Market NotesNovember 21st, 2024    YUMA GLOOMA   Several weeks ago, just after the transition, the fields in Yuma, Arizona got a serious drenching. This set back production a bit and caused prices to increase.  It also limited quality which caused many rejections...

October 24th, 2024

  Market NotesOctober 24th, 2024 CERTIFLATION – PART ONE   Introducing a new word. Certiflation is what happens when food safety certification becomes so excessive that price increases are required for businesses to survive. Certification is everywhere, it’s a...

October 10th, 2024

  Market NotesOctober 10th, 2024 MIGHTY MILTON     After tremendous preparation and horrendous predictions Milton was not as strong as expected while still causing the loss of lives and massive destruction. Over three million without power, roads...

Sept 12th, 2024

  Market NotesSept 12th, 2024 SPACE FOOD     While we continue to struggle to feed people here in the USA and around the world, that does not stop us from looking to feed developments outside of our planet. About twenty-five years ago, in this weekly...

Aug 8th, 2024

  Market Notes Aug 8th, 2024    VEGETABLES    “Vegetables in the Middle East do not play second fiddle as do the ”two veg” to meat in England. They hold a dignified, sometimes splendid position in the hierarchy of food.  They are, in turn,  mezze, pickles and salads. ...