The Produce Reporter Week in Review – December 20, 2024

From Mexico to the Carolinas, bad weather is interrupting harvests and pushing prices up for sweet corn, bell peppers, squash, and tomatoes.

A look at what's in it for produce in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act and USDA’s National Farm Security Action Plan.

The ProduceIQ index is well below average for week #27 due to the historically low prices of heavily weighted commodities such as cherries.

It's an Independence Day special edition of Week in Review as retail analyst Pamela Riemenschneider joins via video.

Packaged food company Del Monte Foods Corporation, Walnut Creek, CA, began Chapter 11 proceedings in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court.

Blue Book Services has noticed an uptick in impersonation fraud in the produce industry and warns members to be alert.