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Fresh Cherry Season!

June 5th, 2023 Supply Update: Cherries – Fresh cherry season is here! Get them while they’re in season, because they are SO delicious.

Cherries – Fresh cherry season is here! Get them while they’re in season, because they are SO delicious. Asparagus – Most of the domestic product is wrapping up, but Peru is really cranking up. Supplies are stronger and pricing is [...]

June 2, 2023 Produce Supply Update
Happy Memorial Day! Avocados

May 27th, 2023 Supply Update: Happy Memorial Day!

Happy Memorial Day! Avocados – Pretty weather in the avocado groves has good harvests during the middle of the season. Markets are stable as we move into warmer months and higher demand. Cabbage – Has started locally, so pricing is [...]

May 25, 2023 Produce Supply Update
Peaches – Peach season has begun!

May 22nd, 2023 Supply Update: Peaches – East coast peaches have started their season!

Peaches – East coast peaches have started their season! Quality is really nice and should continually improve as we get further into the season and they size up. They always start out on the smaller side, but we should be [...]

May 19, 2023 Produce Supply Update
Blueberries

May 15th, 2023 Supply Update: Happy Mother’s Day! Blueberries – Our local farmers have started their season.

Happy Mother’s Day! Blueberries – Our local farmers have started their season. Prices and quality are starting out great. We’re expecting a great harvest which should last until July or so. Feature blueberries on your summer menus. Asparagus – We [...]

May 12, 2023 Produce Supply Update
Local Asparagus

May 8th, 2023 Supply Update: Asparagus – We are featuring standard local asparagus from Faison in Sampson County right now.

Asparagus – We are featuring standard local asparagus from Faison in Sampson County right now. It doesn’t get fresher than this! Avocados – Pretty weather in the avocado groves has good harvests during the middle of the season. Markets are [...]

May 5, 2023 Produce Supply Update
White Eggs are cheaper than Cage Free Eggs

May 1st, 2023 Supply Update: Eggs – Prices are down, and white eggs are lower than Cage Free eggs for the first time in over a year.

Eggs – We’re seeing an easing of demand after the Easter Holiday. Prices are down, and white eggs are lower than Cage Free eggs for the first time in over a year. We have white eggs back in stock and [...]

April 28, 2023 Produce Supply Update
(lettuces) Iceberg Lettuce Field

April 24th, 2023 Supply Update: Lettuces – All types are running short right now as California shippers are already struggling to fill orders.

Lettuces – All types are running short right now as California shippers are already struggling to fill orders. They will get shorter and supply and more expensive as the fields in Arizona completely clean up. We’re expecting some very extreme [...]

April 21, 2023 Produce Supply Update
Blueberries

April 17th, 2023 Supply Update: Blueberries – Are beginning domestically in Florida, and Georgia should start this coming week.

Blueberries – Are beginning domestically in Florida, and Georgia should start this coming week. They should be very plentiful from then until the middle of summer. Our local farmers will begin in another few weeks. Asparagus – Peru seems to [...]

April 14, 2023 Produce Supply Update
Asparagus – Mexican growers are finishing their harvests

April 10th, 2023 Supply Update: Asparagus – Easter is always a big weekend for asparagus, and Mexican growers are finishing their harvests.

Asparagus – Easter is always a big weekend for asparagus, and Mexican growers are finishing their harvests. Peru is getting started again so we should see less demand after the holiday and better supplies going forward. Avocados – Pretty weather [...]

April 14, 2023 Produce Supply Update
The Salinas Valley

April 3rd, 2023 Supply Update: California Products – The Salinas Valley has been experiencing major rain and flooding.

California Products – The Salinas Valley has been experiencing major rain and flooding. The record rainfall has caused the Salinas River to breach its levee in several areas, jeopardizing crops that were planted with an original projected harvest date from [...]

March 31, 2023 Produce Supply Update