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ProduceIQ: Someone, please turn on the heat
After over a week and a half of arctic air in North America, a reprieve is in the forecast. As...
ProduceIQ: Farms need drying out after Hurricane Idalia; expect a gap this fall
Hurricane Idalia dropped significant rain in Georgia and throughout the Southeast. Although Idaia made landfall in Florida as a Category...
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...
SunFed and Verdant Technologies team up for fresher cucumbers
Denver, Colorado – Through its simple and effective application method, HarvestHold Fresh by Verdant Technologies BB #:377032 is helping the...
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...
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...
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...
Bushel Boy Farms launches year-round, greenhouse-grown cucumbers
For the first time in more than three decades, the innovative greenhouse growers will produce a second crop using a...
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...
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...
ProduceIQ: Spring harvest flush eases prices
Overall market prices fell faster than your bank balance after buying a last-minute Mother’s Day Hallmark card. Nothing can ever...
ProduceIQ: Markets soar with March Madness
What do fresh produce markets and college basketball have in common? They’re both impossible to predict in March. Like skyrocketing...
ProduceIQ: Georgia freeze may cause production gap
On Sunday morning, Valdosta, Georgia, recorded 28-degree temps. The extent of damage to South Georgia and North Florida growing regions...
Waste and wrapping cucumbers
A new study by Wrap, a British organization promoting sustainability, has released a study contending that wrapping certain fresh produce...
FPAA: ‘There is a clear market preference for the Mexican cucumber’
NOGALES, Az. (January 19, 2022) The U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC) recently issued reports summarizing its findings from its investigations...
Cucumber imports: Advantage may be quality, not price
Increasing imports, particularly from Mexico, have been a source of complaint for U.S. cucumber growers. The default response is usually...
FFVA says ITC Report on Cucumber, Squash imports shows harm to domestic growers
FFVA BB #:153753 Statement on ITC Report on Cucumber, Squash Imports January 14, 2022 — For decades, unfair trade practices...
ProduceIQ: Leverage shifts to buyers post-Thanksgiving
The supply and demand scale may have just tipped against growers and shippers. After an expensive fall season, fresh produce...
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