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OPN Connect Newsletter 265

Organic Sales Up 4% in Q1, OPS Ed Session on Inflation and Consumer Buying, Lotus Sustainables' Bags, Brussels Sprouts, Market News, and More...

April 21, 2022
April 21, 2022

Founded by Farzan and Jennifer Dehmoubed, Lotus Sustainables offers reusable produce bags, which have eliminated literally billions of plastic bags from landfills around the world and turned a retailer expense into a sales opportunity. In the past 18 months, Lotus Sustainables has grown its distribution of Lotus Produce Bags from 5,000 stores to more than 18,000.

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April 21, 2022

“Organics in an Era of Inflation and Changing Consumer Behavior” will be the subject of an upcoming Organic Produce Summit 2022 ed session featuring Walmart's Vice President of Global Produce Sourcing, Richard Gonzales, and Category Partners' CEO, Tom Barnes. The pair will give an exclusive analysis of organic fresh produce sales through the first half of this year and examine how consumer purchasing behavior is changing in a time of inflation.

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April 21, 2022

Total organic fresh produce sales for the first quarter of 2022 increased by 4 percent from the same period last year, topping $2.3 billion, according to the Q1 2022 Organic Produce Performance Report released exclusively by Organic Produce Network and Category Partners.

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Happy Dirt 2 March 2024

April 21, 2022

It’s spring, which means it is more difficult to grow organic brussels sprouts, so supplies decline and FOB prices tend to rise.

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April 21, 2022

1. Bayer Organic Vegetable Seeds Portfolio Now Active

2. Google Meets Agriculture at Go Green Agriculture 

3. Pacific Trellis Fruit Looks Toward Growth for the Mexican Grape Season

4. Sprouts Announces First-Ever Sustainability Vendor Summit

5. Rooftop Farm Opens on Staten Island to Help Absorb Rainwater, Provide Fresh Produce

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