Local Produce – We’re getting started with our local farmers on a few of the early season items. We have strawberries and asparagus. We should begin seeing broccoli and cabbage very soon too.
Apples – As we enter spring, shippers are still in a pretty good supply situation with apples out of Washington. They still have ample supplies of apples in storage for most varieties. There are a few varieties and packs that have tightened a little and are showing some small price increases, namely galas and honeycrisps. Overall, they still have a large crop of apples to sell, and we expect to see attractive pricing on most varieties into the summer months this year.
Asparagus – We have local standard sized asparagus and we’re going to keep it going as long as we can. It’s been really nice this season.
Blueberries – Have started domestically and we’ll look forward to a great season. Our local guys are expected to begin in a couple of weeks, kinda early this year because of the mild winter and early spring.
Corn – Is very limited, though still available locally. Other areas are harvesting at full speed, keeping the market very favorable to use it in your menus.
Grapes – Mexico is wrapping up their harvest, ending the glut of grapes. California is well into their season now and the market is stabilizing at a higher level. Quality remains very good.
Lettuces – Iceberg and leaf lettuce supplies are limited this week. Planting gaps caused by spring rains combined with cooler than average weather have impacted supply. Warmer weather on the forecast should help to improve the situation over the next few weeks.
Potatoes – Idaho potato shippers are still seeing very good storage supplies and high quality overall. Pricing should remain very favorable all of the way through summer into the new crop.
Squash – Zucchini is plentiful but Yellow continues to remain short, but we expect the warm weather in Florida to help with yields. Georgia will start this week with no major volume yet, but outlook looks promising for next week.
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