KD Healthy Foods, a leading supplier with nearly 30 years of experience in the frozen-vegetable industry, is issuing an important update regarding this year’s broccoli crop outlook. Based on field investigations across our own farms and partner growing bases, combined with broader regional observations, we expect a significant reduction in broccoli output this season. As a result, broccoli prices are likely to rise in the coming months.
Unstable Weather Has Reduced This Year’s Broccoli Yield
This season, broccoli fields across multiple major growing regions have faced a combination of adverse conditions:
1. Extended Heavy Rainfall & Waterlogging
Continuous rainfall during the early–mid growth phase caused soil saturation, weakened root systems, and delayed vegetative development. Waterlogged soils significantly affected:
Root oxygen levels
Nutrient absorption
Overall plant vigor
These conditions led to smaller heads, reduced uniformity, and lower harvestable volume.
2. Temperature Fluctuations During Head Formation
Broccoli is highly sensitive to temperature during the head-initiation period. This season’s sudden drops in temperature followed by rapid warm-ups resulted in:
Disrupted head development
Hollow stem issues
Increased maturity variation across fields
These factors contributed to higher sorting loss during processing and fewer tons of usable raw material for IQF production.
3. Quality Challenges Impacting Processing Yield
Even where fields remained harvestable, quality defects—such as soft heads, non-uniform florets, discoloration, and leaf contamination—were more prominent than usual. This widened the gap between fresh weight harvested and final IQF output, reducing total supply available for export.
Broccoli Price Likely to Increase
Given the sharp decline in raw-material availability, combined with strong global demand, KD Healthy Foods expects broccoli prices to rise this season. The market already shows early signs of tightening:
Lower stock levels across processors
Increased competition for good-quality raw material
Longer lead times for new contracts
Higher procurement cost at the field level
In past years, similar weather-related reductions have caused noticeable upward pricing pressure. This season appears to follow the same pattern.
Spring & Next-Season Preparation Underway
To stabilize future supply, KD Healthy Foods has already begun adjusting next-season planting:
Improved field drainage
Adjusted transplanting schedules
More resilient variety selection
Expanded acreage in suitable regions
These measures will help recover capacity for upcoming cycles, though they cannot offset the immediate impact of the current season.
KD Healthy Foods Will Keep Customers Updated
We understand that broccoli is a core ingredient for many of our partners’ retail, industrial, and food-service product lines. As a supplier with our own farms and long-term experience in market management, we take transparency seriously.
KD Healthy Foods will continue to monitor market conditions closely and will keep all customers informed of:
Price movements
Raw-material availability
Packing capacity and loading schedules
Forecast for upcoming seasons
We are committed to timely communication so customers can plan production and procurement effectively.
We Encourage Early Discussion
Given the expected price increase and tightening supply, we recommend customers reach out early to discuss:
Forecasted demand
Packaging formats (retail, food-service, bulk totes)
Delivery timelines
Spring-season reservations
Please visit www.kdfrozenfoods.com or contact us at info@kdhealthyfoods.com. KD Healthy Foods remains committed to integrity, expertise, quality control, and reliability—even in a challenging agricultural year.
Post time: Nov-20-2025