Search - The Packer

Thirteen percent of consumers surveyed by The Packer’s Organic Fresh Trends 2023 said they shopped exclusively for organic avocados, down slightly from 16% in 2021.

Legislation has been introduced in Congress that supporters say will begin shifting the U.S. economy away from dependence on certain single-use plastics.

Discovered in Europe in 1999, the bright yellow apples are a cross between a golden delicious apple and a topaz apple.

Is inflation killing online grocery shopping?

Set to take place April 25-27 in Toronto, the upcoming annual event will be held at the Metro Toronto Convention Centre and will feature over 600 exhibit spaces with more than 300 companies from around the world.

Results from the survey revealed that more consumers made it their intention to shop exclusively organic when they purchase artichokes, compared with the previous two years.

NEW YORK — The aisles at the New York Produce Show Dec. 1 were packed with pedestrian traffic jams in some spots, but not at pre-pandemic cramped levels mirroring the city sidewalks during rush hour.

The USDA reports farmworker wage trends from the last year, highlighting statistics that will inform H-2A wage changes for 2023.

Retail produce departments are much different than those of yesteryear, but some key elements haven’t changed, says columnist Armand Lobato.