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Minimum wages, blue and red
There is a huge discussion going on about polarization along political and cultural lines in the United States. One area...
A clean way to kill fungus and soft-bodied pests
As demand for sustainably grown produce increases, growers often face a dilemma. They may want to grow crops for this...
A rough climate for corporate mergers
The climate for corporate mergers isn’t looking too good right now. The supermarket retail chains Kroger BB #:100073 and Albertsons...
Launching the war against cravings
An article in The New York Times asks, “In the Ozempic age, has ‘craveable’ lost its selling power?” In short,...
Congressional letter reflects angst over AEWR
A letter sent to Congress on January 11 urging a freeze on increases in the adverse effect wage rate (AEWR)...
ProduceIQ: Cold weather doomsayers do not disappoint
We didn’t intend for last week’s headline to become a self-fulfilling prophecy. Let’s agree to blame El Nino, OK? Jack...
Washington attorney general to sue to block Kroger-Albertsons merger
Yet another installment of the drawn-out drama of the Kroger BB #:100073-Albertsons BB #:193326 merger comes with news that Bob...
The Oscars for retail grocery from dunnhumby
The fascination in the produce industry with rankings of grocery retailers resembles that of the general population with the Oscars....
Update on the farm bill
As the International Fresh Produce Association (IFPA) BB #:378962 launches a major campaign to preserve funding for the Special Supplemental...
Pollution increases heat-related farmworker danger
Official statistics greatly underreport heat-related deaths among farmworkers in California’s San Joaquin Valley, according to a study by Inside Climate...
Broccoli and the fourth Beatle
The products celebrities endorse and the products they actually use can be two quite different things. The 2021 film Being...
ProduceIQ: Cold weather freezes index prices at all-time high
Winter is making up for lost time. Back-to-back storms Ember and Finn brought wintery weather to most of the United...
Red Sea piracy hits produce too
Red Sea piracy has held the center of world attention in recent days, as Houthi rebels in Yemen have been...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – January 5, 2024
Pamela calls in from Bavaria, where she checks out the retail trends in Europe. News slows down around the holidays,...
Mixed forecast for fruits and nuts from USDA
The price index for fruit and tree nuts was up 9 percent from June 2023 and 11 percent from July...
Produce stars in Best Diet rankings
The classic line is always that the gyms will be packed in January as people start their New Year’s resolutions. ...
Groundwater regulation: The ins and outs
The New York Times article on water conservation in California’s Pajaro Valley, which I discussed in a previous column, is...
ProduceIQ: Wake up, sleeping giant
Although the rest of the world is so over 2023, we have a few more observations from the peanut gallery...
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