Vegetables continue to outpace fruit as produce sales remain elevated

Vegetables continue to outpace fruit as produce sales remain elevated

For the week ending May 31, fresh fruit sales were up 8.6% compared to the same period in 2019, and fresh vegetable sales were up 18.8%, according to IRI.

Article Highlights:

“Fresh produce has grown in double-digits for 11 out of the last 12 weeks,”

“Vegetables had been outgrowing fruit for a few years, but that disparity got amplified amid the pandemic,”

 

Article by, Ashley Nickle, Produce Market Guide

 

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