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ProduceIQ: Weather carves into holiday produce supply as prices climb
Strawberry prices continue their historic run. Average prices are up 15 percent over the previous week due to extremely tight...
ProduceIQ: Shutdown nears end, but produce markets face new chill
While progress in the Senate may finally be thawing, growing regions across the Southeast are freezing up with a cold...
ProduceIQ: Fresh produce prices cool as supply improves, SNAP cuts loom
This year’s Thanksgiving demand could be tempered by the recent expiration of SNAP benefits and the uncertainty of the government...
ProduceIQ: October’s final frights
Lettuce and leaf markets are elevated due to anemic supply. Week #43 romaine prices surpass 2022’s record prices, hitting a...
ProduceIQ: Produce markets sing in the rain
If it’s growing in the West this week, it’s probably wet, and expensive, as persistent storms across California and Mexico...
Prices surge as storms batter growers in the West
Weather continues to play an outsized role in pricing and availability for several vegetable crops in the West.
ProduceIQ: Double whammy — government shutdown and Salinas weather woes
The federal government shutdown isn’t doing the fresh produce industry any favors. Meanwhile, the Salinas Valley is feeling the weather...
ProduceIQ: Storms, protests, and prices
With dueling tropical systems in the Atlantic, hurricane season has returned to the forefront of our minds.
ProduceIQ: Prices slide to near decade low
Average produce prices, down nearly 11 percent in a week, are tumbling toward decade lows but a few contrarians are...
ProduceIQ: Pricing feast or famine
Produce markets are serving up a mixed bag this week. Roma lovers will wince at sticker shock, while broccoli stays...
ProduceIQ: Mangos nap, broccoli sizzles as weather hits produce markets
Much of the Eastern U.S. may be basking in the October-like temperatures, but summer’s clock is still ticking on hurricane...
ProduceIQ: Labor Day week brings high citrus costs, lower lettuce
Though the calendar might say ‘crisp mornings and sweater weather,’ many domestic growing regions are still sweating it out in...
ProduceIQ: Triple-digit heat fuels wildfire risks, crop stress in Western states
Record-shattering heat is roasting fields from California to Washington, leaving lettuce wilted, strawberries bruised, and growers sweating.
ProduceIQ: Fall transition looms over lettuce markets
Hurricane Eric may have remained at sea, but late-season pests in Salinas, CA, and heavy rains in Mexico, are causing...
ProduceIQ: Prices rebound as back-to-school demand meets tropical threats
Summer might be winding down, but produce markets aren’t ready to quietly go back-to-school, as supplies are tightening.
ProduceIQ: Prices surge as Dog Days heat up supply chains
The dog days of summer are here. August begins with tightening supplies, changing weather patterns, and sharp price increases.
ProduceIQ: Sweet corn surges, but cherry prices hit record lows
As a heat dome settles over the southern U.S., growers are closely monitoring the skies while markets respond to shifting...
ProduceIQ: Flooding and storms drive up prices on key summer items
From Mexico to the Carolinas, bad weather is interrupting harvests and pushing prices up for sweet corn, bell peppers, squash,...
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