Organic Cranberries

Organic Cranberries

Organic Cranberries

Commodity Overview

Organic cranberries make up a small percentage of total organic sales, but sales are climbing. Average prices for organic cranberries are about twice conventional. Make organic cranberries a part of your organic produce mix, especially around the winter holidays.

PLUs

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Retail Price Data is based on USDA Specialty Crops Market News surveys. Data collection ends on the report date and encompasses ad pricing good from the Saturday before the report release date through the following Friday. Weekly data - from over 400 retailers, comprising more than 30,000 individual stores with online weekly advertised features - covers over 250 produce items. Registered (logged-in) users, can access weekly reports and additional market information.
USDA Specialty Crops Market News publishes FOB and Movement data on a daily and weekly basis. Pricing and volume information is aggregated by commodity and published weekly, subject to any source-data adjustments. Commodity data is further processed based on origin (domestic vs imports) and type (regular vs. organic). Registered (logged-in) users, can access weekly reports and additional market information.

Sales Strategies

Promote organic cranberries heavily during the winter holidays. Cross-promote them with organic turkey, organic stuffing ingredients and organic baking goods.

The window for organic cranberry sales is short, so make good use of it. Start promoting them as soon as they are available in the fall and ramp up promotions through November and December. Promote them in January as a healthy way to start the year.

Dynamic Displays

Nearly all cranberries are sold packaged so they are a good option to display next to their conventional counterparts as cross-contamination is easy to avoid. Keep all cranberries refrigerated and dry as wet, warm cranberries spoil quickly.

Use organic cranberries as the centerpiece of an organic vegetable display around the holidays. Add other typical organic holiday foods, such as sweet potatoes and green beans to make the display a one-stop organic shop for holiday shoppers.

Offer recipes and preparation tips for cranberries. Remind consumers that they can be used in relishes and baked goods as well as be served as a side dish.

In the Backroom

Shipping
Organic cranberries are most often shipped in cartons of 12 7.5-ounce bags.

Grades
for commonly cultivated varieties
U.S. No. 1
Packages stamped U.S. No. 1 are checked by random sampling of 100 berries per lot.

Handling
Temperature: 38 to 40 F, 2.2 to 4.4 C
Relative humidity: 90-95%
Mist: no
Typical shelf life: 2 to 3 weeks
Susceptible to chilling injury. Damage sometimes is not apparent until the produce is returned to a higher temperature.
Vent to avoid carbon dioxide buildup and to encourage a uniform storage environment. Do not pack on ice.
Poorly colored fruit can pick up better coloring if held for a few weeks at 45 to 50 F, 7.2 to 10 C. However, sudden temperature increases can cause water condensation within packages.

Organic

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C Lane Company LLC HQ

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Business Type:
Broker, Wholesaler
Location HQ:
Birmingham, 35209 Alabama
Berries:
Blackberries, Blueberries, Strawberries
Deciduous Fruit:
Pomegranates
Melons:
Cantaloupe
Stone Fruit:
Apricots
Tropical Fruit:
Carambola, Plantains
Cooking Vegetables:
Celery Root, Leeks
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ASM OF MEXICO

Overview (1)   (0)   (0)  
Business Type:
Broker, Exporter
Location HQ:
Culiacán Rosales, 80040 Sinaloa
Berries:
Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Gold Raspberries, Red Raspberries, Strawberries, Specialty Berries, Red Currants, Kiwiberries
sunbelle-pmg

Sun Belle Inc.

Overview (1)   (0)   (0)  
Business Type:
Broker, Exporter, Grower, Shipper, Importer, Wholesaler
Location HQ:
Laredo, 78045 Texas
Berries:
Blackberries, Blueberries, Strawberries, Red Raspberries
Specialties:
Gooseberries
Organic Produce:
Organic Blackberries, Organic Blueberries, Organic Cranberries, Organic Raspberries, Organic Strawberries
MSI

Multisteps Industry

Overview (0)   (0)   (0)  
Business Type:
Packaging, Other
Location HQ:
Fresno, 93725 California
Berries:
Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Strawberries, Red Raspberries
Organic Produce:
Organic Blackberries, Organic Blueberries, Organic Cranberries, Organic Raspberries, Organic Strawberries
palm

Calypso Fresh LLC

Overview (1)   (0)   (0)  
Business Type:
Broker
Location HQ:
Margate, 33063 Florida
Berries:
Blackberries, Blueberries, Raspberries
Cooking Vegetables:
Asparagus, Beans, Brussels Sprouts, Herbs, Peas
Salad Vegetables:
Peppers, Bell, Broccoli
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Todds Quality Tomatoes Inc

Overview (4)   (0)   (0)  
Business Type:
Wholesaler, Foodservice
Location HQ:
Sanford, 32771 Florida
Berries:
Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, Specialty Berries
Citrus:
Grapefruit, Lemons, Limes, Oranges
kingfisher

Kingfisher Corp

Overview (1)   (0)   (0)  
Business Type:
Grower
Location HQ:
North Dartmouth, 02747-1034 Massachusetts
Berries:
Cranberries
Organic Produce:
Organic Cranberries
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Sun City Produce Co

Overview (9)   (0)   (11)  
Business Type:
Wholesaler
Location HQ:
Pompano Beach, 33069 Florida
Berries:
Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, Specialty Berries
Citrus:
Grapefruit, Lemons, Limes, Oranges
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Cheney Brothers, Inc.

Overview (2)   (0)   (1)  
Business Type:
Wholesaler
Location HQ:
Riviera Beach, 33404 Florida
Berries:
Blackberries, Blueberries, Cranberries, Raspberries, Strawberries, Specialty Berries
Citrus:
Grapefruit, Lemons, Limes, Oranges
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Decas Cranberry

Overview (4)   (0)   (2)  
Business Type:
Grower, Shipper
Location HQ:
Carver, 02330 Massachusetts
Berries:
Cranberries
Organic Produce:
Organic Cranberries








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