After remaining steady for the past two years, peach purchases climbed 11 percentage points in the past year. For the fourth consecutive year, the likelihood of purchase increased according to income, with consumers earning more than $100,000 annually comprising the group most likely to buy.
05/10/2012
The mild winter brought on an early start to the Carolina fruit deal, but supplies should last nearly the full season.
05/04/2012
Buyers could see Georgia’s blueberry, peach and watermelon deals starting earlier than normal this year.
05/02/2012
The Georgia peach industry has a new marketing campaign.
04/26/2012
Produce industry veteran Jim Gallagher has been named chief executive officer of Fruit Patch Sales Inc.
04/19/2012
REEDLEY, Calif. — California’s San Joaquin Valley stone fruit production is in transition.
SOUTH CAROLINA — Shipments (0-9-53) — Movement expected to increase. Trading early active, late moderate. Prices lower. Half-bushel cartons various yellow-flesh varieties: 2½-inch minimum mostly $20.65, 2 3/8-inch minimum mostly $14.65-15.65, 2¼-inch minimum $13.65-14.65, 2 1/8-inch minimum mostly $9.65. Primary varieties: caro red, flavorich and springprince.
CENTRAL GEORGIA — Shipments (0-7-26) — Movement expected to increase. Trading early active, late moderate. Prices lower. Half-bushel cartons various yellow-flesh varieties: 2½-inch minimum mostly $20.65, 2 3/8-inch minimum mostly $14.65-15.65, 2¼-inch minimum $13.65-14.65, 2 1/8-inch minimum mostly $9.65. Primary varieties: caro red, goldprince, sunbrite and springprince.
CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN SAN JOAQUIN DISTRICT, CALIF. — Shipments (0-0-15) — Movement expected to begin seasonally. Light shipments have been reported in the southern part of the state with harvesting to increase from the San Joaquin Valley. Supplies as of May 14 were in too few hands to establish market. F.o.b. was expected to begin around May 21. FIRST REPORT.
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