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Yolanda Ramirez
Jul 9, 20201 min read
Volume, prices both up for carrots
The national carrot market shows higher volume and pricing than the previous two years. While those two things don’t usually go...
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Miguel Montero
Jul 7, 20201 min read
Lemon demand remains high
Lemons continue to ride the citrus pandemic demand wave that is keeping strength in the wholesale market. Prices are rising slightly, and...
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Raul Lopez
Jul 6, 20201 min read
Low demand drives down grape market
Grape prices are relatively low as supplies transition from Mexico to California. Retail demand has been weak so far this summer as scan...
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Raul Lopez
Jul 6, 20201 min read
Grapes endure pandemic struggle
Pandemic shopping trends have hit grapes harder than many commodities. Volumes have been down since the start of spring, which has...
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Paola Ochoa
Jul 5, 20201 min read
Squash prices rise with light summer supply
Squash volumes typically drop in the summer as domestic producers supply the market, but this summer is seeing even lighter volumes....
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Yolanda Ramirez
Jul 1, 20201 min read
Domestic cantaloupes going stronger after rough spring import season
July typically marks the start of Central California’s cantaloupe season, and hopes are high for a better season than spring. Spring...
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David Wilson
Jun 30, 20201 min read
Garlic demand on the rise
The boom in home cooking has boosted the demand for garlic, and volume increases show suppliers are up to the challenge. Import volume in...
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Paola Ochoa
Jun 25, 20201 min read
AVOCADO: THE GREEN GOLD OF THE KITCHEN
The avocado is an exotic fruit, known in some parts as “Palta.” It has a creamy pulp, green in color and oval in shape. Its flavor is...
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Agtools Inc.
Jun 4, 20203 min read
Agtools Wins 2020 Flywheel Investment Conference
Investment Award from Flywheel Angel Network FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE WENATCHEE, WA – June 5, 2020 – The Flywheel Investment Conference is...
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Agtools Inc.
May 12, 20201 min read
Food Inflation: The 5 foot versus the 30,000 foot vision:
The average price of food in the USA rose while gasoline went down. Some of the foods the Bureau of Labor and Statistics surveys every...
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Agtools Inc.
May 11, 20201 min read
Eggs Crisis - March Consumer prices for 2019 vs. 2020
While overall food costs increased Month to Month, March 2019 vs. March 2020 due to lack of inventories, Dairy farmers found themselves...
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Paola Ochoa
May 5, 20201 min read
TOMATO, THE GREAT ALLY OF HISPANIC CUISINE
Today the tomato, also known as jitomate in Mexico, is grown and consumed in a thousand ways worldwide, being highly appreciated in...
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Agtools Inc.
Mar 27, 20204 min read
March 28, 2020 - The Second Annual San Diego Angel
Conference Announces Investment of $400,000 in Three Companies: AgTools, Noria Water Technologies, and Visicell Medical After three...
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Agtools Inc.
Mar 26, 20203 min read
COVID-19 Crisis shines light on food chain weaknesses
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE IRVINE, CA – March 27, 2020 – AGTools offers promising tool to help strengthen the supply chain within the produce...
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Paola Ochoa
Mar 25, 20201 min read
THE SUCCESS OF MEXICAN BROCCOLI IN THE UNITED STATES
We all remember when our moms and grandmothers told us that eating broccoli would grow strong and healthy, and indeed, this vegetable...
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Agtools Inc.
Feb 24, 20201 min read
UNITED STATES is a Stable customer
Developing economies shipped most of their exports to the United States of America in 2018 - US$1.4 trillion - followed by China - US$1.1...
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Agtools Inc.
Feb 24, 20201 min read
Garlic
In the Early 90’s, China accounted for only 2% of the garlic imported to the United States. By 2009 it was up to about 50% and by 2012 it...
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Agtools Inc.
Feb 24, 20201 min read
Going Bananas
European nations consumed the highest dollar worth of imported bananas during 2018 with purchases valued at $8.8 billion or 56.3% of the...
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Paola Ochoa
Jan 11, 20201 min read
A LOOK AT THE FRUIT AND VEGETABLE MARKET IN THE LAST DECADE
Recently we began to notice how consumers have changed their purchasing habits when buying food products. And we pondered who could be...
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Agtools Inc.
Dec 30, 20191 min read
Single mothers in rural America
Family type has a significant bearing on poverty. In 2017, the poverty rate was more than 8 percentage points higher for nonmetro...
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