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Kennebec potatoes are extremely limited. Storage Kennebec’s are done, Arizona & Bakersfield, California is finishing up and having a lot of problem with quality and sizing. Lancaster, California is just starting up, but they are also having a lot of quality issues due to the heat. The potatoes are not holding and popping. It is expected to be 2 weeks before the situation gets better on quality and availability. Yukon gold Bakers & Red rose potatoes will also be super tight for the next week or so. Not enough colored potatoes to supply the demand and price is up. The situation should improve in a week or so when the northwest(Idaho, Oregon, &Washington) starts. Habaneros are also supper limited and up on price. Baja is the only region producing them and not enough to full fill the demand.
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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. Cilantro is active and up on price. Mexico is done with their season and transitioning to USA product, but we are experiencing a gap. Not enough cilantro to full fill the demand. Quality is okay and the bunches are on the smaller end. Lemons 140-200ct are extremely tight and up on price. The San Joaquin Valley crop is winding down and are transitioning to lemons out of Oxnard/Ventura County. Not enough small sized lemons to cover the demand. There is plenty of the larger size lemons 75ct-115ct available at a much lower price as a substitute. Roma and 2-layer tomatoes (4x4, 4x5,5x5,&5x6)continue remain high on price. Southern Mexico is winding down and Baja is just starting up. Red onions are on the rise again. California is supplying all the United States and not enough to meet the demand. Still waiting on Mexico to start, but they are about 2 weeks away from the beginning of their season. Romaine, romaine heart, and green leaf are up on price. The quality and supply have been affected by all the rain in Santa Maria & Salinas from 2-3 weeks ago (anthracnose /virus), therefore leaving less yields out on the growing fields. Avocados are on the rise as well. There is a high demand for Cinco de Mayo and Mother’s Day weekend. Both Mexico and USA short on large fruit (40/48ct) to full fill the demand. Cauliflower is also active. Fields are gapping and not enough supply to full fill the demand. Watermelons are extremely limited. Demand exceeds the supply; price is up, and quality is fair. Southern México’s production has been impacted by severe weather and not enough production out of Central America to fill the void. Expect prices to stay high for at least 3-4 weeks until Northern Mexico and South Florida begin their season. Out of all the leafy items romaine, romaine heart, & green leaf, iceberg has been the most affected with availability. The iceberg lettuce demand continues to exceed supplies. Prices continue to increase; quality is fair and starting to see smaller heads in the boxes. This has also impacted the shredded lettuce causing a price increase as well. All leafy items: Romaine, Romaine Heart, Iceberg, green leaf, & Red leaf, are up on price. The demand for these commodities exceeds the availability. Quality is fair, with discoloration, brown butts, and possible decay. All the rain from the past two weeks flooded the growing regions Yuma, Az and Coachella, Ca and still about a month before we transition to Central and Norther California (Salinas, Santa Maria, Huron, & Oxnard). Colored bell peppers( red & yellow) are supper active and up on price. Sinaloa, Mexico is finishing up and we will be transitioning to Sonora, Mexico. Canada isn’t expected to start their pepper season until April so we might hit a gap between growing regions. On the bright side, all tomatoes (cherry, grape, roma, 2-layer round, &etc.) are down on price. There is plenty of product available now and prices should start dropping even more. Cherry tomatoes are extremely active and scarce. Both Baja and south Mexico are very limited on supply. The new sale price on cherry tomatoes per case would be $51.25. The best substitute would be grape tomatoes at $28.40 per case. |
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