analysis

It’s curious to think of what you remember a year later of a book you’ve read. Sometimes it’s only one...

It sounds like giving up, and I guess in a way it is. I refer to the Great Resignation—the huge...

The word, transitory, has been thrown around a lot lately in the media, most notably by the Chair of the...

“Milton Friedman was wrong.” The late economist and Nobel Laureate was renowned for (among other things) insisting that the only...

The supply and demand scale may have just tipped against growers and shippers. After an expensive fall season, fresh produce...

Blackcurrants are not exactly a staple item in the U.S., but one development in the crop, grown in the colder...

Your Thanksgiving table may present some of these figures. There’s Grandma. A timid, quiet soul, she prays the rosary three...

Like so many of us who enjoy a good nap after our Thanksgiving meal, produce markets tend to nod off...

“Give peas a chance,” urges the British newspaper The Guardian. They mean instead of avocados. An article dated November 1...

Lettuce is sometimes called a gambler’s crop. If so, it’s been on a roll. Currently, iceberg prices are at around...

The avocado is on a roll. (I will avoid whatever pun that might lead to.) Sitting at a dim sum...

In the slew of emails I get per day, there is usually an item or two about bacterial contamination of...

You may have things to be thankful for this year, but fresh produce buyers are struggling to count their blessings....

For something that affects so many Americans (i.e., everyone who eats fruit and vegetables), the California water situation is poorly...

Citrus demand has been rising during the pandemic, as consumers look for fruits and vegetables that have health benefits that...

Inflation. We think we know what it is. And we do. Sort of. A 5.4 percent inflation rate means that...

With more than 90 percent of lettuce sold in the U.S coming from California, it is important to understand how...

When I started out in agricultural journalism, I was afraid of asking dumb questions. I was afraid that they would...