Features
Finance
Investors are pouring money into the farming sector. The consequences extend far beyond the balance sheet.
By Tom Azzopardi
Food Culture
After booming through the 2010s, these local food hubs are looking for new shoppers, new farmers and a new role.
By Tom Azzopardi
Market Trends
After winning shopper curiosity and investor attention, the category now faces the harder task of turning trial into a lasting grocery habit.
By Amy Sowder
Product Snapshot
The category is already trusted by shoppers; suppliers now see growth in making the category easier to use and harder to overlook.
By Rachel Morgan
Regulation
A new EU framework for plant breeding will narrow the regulatory gap with the U.S., giving fresh produce breeders more room to develop climate-resilient crops and consumer-friendly traits.
Steve Maxwell
Economics
The new H-2A wage formula gives labor-intensive farms some relief, but it does little to solve the deeper labor shortage behind America’s rising farm wages.
Bobby Samuels
Expanded global sourcing, innovative flavor profiles, and growing consumer demand for healthy, convenient snacks are fueling a resurgence in the table grape category.
By Rachel Morgan
Feature
As the FDA grants a 30-month extension, produce firms face the daunting task of aligning complex global supply chains with the new Food Safety Modernization Act requirements.
by Doug Ohlemeier
Industry Chronicles
How a British PR maverick, a French salad and an ad hoc American Kale Association helped turn a Pizza Hut garnish into a produce phenomenon.
by Amy Sowder
Trucking
Carrier consolidation, aging fleets, and structural labor shortages are reshaping how fresh produce moves, and where risk now sits in the supply chain.