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The growth rate for sales of organic meat, poultry and fish in the United States is leading the category, helping push organic foods to a record $56 billion in sales.

Small processors need to pay attention to trends too.

Seafood sales stay strong, two years after the Covid-induced lockdown renewed consumer interest in the category.

There’s no doubt the pandemic has changed pretty much everything, including the way people shop for food. 

The ongoing pandemic continues to influence consumer behavior. 

The pandemic has proven to be an interesting time for the seafood industry. After a year of rapid category growth at retail and looking ahead as consumers slowly head back into restaurants where seafood is historically king, we believe sales will continue to climb as Alaska seafood can meet consumers’ needs and exceed their expectations. 

To say the past 12 to 18 months have been a challenge is an understatement. 

When the pandemic shut down restaurants, the lamb industry was concerned about the many lamb racks on hand which traditionally went to the foodservice market.

During a year when consumers moved toward a more normal state of life, foodservice beef sales recalibrated to higher levels that are more typical of the industry, and online grocery beef purchases grew.