Tag: inflation

A government watch dog group says the massive expansion of the food stamp program under the Biden administration is a prime contributor to grocery inflation.

While the Circana (formerly IRI) sales numbers showed little to no response or improvement in volume sales across most departments, fresh produce was a powerful exception, according to Jonna Parker, Team Lead Fresh with Circana.

The federal government reports inflation is easing, but consumers say it’s much stronger than what the government reports. Who’s right, and how can the produce industry address this?

Inflation pressure continues to weaken, according to the latest government figures from the Labor Department

A new report by the market research firm Dunnhumby has received some attention recently. Particularly its figures indicating the percentage of households that have skipped or reduced a meal for financial reasons over the last 12 months.

Thirty-six percent of U.S. families have skipped meals due to financial reasons in the last year according to the fourth wave of the dunnhumby Consumer Trends Tracker (CTT) released today.

Shoppers are looking for deals as inflation increased across all food, including fresh produce, in June.

Inflation in the U.S. slowed in June to its lowest levels in more than two years.

Growing organic cherries isn’t a trend at Stemilt, it’s a commitment.

The Global Coalition of Fresh Produce today published the results of its survey conducted in the spring of 2023 to highlight the increasing costs of fruits and vegetable production around the world and their impacts on the whole produce industry and end consumers.