analysis

Covid-19-related foodservice closures and the sector’s lagging full recovery still loom over potato growers upstream, increasing uncertainty and keeping a...

The volume of papayas shipped to the U.S. grew by 20 percent from 2020 to 2021, and it’s reflected in...

One of the top worries of the produce industry is labor, and the industry takes its labor where it can...

Dry heat or not, the 113 degree temps expected in Coachella, CA are enough for this South Floridian to prefer...

Man, said Aristotle, is a political animal. It’s no surprise, then, that politics are seeping into all sorts of discourse—including...

In time for Father’s Day lunch, seasonal items are filling up the produce section of your favorite retailer. Flavorful cherries,...

Pamela and Greg can’t avoid talking about inflation this week, which surveys are showing is higher than the government stats...

Leading California business associations, including the Western Growers Association BB #:144734, the California Farm Bureau Federation, the California Fresh Fruit...

Most understand the immense nutritional benefits of eating a diet rich in fruits and vegetables, including disease prevention, boosting immune...

Things are heating up; unfortunately, we aren’t referring to the demand for fresh produce. From Dallas, TX, to Coachella, CA,...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is doing a lousy job in managing food safety for Americans. I won’t even...

There is a genre of books about food that aren’t much more than a string of fascinating trivia. But usually...

I just saw possibly the worst headline about grocery shopping I’ve ever read: Why Skipping The Produce Aisle May Save...

Agitation for reform of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) seems to be gathering force. It is, partly the result...

Hurricane Agatha kicked off hurricane season as it battered Southern Mexico, and remnants of the storm drenched South Florida. A...

Carbon credits. Everyone has heard of them. But how many know what they are? “A carbon credit is a kind...

Pamela checks in from her vacation to hear from Greg about the strawberry hepatitis outbreak, Lidl’s price break on 100+...

I’ve read a few reports lately that, while they are foodservice-focused, raise concerns for grocery retailers as we round the...