Tag: bell peppers

Limes reach a ten-year weekly high, $15.20 for 40-pound cartons. Unfortunately for buyers and growers, record rain throughout the month of June is putting a damper on the beginning of peak season in Veracruz.

Scattered growing regions, each with their own challenges, characterize the current state of produce markets.

The following graphic was produced by Agtools Inc. to show that the first six months of 2021 have seen the highest volume in the last seven years. The top growing regions of Mexico, Florida and Canada all sent more peppers to the U.S. market.

While decreases across categories dragged the overall index slightly down, anxiety over Western heat and forecasted precipitation is causing prices for lettuce and certain dry vegetables to jump off the floor.

After only a moment of record high prices, markets begin descending. The overall industry’s price decline has two major drivers: supply volume increased in both vegetables in South Georgia and stone fruit from the Northwest.

Magic Sun, a leading hydroponic grower in Mexico, is seeing continued growth and demand in its original tomato product line.

Prices are on the upswing, climbing another 7 percent on an industry-wide basis.

Despite valiant surges by bell pepper and cauliflower, the produce industry needs an increase in demand to drive up struggling prices.

Ark Foods has set out to challenge what grocery shoppers think when they hear “Bell Peppers.”

The tropical storm that hit Florida in November and damaged crops could have lasting effects on vegetable markets.