Opinion
If you would like to see a graphic representation of the growth of U.S. imports of avocados, check out this chart.
The tomato market remains tight, though prices have decreased compared with earlier January levels.
Here are newly released statistics on 2019 imports of Mexican tomatoes. Stay tuned for more charts in this space.
One thing that irked me as a produce manager was when a clerk would say, “I’m going to take a break,” and their allotted 15 minutes dragged on and on.
It was only two days ago that I posed this question to the LinkedIn Fresh Produce Industry Discussion Group, but it already feels incredibly dated.
Here are a few charts that detail imports and exports by value and volume.
My wife attended yoga class this morning and one of the women said she was soaking fruits and vegetables in water and vinegar out of concern for the coronavirus spreading through food.
There is garlic and then there is everything else.
A look at the Google Trends for the week of April 14 to April 21 reveals some of the top questions in the search bar related to “restaurants” is, “When are restaurants going to reopen?”
Rarely has the produce industry less predictable than it is now.
My grandpa’s stories never grow old, but sometimes I suspect they might have grown taller over the years.
“I need to write an order.” To the clerks that hear this from their produce manager, it can sound so easy, so simple.
Can you believe that the government is taking public comments on the border wall?
Can Congress really take up immigration legislation so close to an election year? It seems doubtful, but if it is possible it may be that a targeted approach to H-2A reform would be the vehicle.
Here are a couple of charts showing fresh produce expenditures by generation and income.
Take this short quiz to find out which produce Halloween costume you are.
With frost damage in Idaho and flooding hampering potato harvest in North Dakota and the Red River Valley, the potato market could take buyers on a wild ride.
President Trump is great for the pollsters, sparking intense passions from his supporters and his opponents.
Who is the 21st-century eater and what does he/she want?
The produce world was saddened last week to learn of the passing of Frieda Rapaport Caplan, founder of Frieda’s Inc., Los Alamitos, Calif.
A good produce manager, like a shrewd chess player, must always be thinking several steps ahead when it comes to the long-term outlook.
There is no doubt the outbreak of the coronavirus disease, now called COVID-19, is having an impact on business activity around the globe.
Garlic and garlic water won’t cure or prevent COVID-19, but some people haven’t gotten the word yet.
One of the big supply chain questions related to the coronavirus COVID-19 outbreak is the effect of the crisis on demand for particular commodities.
Trying to find potatoes at the supermarket isn’t as tough as finding toilet paper, but spuds have been moving fast and furious during the early days of the lockdown with the COVID-19 outbreak.
As we delve ever deeper into the coronavirus COVID-19 situation, food distributors and retailers are discovering this pandemic may unfortunately be with us for at least the immediate future.
What kind of innovation is needed to feed x(number) billion people in Y(date)?
In the continuing market disruption related to the COVID-19, supermarkets are not running their typical amount of weekly promotions for fruits and vegetables.
Tonya Antle’s retail panel at the Organic Produce Summit had a lot of great content in less than 30 minutes. Not all of it fit into the coverage I had from the show.