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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

West Coast heat wave affecting lettuce, vegetable quality

Markon Cooperative BB #:123315 released this From The Fields report July 9, 2024: Much of the West Coast, including California’s...

9 months ago 1 minute read

ProduceIQ: Hurricanes and heat waves, just another Monday

In this week’s edition of “What in the Weather,” a hurricane aims at Houston, and the heat dome takes a...

9 months ago 5 minute read

ProduceIQ: Dry veg items at both extremes during summer transition

The headline would ask, “Is cheap produce gone forever?” but then I’d have nothing to say about eggplant.  An industry...

10 months ago 5 minute read

ProduceIQ: May the weather odds be ever in your favor

Welcome to hurricane season. Tropical systems will have an easier time developing this year due to higher ocean temperatures in...

10 months ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Mexican drought strains U.S. produce supply chain, prices

The ongoing Mexican drought is significantly impacting U.S. produce prices. As nearly 40 percent of the country’s reservoirs dip below...

11 months ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Power is out, heat is on

Relentless heat from Mexico seeps into Southern U.S. Governors in Texas and Florida blame Democrats and threaten to bus heat...

11 months ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Weather extremes rock growers across the Americas, yet produce prices hold steady

2024 is setting records for extreme weather events. In the past week, growers across the Americas have been affected by...

11 months ago 3 minute read

Disease pressure limits California romaine supplies

This is a Markon Cooperative BB #:123315 From The Fields report from April 23, 2024: Growers in California’s Salinas Valley...

12 months ago 1 minute read

ProduceIQ: Wind challenges golfers and growers alike

It was a blustery weekend for the players at The Masters in Augusta, GA, and fresh produce growers across the...

12 months ago 4 minute read

Multiple weather issues cause Peruvian table grape exports to fall  

The 2023-2024 table grape campaign has been a challenging one, Alejandro Cabrera, the general manager of the Peruvian Table Grape...

12 months ago 2 minute read

California rain cancels, delays harvests

Markon Cooperative BB #:123315 released this From the Fields report April 5, 2024: California’s Salinas Valley and Santa Maria growing...

1 year ago 1 minute read

ProduceIQ: March brings winter to the West and summer to the East

California has turned into a real-life snow globe. Up to ten feet of snow is expected in parts of the...

1 year ago 4 minute read

ProduceIQ: Heavy rain saturates West Coast

California can’t shake the gray. The deluge and flood risk should lighten up by Tuesday, but there is a high...

1 year ago 4 minute read

Lettuce markets rising due to poor weather

Markon Cooperative BB #:123315 released this lettuce crop update February 19, 2024: Iceberg markets are up following reduced yields in...

1 year ago 1 minute read

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