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ProduceIQ: Lettuce prices soar while oranges cool down

Election week is finally over. Even if your candidate didn’t win this year, we can all at least find solace...

5 months ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Produce prices rise in election week

As the nation gears up for Election Week, more than just ballots are being cast; markets are also reacting to...

5 months ago 3 minute read

Haunted Harvest: Produce markets face scary highs and supply challenges this October

Halloween isn’t the only October tradition commencing this week. The transition out of the Salinas Valley, CA, is underway, and...

5 months ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Growers at IFPA lament recent hurricane impacts

With Halloween just ten days away, it’s time to delay conjuring up those last-minute costumes for your kids — because,...

6 months ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Growers assess storm damage

As football fans cheered for their favorite college and NFL teams over the weekend, produce growers across the Southeast faced...

6 months ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Hurricane Milton to cross Florida as growers stunned by Helene

Average produce prices defy the odds. The ProduceIQ index fell -3 percent over the previous week after an indisputably rough...

6 months ago 6 minute read

ProduceIQ: Hurricane Helene wreaks havoc

A week of biblical proportions. The death toll from Hurricane Helene continues to climb as growers in North Florida, Georgia,...

6 months ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Fall harvest and sweater weather is here

Grab your sweaters and ditch the iced coffee. Fall has arrived! While summer weather lingers in the Southeast, a refreshing...

6 months ago 3 minute read

ProduceIQ: Suppliers anxiously await South Georgia migration

The ProduceIQ Index continues its upward climb to a record $1.35/lb for week #37. This price is 11 percent higher...

7 months ago 3 minute read

ProduceIQ: Pumpkin Spice Latte and tropical storms turn heads in Week 36

The tropics are heating up, with a strong likelihood that PTC 6 will develop into a tropical storm or hurricane...

7 months ago 3 minute read

ProduceIQ: Pineapples, please don’t sue for NIL dollars

Peak Atlantic hurricane season is upon us. Oddly, the tropics are comparatively quiet now. But don’t be lulled into vulnerability....

7 months ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Southeast still coping with storm aftermath

Despite a relatively slow hurricane season, tropical systems continue to wreak havoc. A Category 1 Hurricane-soaked Hawaii over the weekend,...

7 months ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Market shifts as summer fades

As the summer season begins to wind down, the produce market reflects the changing weather and the evolving demands of...

8 months ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: A closing ceremony for the summer growing season

Hurricane Debby’s slow march through Northern Florida, Georgia, and the Carolinas brought rainfall totals worthy of gold medals: over 15...

8 months ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Just another manic Monday

Hurricane Debby made landfall early Monday morning as a Category 1 storm. The storm brought 6-10 feet of storm surge,...

8 months ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Produce Olympics and the battle of the markets

In the Produce Olympics, the ProduceIQ Index has finally dipped below average for the first time in seven weeks, marking...

8 months ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Prices drop during big news week

In case you, like me, were hiking in the mountains without cell service… Over the weekend, President Biden dropped out...

9 months ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Market drops in the dog days of summer

There is no denying that we are in the throes of the dog days of summer. As we begin this...

9 months ago 5 minute read
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