Fresh Talk
How can the produce supply chain have more surety, more resilience, more strength?
Is this finally the year for immigration reform for ag employers?
2019 per capita consumption figures for fresh fruit were released this week.
This era of COVID-19 uncertainty is getting old.
Statistics from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show the ebb and flow of retail and foodservice sales for the last 20 years.
Here is a quick look-in at fresh vegetable FOB and retail prices compared with both a month ago and a year ago.
How is the retail grocery business? Glad you asked.
I raise a salute to Bob Dole, the former U.S. Senator from Kansas who died Dec. 5 at 98 years old.
I had the honor of being on Farm Journal’s AgriTalk today with host Chip Flory.
More than 100,000 people have dropped comments in the Federal Register document that spells out the Biden administration’s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing: Emergency Temporary Standard.
No need to quibble; all fruits and vegetables should qualify for “healthy” labeling.
What is the most buzzworthy variety of fruit or vegetable that you have experienced/seen in the last year? What makes it special?
Should retail buyers or the USDA build in sustainability requirements in their contracts with suppliers?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention just reported another sad fact about obesity.
As the industry waits for the new “normal” in the world and in the fresh produce business, one can’t but help wonder about the soon-coming merger of the Produce Marketing Association and United Fresh.
The lack of in-person produce expos leaves marketers with one fewer tool in their toolbox.
The lack of an in-person Fresh Summit is a big loss for fresh produce marketers.
These are not the good old days. At least, let’s hope not.
Truck rates continue to push higher, U.S. Department of Agriculture statistics show.
This time of year, there are multiple versions of “top food trends” stories for 2022. And why not? The future is always a more alluring topic than the gritty present.
How can the U.S. Department of Agriculture advance racial justice, equity, and support for underserved communities?
What vegetable commodities are winning this year?
What are the headlines that you will remember from 2021?
What is the top question that organic produce marketers receive from consumers? That was a question The Packer asked in a recent survey of organic marketers.
What is the first thing you think about when you hear the words “International Fresh Produce Association?”
The stock market has been on a nice run, but generally speaking, companies that specialize in fresh produce have been laggards rather than leaders.
Food inflation has been bad, but is the worst of it over?
The climate change struggle is real. More than one in four who voted in a recent poll I posted in the LinkedIn Fresh Produce Industry Discussion Group said climate change is the biggest long-term problem growers face.
Inflation is resulting in higher dollar sales for fresh produce but lower volume moving through supermarkets.