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Prices for cauliflower around the nation ranged from $2.39 to $4.99 each on June 30, according to U.S. Marketing Services.

Although things weren’t all red, white and blue on PMG in the week leading up to the July Fourth holiday, seasonal favorites still stacked the top 20.

Check out the video for a roundup of the big topics in produce this week with editor-in-chief Tom Karst and retail editor Ashley Nickle.

Prices for strawberries around the nation ranged from 98 cents to $6.99 per 1-pound clamshell on June 23, according to U.S. Marketing Services.

Some mushrooms are missing, and it’s the labor shortage’s fault.

The PMG top 20 was stacked with summertime favorites in mid-June, with berries taking three of the top five spots.

Trevor Kenkel was 13 when the fish and frogs dying from nutrient pollution in his favorite creek by his Montana home motivated him to experiment with aquaponics.

Seen on Social: These are the produce-industry posts on social media that grabbed our attention the last week of June.

Rick Overholt was named vice president of grower sales, for the North American market at IFCO Systems, a global provider of reusable plastic containers for fresh-food packaging.

The 2021 North American Raspberry and Blackberry Conference was held virtually Feb. 23-25, but the next one is planned to be a hybrid of in-person and virtual activities.