for...

3 years ago 4 minute read

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