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The “flattening of the curve” in price inflation is a welcome change following the consistent, significant, year-over-year price increases the U.S. has experienced every month from January to July 2022, IRI says.

Retailers may need to be more flexible this fall season on the size, region and variety of potatoes they’re willing to accept from suppliers.

Focal Systems will help Piggly Wiggly Midwest digitize entire stores to automate and optimize ordering, inventory management, merchandising and in-store labor — which could improve the freshness of produce.

I find it telling how resistant people are to calling that big produce industry show in Orlando at the end of October anything other than PMA.

Avocados from Peru debuted its first Fighting Hunger with Nutrition Award at a celebration of its donation of 26,000 avocados to fight food insecurity.

Listen to this podcast episode, which answers the question: What does a traffic sign have to do with employee lunches?

Produce for Better Health focuses on influencers before and during IFPA’s show.

And with this company, the news expands from grocery retailers to public schools, cookbooks and a Middle Eastern research facility.

The USDA has imposed sanctions on three produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce they purchased and failing to pay reparation awards issued under PACA.

Consumers are adjusting purchases of food in response to inflation, according to the latest Rabobank North American Agribusiness Review.