Tag: covid-19

What does that mean for impulse sales, particularly in fruit?

The USDA has posted the full list of suppliers who received contracts in its first Farmers to Families Food Box program.

Over the past 60 days, the Commission staff has visited nearly every strawberry farm currently operating in California, and provided on-site training, signage and informative materials to keep farm workers healthy, highlighting the Centers for Disease Control guidance on creating a safer work environment, and how to protect oneself through daily activities.

The WIC Benefit Flexibility During COVID-19 Act will give states the option to nearly quadruple the fruit and vegetable benefit for children, and triple the benefit for mothers.

Anne-Marie and I discussed the latest sales numbers from IRI, week ending April 26, which showed a 23% bump in fresh produce sales at retail.

Following a tough week that went up against the Easter 2019 sales bump, fresh produce gains jumped right back into the double-digits the final week of April. Fresh produce growth for the week of April 26 versus the comparable week in 2019 increased 22.9%.

The new funds include $50 million for potatoes, $35 million for strawberries, $25 million for orange juice, $20 million for tart cherries, $15 million for raisins, $10 million for sweet potatoes, and $5 million each for asparagus, prunes and pears.

Pamela talks with Anne-Marie Roerink of 210 Analytics about what the latest IRI sales numbers tell us about how consumers are shopping during the COVID-19 pandemic.