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Weighing the balance of fresh vegetable trade - and more of the "100"
How do exports of U.S. fresh vegetables compare with imports?
Apr 18, 2019 by Tom Karst
No Packer jinx for celery
The urban legend of the Sports Illustrated cover jinx goes something to the effect that people or teams on the cover of the magazine subsequently experience bad luck.
Apr 17, 2019 by Tom Karst
Import share of fresh vegetables continues to climb
The latest numbers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show that the import share of the U.S. fresh vegetable supply continues to rise.
Apr 16, 2019 by Tom Karst
Closing the border is preposterous, but what if?
Of course, President Trump won't close the border. But what if he did?
Apr 02, 2019 by Tom Karst
Then and now: Reminiscences of a Packer Man - in 1923
A few years ago, Larry Danielson — a retired former employee of the Red Book (now Produce Market Guide) — mailed The Packer a slim 89-page paperback book.
Mar 28, 2019 by Tom Karst
Cooper: Tapping into primal desires and building a bigger sandbox
How much is food choice based on a logical thought process versus an instinctual, “primal” desire?
Mar 07, 2019 by Tom Karst
Eat produce, be happy
Instead of going out to lunch for that quarter-pounder bacon burger, why not just pick the salad bar?
Mar 05, 2019 by Tom Karst
Use of antibiotics as tool to fight citrus greening weighed
The Environmental Protection Agency is taking public comments until March 14 on its proposed decision to establish tolerances for the use of streptomycin in/on citrus fruit.
Mar 04, 2019 by Tom Karst
Border wall question lingers for Trump, country
The Packer’s newest poll question simply asks “How do you feel about President Trump’s plan to build a border wall at the U.S.- Mexican border?”
Feb 27, 2019 by Tom Karst
