date:Nov 26, 2018
uct in from Canada, California, Nogales, McAllen as well as Florida. Because of the lack of product here, were forced to bring it in from a longer distance and the freight costs are having an impact, he adds.
Pushing prices up
With good demand on peppers, all of this is makes for higher pricing on peppers right now. Typically green choice peppers sell as low as $5-$7 FOB with larger sizes selling as low as mid to low-teens and RPC and display-ready boxes at $18-$20 FOB, says Mazal. This year,