Sweet Corn, Stone Fruit and Strong Opinions: What Instacart Orders Reveal About Indiana's Summer Produce Season
Instacart says sweet corn, watermelon and cherries peak together over the holiday weekend, with cherries posting the largest jump at 369%.
- Instacart analyzed fresh produce orders from 2023-2025 and commissioned The Harris Poll to survey over 2,000 Americans, mapping summer produce peaks and regional consumption patterns across the country.
- Around Independence Day, sweet corn, yellow corn, white corn, tri-color corn, watermelon, and cherries all peaked within a four-day window, revealing how Americans synchronize their cookout shopping with the holiday.
- The Harris Poll found 62% of Americans identify as Team Peach versus 18% for Team Nectarine, while 51% of peach eaters prefer consuming them bite by bite, juice everywhere.
- State-Level data reveals Vermont leads the country on corn at +40% above the national average, while Muscadine grapes spike +696% in Georgia and +564% in North Carolina during late August.
- The week of Aug. 12 marks Stone Fruit Summer's peak, when donut peaches, pluots, white nectarines, plums, and white peaches hit their highs within 48 hours, making it the most dramatic produce moment of summer.
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Sweet corn, stone fruit and strong opinions: What Instacart orders reveal about Indiana's summer produce season
Instacart reports on how summer produce preferences in Indiana compare with the rest of the country.
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Sweet corn, stone fruit and strong opinions: What Instacart orders reveal about America's summer produce season
Instacart reports that summer produce preferences vary widely among Americans, with stone fruits like peaches peaking dramatically mid-August and corn, watermelon, and cherries dominating around the Fourth of July.
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Sweet corn, stone fruit and strong opinions: What Instacart orders reveal about America's summer produce seasonAsk anyone what summer tastes like, and you'll get a different answer. A perfectly ripe peach. Sweet corn straight off the grill. Watermelon at a Fourth of July cookout. The list is different for everyone, but the euphoric feeling of biting into something at peak ripeness is the same. These are the flavors people wait all year for, and …
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Sweet corn, stone fruit and strong opinions: What Instacart orders reveal about America's summer produce seasonAsk anyone what summer tastes like, and you'll get a different answer. A perfectly ripe peach. Sweet corn straight off the grill. Watermelon at a Fourth of July cookout. The list is different for everyone, but the euphoric feeling of biting into something at peak ripeness is the same. These are the flavors people wait all year for, and …
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