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Sweet corn volume continues to struggle to reach levels of past seasons, but prices have stabilized as more areas produce the summer favorite.

The pandemic effect on the tomato market may be good for everyone involved. Volume is up, but with consumer demand much stronger than last year, prices are staying above last year’s levels.

A lighter cherry crop is leading to a stronger market not seen in several seasons.

SmartWash Solutions today announced the release of PPDL 2020, providing significant enhancements to Process Pro Data Live (PPDL), the online tool for produce processing plant managers to monitor real-time performance of their wash lines’ water chemistry and quickly locate potential problems to improve efficiency and food safety.

Potato prices are on the rise as the 2019-20 season runs out.

Blackberry prices are rising as the Mexican season gives way to U.S. domestic supplies.

Rising summer salad demand is strengthening romaine prices. Growers in Salinas and Santa Maria, CA, report good quality, and local deals in the Midwest, Canada and East Coast are starting to produce commercial quantities.

Lime volume has been higher and steadier from May through July than the previous two years, and that’s leading to a low, but stable F.O.B. market.

Kiwifruit volume and prices are returning to more normal levels after bad weather caused lighter supplies and a price spike.

When it comes to bananas, there’s a reason we use the word interchangeably with descriptions for insanity. It is nearly impossible to make sense of how this all continues to operate the way it does.