USA: Prices rise again in anticipation of Western supply challenges
Fresh Lettuce
Fresh Cauliflower
Fresh Headed Broccoli
Vegetables
United States
Published Apr 10, 2023
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Up for the third week, overall produce prices are still technically following typical week #14 trends.
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Although, the storms that drenched California and filled the Sierras with snow will likely unfold as higher-than-normal produce prices over the next few months.Outstanding increases in the price of key commodities like lettuce and broccoli are setting markets up for a bumpy Spring transition.ProduceIQ Index: $1.20/pound, up +4.35 percent over prior weekWeek #14, ending April 7th Blue Book has teamed with ProduceIQ BB #:368175 to bring the ProduceIQ Index to its readers. The index provides a produce industry price benchmark using 40 top commodities to provide data for decision making.Cauliflower markets are so behind schedule that it’s starting to give us secondary anxiety. As a result, prices are up a draw-dropping +130 percent over the previous week to a staggering ten-year high of $55.Warm weather in Yuma has ended most fields, and peak Salinas production is a few weeks behind schedule. Supplies are forecasted to remain tight for the next 4-5 weeks. Buyers, in a pinch, should ...
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