The Produce Reporter Week in Review – June 3, 2022

It is important to correct several falsehoods and misconceptions that have been touted by the Florida Tomato Exchange in various media.

As families prepare for fireworks, cookouts, and long weekends, the fresh produce supply chain is navigating its own kind of July fireworks.

The week started with a bang as C&S Wholesale Grocers and SpartanNash Company announced $1.77-billion merger plans.

Each person’s cookout meal is 3 cents lower than last year, and while that price is down from 2024, it is 19% higher than five years ago.

As the summer produce season hits its stride, the agricultural industry finds itself caught in a storm of compounding pressures.

President Trump's policies cause uncertainty, which is bad for business, but he delivered a new trade deal that should benefit U.S. growers.