Opinion
South Texas growers sounding water alarm
Mexico fails to uphold its agreement on river water rights, which has put South Texas growers in a perilous situation.
October 11 , 2023
Q&A: Agribusiness consultant Ramon Paz discusses Mexican avocado oversupply
"There is going to be more product than increased demand and that is going to cause prices to moderate a little more. So, the oversupply could drive prices down," Paz foresees.
August 30 , 2023
Western water on the precipice
Low water supplies in the Western United States have reached a desperate situation. As replenishing rain will not fall, civic and business leaders are stepping up to ease the situation as much as possible.
October 13 , 2022
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
