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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.
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Due to erratic weather on the East and West Coast, prices have skyrocketed as the demand for celery increases
April 9, 2019
SALINAS, CA - As far as the spotlight goes, this should be a high time for celery, which is branching out from its reputation as a vehicle for peanut butter and cream cheese. Low supplies and uncharacteristically high demand, however, has created the perfect storm for a tight market. Sammy Duda, among the fourth generation to help lead Duda Fresh Farms, took some time to walk me through the current climate. “Supply is significantly short due to the amount of volume…
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Rain delays Santa Maria’s vegetable, strawberry deals
April 9, 2019
Plentiful rain over the winter quenched thirsty fields across California, but will delay fruit and vegetable supplies out of Santa Maria during the spring season. The winter precipitation altered planting schedules for the numerous spring vegetables Durant Distributing Inc. grows on 2,500 acres in Santa Maria, said Tom Cline, sales manager for the company. Durant’s major commodities are broccoli, cauliflower and celery. The company wasn’t able to plant some items on schedule, and crops didn’t grow as fast…
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OVERVIEW GLOBAL KIWIFRUIT MARKET
April 5, 2019
All eyes in the kiwifruit sector are now on the southern hemisphere, which is now slowly taking over the world market. The first New Zealand kiwis are already at sea. European and North American traders look back on a predominantly positive season, with Italy as a major exception. The kiwifruit sector has had a difficult month there. The French sector also suffered a blow last month, when it turned out that some of the kiwis sold as French were actually…
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Market update for berries
April 1, 2019
California strawberry production has been hampered since the beginning of the season by cool temperatures and sporadic winter showers. Fair weather has held over the last week and looks to continue with clear skies in the forecast for both Oxnard and Santa Maria. As the industry begins to shift into full production, Oxnard will be the primary shipping location followed by Baja California. Overall pack-outs are down nearly three million flats in comparison to last year, which has kept FOB…
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California avocado growers optimistic of exporting to China soon
April 1, 2019
Tom Bellamore, president of the Industry Affairs for the California's Avocado Commission (CAGC), has stated that for Californian avocado growers, China holds a lot of appeal as an export destination due to the strength of its economy and the size of its population, Foodwise, the meaty green California avocado has become as iconic a symbol of the fresh quality of California's homegrown products as the state's fine wines and wrinkled raisins. About 3,000 growers, many of whom are multi-generational…
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