Tag: peppers
ProduceIQ: Dry veg items at both extremes during summer transition
- Featured
The Dry Veg category is notoriously volatile, and this year is no exception. The end of the Spring season is playing out similarly to the end of 2024’s winter season. In both instances, weather-induced transitional gaps in supply have kept supply low and prices high.
ProduceIQ: May the weather odds be ever in your favor
- Featured
Welcome to hurricane season. Tropical systems will have an easier time developing this year due to higher ocean temperatures in the Atlantic and the arrival of La Niña.
Nature Fresh Farms introduces snacking sweet peppers
- General News
As consumer trends continue to forecast increased importance in fresh snacking, emphasized by consumer requests for fresh, flavorful, quality, local produce year-round, Nature Fresh Farms is addressing the needs, introducing Sweet S’NAPS to the market.
ProduceIQ: Heavy rain saturates West Coast
- Featured
California can’t shake the gray. The deluge and flood risk should lighten up by Tuesday, but there is a high chance of isolated showers continuing through Wednesday.
ProduceIQ Index: Pineapple Express on the hunt
- Featured
Pineapple Express takes aim at the West Coast. Among the widespread targets are oranges, green onions, lettuce, leafy greens, and strawberries.
NatureSweet releases new sweet & seedless mini peppers medley
- General News
NatureSweet, the #1 snacking tomato brand and largest vertically integrated agricultural company in North America has debuted another convenient product, Constellation Sweet & Seedless Mini Peppers, a colorful, crunchy and delicious medley that is revolutionizing the world of healthy snacks.
ProduceIQ: Relentless wind and rain pound Southern California
- Featured
For the first time in 84 years, a tropical storm has hit Southern California. Hurricane Hilary struck the coast of Mexico and then Southern California as a tropical storm yesterday.
Melissa’s unveils early arrival of Hatch peppers
- General News
Hatch peppers, grown exclusively in the fertile soils of the Hatch Valley in New Mexico, are renowned for their unique combination of sweetness, heat and smokiness.
Ark Foods ‘kicks up the heat’ during IFPA Foodservice show
- General News
Ark Foods, a modern-day farming company on a mission to rejuvenate the agriculture industry in America by showcasing the magic of vegetables, is bringing the heat to this year’s International Fresh Produce Association’s Foodservice Conference in Monterey, CA.
Are nightshades being unfairly targeted by social media?
- Analysis
Nutritional news is often so confusing and contradictory that someone might just give up on fruits and vegetables and reach for the Twinkies.