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February and March are peak months for California and Mexico asparagus air exports. Ground zero for these movements is Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). Along with cherries and strawberries, asparagus is one of the top three perishable products based on tonnage exported each year by air from...

According to the Wall Street Journal, the price of produce is rising fast. Lettuce is projected to jump more that 30 percent in the coming months, avocados will rise 28 percent, and broccoli—22 percent. Why? The California drought, now in its third year, isn’t expected to break this year. The...

Remember when you could buy groceries for your family for less than $100? Now, you’re probably happy if you get out there for less than $200. Economists call it food inflation—you call it wallet-busting. We scoured the internet and put together a list of ways to save on groceries. If you have a...

We're charging ahead in the new year -- but let's not forget how the down European market and political uncertainty in the United States caused a considerable amount of hesitancy, if not downright fear, on Wall Street in 2013. Performance was erratic for much of last year, with the market...

Discount retailer Dollar General (NYSE: DG) has thrown its low-price hat into the grocery ring; by challenging the supermarkets and big-box retailers in the produce business. The Tennessee-based company opened its 11,000th store this past October. And, according to The Tampa Tribune, DG has...