date:Jul 01, 2013
nd citrus, apples, specialty fruits and melons each experienced double-digit increases that generally correspond with higher retail prices. Also, half of the top 10 vegetable categories increased both dollar and volume sales compared to the same quarter last year, with nine of the categories showing increased dollar sales regardless of modest retail price increases. Value-added fruits increased dollar and volume sales by 10.7% and 2.9%, respectively, while fresh-cut fruit dominated with 81.5% of