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The LGMA: A Progress Report

Last week marked the retirement of Scott Horsfall, the first CEO of the Leafy Greens Marketing Agreement, BB #:210653 created...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Foodservice Recovery Part 3: Lessons Learned

For the last year, the Produce Marketing Association BB #:153708 has met with a group of members weekly to discuss...

4 years ago 2 minute read

PMA-United’s big merger opportunity

The long anticipated merger between the United Fresh Produce Association BB #:145458 and Produce Marketing Association BB #:153708 hit on the...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Foodservice Recovery Part 2: Longterm Change

For the last year, the Produce Marketing Association BB #:153708 has met with a group of members weekly to discuss...

4 years ago 5 minute read

Feds turn off tap in San Joaquin Valley

Sometimes the news items that I find most staggering go almost unremarked in most quarters. The latest story that fell...

4 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Supply shortages drive prices higher

Prices are on the upswing, climbing another 7 percent on an industry-wide basis. Momentum continues to build as temperatures rise...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Dollar General makes smart produce bet

A few years ago, I noticed Dollar General was adding produce to its stores. At the time, the amount of...

4 years ago 3 minute read

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – March 26, 2021

Pamela checks in from Dallas at the Viva Fresh, the first in-person produce industry event in more than a year....

4 years ago 1 minute read

Spring has sprung

Spring has arrived in the Midwest. With it comes color in the form of daffodils and tulips, blue skies, and...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Connect with consumers during Farmworker Awareness Week

Those of us who work in agriculture know the essential role that farmworkers play in bringing fresh, healthy food to...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Produce eating trends present a confusing picture

Are Americans eating more fruits and vegetables, or less? Recent reports have given conflicting messages. On the one hand, a...

4 years ago 2 minute read

ProduceIQ: Growers succeed in lifting prices

Blueberries are this week’s winner, helping the ProduceIQ Index jump to the highest prices for a week #11. Overall, markets...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Getting bigger vs. getting better

In a recent press release by Progressive Produce BB #:113613, CEO Jim Leimkuhler, who is retiring at the end of...

4 years ago 2 minute read

Immigration reform no closer to reality

The U.S. House of Representatives expect to pass the Farm Modernization Workforce Act as soon as Thursday, March 18. The...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Inside the whale: Amazon Fresh and me

Maybe I just didn’t go with the right attitude. A couple of months ago, I wrote a column expressing skepticism...

4 years ago 6 minute read

Brexit: building trade access and market presence

After four years of Brexit talk, one might be forgiven for thinking that we have had enough of discussing the...

4 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: The coming of Spring thaws frozen demand

Following the cold, long days of winter, the coming of spring invites optimism for increased demand in fresh produce. Week...

4 years ago 3 minute read

A coming produce item: Fresh sea vegetables

Like everyone, I suppose, who has ever strolled along a beach on the California coast, I have been awed by...

4 years ago 4 minute read

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