Retail Navigator columnist Peter Chapman points out that produce managers have insights about consumers and how produce flows from the back of store to front of store.
As fall harvest hits full stride, columnist Owen Roberts chronicles the labour shortage in North America, quoting the International Fresh Produce Association: import labour or import food.
OFVGA executive director Alison Robertson points out that the Grocery Code of Conduct, in its current form, does not address specific long-held grower concerns, such as providing reimbursement for truck waiting times or dropping various fees.
The Canadian Produce Marketing Association concluded its semi-annual board and committee meetings in late August in Kelowna, British Columbia. Its focus was on the produce industry solutions space.
The Canadian crop estimate is 20.7 million bushels, up 6.5 per cent from 2023.
