analysis

Inflation having outsized role in retail produce department

The U.S. consumer price index increased +7.9% for the 12 months ending February 2022. This was the largest 12-month increase...

3 years ago 10 minute read

Inflation figures provoke skepticism

I’m having a little trouble believing the figures. Specifically, the current annual inflation rate, which is 7.9 percent over the...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Grocery becomes major online retail category

Online grocery shopping has become a major category for online sales, according to a recent report by Adobe Digital Insights. ...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Fertilizer prices: Another casualty of the Ukraine war

Even Russian oligarchs have a legitimate point here. Sanctioned Russian fertilizer and coal tycoon Andrey Melnichenko was quoted by Reuters...

3 years ago 3 minute read

ProduceIQ: Georgia freeze may cause production gap

On Sunday morning, Valdosta, Georgia, recorded 28-degree temps. The extent of damage to South Georgia and North Florida growing regions...

3 years ago 6 minute read

The war in Ukraine and Ecuadorean bananas

What does the war in Ukraine have to do with the price of bananas in Ecuador? It sounds like a...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Harvest mechanization has a long way to go

As practically everyone in the industry knows, there are strong pressures to hasten the mechanization of fruit and vegetable production....

3 years ago 4 minute read

Portrait of a family business

“I would sincerely like to thank you for showing me what it means to hold onto something too long,” writes...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Cybersecurity: A concern that won’t go away

An article in Industry Week asks whether the war in Ukraine will increase the number of Russian cyberattacks on American...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Researchers announce sequencing of potato genome

Most people imagine (correctly or not) that they are more complex than potatoes, but that isn’t entirely true, even for...

3 years ago 2 minute read

ProduceIQ: Lettuce prices soaring

If you are waiting for signs that the pandemic is over and produce life is returning to normal, look no...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Scientists grow spinach out of desert air

Once I visited the Hoh Rainforest in Washington state. It is one of the few temperate rainforests in the world....

3 years ago 3 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – March 4, 2022

Greg’s on location in Orlando at the Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Exposure event, and Pamela has commentary about Target and...

3 years ago 1 minute read

With ongoing drought, California fruit growers feel the vise tighten

The grim news about the California water situation led me to contact Ian LeMay, president of the California Fresh Fruit...

3 years ago 4 minute read

The door closes on chlorpyrifos—for now

February 28 marked the end of the legal use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos in the U.S. “Chlorpyrifos is an organophosphate...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Why you need a business continuity plan

When a disaster strikes your business, what are the steps you take to stay operational? How do you communicate with...

3 years ago 6 minute read

Why employees quit their managers

I thought this article from Buzzfeed would be amusing, but it wasn’t. It was extremely sad. It’s about things that...

3 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: War in Ukraine impacts fresh produce markets

Our prayers of support go out to the Ukrainian people as they defend against the unjust Russian invasion. If you’d...

3 years ago 6 minute read

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