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SCOTTSDALE, AZ — The Produce for Better Health Foundation returned to Scottsdale after a three-year pandemic-induced hiatus for its annual Consumer Connection conference, drawing organization members and social media influencers to the Valley of the Sun, where a full slate of workshops and networking events were on the agenda.

Organics in an Era of Inflation and Changing Consumer Behavior will be the subject of the fourth educational session at the upcoming Organic Produce Summit 2022, featuring an exclusive sales analysis of organic fresh produce sales through the first half of 2022, and examining how consumer purchasing behavior is changing in a time of inflation.

The California Avocado Commission is extending its successful advertising campaign “the best avocados have California in them.” This season’s  ads feature visuals that point to the “CA” in the middle of the word “avocados," and audio and other ads that call out the play on words in their taglines. Consumer media is targeted to avocado shoppers in California and the West who are willing to pay more for premium brands and to avocado “super-users,” “mega-users” and “ultr...

After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID pandemic, members of New Jersey's agricultural industry recently came together to celebrate and honor some of their own. The New Jersey Agricultural Society held its annual gala Saturday, March 19, at The Boathouse at Mercer Lake in West Windsor, NJ, where the 2020 and 2022 awards were presented. (The 2020 gala was canceled the day before it was to be held, and no awards were presented in 2021.)

The year 1972 was noteworthy for many reasons. The Dallas Cowboys defeated the Miami Dolphins to win Super Bowl VI. The Oakland Athletics defeated the Cincinnati Reds in seven games to win the World Series. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 1,000 for the first time. Eugene Cernan was the last person to walk on the Moon. Dwayne (The Rock) Johnson was born, and former President Harry S. Truman died.

The Fresh Produce & Floral Council 2022 Apprentice Class held its first meeting at the 2022 FPFC Expo last week with the International Fresh Produce Association Career Pathways students.

New crop onions out of Texas have started and demand is fairly good. The market on medium yellow and white is higher with colossal slightly higher and others steady. Mexico is shipping through south Texas, and the market is slightly higher on a moderate demand. Vidalia sweet onion season has kicked off with good demand and a steady market. Organic Vidalia onions are also available in bags and bulk

Side Delights announced shifts in spending and occasion for potato purchases as shoppers continue to cook and celebrate at home. While restaurants and travel are making a return, eating out has become more expensive, and consumers have adapted to the pantry-to-plate trend created during the pandemic, spending more on produce, including potatoes.  

Church Brothers Farms is expanding its sales team as the company continues to grow its retail sales program.

Over the past two years, the produce sector has had its share of challenges that have also created signficant operating changes for retailers. This prompted partners to think creatively and push beyond the traditional operating environment that had driven the business through previous economic cycles.