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ProduceIQ: It’s a high-flying Independence Day for markets

Undeterred by inflation, robust 4th of July demand and supply issues thrust average produce prices up +9 percent over the...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Markets bite into summer

This week marks the beginning of the Northern Hemisphere summer season, and the weather isn’t the only thing heating up....

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Canadian wildfires haunt the U.S. East Coast

Images of a blurred, scarlet New York City skyline dominated headlines last week. Due to strong Southbound winds, smoke from...

2 years ago 5 minute read

ProduceIQ: Glorious spuds have never been more expensive

At $28, an 80-count Russet potato market continues to be 60 percent higher than prior years. And unfortunately for potato...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Domestic cherry season makes a dramatic entrance

Happy Tuesday! We hope you avoided the worst of Memorial Day travel traffic, ate a fantastic barbecue, and took some...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Prices dropping despite weather problems

The U.S. has a nearly 90 percent chance of seeing El Nino weather trends persist this summer. So what does...

2 years ago 5 minute read

ProduceIQ: Demand softens as summer heat kicks on

An unusually early-season heat wave in the Pacific Northwest is shattering records. The weather throughout the region is forecasted to...

2 years ago 5 minute read

ProduceIQ: Eastern produce markets transition to Georgia

Big news this week. Green beans are extremely tight on both coasts, and prices are being pushed to a ten-year...

2 years ago 5 minute read

ProduceIQ: Prices begin decline as new crops warm-up

Lots of insane weather in Florida and throughout the Southeast this past week. Heavy rain, golf ball-sized hail, severe wind,...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Spring showers now affecting East Coast harvests

More wet Southeast weather is in the forecast this week—welcome news for drought-weary Florida, but not as joyful news for...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Markets bracing for volatile transitions

March inflation reports are inspiring cautious optimism. Grocery prices fell by 0.3 percent for the first time since September 2020,...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Prices rise again in anticipation of Western supply challenges

Up for the third week, overall produce prices are still technically following typical week #14 trends. Although, the storms that...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Easter demand strengthens prices

It’s Easter week, and produce markets are reacting strongly to the jump in holiday demand and decrease in the supply...

2 years ago 5 minute read

ProduceIQ: With Salinas transition behind schedule, growers work to extend harvest

Howdy, from Viva Fresh in Grapevine, Texas! Light is at the end of the tunnel for weary, water-logged California growers....

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Cold front pushes off Spring demand

Spring has sprung, but the cold weather missed its exit cue. A cold front is sweeping the U.S. early this...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Record breaking rains in California strain supply

Breaking news: For the first time in what feels like years, California has a critical shortage of umbrellas. As if...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Prices ease despite weather trouble

SEPC’s Southern Exposure boomed once again. The days of COVID shutdown are seemingly a distant memory as several thousand movers...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Winter storm roils Western markets

It’s not every day that snow in LA County is responsible for flight delays across the U.S. Winter storm Piper...

2 years ago 4 minute read

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