IPG NEWS
IPG looks to keep its customers, suppliers, and partners world-wide, all connected and in touch through its new IPG News Reports. This news source will highlight the most significant, relevant and day-day international trade and produce news stories.
We feel it’s very important to not only have a great understanding for our current market and country, but to maintain a worldly viewpoint and full understanding of all other markets and their effects on the fresh produce export/import industry. Please stay connected and informed through our news channel.
Spring artichoke supply closely matches Holiday pull
April 11, 2019
Supplies of spring artichokes from California are solid right now. “We are currently harvesting spring artichokes from Castroville, Ca. All the production is in Castroville which is the Artichoke Center of the World,” says Philip Barrientos, commodity account manager for Ocean Mist Farms which is also based in Castroville. Barrientos notes that supplies of the vegetable are mostly in the large sizes of 12 and 18 and then will move into smaller sizes as the season progresses. “Last…
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Grape growers welcome high temperatures High California desert temperatures speed up lettuce transition to Salinas
April 11, 2019
Temperatures in the Coachella and Yuma areas peaked in the upper 90s early this week, serving as a reminder that summer is around the corner. High winds also accompanied the higher temperatures and were felt throughout California. No damage was reported from the windy conditions, but the high temperatures certainly had an effect on produce. For grape growers in the Coachella district, the heat was very much welcomed, given the overall cool winter which resulted in minimal warmth in…
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Grape volume to pick up by the end of the month
April 10, 2019
Grape supplies continue to be even and volume will start to build by the end of April. “Both districts from Mexico and California’s Central Valley will have promotable supplies. It also looks like a great quality grape year so far,” says Keith Wilson with King Fresh Produce LLC in Dinuba, Ca. Wilson attributes the good crops to a variety of factors. “We had adequate chill hours this past winter which puts the grape vines into dormancy. Also--more and…
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Chaos on the border between Mexico and the US
April 10, 2019
Yesterday, FreshPlaza published an editorial on waiting times at the Mexico-US border. This article from El Financiero talks more about waiting times. The northern border is not closed, but it is already a mess for the trucks that transport goods from Mexico to the United States, clogging the traffic in some of the busiest border crossings in the world. Following Donald Trump's threats of a border closure, Mexican companies are rushing to send as much merchandise as possible to the United…
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Transport strike affects Argentina’s lemon exports
April 10, 2019
A stoppage by transporters in Tucuman - for an indefinite period of time and in support of an improvement in freight rates - is affecting the start of the lemon export campaign: a business that in 2018 achieved an income of 1 billion dollars. It is the main economic activity in the area and 40 to 45 thousand workers depend on it. The protest, which began last on Wednesday April 3, is being carried out by the Cargo Carriers Association…
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