cucumbers

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...

1 year ago 4 minute read

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...

2 years ago 3 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

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...

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: 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: 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

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...

3 years ago 3 minute read

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...

3 years ago 4 minute read

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...

3 years ago 5 minute read

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...

3 years ago 4 minute read

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...

3 years ago 4 minute read

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...

3 years ago 6 minute read

Waste and wrapping cucumbers

A new study by Wrap, a British organization promoting sustainability, has released a study contending that wrapping certain fresh produce...

3 years ago 2 minute read

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...

3 years ago 5 minute read

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...

3 years ago 5 minute read

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...

3 years ago 4 minute read

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...

3 years ago 4 minute read

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