retail
A Cut Above potatoes as a canvas for a craveable potato program
Basin Gold Cooperative, Pasco, Washington, and Sun-Glo of Idaho, Sugar City, Idaho, will represent Fresh Solutions Network at this week’s IFPA Foods... READ MORE »
Volume of potatoes sold in retail up from pre-pandemic level
Potato sales from January to December 2021 increased compared to the same period in 2019, before the pandemic, but could not keep up with consumers’... READ MORE »
Potato sales up in dollars, down in volume as prices rise
Higher prices at the grocery store and elsewhere are evident in the latest retail report on potato sales released by Potatoes USA. During the quart... READ MORE »
Recapping potato sales for a wild 2020-21 marketing year
The marketing year that ended in June 2021 was unlike any year the potato industry has ever experienced. Starting in July 2020, pandemic restrictions ... READ MORE »
Produce sales shift with inflation
September continued where August left off. The stellar 2020 performance for fresh produce was secured by better trip conversion and an increase in spe... READ MORE »
Retail potatoes show solid numbers for fiscal year end
From July 2020-June 2021, U.S. potato sales increased in dollars by 3% but declined slightly in volume by 0.3% compared to the previous July-June mark... READ MORE »
Spring retail sales of potatoes above pre-pandemic levels
While U.S. sales of potatoes in the retail sector declined 10.5% April to June from 2020, sales were still up from the pre-pandemic spring levels of 2... READ MORE »
After a year-plus of pandemic, potato gains in retail sector start to level off
After 15 months of pandemic-influenced buying habits, year-over-year numbers of potato sales in the retail sector are leveling off. According to fi... READ MORE »
Potato sales in retail sector see boon during pandemic year
Total potato sales at retail were at five-year record highs for both dollar and volume sales in 2020. Dollar sales increased by 16% compared to 201... READ MORE »
High sales of potatoes in retail sector continue
Record potato retail sales continued from October to December 2020, the second quarter of Potatoes USA’s marketing year 2021. All three months sa... READ MORE »
