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ProduceIQ: With Salinas transition behind schedule, growers work to extend harvest

Howdy, from Viva Fresh in Grapevine, Texas! Light is at the end of the tunnel for weary, water-logged California growers....

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Cold front pushes off Spring demand

Spring has sprung, but the cold weather missed its exit cue. A cold front is sweeping the U.S. early this...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Record breaking rains in California strain supply

Breaking news: For the first time in what feels like years, California has a critical shortage of umbrellas. As if...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Prices ease despite weather trouble

SEPC’s Southern Exposure boomed once again. The days of COVID shutdown are seemingly a distant memory as several thousand movers...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Winter storm roils Western markets

It’s not every day that snow in LA County is responsible for flight delays across the U.S. Winter storm Piper...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Late winter prices soften as anticipated

Cold, ice, and snow will spread steadily from the West Coast to the East Coast throughout the week. Growing regions...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Average prices follow seasonal trend

Happy Monday, if you’re feeling worn out after yesterday’s big game festivities, count your blessings. At least you’re not an...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Winter storms rattle produce markets

If anyone thought conspiracy theories were a new trend, they must have forgotten about Groundhog Day. Last week, Punxsutawney Phil,...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: La Niña causing active produce markets

La Niña continues for the third consecutive winter. The National Weather Service (NWS) released its climate predictions for the February-April...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Cold, wet weather tightens supply

The California sky is finally clear, but the damage reports are just rolling in. Strawberry growers in California are reporting...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Florida cold snap reduces supply

This year, the World Economic Forum borrowed the produce industry’s slogan, “cooperation in a fragmented world,” as their theme for...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Violence disrupts Mexican produce exports

Maybe we should have read the terms and conditions before signing up for 2023? Heavy rain, drug cartel violence in...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Another winter storm stresses markets

Cool weather tightens domestic supply and ups overall produce prices. For the second week in a row, a winter storm...

2 years ago 3 minute read

ProduceIQ: How winter storm Elliott is disrupting the produce supply chain

Winter Storm Elliott transformed into a bomb cyclone over Christmas weekend. The storm plunged nearly all of North America into...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Market prices decline on increasing Mexican supply

Christmas came a bit early for Florida manatees this year. Florida Fish and Wildlife is continuing its program to save...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Markets soften post-Thanksgiving, yet remain at record highs

Despite the blizzard warnings in effect for many places in the U.S. this week, we still have a little more...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Prices continue their ascent despite buyers on ‘holiday’

It’s the Christmas season! The air is filled with the smell of fresh-cut evergreens, the sound of Mariah Carey’s only...

2 years ago 5 minute read

ProduceIQ: Holiday demand is shaking up produce markets

The World Cup kicked off yesterday, and for once, it feels like the whole globe is celebrating the Thanksgiving holiday...

2 years ago 3 minute read

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