Opinion
Are we already in the “new normal”?
Just how vulnerable is our food supply?
I was talking with an East Coast distributor the other day who mentioned that fruit buying patterns have been unusually hard to anticipate.
Just how influential is the Environmental Working Group’s Dirty Dozen list?
We are all looking ahead, sometimes finding it more fruitful to think about the road ahead than the path we are on.
The point of reference for so many things in life is the historical record.
I visited in late August with Matt Angell about California San Joaquin Valley water issues.
The relationship between grower prices and retail prices is always a point of interest, perhaps more for growers than retailers.
Don’t you wish you could put everything you need in a snack – convenience, flavor, and health – into one easy package? Well, now you don’t have to thanks to my friends at Sunsweet®.
Grocery stores have nearly had a captive market during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the statistics reflect that observation.
I take issue with the term “clean” in the trendy Clean Eating movement.
Fresh produce has been winning the war for the pocketbook, but will it continue?
Public comments are due June 1 to the 2020 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee, and procrastinators are peppering the committee with plenty of last-minute directions about what they should do next.
Blame it on the coronavirus.
Are the U.S. and China headed for a “cold war”?
If you read the headline and shuddered a little inside, you’re not alone.
U.S. shipping point prices for fruits and vegetables have been more up than down since the start of COVID-19 lockdown measures in early March.
Yes, it is 500 plus pages, but consider the ambition of the title.
How much productivity is being lost on American farms because of COVID-19?
The demand for citrus has not disappointed in the post-COVID-19 pandemic era, but the supply side has lagged a bit.
At the Fresh Produce Industry Discussion Group on LinkedIn, I offered a poll question that states, “As a produce professional, what is your biggest worry?”
The “Report on Seasonal and Perishable Products in U.S. Commerce” was released yesterday, and it packs a wallop.
Canada’s produce sector felt the brunt of COVID-19 early, and a report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service puts the ongoing experience into words.
Sports teams aren’t the only ones with labor caps.
What produce commodity has seen the biggest demand bump during the C0VID-19 pandemic?
The import share of U.S. domestic fresh fruit disappearance declined slightly in 2019, according to the latest numbers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The power of produce merchandising is one of those things that’s easier to show than to tell, which is why we love to feature display photos that managers and merchandisers submit for our Produce Artist Award Series.