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2024 is setting records for extreme weather events. In the past week, growers across the Americas have been affected by intense heat, hail, rain, drought, wind, and cold.

Over the last seven days, 6-20 inches of rain fell in Houston, TX, and surrounding areas. Most places experienced the bulk of that rainfall within a 24-hours, and water levels are higher in some towns than during the devastating floods from Hurricane Harvey in 2017.

Produce markets are experiencing a shift as warmer weather brings new Western and Southeastern growing regions online.

Overall produce prices stick to the status quo. Prices are down -2 percent over the previous week, which aligns with previous trends for week #16.

Blistering winds whipped through growing regions on the West Coast and Southeast as separate fronts brought rain and cooler weather to California, Arizona, and parts of the Southeast.

It might just be the ample amount of time I spent listening to fire and brimstone Southern Baptist preachers, but between the persistent media buzz about the total eclipse and the 17-year cicada emergence just days away in the Southeast and Midwest, Week #14 is feeling spattered with a bit of apocalyptic verve.

Spring is not all vibrant blooms and backyard grilling. The arrival of warmer weather brings a capriciousness to forecasts that impacts everything from crop yields to quality and availability.

About as fickle as a March Madness bracket, Spring transition has arrived! In search of better-growing conditions, most produce commodities will transition northward over the next five weeks.

As the luck of the Irish would have it, we're kicking off this week's produce industry newsletter with updates that might make you feel like you've found a pot of gold.

Cucumber markets are putting on an Oscar-worthy performance. Short supply on both coasts has solidified cucumber prices at a ten-year high.