Flavor and innovation were inextricably linked at this year’s Canadian Produce Marketing Association Conference and Trade Show in Vancouver, British Columbia, April 23-25.
In order to save consumers money and maintain loyalty, major grocery retail brands have been making more of an effort to offer diversified incentive programs.
As labor negotiations continue between the railroads and unions, laborers voted to go on strike Monday unless President Biden intervenes. A potential strike would put additional strain on the fragile U.S. rail system.
Gen Z households are struggling more to put food on the table compared to those of Millennials, Gen X and Boomers. Thirty percent report seeking groceries from a food pantry, church or other charity in the last 30 days.
Consumers are increasingly concerned about the impact of inflation on their grocery bill, particularly in the produce department, finds the June edition of the IRI monthly survey of primary shoppers.
Higher labor costs are squeezing fruit and vegetable growers and forcing them to respond by automating, borrowing foreign labor or moving production out of the U.S.
The USDA announced that Kay Lookash Produce satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $21,300 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving an unpaid produce transaction.
The USDA has announced that Sunrise Produce Inc. satisfied a reparation order in the amount of $13,414 issued under the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act (PACA) involving unpaid produce transactions.
The CPI, an inflation gauge measuring what consumers pay for goods and services, rose 1.3% from May to June. Prices were up across the economy, with gasoline far outpacing other categories, up 11.2%.
The Yuma, Ariz., based date broker, grower and wholesaler's Sweet and Salty Almond Mini Medjools won Good Housekeeping Healthy Snack Award for "Best Dates".
Hass avocado sales kicked off 2022 with four-year record highs through key holidays in the first quarter, including the Super Bowl, Valentine’s Day and St. Patrick’s Day.
National and state agricultural leaders joined Republican members of Congress on July 11 to call on Congress to pass bipartisan workforce solutions to address the farm labor shortage.
Digital trading platform Consentio has added sustainability data enabling buyers and sellers to initially view carbon dioxide and water consumption data when trading produce, according to a news release.
According to the USDA, 2020 farming activities in the U.S. made up 11.2 percent, or 670 of 5,981 million metrics tons, of the U.S.’s total carbon contribution.
President Biden and Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador are meeting Tuesday as both face a surge in migration. They are expected to announce multiyear, joint projects to modernize border infrastructure.
Infuriating price increases are the topic of the day, and but like the 80’s, rising inflation is driven largely by energy and the price of oil. It's now less about the supply of oil, and more about refining capacity.
The Leamington, Ontario-based greenhouse grower has begun construction of a new 40-acre high-tech, fully lit facility as well as a 210,000-square-foot centralized distribution center.
U.S. Labor Secretary Marty Walsh remained optimistic about contract negotiations between workers and shipping companies for some of the country’s most important ports, even as talks extend past a previous deadline.
The International Fresh Produce Association’s Foodservice Conference will have the highest buyer participation in 42 years, with over 800 buyers, according to a news release.
Organic Produce Network's 2022 Organic Produce Summit is scheduled for July 13-14. Here are just a few of the exhibitors featuring something new this year.
President Biden says he has not made a decision yet on whether to lift some of the $370 billion of tariffs imposed on Chinese imports by the Trump Administration.
The USDA has imposed sanctions on five produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under PACA.
The Oxnard, Calif.-based company has launched Fair Earth Farms, a new line of six organic salad kits and blends packaged in plant-based, fully compostable bags.
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation in July that will invest $1.2 billion over three years to fund projects that will bring additional water to the state to secure Arizona’s water future.
Philadelphia-based AgroFresh Solutions, Inc. has announced the expansion of its SmartFresh Inbox in California with the California Department of Pesticide Regulation’s approval for a range of new crops.
NEW YORK — A helmeted e-bike rider with a black backpack full of groceries bolted from a building’s double doors on a Thursday morning on the Lower East Side.
To celebrate its 90th anniversary, the Chandler, Ariz.-based supermarket chain will try to break a Guinness World Records title, hold a Community Choice Charity Challenge, host grocery gift-card giveaways and more.
Following a failed vote in 2020, a producer vote on the future of the South Texas onion marketing order will occur from Sept. 1 to Oct. 3, the USDA reports.
The Oxnard, Calif.-based avocado grower, handler and distributer has announced the start of its Colombian Hass avocado season with supply available now through late spring of 2023.
The USDA Agricultural Marketing Service announced it has signed a cooperative agreement with Washington state under the Local Food Purchase Assistance Cooperative Agreement Program.