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Good Morning! An interesting note… While the cost of virtually everything you can think of has risen in price over the past few years, Produce has actually DEFLATED. Fresh fruits and vegetables fell -1.0 percent from January to February, and it dropped -0.3 percent year- over-year. Fresh fruit rose 1.9 percent year-over-year but dropped -0.4 percent for the month. Fresh vegetables fell – 2.5 percent year-over-year and -1.7 percent from January to February. Avocados – Remain tight with farmers holding back product to keep pricing strong. The market is expected to remain strong and supply tight on some sizes. Quality remains good. Broccoli – Is coming from multiple areas now and pricing is very favorable and reflecting the strong supplies. Cabbage – After a successful St Patrick’s Day, cabbage continues to be in good quality and supply and harvesting in several areas. Deals continue to be available. Eggs – Fewer Avian flu outbreaks and lighter demand at the recent higher pricing have brought egg prices down for this coming week. We’ll see if this trend continues. Grapes – Continue at glut levels, with the overlap in seasons bringing more grapes than shippers can sell. Pricing is about as low as it gets right now. Lettuce – A heat wave in the Arizona growing region has farmer’s warning of a rocky transition from there to the Salinas valley for lettuces, broccoli, and other west coast vegetables. They expect lettuce items to become difficult to attain as the desert season winds down. This week, temperatures will climb into the mid-80°s through the weekend and may reach triple digits by Wednesday, March 26. Growers will adjust harvesting schedules to not harvest during the hottest part of the day, but this will limit how many they can ship in a day’s time. Expect to see some shortages and higher pricing until Salinas gets going. Onions – Mexico has begun their new crop and supplies and are very heavy and quality is excellent. The overlap in seasons between old crop and new crop onions are keeping pricing very low. Tomatoes – Pricing started to climb this week, because as low as they were, they can only go in one direction. There are still strong supplies, we’re just seeing pricing get back to normal levels. Why do they call them paring knives when you can only use one at a time?

(lettuces) Iceberg Lettuce Field

Good Morning!

An interesting note… While the cost of virtually everything you can think of has risen in price over the past few years, Produce has actually DEFLATED. Fresh fruits and vegetables fell -1.0 percent from January to February, and it dropped -0.3 percent year- over-year. Fresh fruit rose 1.9 percent year-over-year but dropped -0.4 percent for the month. Fresh vegetables fell – 2.5 percent year-over-year and -1.7 percent from January to February.

Avocados – Remain tight with farmers holding back product to keep pricing strong. The market is expected to remain strong and supply tight on some sizes. Quality remains good.

Broccoli – Is coming from multiple areas now and pricing is very favorable and reflecting the strong supplies.

Cabbage – After a successful St Patrick’s Day, cabbage continues to be in good quality and supply and harvesting in several areas. Deals continue to be available.

Eggs – Fewer Avian flu outbreaks and lighter demand at the recent higher pricing have brought egg prices down for this coming week. We’ll see if this trend continues.

Grapes – Continue at glut levels, with the overlap in seasons bringing more grapes than shippers can sell. Pricing is about as low as it gets right now.

Lettuce – A heat wave in the Arizona growing region has farmer’s warning of a rocky transition from there to the Salinas valley for lettuces, broccoli, and other west coast vegetables. They expect lettuce items to become difficult to attain as the desert season winds down. This week, temperatures will climb into the mid-80°s through the weekend and may reach triple digits by Wednesday, March 26. Growers will adjust harvesting schedules to not harvest during the hottest part of the day, but this will limit how many they can ship in a day’s time. Expect to see some shortages and higher pricing until Salinas gets going.

Onions – Mexico has begun their new crop and supplies and are very heavy and quality is excellent. The overlap in seasons between old crop and new crop onions are keeping pricing very low.

Tomatoes – Pricing started to climb this week, because as low as they were, they can only go in one direction. There are still strong supplies, we’re just seeing pricing get back to normal levels.

Why do they call them paring knives when you can only use one at a time?

