raspberries

ProduceIQ: CA goes from fires to flood threat

After weeks of high winds and devastating wildfires, Southern California saw much-needed rain over the weekend. The rain provided relief...

2 months ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: It’s a ‘Blue Blue’ Christmas for grape tomato buyers

Winter is coming, and produce markets are alight with the holiday spirit. Supply is strong for commodities beginning their winter...

1 year ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Cauliflower markets begin steep hike

Active tropics are still plaguing fresh produce supply chains. Hurricane Lidia made landfall as a powerful Category 4 Hurricane off...

1 year ago 4 minute read

Mastronardi Produce launches Summer Dream raspberries

Kingsville, ON (October 10, 2023) – Already longing for the next summer season? SUNSET® has the perfect berry for you...

1 year ago 2 minute read

ProduceIQ: Prices keep rising as heat sticks around

The first day of fall may be Saturday, but summer heat isn’t ready to pass the torch yet. Meteorologists forecast...

2 years ago 5 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

Fresh produce stars in Mexico’s record 2022 ag exports

In 2022, Mexican agricultural exports registered a new record with a value of $50.1 billion compared to the $44.7 billion...

2 years ago 1 minute read

ProduceIQ: La Niña causing active produce markets

La Niña continues for the third consecutive winter. The National Weather Service (NWS) released its climate predictions for the February-April...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Market prices decline on increasing Mexican supply

Christmas came a bit early for Florida manatees this year. Florida Fish and Wildlife is continuing its program to save...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Markets are fully priced and poised to go higher

‘It ain’t over till it’s over.’ We are in the final stretch of the Atlantic Hurricane Season, but surprisingly, there...

2 years ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Cold fronts and Hurricane Roslyn impact supply

Hurricane Ian’s official damage reports are rolling in, making real what Eastern tomato markets have known for some time. The...

2 years ago 5 minute read

ProduceIQ: Hurricanes disrupt produce markets on both coasts

OPEC announced the controversial decision to cut oil production by 2 million barrels per day. Surprise, the countries with the...

2 years ago 6 minute read

Mexican berry exports up 12%

As the export of berries (strawberries, blackberries, blueberries, etc.) continues to rise, the National Association of Berry Exporters estimates to...

3 years ago 1 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

Mixed berry prices to rise on tight volume

Blueberry, raspberry, and blackberry supplies are tightening, which will likely cause prices to rise over the next few weeks. According...

3 years ago 1 minute read

How raspberries became snackable

It still shocks me when my family mows through a club store size clamshell of raspberries. I guess I come...

3 years ago 6 minute read

Naturipe continues Summer of Snacking with September Berry Spotlight

Salinas, CA – September 7, 2021- Naturipe BB #:116078, a farmer-owned producer and marketer of nutritious berries and value-added products,...

4 years ago 5 minute read

Mexican raspberry exports post big increase in first half of 2021

According to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mexican raspberry exports registered a growth of 18.9 percent in the...

4 years ago 1 minute read
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