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Produce demand surges in first of eight non-holiday weeks

Grocery sales have trended above 2019 levels since the second week of March. Gains during non-holiday weeks had been experiencing...

5 years ago 10 minute read

Fresh produce regains market share lost to canned and frozen

All 2020 holidays affected by the coronavirus pandemic have seen strong sales results, from Easter and Mother’s Day to Memorial...

5 years ago 12 minute read

Summer fruit needs a boost

As we’re anticipating the latest sales numbers from PMA’s Produce Marketing Watch Weekly report by Anne-Marie Roerink of 210 Analytics,...

5 years ago 4 minute read

Fruit sales plummet in non-holiday week ending June 28

The week ending June 28 was the week in between Father’s Day and the Fourth of July, which means everyday...

5 years ago 11 minute read

Father’s Day provides big boost for produce sales

The week ending June 21st was Father’s Day weekend and it resulted in a significant boost for fresh produce, both...

5 years ago 12 minute read

Vegetables again lead retail fresh produce sales growth

Editor’s Note: Click charts (below) to enlarge. While summer sales patterns are in full swing, demand for fresh, frozen and...

5 years ago 12 minute read

Three months in, fresh produce gains remain in double digits

The first week of June marks three full months of coronavirus-related shopping patterns. While restaurant competition for the food dollar...

5 years ago 11 minute read

Vegetables continue to drive retail sales

During the last week of May, restaurants in many states had started to reopen dine-in facilities with social distancing measures...

5 years ago 11 minute read

COVID-19 Grocery Trends Week 11: fresh produce sales up 14%

Memorial Day signals the traditional start of the summer grilling season, with meat and produce promotions typically dominating the front...

5 years ago 11 minute read

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...

5 years ago 11 minute read

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...

5 years ago 1 minute read

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...

5 years ago 13 minute read

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...

5 years ago 1 minute read

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....

5 years ago 14 minute read

Produce growth stays strong, up 17%

Two months into the COVID-19 pandemic, grocery patterns continue to evolve. Initially, trips were plentiful as consumers sought to stock...

5 years ago 14 minute read

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...

5 years ago 1 minute read

Produce sales jump in late April shopping surge

During the last full week of April, grocery shopping patterns remained vastly different. Since early March, food spending has been...

5 years ago 12 minute read

Is the freezer case a threat to the fresh produce department?

Pamela talks with Anne-Marie Roerink of 210 Analytics about what the latest IRI sales numbers tell us about how consumers...

5 years ago 11 minute read

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