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ProduceIQ: Unseasonably high produce prices remain
While the back-to-school season is usually marked by rejoicing parents and low summer produce prices, extreme weather is forcing some...
Retailer to purchase Braga Fresh regenerative trial crop
SOLEDAD, Calif. – Aug. 1, 2023 – Braga Fresh, BB #:206762 home of Josie’s Organics, gained its first retail pre-order...
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...
Broccoli, cauliflower prices rising with lighter volume
The following cauliflower crop update was released by Markon Cooperative BB #:123315 June 30, 2023: Markets are rising as supplies...
Broccoli, cauliflower markets to remain tight into May
Broccoli and cauliflower markets will be a struggle the next week or two for various reasons, including a normal transition...
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,...
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...
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...
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,...
Higher quality and yields projected for desert broccoli, cauliflower
Arizona and California desert growing areas have had some problems with cold and ice slowing harvest and limiting yields, but...
Vegetables slammed as climate foes
I’m not sure what qualifications you need to be a columnist for a major newspaper. They can’t be rigorous ones....
ProduceIQ: Summer heat remains, affecting quality
It’s only the first week of September, but it seems as though our social media feeds are already turning orange...
Weather problems cause broccoli prices to rise
Broccoli prices are on the rise as the California season winds down and heat in Central Mexico is causing quality...
ProduceIQ: Produce spices up supply chain
Feel free to add sriracha to the increasing list of food items in short supply. Last week, the internet blew...
Ecuador’s strike hits produce
Ecuador’s nationwide general strike has hit produce commodities hard. After 16 days of demonstrations and stoppage (as of June 28),...
ProduceIQ: Extreme heat continues; Cherries ‘break’ the index
Dry heat or not, the 113 degree temps expected in Coachella, CA are enough for this South Floridian to prefer...
Mexico’s influence in the global broccoli and cauliflower market
From 2016 to 2020 Mexico positioned itself as the world’s second largest exporter of broccoli and cauliflower, with a 19.2...
ProduceIQ: Markets climb higher, battling harvest transitions in East & West
Inflation is not just impacting consumers. FOB shipping point prices have been at a record high for six straight weeks....
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