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Fresh fruit led August inflation jumps in food and beverage, says IRI
Fresh fruit led August inflation jumps in food and beverage, says IRI

Global data group, Information Resources, Inc. confirms food inflation persists in new report. Fresh fruit leads inflation increases in retail, with a monthly price jump of 5.3% in August.

Produce Crops
Driving apple sales through rising inflation
Driving apple sales through rising inflation

In this time of rising food inflation, Wenatchee, Wash.-based Stemilt says produce suppliers need to focus on how to drive apple sales at retail.

The Packer Staff
Fruit
The cool weather has kept strawberries on the plant longer, making them sweeter and bigger — some even as big as Dover, Fla.-based Parkesdale Farms grower Matt Parke's hand.
Southeast berries feel the cold weather, import competition

In early February, farmworkers started trickling into the parking lot from the strawberry field to take their lunch break at Parkesdale Farms, Dover, Fla.

Amy Sowder
Pricing
Marketscope — Fruit f.o.b.s as of July 6

This information, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service, shows week-by-week shipments and f.o.b.s for commodities from shipments for the fresh market.

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Marketscope — Fruit f.o.b.s as of July 6

This information, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service, shows week-by-week shipments and f.o.b.s for commodities from shipments for the fresh market.

USDA
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Marketscope — Fruit f.o.b.s as of June 1

This information, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service, shows week-by-week shipments and f.o.b.s for commodities from shipments for the fresh market.

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Marketscope — Fruit f.o.b.s as of May 18

This information, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service, shows week-by-week shipments and f.o.b.s for commodities from shipments for the fresh market.

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Marketscope — Fruit f.o.b.s as of May 11

This information, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service, shows week-by-week shipments and f.o.b.s for commodities from shipments for the fresh market.

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Tom Karst
Tom Karst
In-store merchandising versus online marketing is making of a rivalry

What’s the point of creating a breath-taking produce department when the produce is picked up by an Instacart shopper? 

Pricing
Marketscope: Fruit f.o.b.s as of March 16

This information, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service, shows week-by-week shipments and f.o.b.s for commodities from shipments for the fresh market.

USDA
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Marketscope: Fruit f.o.b.s as of March 9

This information, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service, shows week-by-week shipments and f.o.b.s for commodities from shipments for the fresh market.

USDA
Pricing
Marketscope: Fruit f.o.b.s as of March 11

This information, provided by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service, shows week-by-week shipments and f.o.b.s for commodities from shipments for the fresh market.

USDAAMS
Pricing
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Millions in financial assistance to fruit and vegetable growers

The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced it will provide millions of dollars in assistance to fruit and vegetable growers.

Brooke Park
Pricing
Tray pack apples on display at the Los Angeles Wholesale Produce Market
Marketscope: Fruit commodity f.o.b.s as of Feb. 26

Fruit commodity f.o.b.s as of Feb. 26

Daniel Vanderhorst