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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...

2 years ago 1 minute read

ProduceIQ: Supply challenges will persist into the Thanksgiving pull

After skipping two years, the IFPA’s big show in Orlando was well-attended and a striking success. Many produce professionals are...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Hurricanes arrive fashionably late, impact fresh produce supplies

Now this is starting to feel more like hurricane season. Last week produce growers in Baja California and Nova Scotia...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Chipotle tests Mexican cauliflower rice

The new plant-based menu innovation is available in Arizona, California, and Wisconsin NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., June 16, 2022 /PRNewswire/ —...

3 years ago 4 minute read

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...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Broccoli, cauliflower prices rising due to desert cold

Persistent cold weather in the Arizona and California desert growing regions is slowing broccoli and cauliflower growth, limiting supplies and...

3 years ago 1 minute read

ProduceIQ: Week #1 confirms nothing is boring about fresh produce

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

3 years ago 5 minute read

ProduceIQ: Prices rise for New Year celebrations

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

3 years ago 5 minute read

Balmy desert weather boosts vegetable yields

Growers in the Arizona-California desert growing region are experiencing ideal weather conditions with highs in the 80s this week, which...

3 years ago 2 minute read

ProduceIQ: Rain in Mexico stresses markets as harvests transition south

Veggies seeking sunshine on their vacation southward are sorely disappointed. Rain in Mexico is a challenge to quality and a...

3 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Fall produce markets require more than courage

Between severe drought in the West and a rainy summer in the East, tomato supply can’t catch a break. Across...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Broccoli, cauliflower prices to keep rising

Demand exceeds supply for California and Mexican broccoli and cauliflower, causing prices to rise, and keep rising into mid-October. “Expect...

4 years ago 1 minute read

ProduceIQ: Prices rise as the fall approaches

Fall is in the air! The fresh produce industry is humming as the first day of fall rapidly approaches (at...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Guatemalan vegetable imports on the rise

For immediate release — August 18, 2021. The Guatemalan Produce Trade Association reports fresh vegetable imports from Guatemala have increased...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Florentino debuts on the American stage

I can’t help thinking of Linda Fiorentino, the enticing bad-girl star of countless crime thrillers. But it’s not Fiorentino; it’s...

4 years ago 3 minute read

Broccoli, cauliflower prices rising

Broccoli prices are on the rise as cooler weather in California growing areas is limiting supplies. According to USDA market...

4 years ago 1 minute read

ProduceIQ: Markets bound on a faint breeze

Prices are exceptionally sensitive this year. With slightly less-than-ideal weather conditions, sellers have been able to double (and triple) prices....

4 years ago 5 minute read

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...

4 years ago 4 minute read

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