Produce industry headlines: March 30, 2026

Good afternoon! It’s Monday, March 30, 2026. Here’s what’s happening in produce and grocery today.

Sweet corn prices rise as supply tightens. Raley’s names Mike Teel CEO. Spring vegetables like asparagus and radishes are on menus. Fast-food sales in Canada slip. Bland Farms kicks off Vidalia season. Florida watermelons arrive in limited volumes. Cookbooks continue to thrive.

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High pricing on tight corn supply 

Sweet corn is harder to come by this spring with multiple weather events across North America affecting supply levels and pricing.

Teel To Lead The Raley’s Companies Following Knopf’s Departure 

President and CEO Keith Knopf is departing after 11 years and will be replaced by Raley’s owner Mike Teel.

Food for Thought: When spring produce starts writing the menu

Whether you love to cook or just love to eat, seasonal vegetables like asparagus, sweet onions, and radishes are perfect for the menu.

The economy is sluggish. So why is fast food struggling?

Economic volatility is affecting fast-food sales in Canada, but this structural shift isn’t following past buying patterns.  

A new Vidalia season begins at Bland Farms

 As the upcoming packing date in April approaches, Bland Farms celebrates another new Vidalia season.

Florida watermelon season will kick off with limited volumes this week

April will bring the first of the season’s watermelon from Florida, with lower volume expected after this winter’s devastating freezes.

Why the cookbook endures

Like most other forms of print, many predicted the demise of cookbooks in favor of online recipes and demos—they were wrong!