Fresh Produce Economics
The fresh produce industry is navigating an economic landscape increasingly focused on balancing rising operational expenses, such as labor and logistics, with the need to provide value to price-sensitive shoppers. These pressures are tightening profit margins across the supply chain, forcing a strategic shift toward operational efficiency and value-driven pricing to maintain market stability.
Rigid bank lending, prolonged market troughs and institutional capital force structural shifts across family-owned orchards and farm operations