State of the Industry Reports

2025 State of the Industry Report

Road to the top: Our 2025 State of the Industry Report examines how growers have avoided detours and stepped on the gas.

 

 

 


 

 

2024 State of the Industry Report

2024 State of the Industry: CEA stakeholders reveal concerns and opportunities in the market.

Pacing for profitability: Tom Stenzel from the CEA Alliance and Tracy Nazzaro from Traders Hill Farm share their insights on the state of the controlled environment agriculture industry.

Innovations, local demand fuel growth: Vonnie Estes, vice president of AgFood Technology at the International Fresh Produce Association, shares her insights on the state of the controlled environment agriculture industry.

Where are the robots? Understand the technology challenges that come with replacing or augmenting human labor.

A new market for Eden Green: Eden Green provides locally grown produce year-round for retail, white-label and private-label solutions in a proprietary hydroponic vine system.

States court CEA business, education for economic development: Learn about the University of Wyoming's first controlled environment agriculture class, which is meant to start building a skilled workforce in CEA for the state of Wyoming.

 

2021 State of the Industry Report

Growing up amidst the chaos: Produce sales have boomed during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Access to fresh food: Farmers markets are growing their role as essential sources of healthy food for rich and poor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

2020 State of the Industry Report

An industry in flux: Growers are trying new varieties and different sales channels to adapt during uncertain times.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2019 State of the Industry Report

State of the Industry: Exclusive research on the latest trends in retail sales, tracking software and more.

Culture shift: As tastes change and new opportunities become available, produce growers are fine-tuning their efforts and looking at new opportunities.

 

 

 

 

 

Read our past State of the Industry Reports:

2018 State of the Industry Report

2017 State of the Industry Report

2016 State of the Industry Report