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Grapes, White Seedless

Good Morning! Avocados – Remain tight with farmers holding back product to keep pricing strong. The market is expected to remain strong and supply tight on some sizes. Quality remains good. Blueberries – Chili and Peru are winding down right now, but Florida is expected to begin production this coming week. Broccoli- coming from multiple areas now and pricing is very favorable and reflecting the strong supplies. Cabbage – After a successful St Patrick’s Day, cabbage continues to be in good quality and supply and harvesting in several areas. Deals continue to be available. Eggs – Fewer Avian flu outbreaks and lighter demand at the recent higher pricing have brought egg prices down for this coming week. We’ll see if this trend continues. Grapes – Continue at glut levels, with the overlap in seasons bringing more grapes than shippers can sell. Pricing is about as low as it gets right now. Lettuce – Growers are looking toward the northern transition with anticipation of new fields and fresher lettuces. Quality has been very good this season, but should still improve with the transition to new areas. Onions – Mexico has begun their new crop and supplies and are very heavy and quality is excellent. The overlap in seasons between old crop and new crop onions are keeping pricing very low. Potatoes – Baking potato supplies are still good and strong, with pricing about as low as it gets. Reds and gold potatoes are a bit tighter and more expensive than the baking potatoes. Strawberries – Our local growers are expecting a great season and should start in about 3 weeks. Tomatoes – Prices continued to climb last week and supplies shortened dramatically. Warmer weather will help supplies as we near spring. Q: What do you call a magician that loses his magic? A: Ian

(lettuces) Iceberg Lettuce Field

Good Morning! An interesting note… While the cost of virtually everything you can think of has risen in price over the past few years, Produce has actually DEFLATED. Fresh fruits and vegetables fell -1.0 percent from January to February, and it dropped -0.3 percent year- over-year. Fresh fruit rose 1.9 percent year-over-year but dropped -0.4 percent for the month. Fresh vegetables fell – 2.5 percent year-over-year and -1.7 percent from January to February. Avocados – Remain tight with farmers holding back product to keep pricing strong. The market is expected to remain strong and supply tight on some sizes. Quality remains good. Broccoli – Is coming from multiple areas now and pricing is very favorable and reflecting the strong supplies. Cabbage – After a successful St Patrick’s Day, cabbage continues to be in good quality and supply and harvesting in several areas. Deals continue to be available. Eggs – Fewer Avian flu outbreaks and lighter demand at the recent higher pricing have brought egg prices down for this coming week. We’ll see if this trend continues. Grapes – Continue at glut levels, with the overlap in seasons bringing more grapes than shippers can sell. Pricing is about as low as it gets right now. Lettuce – A heat wave in the Arizona growing region has farmer’s warning of a rocky transition from there to the Salinas valley for lettuces, broccoli, and other west coast vegetables. They expect lettuce items to become difficult to attain as the desert season winds down. This week, temperatures will climb into the mid-80°s through the weekend and may reach triple digits by Wednesday, March 26. Growers will adjust harvesting schedules to not harvest during the hottest part of the day, but this will limit how many they can ship in a day’s time. Expect to see some shortages and higher pricing until Salinas gets going. Onions – Mexico has begun their new crop and supplies and are very heavy and quality is excellent. The overlap in seasons between old crop and new crop onions are keeping pricing very low. Tomatoes – Pricing started to climb this week, because as low as they were, they can only go in one direction. There are still strong supplies, we’re just seeing pricing get back to normal levels. Why do they call them paring knives when you can only use one at a time?

Cabbages

Good Morning! Asparagus – Mexican fields are reaching their peak production and quality and volumes are both very good. Springtime is asparagus time! Broccoli – Is coming from multiple areas now and pricing is very favorable and reflecting the strong supplies. Cabbage – Plentiful harvests in our southern states have markets at great values. Stock up for your St. Patrick’s Day specials. Eggs – No news here. They’re still in a mess. We’re hearing expected increases of up to 40% over the next year. The department of agriculture is working to alleviate the situation, but we haven’t heard their plans yet. We’ll keep you posted as we know more or things begin to change. Grapes – Are at glut levels. There are still a lot of high quality South American grapes left to be sold, and Mexican growers are starting their season, creating a large overlap. Volumes are very high on reds, whites, and blacks and prices are very good right now. Feature them everywhere you can. Greens – Supplies on all eastern greens are better as we’re past the worst of the cold weather. Greens like it cold, but not too cold, as that discolors the leaves. Pineapples- Much stronger supplies are coming to market as growing areas dry out and get back to harvesting. Onions – Mexico has begun and quality are much improved. Prices are currently about as low as we ever see them an they’re beautiful. Squash- Florida has wrapped up some older fields and moved to new younger areas and quality has improved, but pricing is stronger on the more limited supplies. Tomatoes – Are plentiful and cheap. There were a lot of fears that the Mexican tariffs would effect the market, but they haven’t changed things one nickel on the tomato market. Supplies are heavy and the fruit is gorgeous. Q: Why do people wear shamrocks for St. Patrick’s Day. A: Because regular rocks are too heavy.

