Opinion
U.S. East Coast congestion puts pressure on New York and Savannah terminals
Of the top ten U.S. East Coast Container terminals, four currently exhibit long waiting times, such as New York and Savannah, and six continue to function normally.
July 29 , 2022
IPM: Can better data finally reduce reliance on conventional pesticides?
Thomas Grandperrin of UAV-IQ Precision Agriculture speaks with Michael Gilbert, CEO of Semios, which has been building a set of solutions for farmers to implement in their IPM tool kit.
March 09 , 2022
Triumph in New York
Perishable Pundit Jim Prevor speaks about how the 2021 edition of the New York Produce Show and Conference that took place earlier this month was a huge success.
December 24 , 2021
California's water supplies "in trouble as climate change worsens natural dry spells"
A closer look at California’s water resources shows the challenge ahead and how climate change is putting the state’s water supply and agriculture at risk.
December 24 , 2021
Steve Barnard, Founder and CEO of Mission Produce: We now import more to Chile than we export
Since its founding in the early 1980s, Steve Barnard has transformed the organization into one of the world’s biggest and most recognizable avocado companies that has been a pioneering force, launching a variety of new products and ventures over recent years.
August 23 , 2021
Harvard study on produce and mortality: Five servings a day is key, but we need to quantify the benefits
Jim Prevor's Perishable Pundit interviews Harvard's Professor Walter Willett about a recent "big picture” study, involving more than 100,000 people, and offers some important conclusions.
July 09 , 2021
Summer Citrus from South Africa - a production and marketing update
Suhanra Conradie, CEO of Summer Citrus from South Africa, provides an update on how the export season to the U.S. market has been progressing this year.
August 24 , 2020
Resilient farming in avocado and citrus orchards
A California grower describes his way of farming which involves a set of practices that boosts yields in good years but also helps keep the trees healthy during drought or other stressful conditions.
May 29 , 2020
Opinion: Opportunities abound for international produce in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
John Giles Promar International gives an overview of the Saudi Arabian port city, a "melting pot" of international produce that imports from all around the world.
November 27 , 2019
Opinion: Chile and Peru - Similar but different?
The two horticultural industries share a number of features in common, but the background to the development of their export sectors has been very different.
September 09 , 2019
