limes

Peruvian lime exports keep growing

Peruvian limes have seen steady growth and benefitted from health trends during the pandemic. They are exported year round, with...

3 years ago 2 minute read

ProduceIQ: Heat is accelerating supply, softening prices

Things are heating up; unfortunately, we aren’t referring to the demand for fresh produce. From Dallas, TX, to Coachella, CA,...

3 years ago 5 minute read

ProduceIQ: Abnormal weather with even higher produce prices

Week #20 coverage is brought to you by scorching heat, a freak snowstorm, and a megadrought. This past weekend, the...

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: Prices tested as spring crops begin

A massive heatwave in California and record-breaking spring snowstorms in the Northeast are fighting to spoil our Sunday afternoon naps....

3 years ago 6 minute read

ProduceIQ: Market in havoc after border inspections

A calamitous week in fresh produce as the industry faces new supply chain challenges. Border restrictions in Texas, a fire...

3 years ago 5 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: Lettuce prices soaring

If you are waiting for signs that the pandemic is over and produce life is returning to normal, look no...

3 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Avocados resume, berries ripe for promotion

If it is true that “bad news is good news and no news is bad news,” then the avocado industry...

3 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: U.S. avocado suspension may undermine Super Bowl lift

Last weekend the U.S. government suspended the import of all Mexican avocados “until further notice” after a U.S. plant safety...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Produce IQ: Lime prices erupt faster than a Tongan volcano

While the rest of the world is busy rediscovering The Kingdom of Tonga via satellite, fresh produce markets are having...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Exhausted produce buyers ready for a Thanksgiving siesta

Like so many of us who enjoy a good nap after our Thanksgiving meal, produce markets tend to nod off...

3 years ago 4 minute read

Valle Verde hires Head of Global Fruit Sales

Valle Verde, BB #:376701 the leading exporter of fresh Tahiti limes from Colombia, is excited to announce the hiring of...

3 years ago 3 minute read

ProduceIQ: Dual hurricanes threaten growing regions

Northerners have one less excuse for not moving to Florida, as it seems the Northeast isn’t immune to the occasional...

4 years ago 5 minute read

ProduceIQ: Anything but business as usual in California

Demand is outpacing supply in California, and it has nothing to do with any produce commodity the state is known...

4 years ago 4 minute read

Metrics show Apeel cuts food waste on limes

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. JULY 16, 2021 — Apeel BB #:345580 today shared U.S. sustainability impact numbers for its longer-lasting limes...

4 years ago 5 minute read

ProduceIQ: Markets uncertain as Elsa foreshadows busy hurricane season

Market direction is uncertain. Will demand exceed supply when both are falling? The market weighs the decline in demand against...

4 years ago 5 minute read

ProduceIQ: Prices soar for Memorial Day

Memorial Day pull sends prices skyward. The industry is looking at the highest week #21 prices of all time. Shaped...

4 years ago 4 minute read

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