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Barrington, Ill. – January 18, 2022 – Conventional grocers reported a 6.8% drop in online grocery sales on a same-store...

It is increasingly likely that labor unrest will be one of the biggest issues, if not the biggest, of this...

(SEATTLE, Jan. 14, 2022) – PCC Community Markets BB #:164071, the largest community-owned food market in the U.S., today announced...

Broccoli volume was up from Mexico and California in the fourth quarter of 2021, but that didn’t cause prices to...

While the rest of the world is busy rediscovering The Kingdom of Tonga via satellite, fresh produce markets are having...

Here’s a guessing game: what percentage of calories consumed by Americans comes from ultraprocessed foods? It’s 57 percent, as of...

USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service released its Citrus January Forecast Jan. 12. All Oranges 44.5 Million Boxes The 2021-2022 Florida...

Increasing imports, particularly from Mexico, have been a source of complaint for U.S. cucumber growers. The default response is usually...

Persistent cold weather in the Arizona and California desert growing regions is slowing broccoli and cauliflower growth, limiting supplies and...

Concern about bacterial contamination of produce field crops has heavily emphasized runoff from nearby cattle operations. But of course, cattle...

My colleagues at producebluebook.com have often stressed that “plant-based” foods aren’t the same as fruits and vegetables and shouldn’t be...

Over 70% of U.S. households placed at least one online grocery order during 2021. Barrington, Ill. – January 11, 2022...

Everyone associates George Orwell with his nightmarish classic 1984, but he also wrote a lot about food. In 1945, for...

The four December weeks generated a minimum of $1.2 billion, with the holiday week being the biggest with sales of...

Ahh… The first week of the year. In a perfect world, Christmas lights have been packed neatly into plastic tubs,...

I knew this year would be different. From all the time I’ve gone to health clubs, I’m used to the...

WASHINGTON, Jan. 7, 2022 – U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack today announced an adjustment in school meal...

I feel the need to prove, if only to myself, that I am not entirely a retail curmudgeon. So I...