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Harvest, Potato

November 23th, 2020 Supply Update: Happy Thanksgiving! Potato farmers are well into their harvest and quality has been beautiful on this year’s crop.

Happy Thanksgiving! Potato farmers are well into their harvest and quality has been beautiful on this year’s crop. They’re expecting a very good year. The crop is trending toward smaller sizes, creating premium pricing for the larger spuds. The new [...]

November 20, 2020 Produce Supply Update
Apple Harvest

November 16th, 2020 Supply Update: The new apple crop is now in the last stages of harvest.

Potato farmers are well into their harvest and quality has been beautiful on this year’s crop. They’re expecting a very good year. The crop is trending toward smaller sizes, creating premium pricing for the larger spuds. The new apple crop [...]

November 13, 2020 Produce Supply Update
Harvest, Potato

November 9th, 2020 Supply Update: Potato farmers are well into their harvest and quality has been beautiful on this year’s crop.

Potato farmers are well into their harvest and quality has been beautiful on this year’s crop. They’re expecting a very good year. The new apple crop is now in the last stages of harvest. The crop is coming in smaller [...]

November 6, 2020 Produce Supply Update
Apple

November 2nd, 2020 Supply Update: The new apple crop is now in the last stages of harvest.

The new apple crop is now in the last stages of harvest. The crop is coming in smaller than projected and is now projected to be in the 110-million bushel area versus projections in early August of 135 million. This [...]

October 30, 2020 Produce Supply Update
Avocados – "Enhanced" inspections by Texas of commercial vehicles from Mexico

October 26th, 2020 Supply Update: The fall season is beginning in a small way, but they expect demand to exceed supply for the next few weeks.

Strawberries remain extremely limited, with shippers cutting back or not accepting orders right now. Heat in the fields caused a lot of damage, which was then followed by chilly weather slowing down growth. The fall season is beginning in a [...]

October 23, 2020 Produce Supply Update
Strawberries

October 19th, 2020 Supply Update: Strawberries remain extremely limited, with shippers cutting back or not accepting orders right now.

Strawberries remain extremely limited, with shippers cutting back or not accepting orders right now. Heat in the fields caused a lot of damage, which was then followed by chilly weather slowing down growth. The fall season is beginning in a [...]

October 16, 2020 Produce Supply Update
Green Peppers; with the higher pricing of green peppers, farmers will elect to pick them green rather than waiting for them to ripen to yellow or red

October 12th, 2020 Supply Update: Green pepper is winding down in Michigan, with Georgia growers starting to pickup in volume.

Strawberries remain extremely limited, with shippers cutting back or not accepting orders right now. Heat in the fields caused a lot of damage, which was then followed by chilly weather slowing down growth. The fall season is beginning in a [...]

October 9, 2020 Produce Supply Update
Strawberries

October 5th, 2020 Supply Update: Strawberries remain extremely limited, with shippers cutting back or not accepting orders right now.

Strawberries remain extremely limited, with shippers cutting back or not accepting orders right now. Heat in the fields caused a lot of damage, which was then followed by chilly weather slowing down growth. The fall season is beginning in a [...]

October 1, 2020 Produce Supply Update
Fall Season Pumpkins

September 28th, 2020 Supply Update: Heat in California continues to be the controlling factor for produce from the west coast.

Heat in California continues to be the controlling factor for produce from the west coast. All field items are showing heat stress, breaking down the leaf cell walls. Those breakdowns turn into decay as we are seeing in iceberg lettuce, [...]

September 28, 2020 Produce Supply Update
lettuces

September 21st, 2020 Supply Update: All lettuces are expecting quality to be impacted by the high temperatures over the past weekend in California.

All lettuces are expecting quality to be impacted by the high temperatures over the past weekend in California. Quality reports are showing some fringe and occasional internal burn with wind bruising. Supplies of romaine remain limited as most growers are [...]

September 18, 2020 Produce Supply Update
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