Produce industry headlines: December 1, 2025

Good afternoon! It’s Monday, December 1, 2025. Here’s what’s happening in fresh produce today.

As we pass Thanksgiving and enter December, we have stories on retail executive changes last month, viewpoints on USMCA renegotiations next summer, Florida fighting HLB, and more.

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Today’s Top Stories

6 grocery companies’ top executive changes in November

Executive shifts in November include Walmart, Instacart, Schnucks, and Dollar General.

US Produce industry speaks up: The potential impact of the upcoming USMCA agreement review

A review of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) is scheduled for July 2026. Read comments from some grower organizations about the trade deal.

PRO*ACT Crop Update: Desert production improves, berries tight, holiday pull winds down

Stability returns to the desert growing region with improving quality for leafy greens, but strawberry supplies should be light the first half of December.

How Florida Citrus is Fighting Back Against Greening Disease

University of Florida researchers work on both short-term and long-term ways to fight the disease that has cut citrus in the state by 95 percent in the last two decades.

Suspension of Systems Approach for Chilean grapes halts investments

Frutas de Chile supports USDA’s decision to appeal a court ruling that invalidated the “systems approach” for Chilean table grapes.

4 Ways to Minimize Produce Shrink

Retail columnist Armand Lobato gives the benefits of culling questionable produce on display.