The price of tomatoes rose more than 15% last month alone.
The latest data on producer prices from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed an almost 49% rise in the price of vegetables last month.
About a quarter of the 3.3% price increase recorded by this month’s producer price index was driven by a spike in wholesale prices for veggies.
The price of oranges, for example, has increased by 26% since 2019 due to rising labor costs, lingering supply chain issues, and climate change.
Some entrepreneurs think so.
Even as the number of farms in the U.S is decreasing, FFA is growing strong
Potato growers want the WIC program to include potatoes as an approved vegetable.
On the age-old question of how you get kids to eat broccoli, new research from Cornell University finds it's all about branding.
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