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Strawberries retained the No. 1 spot on PMG the week of Feb. 1, but apples rose from No. 8 the previous week to take the No. 2 slot.

Aldi plans to open 100 more stores in 2021, focusing on California, Florida, Arizona and the Northeast.

For potatoes sold at retail, 2020 was a very good year.

Produce buyers as a rule tend to naturally run a lean inventory. Like in the stores, the thinking is, “Just enough inventory until the next delivery” — with enough safety stock on hand just in case.

Catch up quick on news of the week with The Packer’s editor-in-chief Tom Karst, retail editor Ashley Nickle and Northeast editor Amy Sowder on this latest episode of Packer Insight.

For home delivery, Baldor Specialty Foods, Bronx, N.Y., has created a Peak Season Box of fresh fruits and vegetables in their prime time.

Take this quick quiz to test your knowledge on fruit and vegetable promotions related to the Super bowl.

Now in its second year, the COVID-19 pandemic has given a boost to packaging sales, marketers agree.

Catch up on the news of the week, from the blueberry imports investigation decision to the Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention to a new organic report, in this latest episode of Packer Insight.

Why is it that we so closely associate Valentine’s Day with strawberries? I mean, sure, the fruit is sweet. It’s beautiful. It’s red. It’s more or less heart-shaped.