Tag: strawberries
Bargain strawberry prices disappearing as crops transition
- General News
Wholesale strawberry prices, which had been falling or staying low for the past few weeks, should head back upward as crops transition from Florida and Mexico to California.
ProduceIQ: Lettuce prices soaring
- Featured
If you are waiting for signs that the pandemic is over and produce life is returning to normal, look no further than the SEPC's Southern Exposure. The event was booming! The return of corporate buyers made for record attendance and superhero attitudes for this Marvel-themed party… eh hem… trade show.
Star Group to add 25 acres of greenhouse strawberries
- General News
The Star Group – grower, importer and distributor of a wide variety of fresh produce – is set to add substantial greenhouse capacity dedicated to growing fresh strawberries.
California Strawberries launches ‘Love, Strawberries’ campaign
- General News
In time for National Strawberry Day, California Strawberries is set to amplify strawberries and their many health benefits via the new year-long, consumer-focused campaign ‘Love, Strawberries.’
Affinor Growers signs distribution agreement for greenhouse strawberries
- General News
Affinor Growers Inc. is pleased to announce that it has signed a non-exclusive agreement with Berrymobile Fruit Distribution Inc. for the distribution of Affinor’s strawberries.
ProduceIQ: U.S. avocado suspension may undermine Super Bowl lift
- Analysis
Last weekend the U.S. government suspended the import of all Mexican avocados “until further notice” after a U.S. plant safety inspector in Mexico was sent a threatening message, which will have significant economic impact for this $3 billion industry at its peak time of year.
Weather shifts strawberry demand Westward
- General News
Florida's weather problems are shifting strawberry buyers to look West, and prices are likely to rise as a result.
ProduceIQ: Cold snap singes Florida crops
- Featured
Winter Olympians and Ottawa truckers weren't the only ones shivering in the bitter cold this week. Across the country, temperatures plunged as two massive storms battered much of the U.S.
ProduceIQ: Markets watching for winter’s impact in the East
- Analysis
The North American winter season has been relatively mild thus far. That was until mother nature decided to remind us all who’s in charge by freezing the sunshine state and hurling a bomb cyclone up the East Coast. New York City received more than 10 inches of snow, and areas of Massachusetts reported 30 inches.
Strawberry research reveals higher yields, better quality under broad-spectrum lighting strategies
- General News
Fluence by OSRAM (Fluence), a leading global provider of energy-efficient LED lighting solutions for commercial cannabis and food production, announced results from its year-long strawberry research in collaboration with Delphy Improvement Centre (Delphy), an independent institute and expert in food and flowers located in Bleiswijk, the Netherlands.