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ProduceIQ: Heat lights fire under summer produce prices

While maybe not as sensational as the news that Taylor Swift caused a small earthquake in Seattle, gas prices are...

2 years ago 5 minute read

ProduceIQ: Heat dome is on the move

Like the opening line of a science fiction book, this week’s headline brings us more news of an extraordinary and...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Heat hogs headline for the third week in a row

About 85 million Americans are abiding triple-digit temperatures across the U.S. Unfortunately for growers, much of the heat is also...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Summertime sadness strikes produce markets

Produce markets repeat history with a week defined by declining prices. This week marks the beginning of the summer doldrums—a...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Record heat contributes to higher market

Apparently, in response to last month’s audacity to be, on average, one of the coolest Junes in the last few...

2 years ago 5 minute read

ProduceIQ: It’s a high-flying Independence Day for markets

Undeterred by inflation, robust 4th of July demand and supply issues thrust average produce prices up +9 percent over the...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Markets bite into summer

This week marks the beginning of the Northern Hemisphere summer season, and the weather isn’t the only thing heating up....

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Canadian wildfires haunt the U.S. East Coast

Images of a blurred, scarlet New York City skyline dominated headlines last week. Due to strong Southbound winds, smoke from...

2 years ago 5 minute read

ProduceIQ: Glorious spuds have never been more expensive

At $28, an 80-count Russet potato market continues to be 60 percent higher than prior years. And unfortunately for potato...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Domestic cherry season makes a dramatic entrance

Happy Tuesday! We hope you avoided the worst of Memorial Day travel traffic, ate a fantastic barbecue, and took some...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Prices dropping despite weather problems

The U.S. has a nearly 90 percent chance of seeing El Nino weather trends persist this summer. So what does...

2 years ago 5 minute read

ProduceIQ: Demand softens as summer heat kicks on

An unusually early-season heat wave in the Pacific Northwest is shattering records. The weather throughout the region is forecasted to...

2 years ago 5 minute read

ProduceIQ: Eastern produce markets transition to Georgia

Big news this week. Green beans are extremely tight on both coasts, and prices are being pushed to a ten-year...

2 years ago 5 minute read

ProduceIQ: Prices begin decline as new crops warm-up

Lots of insane weather in Florida and throughout the Southeast this past week. Heavy rain, golf ball-sized hail, severe wind,...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Spring showers now affecting East Coast harvests

More wet Southeast weather is in the forecast this week—welcome news for drought-weary Florida, but not as joyful news for...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Markets bracing for volatile transitions

March inflation reports are inspiring cautious optimism. Grocery prices fell by 0.3 percent for the first time since September 2020,...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Prices rise again in anticipation of Western supply challenges

Up for the third week, overall produce prices are still technically following typical week #14 trends. Although, the storms that...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Easter demand strengthens prices

It’s Easter week, and produce markets are reacting strongly to the jump in holiday demand and decrease in the supply...

2 years ago 5 minute read

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