Opinion
There is no Dow Jones Average for produce, unfortunately, but the quest to measure the market persists.
How much is food choice based on a logical thought process versus an instinctual, “primal” desire?
Instead of going out to lunch for that quarter-pounder bacon burger, why not just pick the salad bar?
The urban legend of the Sports Illustrated cover jinx goes something to the effect that people or teams on the cover of the magazine subsequently experience bad luck.
Consumer expenditures on fruit and vegetables took a jump in 2017, but not as much as the percentage hike in overall spending on food.
The importance of traditional stone fruit has slid in California over the past 20 years.
How do exports of U.S. fresh vegetables compare with imports?
How does the average shopper experience your brand on her phone? That question should be a guide for your marketing efforts in the coming years.
What single development changed the fresh produce industry the most in the past 25 years?
As summer is peak season for produce volume and sales, it is also peak season for shrink.
Have you taken the Hitchcock Farms produce quiz?
A simple inquiry — what has happened to fresh tomato shipments during the last decade, especially relative to Florida and Mexico?
Traveling to Austin, Texas, on our way to South by Southwest, we understood we were in for an experience unlike any other industry outing.
We have a two-year-old grandson, which is a column topic in itself.
What is the value of U.S. Department of Agriculture destination inspections for the produce industry?
How long will uncertainty continue related to the E. coli and romaine investigation?
Who thought, ten years ago, that consumers would buy garden hoses and paint online?
A reworked North American Free Trade Agreement with Mexico — or whatever name that President Trump wants to give the deal — is a positive sign for U.S. growers slammed by retaliatory tariffs.
I was visiting with my 30-something son last night and he was remarking about President Trump’s incredible energy. He also marveled at how Trump simplifies all the issues he deals with to black and white.
As consumers become increasingly distrustful on big tech companies, produce companies and organizations need to consider carefully how collection and use of consumer data affects trust and brand reputation.
LAS VEGAS — Retailers and consumer packaged goods companies have been making major investments to be relevant in the increasingly important online space, and new event Groceryshop showed how they are doing it.
Has there ever been a fresh produce item that has ascended per capita consumption levels as fast as the avocado?
I recently asked the public affairs office of the U.S. International Trade Administration about the status of the talks for a new tomato suspension agreement between Mexican tomato growers and the U.S.
A 21-page report from the Farm Foundation titled “How U.S. Agriculture Will Fare Under the USMCA and Retaliatory Tariffs” reveals a mixed message the farm economy.
Truck rates have sagged a bit as truckload capacity continues to build in the first weeks of 2019, according to a report from DAT Solutions.