Leading Eastern shippers outline expectations for crop availability, merchandising tactics, and regional supply advantages this season.

Experts say two foodborne illness outbreaks linked to fresh produce have exposed a weakness at the heart of North America’s food system.

Early reports from the field point to strong quality across both onion and potato crops with harvest expected to continue through October, says the Idaho Falls, Idaho-based grower-shipper.

With 300 truckloads of vegetables crossing the border daily, the executive director for the Ontario Greenhouse Vegetable Growers,outlines why protecting stable access to U.S. consumers supports affordable, year-round produce for Canadians.

While viral memes mock male shoppers for baffling grocery substitutions, Instacart platform metrics and national consumer data from The Packer’s Fresh Trends 2026 demonstrate that men are becoming discerning, quality-focused power buyers.

What began as a kids’ wagon stand has grown into a 70-acre sweet corn operation selling 1,300 dozen ears a weekend, now Newhard Farms in Pennsylvania is using precision ag to farm smarter as Lehigh Valley farmland disappears.