Topping the list of the 2024 Dirty Dozen are strawberries, spinach and kale.
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Topping the list of the 2024 Dirty Dozen are strawberries, spinach and kale.
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The organic produce market saw low dollar growth and declines in volumes, as price remains an obstacle for many consumers.
Read Article The organic berry category led overall dollar sales with $461 million for the quarter, representing a year-over-year increase of 6.9%, and organic broccoli saw the largest sales jump, up 14% from the same period last year.
Read Article With conventional produce outperforming organic produce in dollar growth, it appears price increases on conventional produce are being more easily absorbed by consumers than the higher prices in organics.
Read Article In the Organic Produce Network’s report, sales of onions grew 15.4%, cucumbers 11.3% and potatoes 10.7%.
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Florida orange growers are facing what’s forecast to be their smallest crop in nearly 90 years.
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The price gap between organic and conventional is the largest it has been in the past four years.
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For some marketers of organic produce, certification under USDA organic standards is the starting point. For others, it is the ending point.
Read Article According to the Organic Produce Network and Category Partners, inflation gave a lift to organic fresh produce dollar sales but pinched unit volume in the second quarter of 2022.
Read Article U.S. sales of organic fresh produce surpassed $9 billion for 2021, the first time the market has reached that mark, but didn’t match the double-digit gain from the previous year.
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Eight of the top ten organic produce categories showed increases in dollars and volume, while overall category sales topped $2.2 billion for the quarter.
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The top three categories with the largest sales increases were packaged salads (15.4%), berries (strawberries, blueberries and raspberries) at 12.2%, and apples (11.1%).
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To minimize your risk of pesticides, Consumer Reports has just released ratings on organic and non-organic fruits and vegetables.
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Organic fresh produce sales continue to grow at a very rapid rate, with bananas as the dominant category for volume growth.
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According to the April 2020 Organic Produce Performance Report, total organic fresh produce sales grew 18.4% in dollars and 20.5% in volume, versus the same time period last year.
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According to a report from the Organic Produce Network and Category Partners, total organic fresh produce sales for the first quarter were up 8%.
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A fungus called Pestalotiopsis has wiped out up to 1/3rd of some organic strawberry farms in Florida.
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According to a report from the Organic Produce Network, the top 10 categories drive 61% of dollars and 69% of volume.
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Focused on winning the U.S. grocery market, particularly in brick and mortar, Walmart is revamping its produce departments and will have segmented organic offerings.
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A recap of last week’s New England Organic Produce Conference in Massachusetts.
Read Article A 10-year veteran of Whole Foods spills the beans on the secrets of shopping in the produce section.
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In anticipation of OTA’s annual industry report, several growers and wholesalers are reporting continuing strong sales of organic, with berries seeing 21% growth at retail.
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At the first-ever Organic Grower Summit in California, it was standing-room only at the breakout session discussing cannabis.
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Matt Seeley, CEO of the Organic Produce Network, talked about market dynamics, opportunities and challenges in the organic produce sector.
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