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All leafy items :iceberg, Boston, romaine hearts, romaine and green leaf continue to be active. Quality, weight, and yields continue to decrease out of the Salinas Valley (California). The transition to Yuma, Az/California desert has started, but still not enough production to full fill the demand. Prices will maintain high until their production ramps up.
Salad blends: Spring Mix, Sweet salad, baby mix kale, Tuscan tender leaves, arugula, and baby spinach continue to be limited. The Salinas Valley production is finishing up this week. By next week everything will be out of the desert (CA/AZ). Hopefully, the transition is smooth and helps lower cost and the quality improves. Red and green grapes are active and up on price. The California season is winding down, and all grapes will be storage until the offshore product arrives. Product out of Peru and Chile are expected by the end of the month.
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Corn is very active and undersized on both colors. Central California is winding down with their production. The desert/Coachella is expected to start soon, but they are also on the smaller side. Mexico won’t start with their production until the end of November/early December.
All leafy items :iceberg, Boston, romaine hearts, green leaf continue to be active. Quality, weight, and yields continue to decrease out of the Salinas Valley (California). Prices will remain elevated throughout the transition to Yuma, Az/California desert which is expected to start early to mid-November. Salad blends: Spring Mix, Sweet salad, baby mix kale, Tuscan tender leaves, arugula, and baby spinach continue to be impacted by high temperatures, rain and humidity. These items are also out of the Salinas Valley and fewer yields area available as we transition to the desert (CA/AZ). The demand exceeds the supply. Prices are up. All leafy items :iceberg, romaine, romaine hearts, green leaf continue to be active. Quality, weight, and yields continue to decrease out of the Salinas Valley (California). Prices will remain elevated throughout the transition to Yuma, Az/California desert which is expected to start early to mid-November.
Salad blends: Spring Mix, Sweet salad, baby mix kale, Tuscan tender leaves, arugula and baby spinach are also being impacted by high temperatures, rain and humidity. These items are also out of the Salinas Valley and fewer yields area available as we transition to the desert (CA/AZ). The demand exceeds the supply therefore driving the price up. Cauliflower and broccoli crowns continue to go up on price. These items continue to experience hollow cores, insect pressure, mildew, and pin rot. The demand is higher that what is available out of California, so shippers have had to bring product out state to fill the void. All leafy items: Iceberg, Romaine, Romaine Hearts, Green Leaf, are active and prices are elevated. The recent high temperatures and rain have diminished overall yields. Expect prices to stay high until we transition to Yuma, Az and Coachella, CA. The transition is about 4 weeks away.
Broccoli crowns and cauliflower are also limited and up on price. Both commodities are having a lot of quality issues such as hollow cores, insect pressure, mildew, and discoloration. Not enough supply out of California to meet the demand. Asparagus continues to rise. Mexican asparagus is tight due strong demand and weather-related issues. Peru is also having issues with their asparagus, therefore not enough out of Mexico to fill the void. Brussel sprouts are also active and up on price. Limited supplies out of Salinas and Oxnard because of the ongoing pressure insect, decay, and undersized crops. Cauliflower is very active and up on price. The abnormal weather of rain, cold, and heat has negatively impacted the yields out of fields. The demand exceeds the supply.
Lemons continue to be active and up on price. The central coast (Ventura &Oxnard) volumes continue to decline and the new crop out of the desert (CA & AZ) is just starting up. Not enough offshore product to fill the void. California Valencia oranges are dwindling down, and the price continues to stay high. New crop navels out of California are expected by the end of next month. There are navels out of Chile but still lack sugar. Broccolini continues to be supper limited. Not enough production to full fill the demand. Green cabbage is very limited and significantly up on price. Less supply available out of California due to insect pressure/insect holes.
Brussel sprouts area also active and up on price. The crops in the Salinas Valley and Oxnard are also facing insect pressure and some decay. Broccolini is extremely limited as well. All the warm weather California was experiencing push the fields forward creating a production gap between fields. The price is expected to stay high for at least two weeks. All citrus is up on price and limited availability.
Valencia oranges out of California continue to dwindle down. 113ct are extremely scarce with the larger sizes following. California new crop Navels are expected to be available by the end of October so expect prices to continue to increase and quality to be fair. Lemons out of Ventura & Oxnard California are finishing up. They have experienced a lot of volatile weather (rain/heat) which has impacted what was left on the trees. We are about 2-3 weeks before the new crop lemons out of the desert (CA & AZ) region are ready. Expect prices to stay elevated until then. Grapefruit, specifically the Star Rubies are in a production gap and limited availability out of California. Marsh grapefruits are available, but they cut pale and lack sugar. 3-4 weeks before Texas begins with their Star rubies. Green cabbage is active and up on price. The demand exceeds the supply. California’s desert regions and Mexico harvest ended earlier due to heat, Salinas and Santa Maria are not in full swing yet.
All apples are also up on price. Washington storage apples are winding down and new crops are 2-3 weeks away. Expect prices to stay elevated until then. Valencia oranges continue to diminish and are active. Plenty of large fruit (48-88ct), but smaller sized ones (113-138ct) are becoming extremely limited. New crop navels are not expected to be available until late October. Broccoli Crowns are active and up on price. The diamondback moth is affecting the quality therefore less yields available. The demand exceeds the supply.
Fresh tomatillos, especially peeled tomatillo are also limited and high priced. Mexico has been experiencing a lot of volatile weather which has significantly impacted their yields. The Green onion market is also climbing. There is a supply shortage caused by extreme heat in Mexico. The heat has caused more crop loss than initially forecasted. Jumbo carrots are tight and up on price. Limited production of jumbo carrots out of California, with sizing leaning more toward medium sized ones.
Iceberg lettuce is very limited and up on price as well. The demand exceeds the supply. There’s a production gap in Santa Maria and not enough production out Salinas to fulfill the demand. Red bell peppers continue to be limited and up on price. California is still gapping between growing regions reducing current yields. Pineapples are very active and up on price. Costa Rica is being impacted by heavy thunderstorms, therefore a gap in their production. Not enough production out of Mexico to fill the void. |
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