California date producers are expecting big crop in the United States

Published 2021년 9월 9일

Tridge summary

Despite facing challenges due to the pandemic, the California date industry is expecting a good harvest for the 2021-22 season. The industry primarily produces the Medjool and Deglet Nour dates, which are sold fresh and processed. Retail sampling, a key factor in sales, has been banned for most markets for the past 18 months but is now starting to return. The industry also faces challenges in exporting over half of its crop due to logistical issues caused by the pandemic. However, the smaller crop last year and the heavy load of this year's crop are seen as advantages. The sales price on dates is expected to remain steady from last year, but increases in costs along the supply chain may require a price adjustment in the future. Dates are a year-round staple and are particularly popular during Ramadan, Easter, Passover, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.

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Original content

Though they had a lot of cards stacked against them during the past 18 months because of the coronavirus, the California date industry reports a pretty good year and a strong indication that the 2021-22 season will be even better. You would be hard pressed to find an agricultural crop with more inherent challenges when operating under the pandemic conditions that it has faced since March of 2020 than dates — both fresh and processed. California primarily produces the Medjool date, which is mostly sold as a fresh offering in retail produce departments, and the Deglet Nour, which is touted for its use as an ingredient in many baked products, most notably the healthy snack bars that populate a wide swath of an aisle in most grocery stores. The fresh date is an impulse item that often relies on merchandising and sampling for increased sales. Retail sampling of product has been banned from most markets for basically the entire 18 months as it is just now coming back. Those popular ...

Source: Theproducenews