Good afternoon! It’s Thursday, June 4, 2026. Here’s what’s happening in produce and grocery today.
Links today include Amazon’s Arizona grocery deal, food execs on c-store food, grocers responding to GLP-1 customers, Ahold’s supplier summit, Mexican lime shortage, and more.
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Amazon Expands 3rd-Party Grocery Network With Bashas’ in Arizona
Customers can now shop from among 15,000 Bashas’ grocery items on Amazon.com and the Amazon shopping app, including fresh produce.
How 3 major food and beverage execs view the state of c-stores
At a forum, the leaders showed optimism for the food innovation at convenience retail.
How grocers are catering to GLP-1 users
Retailers are adjusting their health and wellness offerings to respond to the rise of GLP-1 weight-loss medications.
Shipt launches one-click grocery bundles
The Target-owned grocery delivery company rolls out weekly food bundles timed with World Cup viewing events.
Ahold Delhaize USA Hosts First Supplier Summit, Donates 500K Meals
The event focused on driving shared growth, appealing to omnichannel customers, and supplying more local food.
This spring, the Mexican lime supply was limited due to weather issues, opening the door to other regions.
North American ag industry pushes for USMCA renewal
Nearly 160 food and agriculture groups from the U.S., Canada, and Mexico call on their governments to renew and improve the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement.
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USDA restricts seven PACA violators June 4, 2026
These sanctions include suspending the businesses’ PACA licenses and barring the principal operators from engaging in PACA-licensed business.
USDA cites Florida firm for PACA violations
The company failed to pay two produce sellers $152,035 for produce that it purchased, from January 2024 to April 2024.
South Carolina grower-shipper barred from industry over alleged PACA violations
The company failed to pay 14 produce sellers in the amount of $816,750 for produce that it purchased from July 2023 to February 2025.
NatureSweet celebrates America’s 250th with cherry tomato packaging
NatureSweet honors America’s 250th anniversary with its limited-time-only NatureSweet America’s 250 pack of tomatoes grown in the USA.
Tight supplies to keep avocado prices elevated through June
Mexico’s main avocado crop is tightening, and growers are delaying harvests to prolong the season until the Loca season begins in July.
CMI Orchards starts Northwest cherry season with fresh branding
Cherry season is shaping up to be one to celebrate, and CMI Orchards offers a lineup of programs designed to make summer shine.
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