Local Produce – Fall crops like broccoli and cabbage are getting started. Of course we have greens and sweet potatoes and fall squash, but it’s really slowed down with the colder weather.
Beans – Green beans remain extremely tight. Thanksgiving is a huge green bean holiday, so the tight supply and heavy demand will make it rough for the next couple of weeks.
Cabbage – Our local farmers are harvesting good volumes of beautiful cabbage. Always popular for Thanksgiving, feature local on your menu.
Corn – Cooler temps slowed down the corn harvest in Georgia. Supplies have tightened up considerably as the corn is very slow to grow to size in the fluctuating temperatures. Pricing is very strong.
Greens – Quality has gotten much better this week with the cooler weather. Hot days are tough on greens, making them yellow rather than the dark green of wintertime.
Melons – We’re getting honeydews, cantaloupe and watermelons now from Mexico. Pricing is very favorable because of good supply and lighter demand during the cooler season.
Onions – West coast onion shippers have plentiful crops and high quality right now. Pricing is very good.
Potatoes – As harvest continues, we are seeing excellent yields and lots of volume in all of the major growing areas. Red and Yukons are in good volumes in several areas. Idaho has a huge crop of russets and is looking for as many orders as they can get. Now is a great time to promote potatoes!
Sweet Potatoes – Local sweet potatoes in purple, orange and white as well as oriental sweet potatoes are available now. They’re delicious and plentiful. If you haven’t tried a white or purple sweet potato before, you really should give them a shot.
Hard Squashes – Fall is the time for hard squashes, and we have plenty in stock to choose from and feature. We still have acorn, butternut, delicata, spaghetti, honeynut, blue hubbard and kabocha and lots of pumpkins!
I accidentally rubbed ketchup in my eyes.
Now I have heinzsight.
