Tag: weather
Ocean Mist Farms offers Frost-Kissed Artichokes
- General News
Ocean Mist Farms, the leading grower and marketer of fresh artichokes in North America, announces their first Frost-Kissed crop of the season currently being harvested out of their southern growing region in Coachella, Calif.
VIDEO: Low temps, ice hit desert crops, causing damage and delays
- General News
Cold temperatures and lettuce ice are developing in the Arizona/California desert growing region. Markon First Crop (MFC) Green Leaf, Iceberg, and Romaine packs are available.
ProduceIQ: Cold weather freezes index prices at all-time high
- Featured
Winter is making up for lost time. Back-to-back storms Ember and Finn brought wintery weather to most of the United States over the weekend, including ice to lettuce-growing regions in Arizona and more rain for water-logged Florida.
Desert ice forecast expected to disrupt production
- General News
A series of winter cold fronts are expected over the next week in the Arizona-California desert growing region, bringing a pattern of light rain followed by cool temperatures and lettuce ice conditions.
ProduceIQ: Wake up, sleeping giant
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Although the rest of the world is so over 2023, we have a few more observations from the peanut gallery to digest.
Florida winter storm update
- General News
Markon Cooperative released this update on the Florida weekend storm December 22, 2023.
ProduceIQ: Holiday prices burn bright for fresh produce
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We can’t guarantee 2023 will end on a high note, but we can predict it will be an expensive finale for produce buyers.
ProduceIQ: Thanksgiving pull is here, and so is the rain
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Heavy rain is forecasted for the Southeastern U.S. and California this week. This may come as dismal news for growers nearing harvest, but it is a reason to give thanks for off-season growers still fighting the effects of extreme drought.
FPAA panel touts supply diversification and relationships
- General News
A panel of produce buyers at the Fresh Produce Association of the Americas annual meeting November 3 shared their lessons and experiences with weather events.
ProduceIQ: Bezos and tomatoes head South
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El Niño turned the chillers on. Now, growers across North America are scrambling to salvage the last bit of their fall season as production shifts to warmer climates.