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California date growers are entering the 2025 harvest season with optimism, even as this year’s crop looks to be slightly lighter than last year. Kristy Kneiding, manager of the California Date Commission, said early signs point to excellent quality, but the overall volume is expected to be down. “We are estimating that volume will be down slightly from last year and are forecasting a tight market towards the end of the season,” she said. Cooler-than-normal weather in the Coachella Valley during August slowed ripening and pushed the harvest back a few weeks. A brief rain event raised concerns

Red River Valley potato growers in North Dakota and Minnesota are seeing a contrast in growing seasons, with rain helping this season’s red and yellow potatoes, a departure from the dry summer last year in the valley. Carissa Olsen, president and CEO of Buxton, ND-based NoKota Packers, said the hot and dry harvest last year didn’t seem to affect yields or size, but there were some quality issues. “We were able to work through those (quality issues) but definitely welcomed the rain during the 2025 growing season,” Olsen said. “Digging conditions and temperatures have been very good to start

It was another record month for online grocery sales, which totaled $11.2 billion in August. This is a nearly 14 percent year-over-year increase according to the latest Brick Meets Click Grocery Shopper Survey, sponsored by Mercatus. The strong growth was driven by YOY gains in household penetration, order frequency and average order values. Results by fulfillment method for August 2025 were mixed. Delivery, which drove most of the YOY growth, saw sales jump 30 percent compared to the prior year. Its robust performance was fueled by a strong expansion of its monthly active user (MAU) base and

Wilcox Fresh is optimistic about the upcoming Idaho potato season, with favorable weather conditions during the growing season this past summer setting the stage for a promising year.

Great Place To Work and Fortune magazine have ranked Wegmans Food Markets Inc. No. 1 on the 2025 Fortune Best Workplaces in Retail List. This is the 10th consecutive year that Wegmans has taken the top spot on the list. Publix was named to the list for the 12th consecutive year, ranking third for 2025. The award is based on analysis of survey responses from over 87,000 employees at Great Place To Work Certified companies in the retail industry.