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In our March Madness fervor, we neglected to acknowledge a very important annual milestone last week. So, without further ado,...

What do fresh produce markets and college basketball have in common? They’re both impossible to predict in March. Like skyrocketing...

On Sunday morning, Valdosta, Georgia, recorded 28-degree temps. The extent of damage to South Georgia and North Florida growing regions...

Wholesale strawberry prices, which had been falling or staying low for the past few weeks, should head back upward as...

If you are waiting for signs that the pandemic is over and produce life is returning to normal, look no...

Our prayers of support go out to the Ukrainian people as they defend against the unjust Russian invasion. If you’d...

If it is true that “bad news is good news and no news is bad news,” then the avocado industry...

Last weekend the U.S. government suspended the import of all Mexican avocados “until further notice” after a U.S. plant safety...

Winter Olympians and Ottawa truckers weren’t the only ones shivering in the bitter cold this week. Across the country, temperatures...

And winter came… The North American winter season has been relatively mild thus far. That was until mother nature decided...

High FOB prices, coupled with high freight rates, is a puzzling circumstance. Overall market prices are slightly down, and we...

Ahh… The first week of the year. In a perfect world, Christmas lights have been packed neatly into plastic tubs,...

Produce markets ended 2021 with a bang. Despite facing headwinds in the form of spiking Covid-19 cases and extremely high...

Finally, the December holiday pull is towing fresh produce prices out of the Thanksgiving rut. High-end produce categories including grapes,...

While New York City bathed in balmy 60-degree temps, Southwestern growing regions shivered in the low 30’s. If you thought...

A few heavy volume commodities held big numbers this week, preventing an industry-wide collapse in prices. Supplier discipline kept the...

After four weeks of descent, the ProduceIQ Index rebounded by +2 percent. Overall, produce prices tend to increase from the...

The supply and demand scale may have just tipped against growers and shippers. After an expensive fall season, fresh produce...