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COVID-19 grocery shopping week 10: fresh produce sales up 16%
Two months after panic purchases drove the biggest sales weeks in the history of modern grocery retailing, coronavirus-related shopping patterns...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – May 22, 2020
Greg and Pamela discuss the roller coaster $40 million contract awarded to Ben Holtz of California Avocados Direct in the...
Do we trust farmers markets during COVID?
Pamela and Anne-Marie discuss COVID-19 retail sales for week 9, the week ending May 10. Fresh fruit and vegetable sales...
Bay Area companies partner in USDA food box program
PRESS RELEASE: South San Francisco – In this age of change, uncertainty and financial loss, two Bay Area companies have...
USDA pledges billions in direct assistance to farmers
PRESS RELEASE: (Washington, D.C., May 19, 2020) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced details of the Coronavirus Food...
U.S. specialty crop industry reacts to USDA direct payment plan
PRESS RELEASE: WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 19, 2020) – The leaders of a national coalition of organizations representing specialty crop producers...
PMA provides industry guidance on USDA direct payments for specialty crop producers
Newark, DE – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced that it will provide up to $2.1 billion in...
PMA, United issue letter to USDA offering food box assistance
The following letter was sent by the Produce Marketing Association and the United Fresh Produce Association following the USDA’s Farmers...
Fresh sales hold steady in week 9, up 17%
In the ninth week of coronavirus-related shopping, patterns continued to evolve. Between the typical Mother’s Day sales boost and shoppers...
Georgia-based T&T Produce plans 15,000 boxes a week through USDA program
RINGGOLD, GA (May 18, 2020) – U.S. Department of Agriculture Awards a $1.8 million contract to Chattanooga produce distributor, T&T...
The Produce Reporter Week in Review – May 15, 2020
Pamela and Greg discuss the controversial bid selection process in the USDA Farmers to Families Food Box program, and why...
Amazon turns Whole Foods stores dark in online grocery catch-up
When Amazon bought Whole Foods BB #:147784, I immediately thought Amazon would convert part of each of the 400+ Whole...
Online grocery jumped 5 years ahead
Data geeks who have been monitoring the growth of online grocery saw its popularity growing steadily, but not necessarily quickly....
USDA approves $1.2 billion in contracts for Farmers to Families Food Box Program
Here are the the contracts related to fresh produce and combination boxes valued above $10 million: Caribbean Produce Exchange $107,040,000...
California Strawberry Commission adds coronavirus safety guidance
PRESS RELEASE: WATSONVILLE, CA (May 6, 2020) – I Pick Safety is a new effort from the California Strawberry Commission...
How meat shortages are helping produce sales
Consumers are reacting to mainstream media reports of supply chain challenges in meat by panic-buying and stocking up, and fresh...
Bill introduced to drastically increase WIC fresh produce voucher value
PRESS RELEASE: WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 6, 2020) – United Fresh Produce Association BB #:145458 applauds the introduction of the WIC...
USDA announces additional food purchase plans
WASHINGTON, May 4, 2020 – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced details of $470 million in Section 32...
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