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Hurricane Milton is projected to make landfall on Florida’s west coast Wednesday night, with the current path aiming towards the Tampa Bay area.

Blue Book, the leading provider of produce-specific credit and business information, announced that it will provide complimentary access to its tools to companies significantly affected by hurricanes Helene and Milton.

Average produce prices defy the odds. The ProduceIQ index fell -3 percent over the previous week after an indisputably rough week for all levels of the produce supply chain.

FMI – The Food Industry Association President and CEO Leslie G. Sarasin offered the following statement on the East and Gulf Coasts ports strike by the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA)

Due to the overwhelming need for disaster relief in the wake of Hurricane Helene, SEPC is reaching out to our members for donations to Samaritan’s Purse.

Initial Hurricane Helene reports out of South Georgia and North Florida growing regions are better than expected, despite heavy rainfall

Hurricane Helene has intensified into a Category 2 and is expected to make landfall in Florida Thursday night.

“Hurricane Idalia brought heavy rain, high winds and a dangerous storm surge to the Big Bend region of Florida," said Christina Morton, director of communications for the Florida Fruit & Vegetable Association on Sept. 1.

Hurricane Hilary is impacting several markets this week. Long-term impacts are still being assessed, but prices are on the rise for several commodities.

Florida and Southeast citrus and vegetable grower-shippers are bracing for the first major hurricane of the season at a time when citrus growers are preparing for harvest.