Latest Fresh Produce News & Insights

Inflation has wobbled, but it won’t fall down... Read More

Compared with lower earners, the wealthiest consumers report the most satisfaction with their diets, new survey data from Purdue University shows... Read More

​​​​​​​July consumer prices were 3.2% higher than a year ago, according to the Commerce Department’s Consumer Price Index... Read More

Save room in the shopping cart for more Washington apples... Read More

Stephanie Bazan, senior vice president of commercial strategy and execution for Avocados From Mexico, said in late July that Mexican volume was leaning heavily toward small fruit... Read More

The chain also noted a 3.2% gain in comparable store sales versus the same quarter a year ago... Read More

Food prices also are expected to continue to decelerate but not decline in 2024, according to a new USDA report... Read More

In the event of a recession, consumers say they would cut back most on steak, pork and dining out, a survey reports... Read More

The USDA has imposed sanctions on three produce businesses for failing to meet contractual obligations to the sellers of produce... Read More

Boosting optimism in the economy, June retail prices showed year-over-year inflation slowed to 3%... Read More

The final elimination of extra Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits nationwide in March cut U.S. food and beverage aid by $23 billion annually, data shows... Read More

The ​​​​​​​Soledad, Calif.-based company will debut five SKUs under the Josie’s Organics brand at the 2023 OPS in Monterey, Calif... Read More

Forty-four percent of consumers polled by The Packer's Fresh Trends 2023 said they were buying more locally grown produce than a year ago... Read More

Six in ten consumers (62%) polled by The Packer's Fresh Trends 2023 survey said they make a conscious effort to buy locally grown or regional produce... Read More

A new 57-page report from the USDA looks at concentration and competition in U.S. agribusiness, including food retailing... Read More

A majority of shoppers with a limited budget who were polled by Purdue University in May are shopping at dollar stores, even for food items... Read More

Overall year-over-year consumer inflation fell from 4.9% in April to 4% in May, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics... Read More

Adjusted for inflation, grocery store food and alcohol sales declined 2.3% in 2022 compared with 2021, according to a new Food Expenditure report from the USDA... Read More

The Packer's consumer survey sought responses on the motivations behind organic produce purchases, along with information on where consumers shop and how much of a premium buyers said they would be willing to pay... Read More

If price were no object, would consumers definitely eat more fresh organic produce? That's one of the questions addressed in The Packer’s Fresh Trends 2023, which surveyed shoppers about how they buy fresh produce... Read More

Most notably, the cuts would gut fruit and vegetable benefits by nearly 62%, the association said, substantially decreasing access to nutritious foods for almost 5 million women and kids enrolled in the WIC program... Read More

Fresh sales data shows cooling inflation and a slight increase in the volume of fresh produce purchases in April... Read More

Consumers living near dollar stores could fuel expanded grocery selection in those outlets, a new report says... Read More

On a year-over-year basis, the U.S. consumer inflation rate for all items cooled to 4.9% in April, down slightly from 5% in March, according to the latest Consumer Price Index report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics... Read More

“What can't berries do?” says Mike Mauti, managing partner with Canada-based Execulytics Consulting. Industry experts recently offered reasons for berries' sales growth and sustained consumer appeal... Read More