Analysis
Week in Review: Wisdom from Southern Exposure
This year’s Southern Exposure seemed to feature more leadership wisdom than normal, so, here’s a collection of quotes from the...
ProduceIQ: Hormuz closure, Mexico unrest add price pressure
Disruptions to the flow of oil and other goods threaten to drive up production and transportation costs across the produce...
ProduceIQ: Tariffs return as freeze squeezes supply
For fresh produce markets, the long-term policy implications of tariffs could be meaningful, but short-term prices remain largely unaffected.
Week in Review: Walmart’s big week
Walmart had a big week with its financial report and dunnhumby research, but it's during a time of increasing consumer...
ProduceIQ: Produce markets hit an uphill slalom
Strawberry demand is in its seasonal decline as growers turn their attention to the forecast, where more rain is expected...
Week in Review February 13, 2026: Kroger and Tyson
A look into the new Kroger CEO's challenges and why the produce industry should embrace Mike Tyson's healthy eating endorsement.
ProduceIQ: Fern’s freeze leaves markets on thin ice
As for Winter Storm Fern’s direct impacts on crops in the ground, we won’t know the breadth of the damage...
ProduceIQ: Markets pay a premium for flexibility
The calendar may have flipped to a new year, but fresh produce markets are carrying some familiar baggage into Week...
Week in Review: Big dietary guideline win
The 2025-30 Dietary Guidelines for Americans were released this week, and they are a huge win for the fresh produce...
Frieda’s Branded Produce warns of trend overload
Trend fatigue: it’s a thing. We have a lot of information, but less clarity on what to do with it,...
ProduceIQ: Rain brings relief to reservoirs, stress to produce markets
The pattern of Western moisture continues, as historic rainfall has shattered records and pulled California out of drought.
ProduceIQ: Markets stock gifts, coal and a few surprises
Despite the holiday pull, the ProduceIQ Index refuses to play Santa. Average prices slipped another -5 percent week over week.
The Produce Reporter Week in Review December 19, 2025
This week we analyze the latest government inflation figures, what it means for fresh produce, the retail, and foodservice industries.
ProduceIQ: Markets cool as holiday supply takes shape
Week #50 index prices are down 10 percent over the previous week as production of heavily weighted commodities ramped up.
The Produce Reporter Week in Review December 12, 2025
Yum! Brands' food trends report for 2026 offers fresh produce companies some ways to address consumers' needs to express themselves.
Produce IQ: Grape prices jump as produce markets split in Week #49
For the approaching holidays, most of the picture is coming into focus, but there’s still plenty of unpredictability.
A big win for produce: Congress backs IFPA push
There's growing recognition in Washington that parts of FSMA 204 need a more practical, operationally realistic path forward for the...
ProduceIQ Index climbs ahead of Thanksgiving week
Strong Thanksgiving pull and weather woes push average produce prices up +11% over the previous week and well above average...
