Amelia Freidline

Pumpkins top the list on PMG

Fall is in full swing now, and seasonal favorite pumpkins took the top two spots on PMG the week of Oct. 12.

Oct 19, 2020 by Amelia Freidline #Produce Retail, #Newsflash, #PRODUCE RETAIL, #PRODUCE

Bringing up baby butternuts, and other experiments in squash

I love butternut squash — especially during the fall and winter when I want to eat cozy comfort foods but stay healthy at the same time.

Sep 18, 2020 by Amelia Freidline #Opinion, #Produce Retail, #Squash

Plums get lots of love on PMG

As the official start to autumn neared fall staples took more spots among the PMG top 20, but summer items and year-round favorites still held their own the week of Sept. 7.

Sep 16, 2020 by Amelia Freidline #Produce Retail, #Produce Crops, #Plums + Prunes, #Pumpkins, #Cucumbers, #Avocados, #Pears, #Newsflash

Fall favorites make a comeback on PMG

While peaches maintained their No. 1 spot on PMG the week of Aug. 24, the rest of the top 20 saw some shuffling as fall items rejoined the list.

Sep 01, 2020 by Amelia Freidline #Produce Retail, #Produce Crops, #Peaches, #Cucumbers, #Plums + Prunes, #Sweet Potatoes, #Okra, #Pumpkins, #Newsflash

Staple items see uptick in interest on PMG

Cucumbers took back the top spot on PMG the week of Aug. 10, knocking sweet onions to No. 2.

Aug 19, 2020 by Amelia Freidline #Produce Retail, #Produce Crops, #Cucumbers, #Onions, #Peppers Chili, #Peaches, #Plums + Prunes, #Newsflash

Onions beat out cucumbers on PMG

Sweet onions unseated cucumbers as No. 1 on PMG the week of Aug. 10, climbing from No. 10 the previous week, and bulb onions took No. 2.

Aug 12, 2020 by Amelia Freidline #Produce Retail, #Produce Crops, #Onions, #Cucumbers, #Peppers Chili, #Plums + Prunes, #Newsflash

Which Asian specialty is new to PMG's top 20?

Cucumbers held on to No. 1 on PMG the week of July 20, but yellow plums vaulted into the No. 2 spot, bumping beans to No. 3 and okra to No. 4.

Jul 29, 2020 by Amelia Freidline #Produce Retail, #Produce Crops, #Cucumbers, #Plums + Prunes, #Beans, #Greenbeans, #Okra, #FRUIT, #Newsflash

Citrus, lettuce see interest on PMG

Cucumbers, beans, okra and peaches held onto the top four spots on PMG the week of July 13, and yellow plums moved up two places to complete the top 5.