Tag: weather

The ongoing Mexican drought is significantly impacting U.S. produce prices. Reduced supply, increased costs, and quality concerns are just some obstacles facing suppliers and buyers.

Here’s the latest on the temperature extremes. A high-pressure ridge is bringing dangerous heat to parts of Florida and Texas. In both states, the heat wave is forecasted to continue through Memorial Day.

2024 is setting records for extreme weather events. In the past week, growers across the Americas have been affected by intense heat, hail, rain, drought, wind, and cold.

Growers in California’s Salinas Valley continue to deal with lingering Anthracnose pressure, which is the primary reason romaine supplies are limited.

The 2023-2024 table grape campaign has been a challenging one, Alejandro Cabrera, the general manager of the Peruvian Table Grape Producers Association (Provid), told Agraria.

Blistering winds whipped through growing regions on the West Coast and Southeast as separate fronts brought rain and cooler weather to California, Arizona, and parts of the Southeast.

California’s Salinas Valley and Santa Maria growing regions received upwards of .5” of rain with estimated totals to reach as high as .1” in the next 24 hours.

California has turned into a real-life snow globe. Up to ten feet of snow is expected in parts of the Sierras. Although the late winter storm will impact logistics throughout the state for a few days, the snowpack and rain will only benefit the industry in the dry season.

Iceberg markets are up following reduced yields in the Arizona and California desert regions; green leaf and romaine prices are inching higher as well.

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.