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Overall retail pricing for bananas in the U.S. has increased 2 cents per pound in 2020 compared to the year before, but that doesn’t tell the story of wild swings from week-to-week and from region to region.

As the domestic plum season hits its peak in Mid-July, retail volume is up with dollars flat. The latest retail scan data from IRI Worldwide shows plum volume up 14% in the week ending July 12, with dollars flat, up slightly at 0.7%.

Retail cauliflower sales have slowed compared to early in the pandemic, though sales continue to post double-digit year-over-year growth.

Celery buyers should continue to see normal conditions, as volume remains above last year’s, and prices have been steady since the start of summer.

Onions continue to prove resilient as buyers start to see more volume from the 2020-21 season.

Citrus exporters to the U.S. are finding a hot market this summer as retail demand has been explosive during the pandemic.

Having passed the Independence Day holiday, watermelon buyers should find plenty of local supply options.

The national carrot market shows higher volume and pricing than the previous two years. While those two things don’t usually go hand-in-hand, two factors may be leading unusual strength to the market.

Bell pepper prices are significantly higher than last year as the crop transitions from Mexico and desert areas to Central California.

Lemons continue to ride the citrus pandemic demand wave that is keeping strength in the wholesale market.