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Global berry market expects significant growth in next five years

NEW YORK – The global berries market will observe a significant growth between 2020 and 2025 with increasing consumer demand...

3 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Prices lackluster, unable to overcome cautious buyers

While New York City bathed in balmy 60-degree temps, Southwestern growing regions shivered in the low 30’s. If you thought...

3 years ago 5 minute read

PMA Takes on Tech top episodes in 2021

What a year for the produce industry and technology! What I love about this industry is the variety of people,...

3 years ago 6 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – December 17, 2021

Pamela and Greg look into the big mergers and acquisitions this week and the motivation behind Walmart’s and Kroger’s building...

3 years ago 1 minute read

On the value of a wife

The French philosopher René Guénon denounced the present era as “the reign of quantity”—a time when all values are merely...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Focus on fiber this holiday season

The Thanksgiving-to-New Year, six-week holiday time is known for tempting consumers to overeat and indulge in unhealthy food and drink,...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Vegetable sales improve at retail but inflation takes toll on volume

November 2021 picked up where October left off: grocery shopping and food consumption patterns remained in flux, especially as holiday...

3 years ago 13 minute read

Vertical farming and cost sustainability

Let’s see—where did the produce that is now in my house come from? The Lucy Glo apples are from Chelan...

3 years ago 5 minute read

A nation’s love affair with a soapy herb

“If you had a party at your house, cilantro would show up in a sexy little dress, she would bring...

3 years ago 4 minute read

GRAPHIC: High volatility in Eggplant market

Eggplant volume has been lower this fall than previous years, which is causing higher price fluctuations both at wholesale and...

3 years ago 1 minute read

In which I discover I love Lucy

While I was out running errands on Saturday afternoon, my wife called and asked me to pick some ice cream...

3 years ago 2 minute read

ProduceIQ: Western crops add magical ride East to their Christmas wish list

A few heavy volume commodities held big numbers this week, preventing an industry-wide collapse in prices. Supplier discipline kept the...

3 years ago 5 minute read

Red flags in job interviews

If you don’t have any hilarious job interview stories, you just haven’t been in the workforce. My favorite is that...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Beyond the packaging of the chasing arrows

I have one of these in my garage; no doubt you do too. Mine is a green bin with a...

3 years ago 4 minute read

U.S. exporters can learn from the UK-NZ free trade agreement

In October, the United Kingdom and New Zealand agreed in principle to sign a Free Trade Agreement between the two...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Mexican avocado market on edge of transformation

The avocado empire is extending its reach. Jalisco has become the second Mexican state (after Michoacán) to be licensed to...

3 years ago 3 minute read

Surveys don’t always lead to results

Some people are skeptical about UFOs, the afterlife, or the existence of God. Personally, I’m skeptical about surveys. It’s partly...

3 years ago 2 minute read

ProduceIQ: Mexican crossings drive market prices

After four weeks of descent, the ProduceIQ Index rebounded by +2 percent. Overall, produce prices tend to increase from the...

3 years ago 3 minute read

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