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The long, hard summer
Not so long ago, the chief annual dread for many people was the prospect of making it through a long,...
Salinas heat spike approaching
August 30, 2022 — From Markon Cooperative BB #:123315: The Salinas Valley is bracing for another significant heat spike. Abnormally...
Strawberry production affected by rains in Mexico
While there has been no constant rain in the rural sector of Central Mexico, the rainfall that has fallen has...
ProduceIQ: Weather keeps heat on prices
Heat is affecting more than just your European vacation. Last week’s California heatwave fanned the flames of commodity prices already...
Another Salinas heat wave approaching
From Markon Cooperative BB #:123315 July 14, 2022 — After a short respite from high temperatures, the Salinas Valley will...
West Coast heat causes quality concerns
June 22, 2022 — The unseasonably hot temperatures currently being recorded in California’s Salinas Valley and other West Coast growing...
Ice continues to disrupt desert lettuce
The Arizona/California desert region has dealt with volatile weather much of this winter, and it has continued into the edge...
Ice hits desert lettuce again
February 24, 2022 — Markon Cooperative BB #:123315 reports the Arizona/California desert growing region is experiencing temperatures in the upper...
ProduceIQ: Markets watching for winter’s impact in the East
And winter came… The North American winter season has been relatively mild thus far. That was until mother nature decided...
Cold, ice hits desert growers again
Below freezing temperatures hit the Arizona/California desert growing region again this week, which will cause production delays. Markon Cooperative BB...
Desert weather problems should push up prices
The continuing low temperatures in the California and Arizona desert growing regions will start to increase prices soon. Markon Cooperative...
ProduceIQ: Nervous buyers await hurricane impact
Hurricane Pamela made landfall as a Category 1 on October 13th, near Mazatlán in the Mexican state of Sinaloa. Mazatlán...
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...
NW retailers pull perishables from shelves during heat wave
With the record high temperatures in the Pacific Northwest, many retailers have pulled perishables from shelves because the cooling units...
Record heat can’t stop NW cherry crop
Despite a record heat wave, Northwest cherry growers still expect strong supplies. James Michael, Vice President of Marketing, North America...
Bad weather, not fire, plaguing Salinas crops
Fire provides the drama, but the erratic weather the past month in the Salinas, CA, region takes the blame for...
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