Tag: corn

While disputes about genetically engineered corn doesn't affect fresh produce directly, we should be aware of indirect consequences.

Significant increases in commodities such as raspberries, celery, and sweet corn are balancing the scale and steadying the index. Even with the continued hemorrhaging of cherry prices, average produce prices are flat over the prior week.

The annual transition northward from areas such as Brawley, CA, back to Salinas, CA, is behind schedule. Growers in the South will attempt to prevent a gap in production by extending the harvest.

Volumes remain light due to earlier weather in both the Florida & Mexico growing regions but overall quality has been outstanding mostly in part due to more temperate growing conditions.

With plenty of leftovers in the average refrigerator, retail slumps faster than you can say tryptophan.

Business has been anything but usual for foodservice in Canada, and once again the lifeblood of the hospitality industry is being threatened with increased restrictions, including curfews that are broadly defied.

The swing of Spring is well underway and much of the fresh produce industry is transitioning to new harvesting regions. Though prices broadly are flat, volume continues to accelerate as spring crops begin harvest.

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

Following the cold, long days of winter, the coming of spring invites optimism for increased demand in fresh produce.