Local Asparagus

Good Morning! Asparagus – Mexican fields are reaching their peak production and quality and volumes are both very good. Springtime is asparagus time! Broccoli – Is coming from multiple areas now and pricing is very favorable and reflecting the strong supplies. Cabbage – Plentiful harvests in our southern states have markets at great values. Stock up for your St. Patrick’s Day specials. Eggs – No news here. They’re still in a mess. We’re hearing expected increases of up to 40% over the next year. The department of agriculture is working to alleviate the situation, but we haven’t heard their plans yet. We’ll keep you posted as we know more or things begin to change. Grapes – Are at glut levels. There are still a lot of high quality South American grapes left to be sold, and Mexican growers are starting their season, creating a large overlap. Volumes are very high on reds, whites, and blacks and prices are very good right now. Feature them everywhere you can. Greens – Supplies on all eastern greens are better as we’re past the worst of the cold weather. Greens like it cold, but not too cold, as that discolors the leaves. Pineapples- Much stronger supplies are coming to market as growing areas dry out and get back to harvesting. Onions – Mexico has begun their new crop and supplies and quality are much improved. Prices are currently about as low as we ever see them an they’re beautiful. Strawberries- Florida is still going strong and California is back in business after their recent rains. Our local growers should begin very soon and we’re excited to get our local season going. Strawberries always kick off the local harvest. Tomatoes – Are plentiful and cheap. There were a lot of fears that the Mexican tariffs would effect the market, but they haven’t changed things one nickel on the tomato market. Supplies are heavy and the fruit is gorgeous. My wife thinks I don’t give her enough privacy. At least that’s what she wrote in her diary.

Grapes, Red Globe

Good Morning! Asparagus – Mexican fields started slower than expected this season due to low temperatures and cloudy weather, keeping volumes below projections—until now. The good news? Better weather is on the way this week, which should stimulate the fields and lead to stronger volume next week! Broccoli – Is coming from multiple areas now and pricing is very favorable and reflecting the strong supplies. Citrus – California is having a solid season, and quality and volumes have been very good. Prices remain very favorable. Eggs – Extremely limited production due to Avian Flu and the flock kills that were required to combat it are keeping egg prices at their highest levels in memory. Over 41,000,000 birds have been killed in December and January alone, not to mention the months before those. Expectations are for eggs to remain extremely limited for the foreseeable future. Grapes – After months of tight supplies, the dam has been busted. Importers are looking to sell fruit and it’s backing up on them at the ports. Quality is great and prices reflect the oversupply. Greens – Supplies on all eastern greens are better as we’re past the worst of the cold weather. Greens like it cold, but not too cold, as that discolors the leaves. Melons and Pineapples- Supplies are catching up to demand on melons, and pricing is much more favorable. Availability is much stronger than we saw in January. Onions – Mexico has begun their new crop and supplies and quality are much improved. Prices are currently about as low as we ever see them and they’re beautiful. Strawberries- Florida is growing plenty of berries and the weather has cooperated very well with them. California fields had some rains last week, slowing production, but nothing that Florida couldn’t overcome. Supplies are good overall. Q: Where do evil rainbows go? A: To prism. It’s a light sentence, but gives them time to reflect.

Apples – Western apple shippers are harvesting more and more varieties as the season continues.

Good Morning! Apples – As we wrap up the first month of the year, we are fortunate to have a good crop of apples in storage for many varieties in Washington State. Most varieties are widely available, though, there are a few varieties and packs that continue to be a little tight and are showing some price increases with the Honeycrisp apples the tightest item in the apple category. All Honeycrisp packs, sizes, and grades are tight and rising in price and we expect this trend to continue until the new crop arrives in mid-August. Broccoli – Is coming from multiple areas now and pricing is very favorable and reflecting the strong supplies. Eggs – Extremely limited production due to Avian Flu and the flock kills that were required to combat it are keeping egg prices at their highest levels in memory. Over 41,000,000 birds have been killed in December and January alone, not to mention the months before those. Expectations are for eggs to remain extremely limited for the foreseeable future. Melons and Pineapples- Supplies are catching up to demand on melons, and pricing is starting to slide. Potatoes – Idaho has a great crop and the surge in demand for the holiday season is now passed. Pricing has settled in at very favorable levels for a while. Squash – Yellow squash continues to face issues with scuffing and scarring. While we are not out of the woods yet with yellow squash, zucchini is beginning to show improvement. Both Florida and Mexico are starting to return to normal volumes. Hard squashes are still widely available and great quality. Strawberries- Going into Valentine’s Day, pricing and demand were very strong, but we should see markets easing off this coming week with lower demand. Florida has cranked up their strawberry machine, and supplies are increasing and quality is excellent. My wife asked why I didn’t buy her flowers on Valentine’s Day. But, to be fair, I didn’t know she sold flowers.

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