Fresh Talk
The United States Department of Agriculture plan to eliminate broad-based categorical eligibility in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program is drawing tons of comments and criticism.
Putting a finer point on government regulations or providing clarity on bureaucratic language is not easy to do.
Check out leading U.S. fresh produce imports for the last five years and longer-term charts of U.S. berry and avocado imports.
Fresh produce market prices have been quite variable in the weeks since the COVID-19 crisis began in March.
Two days into a week-long poll, industry operators are weighing in on the question “What is the top sustainability priority for your company?”
What is your top goal for sustainability?
Now that the USMCA has begun, what can we say about the North American Free Trade Agreement?
Churches, corporations, restaurants, schools, and practically every American institution have been challenged by the coronavirus.
Potato acreage will be lower this year but by how much?
With new crop harvest beginning and storage supplies dwindling, it is always a market-moving time for the apple crop in August.
The Food and Drug Administration’s proposed rule is called “Requirements for Additional Traceability Records for Certain Foods.”
The industry has yet to weigh in, but public comments are appearing on the Food and Drug Administration’s proposed rule on its designation of high-risk foods for tracing.
The Packer’s 125th-anniversary issue is soon coming, and in a series of blog posts, I have described the results of a survey we posted in conjunction with our editorial efforts for the publication.
The collective wisdom of the industry typically gets it right.
Produce shippers and receivers, cover your ears.
In anticipation of The Packer’s 125th-anniversary issue, we have enjoyed publishing past anniversary articles from the Century of Produce and also posted industry columns for the 125th-anniversary edition.
In a previous post, I showed charts of fresh fruit and vegetable exports to specific markets.
There continues to be a lot of conversation about driver detention times, and the U.S. Department of Transportation was still taking input on the issue until Sept. 9.
If you compare a thousand households to mine, I would wager my wife and I don’t waste food at nearly the “average” rate. We are a one-percenter in that way.
Beyond the painful toll on those who have been stricken, the tragedy is that the association between romaine lettuce and a foodborne outbreak linked to the E. coli pathogen has become predictable.
How much time do you spend slaving over a hot stove compared with inching through the fast-food drive-through lane for an extra value meal?
There is an old saying, “You can’t win for losing.”
The superhero cape continues to look good on fresh produce.
Relax. Newly updated figures show 2019 per capita statistics for fresh vegetables, and it is good news.
Retail ads for fresh produce are way down because of the COVID-19 pandemic.