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The pattern of Western moisture continues, as historic rainfall has shattered records and pulled California out of drought.

If 2025 taught buyers anything, it’s this: no commodity is as perishable as abundance, according to ProduceIQ.

Despite the holiday pull, the ProduceIQ Index refuses to play Santa. Average prices slipped another -5 percent week over week.

Week #50 index prices are down 10 percent over the previous week as production of heavily weighted commodities ramped up.

For the approaching holidays, most of the picture is coming into focus, but there’s still plenty of unpredictability.

Instead of the usual sharp dropoff, many commodities are still wrestling with stubborn weather rather than fading demand.

Strong Thanksgiving pull and weather woes push average produce prices up +11% over the previous week and well above average...

Strawberry prices continue their historic run. Average prices are up 15 percent over the previous week due to extremely tight...

While progress in the Senate may finally be thawing, growing regions across the Southeast are freezing up with a cold...

This year’s Thanksgiving demand could be tempered by the recent expiration of SNAP benefits and the uncertainty of the government...

Lettuce and leaf markets are elevated due to anemic supply. Week #43 romaine prices surpass 2022’s record prices, hitting a...

If it’s growing in the West this week, it’s probably wet, and expensive, as persistent storms across California and Mexico...

Weather continues to play an outsized role in pricing and availability for several vegetable crops in the West.

The federal government shutdown isn’t doing the fresh produce industry any favors. Meanwhile, the Salinas Valley is feeling the weather...

With dueling tropical systems in the Atlantic, hurricane season has returned to the forefront of our minds.

Average produce prices, down nearly 11 percent in a week, are tumbling toward decade lows but a few contrarians are...

Produce markets are serving up a mixed bag this week. Roma lovers will wince at sticker shock, while broccoli stays...

Much of the Eastern U.S. may be basking in the October-like temperatures, but summer’s clock is still ticking on hurricane...