bell peppers
Pepper prices remain high
Both red and green bell pepper markets remain high as Mexico’s volume winds down and domestic supplies increase. In a...
ProduceIQ: Easter demand encourages high market prices
Due to supply chain disruptions at the port of good fun, the Easter Bunny is running a bit behind schedule...
ProduceIQ: Georgia freeze may cause production gap
On Sunday morning, Valdosta, Georgia, recorded 28-degree temps. The extent of damage to South Georgia and North Florida growing regions...
ProduceIQ: High prices pressed downward by higher freight rates
High FOB prices, coupled with high freight rates, is a puzzling circumstance. Overall market prices are slightly down, and we...
ProduceIQ: Grinch steals Christmas from unsuspecting produce categories
Finally, the December holiday pull is towing fresh produce prices out of the Thanksgiving rut. High-end produce categories including grapes,...
ProduceIQ: Markets suffer rough transitions southward
Lettuce markets are in abysmal shape after a series of unfortunate events damaged domestic and Mexican supply. Yuma, AZ, is...
Better data needed for unfair market allegations
TUBAC, AZ — When U.S. growers and advocates say Mexican imports unfairly harm them in the market, decision makers often...
ProduceIQ: Nervous buyers await hurricane impact
Hurricane Pamela made landfall as a Category 1 on October 13th, near Mazatlán in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. Mazatlán...
ProduceIQ: Anything but business as usual in California
Demand is outpacing supply in California, and it has nothing to do with any produce commodity the state is known...
ProduceIQ: Limes get wet and rise to the occasion
Gold medal Olympians Katie Ledecky and Caeleb Dressel aren’t the only ones getting soaked this week; record rain in Mexico...
ProduceIQ: Battered summer production is ready for Olympic fight
Scattered growing regions, each with their own challenges, characterize the current state of produce markets. After leaving Georgia, Eastern vegetables...
GRAPHIC: Bell pepper volume continues to rise
The following graphic was produced by Agtools Inc. BB #:355102 to show that the first six months of 2021 have...
ProduceIQ: Heat wave leaves industry parched
While decreases across categories dragged the overall index slightly down, anxiety over Western heat and forecasted precipitation is causing prices...
ProduceIQ: Prices whiplash as Georgia volume knocks
After only a moment of record high prices, markets begin descending. The overall industry’s price decline has two major drivers:...
Magic Sun expands product line and sales staff
Richmond, VA – Magic Sun, a leading hydroponic grower in Mexico, is seeing continued growth and demand in its original...
ProduceIQ: Supply shortages drive prices higher
Prices are on the upswing, climbing another 7 percent on an industry-wide basis. Momentum continues to build as temperatures rise...
ProduceIQ: Growers struggle to push prices higher into break-even levels
Despite valiant surges by bell pepper and cauliflower, the produce industry needs an increase in demand to drive up struggling...
Ark Foods introduces purple bell pepper
Brooklyn, NY – Ark Foods BB #:290462 has set out to challenge what grocery shoppers think when they hear “Bell...
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