The Produce Reporter Week in Review – April 16, 2021

Greg thinks the USDA’s food box cancelation is political, Pamela thinks it’s because the program wasn’t doing enough. Is there a right answer?

We also discuss the first year-over-year comparisons from last March’s big retail sales surge. What good news can we find from the huge drop in comps?

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