We’ve all heard, you are what you eat, but apparently you are how you shop too. A recent survey looked at the generational habits of shoppers (The Why Behind the Buy—14th edition, Acosta, 2018, Food Technology, 3.18). Unsurprisingly it showed that younger shoppers are more likely to incorporate technology into their shopping, whether it be with digital […]
Archives for March 2018
Frozen Strawberry Inventory to February 28
The recent USDA Cold Storage Report numbers show that the inventory of frozen strawberry in 2018 is smaller in every category versus 2017 volume numbers. The inventory numbers should continue to decrease in the current month as well since the processing strawberry crop is behind in volume (see previous blog). The level of inventory should […]
California Processing Strawberry to March 24, 2018
The year to date processed strawberry volume in the state of California continues to be small even with recent weather events. Rain storms hit the strawberry growing areas last week, but the volume of fruit sent to processors (although larger than other weeks this year) was smaller than comparable events a few years ago. Many […]
California Strawberry – March 15, 2018
The Processing Strawberry Advisory Board of California held it’s annual price posting meeting today to establish a beginning date to post a field price and to review crop progress in the state. It was decided that April 9 this year will be the first date for price posting. Last season the date was nearly a […]
Peach, Plum and Nectarine – March 8, 2018
The growing areas around Fresno, California have seen significant cold weather over the past two weeks, but the affect on the stone fruit crops destined for fresh market seems to be minimal at this time. Bloom time continues currently in the central California area stone fruit orchards. The recent cold weather events that concerned many […]
