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After bananas and apples, the perennial household favorites, tomatoes, typically go toe-to-toe with potatoes, carrots and onions jockeying for position in the shopping cart.

The crystal ball of historical data shows what could happen with organic and conventional produce prices, says Mike Mauti of Execulytics.

As a top-five fruit, shopkeepers should take great care when creating an orange offer.

The other day, someone asked me if I like to eat papayas, to which I responded, “What kind of papayas?”

Opportunities to push grape sales are best in the summer and fall. Because varieties are often finishing as others are starting, there are frequent opportunities with lower-cost fruit on the varieties that are finishing.

As you're getting plans in place now for how best to take advantage of cherries this summer, take a look at the historic pricing and sizing information reported by USDA to get a feel for what's ahead.

Have you ever walked into a negotiation and had no idea what a successful outcome would look like? It can quickly become an untenable situation.

“I’ll have to get back to you.”

You know your company well. In fact, many people might consider you an expert on the elements of your business that put you at the head of the pack in your corner of the industry.