It depends on the grocery store but it’s usually a wash unless it’s an ethnic grocery store that doesn’t try to maintain constant inventory. The major stores li

It depends on the grocery store but it’s usually a wash unless it’s an ethnic grocery store that doesn’t try to maintain constant inventory. The major stores like Vons, Safeway, Fredy Meyers, Publix, etc try to maintain the same fruit and vegetables in stock year round which is really expensive and requires a lot of infrastructure to move harvests from all over the world. Farmers markets and other stores try to focus more on seasonal produce that’s produced more locally so it can be cheaper and less energy intensive.