Portobello mushrooms are very active and limited. The west coast is in a production gap. The east coast (Pennsylvania) and Canadian product aren’t expected in California to until early next week.

​Yellow corn is also limited and up on price. Oregon and California are winding down and still about a month away before Mexico starts. Colorado is trying to fill the void, but not enough to full fill the demand. Expect white corn to follow as well.

All tomatoes are supper active. Limited supply out of Mexico and California.  East has started to pull from the west coast (Baja, McAllen & California) to full fill their demand leading to price increases.

Lastly, grapefruit out of California are done. We have started with the Star Rubys out Texas or Mexico with excellent color. Price is high because it is the beginning of the season.

Blueberries continue to be limited and high priced. The Pacific Northwest is finishing up with their production and waiting for Peru to start.

​Lemons are also supper active and up on price. District 2 (Oxnard/Ventura, CA) is winding down and waiting for District 3 (Coachella & Imperial Valley) to start in 2 weeks. There is offshore product out Argentina and Mexico, but not enough to fill the void.

Asparagus is also on the rise. Limited production out of Mexico. They continue to experience extreme heat, therefore fighting quality and the proper sizing. There is product of Peru, but mainly being shipped to the east coast and still not enough to offset México’s shortfall.
Green beans are supper limited as well and up on price. Mexico experienced a lot of high temperatures and having a lot of quality issues. California isn’t producing enough to full fill the demand.

​Lastly, we sold all the 1-layer tomatoes (beefsteak), and we don’t have any more expected. The system shows 12 cases on hand, but they are committed to customers already.

Cremini and white mushrooms are supper limited and prices are up. The whole west coast is in a production gap. The east coast (Pennsylvania) and Canada cannot produce enough to fill the void. This will also affect the sliced mushrooms.

All the   CITRUS out of California is winding down.

• Lemons-Transitioning to product out of Argentina, Chile, and Mexico.
  
• Grapefruit- Limited production out of California. Mexico won’t start for another 2-3 weeks, and Texas won’t start until mid-October.
  
• Oranges- High demand on Valencia’s with schools ramping up again. Offshore navels have started (Chile), but low on sugar brix.
  
• Blueberries out of the Pacific Northwest and Canada are coming to an end and the quality is fair.  Mexico isn’t expected to start their season until early October.
  
• Limes  continue to be extremely limited out of Mexico. The price remains high and is trending higher.

Green onions are active and up on price. Limited production out of Mexico because of high temperatures.

​Asparagus is also on the rise. Production is low due to the heat in the growing regions. Waiting on Baja and Hermosillo to start their production within the next two weeks.

Green cabbage is also very active. There is a production gap in California due to the heat and a lot of the product out on the fields are being damaged by diamondback moths.
Limes are extremely active. Mexico is finishing up their old crop and the new crop just starting up. Prices are up significantly.

Persian, Hot house(English), and regular cucumbers are up on price as well. Limited production out of Baja and Central Mexico. Canada is also having production issues therefore not enough product of Mexico for full fill the demand.

Avocados are on the rise. Mexico is gapping between crops. The Flor Loca is just starting out of Mexico, but in low volumes. California is winding down and isn’t producing enough avocados to fill the void.

Green onions are also on the rise. Northern Mexico experienced very high temperatures and humidity these past 2 weeks. It has affected the harvest and quality.

All tomatoes are up on price. Mexico doesn’t have any production and California isn’t producing enough tomatoes to full fill the demand.

Limes are also active. Mexico is gapping between growing regions. There is an ongoing drought and lack of rainfall in the region.
​Kennebeck potatoes are still limited and fighting quality. Arizona is experiencing very high temperatures, and the potatoes are coming in with very thin/delicate skin. It will be about 2 more weeks before the situation gets better, and we start to see Kennebec’s out of Idaho.

Pineapples are up on price. Costa Rica is in a production gap due to weather (tropical storms). Mexico is also being impacted by weather and suppliers are focusing on covering contracts first.

​Asparagus continues to increase on price as well. Mexico is transitioning on growing regions; lack of water and hot temperatures are also affecting the production.

Colored bells continue to increase on price, more on the yellows. Mexico is done with their season; Canada isn’t producing enough to fill the void and central California is just starting their season.

Red Fresno’s are also up on price. The demand exceeds the supply out of Baja and Central California is having quality issues with their production.

​Asparagus are tightening up as well.  USA production is winding down and Mexico is transitioning between growing regions. Baja is finishing up and Central Mexico is 2 weeks away from being in full production.

Broccoli crowns and cauliflower are up on price. There’s a gap between growing fields due to the cool temperatures in central California. Mexico is also struggling with their broccoli crown production and have started to pull from California. Not enough supply to meet the demand.

​The season of navel oranges has come to an end, and we are transitioning to Valencia’s out of the USA. Blood oranges, tangerines and cara cara oranges out of California are winding down as well. Once those are finished, we’ll transition to offshore product out of Australia, New Zealand, & Chile by the end of this month and early July if all goes well.

We have fully transitioned to both green and red grapes out of Mexico. Keep in mind that it’s the beginning of their season and the fruit is on the smaller end.

Both iceberg lettuce and smaller sized lemons(140-200ct) continue to remain high on price. Not enough volume to full fill the demand.

Lastly, honey gems (Mann’s label) are extremely limited. They are also experiencing a gap in the growing fields and the demand overwhelms the supply. We have been substituting with Green gems (Church Bros label) lettuces to full fill our orders. 

Iceberg lettuce is up on price. Cool weather in Salinas is slowing down their production and Santa Maria isn’t producing enough lettuce to full fill the demand. Expect prices and production to be tight into next week.
Zucchini and Yellow straight neck are also on the rise on price. Product got snug out of Mexico (Sonora) because a lot of growers are done due to hot temperatures affecting the quality. California (Santa Maria) just started, but not enough production to cover the demand.
Raspberries are also up on price. Baja is in a gap and the Central Coast of California is slowly picking up on their volume. Expect prices to maintain up until there is more volume of out California.