Editorial: Spinach, Bridges and Reality
November 2, 2009By Stephanie Nall
Folks in the fresh fruit and vegetable business find themselves in a fairly unpopulated area these days: They are quite pleased with the idea of a new law regulating their industry.
Of course, they aren’t asking lawmakers to pile on just any new rules they can think of, but they do like the provision in House-passed […]
From Borscht to Bananas
November 2, 2009By Stephanie Nall
Many historians peg the end of the Cold War to the day in 1987 when President Reagan traveled to the Berlin Wall and demanded, “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall.” Most agricultural economists, however, say the Iron Curtain began its fall in the Kansas wheat fields of 1976.
The historic grain deal between the U.S. and […]
Ripe for the Picking
November 2, 2009By Peter Leach
For all the gloom and doom that container lines have been expressing about falling volumes, one segment of the trade has been holding up fairly well — the reefer trade. While it has never grown at the double-digit rates that led the liner companies to order far too many new container ships, the transport of […]
Read more >>2010 Forecast: Supply Imbalance
November 2, 2009By Stephanie Nall
While the reefer sector has avoided the catastrophic drop in business felt by container carriers handling “dry” cargoes, rates and volume for refrigerated shipments have dipped this year.
However, rates and volumes of refrigerated and frozen foods are expected to rebound in 2010. Tied to that growth is a shipper’s nightmare: Refrigerated containers are expected to […]
Reefer Ships Win Green Ribbon
November 2, 2009By Stephanie Nall
Specialized reefer vessels may be losing the battle to gain market share to the world’s container fleet, but last month the sector won a battle of the green.
Emissions of greenhouse gases per pound of produce carried on container ships are 27 percent higher than those emitted if cargo is transported on refrigerated breakbulk vessels, according […]
GAO Finds Gaps in Food Import Inspections
November 2, 2009By Stephanie Nall
Food import regulation in the U.S. is lacking, with large gaps that endanger public health, according to a new report from the congressional Government Accountability Office.
Because import inspection and enforcement duties are split among three agencies — Customs and Border Protection, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration — suspect […]
Cold Storage Space Grows 5 Percent
November 2, 2009By Stephanie Nall
The proof is in the numbers. Cold storage warehouse capacity for International Association of Refrigerated Warehouse members grew 5 percent in the last year, highlighting the resiliency of industries handling food products.
“The growth in our industry during a challenging economic downturn is a testament to the longevity and strength of this industry,” said Bill Hudson, […]
Briefs
November 2, 2009By Stephanie Nall
Produce Is a Big Deal
Bryan Silbermann, president and CEO of the Produce Marketing Association, says the industry he represents is a big deal to the United States, and he wants to make sure the general public and members of Congress realize it.
How big a deal? Silbermann says the production and sale of fresh fruits, […]
US Meat Exports Set to Sizzle
November 2, 2009By Stephanie Nall
Taiwan’s decision last month to remove virtually all restrictions on its imports of U.S. beef could be the best recipe for growth in global U.S. exports of meat.
U.S. beef exporters, combating a 4 percent decline in exports in the first eight months of the year, have been lobbying intensely for the lifting of Taiwanese […]
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