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A glimpse of fertilizer costs in Florida citrus
Among the disruptions caused by Russiaâs invasion of Ukraine have been those in the fertilizer industry, since both nations are...
Fruit Logistica: Time for a supply chain re-think?
In early April, the Fruit Logistica event was held in Berlin after missing a year due to COVID and had...
A dive into the food swamp
A study at the University of Minnesota is looking at a disadvantaged section of north Minneapolis to see why fast-food...
ProduceIQ: Prices tested as spring crops begin
A massive heatwave in California and record-breaking spring snowstorms in the Northeast are fighting to spoil our Sunday afternoon naps....
GRAPHIC: A look at rising demand for asparagus
Asparagus volume in the U.S. rose 25 percent from 2020 to 2021, with nearly two-thirds coming from Mexico and almost...
Farewell, Garlic Festival
It must have been July 1983, or maybe â84. I went down to Californiaâs Gilroy Garlic Festival with a friend...
How to encourage a produce habit
American consumers are not in the habit of eating many fruits and vegetables. That has to change. âMost people donât...
A glimpse at grocery wages suggests room for increases
I find it disgustingly vulgar when business news run stories about the latest gargantuan CEO salary. But thatâs just me....
Trucking industry: a possible repeat of 2019?
No one has ever described my professionâthat of writer and editorâas lucrative, but it is relatively immune to severe shocks...
ProduceIQ: Market in havoc after border inspections
A calamitous week in fresh produce as the industry faces new supply chain challenges. Border restrictions in Texas, a fire...
Testing complete on robot strawberry harvester
The figure 25 percent surfaces in a couple of different but intimately related contexts. As I noted in a column...
The motive behind U.S. farm policy: inertia
For years it has been my custom to read The Economist regularly. I was particularly struck by an article in...
U.S.-Mexico potato dispute met with reserved optimism
To the usually harmonious trade relations among the nations of North America, potatoes have proved an unhappy exception. The U.S....
Russia-Ukraine war has effect on produce around the globe
We have all been appalled, and at times, distressed by watching events unfold in the Ukraine. The current situation between...
ProduceIQ: Easter demand encourages high market prices
Due to supply chain disruptions at the port of good fun, the Easter Bunny is running a bit behind schedule...
âBombshell investigationâ: FDA incompetence
So this happened over the weekend. Politico, a news agency covering Washingtonâs Capitol Hill, released a âbombshell investigationâ of what...
The six pillars of Divine Flavor
Unlike some of my colleagues, Iâm not at the annual meeting of the Canadian Produce Marketing Association (CPMA) BB #:153602...
E-grocery may have hit a max
Has e-grocery reached its max? This question occurs as one looks over the results of a recent survey by Brick...
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