Snacks have become an eating occasion solution all their own for busy, on-the-go consumers across multiple generations. Americans claim to be eating an average of 2.5 snacks a day. Sure, some of those are meal replacements, but in other cases, people are just downsizing traditional meals and eating more frequent, smaller meals throughout the day. […]
Archives for February 2019
U.S. Apple Crop Update 2018-2019
The U.S. Apple Association announced Fresh and Processing holdings as of February 1, 2019. U.S. fresh-market apple holdings of 78.9 million bushels on February 1, 2019, are 12 percent less than the February 1, 2018 holdings of 90.0 million bushels, and 7 percent less than the five-year average of 84.6 million bushels. Total processing apple holdings as of February 1, […]
California Tree Fruit February 12, 2019
The earliest tree fruit varieties are currently out in bloom in the Fresno area in California. The recent cold and wet weather in California had been preceded by warmer weather that started the tree fruit crops blooming. Cold night temperatures and wet stormy weather expected now through most of the month of February may have […]
California Strawberry 2016-2018 Production
California strawberry growers produced more pounds of fruit on 2,000 less acres in 2018 versus 2017. Fresh market pounds were up significantly in 2018. The only category to run short was juice grade. The freezer and juice grade categories came in close to the previous year which allowed for the excess inventory in the industry […]
Cold Storage Holdings of Strawberry
The last published USDA Cold Storage Report for the end of November shows a decline in total cold storage holdings of strawberries for 2018 versus 2017. The end of December report has been delayed, but it should also show a much lower inventory when it is published later this month. The currently low inventory position […]
