Happy New Year! Apples – The apple harvest has now been completed, and the weather remained favorable for the entire harvest. This means that the growers got all the apples off the trees this year before the freezing temperatures set in. The crop is now being reported to be around 135 million cases this year which makes it an above- average crop. Broccoli and Cabbage– After a little warm up, local broccoli is back and it’s been gorgeous and very favorably priced. Cabbage continues in good volumes. Celery – Is still kinda crazy and extremely short. We’re hoping that this will change now that we’re past the holidays and demand will return to normal. Citrus – California has switched over to their navel season and pricing is much better. Florida has begun their season too and we should see grapefruit from there very soon. Cucumbers, Peppers, and Squash – Florida is cranking out serious volumes now with gorgeous quality. Mexico is also going strong. Heavy harvests are keeping markets low. Grapes – We’ve made the switch to South American grapes in order to stay in good quality. California has finished their season and shipping from storage that are not as fresh as what’s coming from Chile and Peru currently. Lettuce – The young fields in Yuma are seeing some disruption due to recent weather events, resulting in reduced yields while reducing available quality product to harvest. Markets have begun to find lower levels in connection with the newfound supply and quality available. Quality has been nice for what is available; although, we have lighter than normal weights. Potatoes – Packing houses are now coasting after the busy holiday pull. Supplies are solid and markets remain stable on all varieties of potatoes. We expect to see demand fall off as consumers look for low carb alternatives to bring in the new year. Strawberries – Heavy rains have taken California out as a player on strawberries. Florida is producing good quantities of nice berries at a good price. Our local farmer is still bringing them to market when the sun is out enough to let the berries grow. I once knew a baker with red hair. He was a ginger bread man.