Exhausted produce buyers in the United States are ready for a Thanksgiving meal

Like so many of us who enjoy a good nap after our Thanksgiving meal, produce markets tend to nod off immediately after the festivities. With plenty of leftovers in the average refrigerator, retail slumps faster than you can say tryptophan. Nevertheless, this year is anything but normal. With major truck shortages coming into the holiday season, significant cost inflation, and uncertain demand during our covid-recovering economy, future prices are that much harder to forecast.Mexico’s fall transition and Nogales’ burgeoning winter season is lining up ominously with national leftovers day. Brace for a dip in prices. Importers will be working hard to prevent the fresh produce Thanksgiving snooze from turning into a full-blown coma.Up +21 percent over the previous week, lime supply continues to dwindle. Labor issues are causing too few crossings, exasperating an already lean supply. Week #46 prices are at a ten-year high and are signaling that the upward trend may continue through the ...