Opinion
I was positioning the little American flag on my desk when Russ T. Blade peeked from behind Old Glory.
Is the celery market finally ready to settle down?
The country is graying, and that may prove challenging for the fresh produce industry.
How is the produce department similar to soda, to chips, to beer?
Old-time salespeople used to say it all the time, “Don’t sell ‘em the steak, sell ‘em the sizzle.”
I was thumbing through a copy of “The Packer, a Century of Produce,” published in 1993. It’s a rich collection of reflections, produce and people.
“There is nothing new under the sun,” the writer of Ecclesiastes says.
That cucumber shouldn’t be trashed; it is merely a senior citizen.
With this blog post, I have included a series of charts showing export sales of fresh fruit and vegetables to some of the biggest export destinations for U.S. producers.
The Washington apple market so far reflects the premium pricing of the Honeycrisp apple, as ever.
Several industry groups have provided input to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on the question of hours of service rules as they relate to definitions of agricultural commodities.
Farm labor floats to the top of all fresh produce concerns, and thus any report that takes a comprehensive look at the issue is worth exploring.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has published a new report showing agricultural exports by state.
Eighty percent of a produce supervisor’s time is typically spent with 20% of the produce managers.
Looking back at 2019, what stories have resonated with readers of The Packer the most?
Looking at the month-to-month news items that resonated with readers this year, today I will review the top stories in February.
More and more communities with few to no grocery stores are looking to require that small-box retailers such as dollar stores carry some fresh foods.
In previous posts in this space, I have reviewed top news items for each month on The Packer’s website. Find the rewind on traffic for January, February, and March.
We have been reviewing The Packer’s most-viewed stories throughout the year, and you can find links to all of the previous posts on this topic here.
With this post, we are halfway through the year in reviewing some of the top fruit and vegetable news, both for The Packer and for the consumer press.
The saying goes that when March comes in like a lion, it goes out like a lamb.
I wanted to gather some vital statistics on blueberries, and this space is a good way to illustrate trends in fresh blueberry imports, along with other stats of interest on the still-rising fruit.
Look at a visual comparison of U.S. grape imports in 2019, 2010 and 2000, and then the long-term import trends for international suppliers.
Here are some charts that speak to the volume of U.S. fruit and nut exports to China over the past five years.
It was ugly. It was all at once curious, sad, remarkable, shocking and sobering.
You probably saw the news that field hearings to consider protection measures for U.S. produce against fruit and vegetable imports have been postponed.
A peek at the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s daily market news highlight page usually doesn’t reveal too much.
About a week ago, the tidal wave that is the coronavirus began to upend the lives of every American.
Consumers who want a strong immune system are looking to fresh produce.