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ProduceIQ: Cherry season coronated with royal prices

Don’t be alarmed. The inclusion of the seasonal cherry harvest explains virtually all the $0.22 increase to the overall industry...

4 years ago 4 minute read

The Big Playoff: Produce versus Flavoring

Soon you may walk into your favorite café and see that it offers curry Graham cracker coffee. Or how about...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Charting the restaurant recovery

We all know the foodservice industry is doing better but not nearly back to normal levels. A new dataset from...

4 years ago 1 minute read

ProduceIQ: Markets to the moon (and back)

Which is more volatile: fresh produce markets or the latest “hustle” cryptocurrency? Rising or falling 30 percent is just another...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Positive preaching powerlessness

“Meat is murder,” said British rock star Morrissey, a man not known for his subtlety. Although few people would agree...

4 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Prices leap to record highs as transitional gap widens

Although overall markets are down this week vs. last, prices hit record highs, $1.10/pound. The previous record, established in 2016,...

4 years ago 4 minute read

More food supply ignorance from Hollywood

A new study shows that American consumers want more local produce options than they have, and few know that the...

4 years ago 3 minute read

GRAPHIC: Strawberry prices strong for Mother’s Day

The following graphic was produced by Agtools Inc. BB #:355102 to show the price and volume situation for strawberries headed into Mother’s...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Stakeholder Debate: Beyond the Rhetoric

We all have the right to change our minds. Two years ago, I felt some enthusiasm when the Business Roundtable,...

4 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Markets bound on a faint breeze

Prices are exceptionally sensitive this year. With slightly less-than-ideal weather conditions, sellers have been able to double (and triple) prices....

4 years ago 5 minute read

Stemilt apple market analysis shows year-over-year sales drop in March 2021

March 2020 Retail Surge Shuffles Apple Performance But Summer Opportunities Abound WENATCHEE, Wash. – The most recent Stemilt Fast Facts:...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Retail success relies on execution

Jack Welch was one of the most notable CEOs of the 20th century. “Neutron Jack” led General Electric Company (GE)...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Trade war casualty: The apple industry

In recent years, the United States has been involved in trade wars, and, like other kinds, trade wars have casualties....

4 years ago 3 minute read

ProduceIQ: Blueberries blissful at peak, pending the inevitable decline

While optimists celebrated the return to normal during the virtual CPMA Fresh Week, pessimists braced for the dreaded “third wave”...

4 years ago 5 minute read

USDA confirms end to Trump food boxes

The Biden administration hinted that the Farmers to Families Food Box program may end, and USDA confirmed it. It was...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Cosmic Crisp and the ‘feel-like’ factor

Most foods are manufactured and therefore standardized products. If I try a new snack or energy drink and (as often...

4 years ago 5 minute read

ProduceIQ: Once again, Avocados fly close to the sun

The swing of Spring is well underway and much of the fresh produce industry is transitioning to new harvesting regions....

4 years ago 4 minute read

The force of Easter is powerful, rising markets

The theme for the Southeast Produce Council’s Southern Exposure event this week, “The rise of produce,” captures the current state...

4 years ago 4 minute read

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