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.
Smaller Crop But Bigger Washington Apples
October 30, 2020
Harvest is close to finishing on the Washington apple crop that is seeing a drop in overall volume this year. “However, the quality of our fruit is outstanding and we have been really pleased with the color, flavor and pressure of the fruit,” says George Harter, vice president of marketing for CMI Orchards based in Wenatchee, WA. “We expect good sizing which is paving the way for some great bulk fruit promotions this winter.” With the overall state volume being…
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Container Return Date Upheaval By The Numbers
October 20, 2020
U.S. agriculture and forest product exporters are counting the ways and dollars it costs them when ocean carriers without warning change the dates for container arrivals at marine terminals. The Washington-based Agriculture Transportation Coalition (AgTC) and supply chain technology firm TradeLanes recently reached out to hundreds of American shippers to survey the operational and financial impacts of earliest return date (ERD) fluctuations on their businesses. The AgTC and TradeLanes have analyzed and processed data collected from 283 survey respondents, which they said quantifies the…
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California Assures Promotable Table Grape Supplies Through December
October 20, 2020
The California Table Grape Commission has assured that there will be promotable suppliesof fruit through December this year.Harvesting is continuing in the San Joaquin Valley, moving steadily toward its conclusion atthe end of the year.The Commission recently revised its production forecast down, now expecting a crop of104.9m 19-pound boxes, down from its April estimate of 106.5m . The final harvest in 2019was 105m 19-pound boxes.“Fall is a beautiful time of year to harvest grapes in California,” said Nave. “The vineyardsare…
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California Lettuce, Leaf Prices Keep Rising
October 16, 2020
Prices on many leaf and lettuce items from the Salinas, CA, area keep rising for a variety of reasons from bad weather to soil diseases to strong demand. According to USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service, F.O.B.s from Salinas Oct. 15 were in the high $20s for film-wrapped cartons of 24s of iceberg lettuce, and romaine was in the low $40s for cartons of 24s. According to foodservice cooperative Markon BB #:123315, the situation should continue through the rest of October. “Green leaf…
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OVERVIEW GLOBAL BLUEBERRY MARKET
October 16, 2020
In week 42, the blueberry market is mainly dominated by Mexico, Peru and South Africa. Peruvian blueberries in particular are available in all continents. The first shipments are arriving in China again, and now that the European and North American seasons are coming to an end, the blueberries from the South American country are taking over. Something remarkable, however, is that more South American markets are entering the world market with force. In Australia, prices have fallen sharply due to…
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