Cancel OK

The 2024 forecast for the international fresh produce supply network

- Analysis
Sometimes the longer you look back, the clearer the future can seem. Several issues seem set to dominate the produce agenda in 2024.

Blinken, AMLO meet on immigration

- Analysis
“Significant,” “important” progress was made in discussions on immigration between Mexican president Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) and U.S. secretary of state Antony Blinken yesterday.

When vegetables get caught up in politics

- Analysis
“There’s only one thing men’s rights activists hate more than women, minorities, and using preferred pronouns, and that’s ingesting anything besides red meat,” writes The Onion. It “asked right-wing men why they refuse to eat vegetables, and this is what they said.”

The Produce Reporter Week in Review – December 28, 2023

- Analysis
Ahead of the new year, Pamela and Greg break down her top five trends for 2024, which ones will have staying power and which will disappear like a forgotten Tik Tok video.

Two pesticide reversals for EPA

- Analysis
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reversed course on chlorpyrifos, a pesticide used on a number of food and feed crops, including fruits and vegetables.

VIDEO: Reaching younger consumers, including in virtual worlds

- Produce with Pamela
Blue Book Retail Editor Pamela Riemenschneider talks with Anne-Marie Roerink of 210 Analytics about her recent What's New? study for the Southeast Produce Council.

ProduceIQ: Holiday prices burn bright for fresh produce

- Featured
We can’t guarantee 2023 will end on a high note, but we can predict it will be an expensive finale for produce buyers.

Catholic leaders address immigration issues

- Analysis
On December 21, the Center for Migration Studies of New York brought together some Catholic leaders for a Zoom conference on immigration.

Produce with Pamela’s 2024 Food Trends

- Featured
While my list usually isn’t as avant garde as some, I do try to pick based on what I’m seeing in the forward-thinking foodie chatter.

How prescription produce can revolutionize healthcare access

- Analysis
Prescription produce is on a mission to reshape healthcare by proactively addressing diseases through dietary management.