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I doubt there would be much argument that the best thing about 2020 is that it’s behind us. From my...

Sweeter fruits are at cyclical highs as Valentine’s Day nears. Though not a direct correlation with brix count, some causality...

Many thought the USDA’s Farmers to Families Food Box program would expire at the end of the year, or at...

Overall market prices are lower on most commodities. Both supply and demand are less than in recent years, causing prices...

Potentially the most important news to affect the produce industry this week is new labor legislation proposed by the Biden...

Amazon: it’s big, and it’s up-front. Hence the choice of the name, which begins with the letter A and is...

Editor’s note: This is a continuation of Richard Smoley’s column discussing Amazon and the dunnhumby Retailer Performance Index. Read more...

The winners and losers balance each other for a steady week. Far surpassing prior years, corn continues to soar at...

Seeing how 2021 is being billed as the year of the fruits and vegetables, it is only fitting that we...

Imported fruits and vegetables are an increasing presence in the United States, as anyone knows who has visited a produce...

We’ve seen big gains for produce prices to start 2021. Customers that didn’t build inventory going into the holidays now...

Overall prices are slightly higher three weeks in a row. Yet, values remain low compared to historical norms. Demand varies...

Like many sectors of the fruit and vegetable industry, blueberries have seen a considerable increase in imports in recent years....

The pandemic in 2020 disrupted retail and foodservice demand for lettuce, and that will affect plantings in 2021. A look...

In the Christmas edition of Week In Review, Pamela and Greg discuss upcoming avocado promotions, but no Super Bowl TV...

This time of the year, Americans should be preparing for Christmas and New Year parties, the first in homes and...

What’s the outlook on farm labor? In a recent interview, Philip L. Martin, a professor at the University of California...

The pessimists were right. Fears that the pandemic would dominate the holiday season have turned into reality. Christmas and New...