Good Morning! Apples – Washington growers are in full swing harvesting the Gala and the Honeycrisp apples. Both of these new crops are projected to be larger than last year. Overall, the new crop is projected to a very large crop, and we are projecting to have excellent supplies of most varieties for the upcoming season. Asparagus – Peruvian remain behind in supply and pricing is staying strong.. Broccoli and Cauliflower – Are suffering from the warm, humid weather that is effecting strawberries and lettuce. Supplies drastically tightened up last week and prices jumped with the short supply as everyone was scrambling to find product. Cabbage – Became more available last week as our neighbors in the NC mountains began harvest. Corn – Fall sweet corn is beginning in Georgia, and it sounds like they’re going to have the best season in many years. Supplies and quality are excellent. Cucumbers – Are in a glut nationwide. Everyone seems to be harvesting cucumbers currently and prices are at rock bottom. Greens – Cooler weather here in NC is really helping the quality of our local greens shippers, and also getting more people in the mood to eat collards, kale and turnip greens. Holiday greens are in the ground, with no planting skips so we should have plenty for Thanksgiving. Lettuce – Markets jumped way up last week, with warm weather in CA bringing on quality issues and heat related viruses in the product. Supplies tightened up, but demand has not followed yet so we’re not sure what this market will do or if it really has the legs to increase beyond the short term. Potatoes – We are seeing excellent supplies and quality as harvest progresses, and storage fills up. There will be plenty of russets with a good mix of sizes out of Idaho. Markets are stable and will likely remain so until the holiday pull begins. Reds and yellows remain plentiful out of multiple regions. It looks like we are in for smooth sailing. Strawberries – After two weeks of humid weather, warm nights, and occasional showers, all growing area are being challenged with quality issues, including overripe, bruising, soft fruit, pin rot, and potential mold and decay on arrival. Some growing areas are still being harvested but their production is winding down for the season. Tomatoes – Going again locally, but volumes are much more limited than they were this summer. A seal walks into a bar and the bartender asks “What’ll it be?” The seal said “Anthing but a Canadian Club.”