CROP UPDATE CROP UPDATE - Aztec Specialty Produce
Week of December 29, 2014 BALANCING ACT: CROP UPDATE ASPARAGUS – Peruvian product available; Extremely light jumbo size. AVOCADO - Good supply and quality. BELL PEPPERS - Supplies of both color bells and green bells are starting to increase. Gold bells are steady. Maymo, the Lemon Beagle, has talent. This talent is enormous patience with his owner, as 100 fruits and vegetables (some heavy) are continuously placed on Maymo’s head — for 100 seconds. The stoic beagle puppy appears to have the whole ‘balancing act’ down pat — whether it’s lettuce, asparagus, or even half a watermelon. But after 100 seconds of non-stop produce-onhead, YouTube star Maymo had had enough. BERRIES - Strawberries: Oxnard region has some quality issues with soft and bruised berries. Light volumes coming out of Coachella, Irvine and Oceanside have better quality. Raspberries: Lighter availability as we move throughout Dec into early Jan. Blackberries: Volume continues to increase with better quality than previous weeks. Blueberries: Chilean shipments have increased at US ports increasing availability. Quality is good. BROCCOLI - Good supply & quality. CARROTS - Volume on Jumbo size carrots continue to drop. Tight supplies on Jumbo and Med for next 1 to 2 months until desert crop begins. LEAF - Quality is good; green and red leaf items readily available. Colossal and regular romaine hearts have better suppliers compared to past weeks. LETTUCE – Good supply; Slight seeder still exists but overall quality is good. MELONS - Cantaloupe: Offshore melons have been arriving on the west coast but are extremely limited. Lower than normal temps in the growing areas have slowed down production. Quality is good. Honeydew: Mexican supplies have decreased as growing areas are finishing. Offshore dews are arriving now with 5’s and 6’s the main sizes and volumes are not keeping up with the current demand. Quality is good. Watermelon: Extremely LTD. Jalisco has not yet begun. Market will continue at high FOB’s for the winter. ONIONS - Super Colossal and Colossal supplies are lighter as shippers move into later storage that have smaller sizing. This could be the trend for the balance of the season so expect a slightly stronger market for the big yellows in the short-term. CAULIFLOWER - Market is steady. Santa Maria and Yuma are the main growing regions. Yellow discoloration and slight spotting continue sporadically upon arrivals. POTATOES - Idaho 70ct and larger is slightly higher pricing and will continue to rise due to light supplies. 40ct and 50ct are still very limited. Some Idaho shippers are bringing over WA 40ct and 50ct to fill orders. CITRUS - Lemons: Desert fruit size much larger; 165’s and smaller fruit getting tight. Oranges: External color on Navels continues to develop with cooler nights. Internal maturity is ahead of normal. Limes: Good supply and quality. SQUASH - Supplies’ improving on newer field product; the market remains unsettled and two tiered market follows. Yellow squash continues short but is starting to settle slightly. CUCUMBERS - Production from Sonora is steady but some quality issues. Sinaloa production has started with excellent quality. GRAPES - The green seedless market has transitioned to all imported fruit and supplies are improving. We expect to see a higher market the first few weeks of the New Year. The forecast for a stronger market is based upon projected retail demand the first few weeks of January. GREEN ONIONS – Mexico production has good supply and quality. STONE FRUIT - Light supplies of Nectarines and peaches; This should change as the first wave of Chilean fruit hits the ports in greater volume the last few days of the month. Cherries are also increasing in availability as the first few weeks of January should bring peak volumes from Chile. Quality on all is reported as good. TOMATOES - Round tomato volumes continue limited as growers start to transition to mainland Mexico. Roma volume are increasing but color is coming across very light. Grape tomatoes are in much better supply and quality is starting to improve. Seasonal Specialties & Availability Week of December 29, 2014 DESCRIPTION PACK Red Currents 12 ct Clams Watermelon Radish 10 Lb Case Banana Flowers 35 Lb Case Romano Beans 10 Lb Case Baby Crimson Gold Apples 12/1Lb Black Kale (Lacinato) 12 ct Capeless Green Gooseberries (NZ) 12/6oz Fresh Coconuts 10pc/Sack Sharon Persimmons (Israel) 12ct Flat Yellowmeat Watermelon Ea/Cs/Lb Sunburst Tangerines Case Baby Purple Brussel Sprouts 12 pt / Clam Gold Kiwi (Italian) VF Fingerlimes 8 oz Tejocote 20 Lb Case Feijoa Flat Hedgehog Mushrooms Per Lb Black Trumpet Mushrooms Per Lb Blood Oranges 20 Lb Case Red Currents Watermelon Radish Romano Beans Banana Flowers Chilean Apricots, Peaches & Nectarines TIGHT / LIMITED Fava Beans Yellow Wax Beans Teardrop Tomatoes Passion Fruit, Bby Squash Baby Candy Stripe Beets Veggie Sweet Peppers English Peas Bloomsdale Spinach Baby Crimson Gold Apples Black Kale (Lacinato) Week of December 29, 2014 ITEM 6433 2112 9246 9247 7800 2276 1845 5108 APPLES Baby Gala Single Layer Baby Granny 1-Layer Baby Honeycrisp 1-Layer Baby Jonagold 1-Layer Baby Red Delicious 1-Layer Baby Fuji Grapple 48 count Green Dragon Apples ITEM 2465 1199 2037 1991 CITRUS Blood Oranges Cara Cara Oranges Tangerines Tangerines w/Stem & Leaf ITEM 1037 1553 9426 GRAPES Grapes Black Grapes Red JBO Red Grapes Green JBO Premium ITEM 1339 1966 9816 8809 9813 9814 9815 PEARS Pears Asian 14-16 count Pears Baby Asian Fragrant Pears Red Single Layer Pears Bosc Single Layer Pears Comice Single Layer Pears Forelle Single Layer Pears Seckle Single Layer ITEM 1152 3916 1345 2628 4669 1976 2037 TROPICAL / EXOTIC Baby Bananas Red Baby Bananas Yellow Baby Pineapple Dates Fresh Organic Dragon Fruit Rambutan Tangerines ITEM 3020 1857 3994 3866 1327 1819 1756 3588 9173 DRIED FRUITS Apricots Dried Apples Dried Blueberries Dried Cherries Sun Dried Peaches Dried Pears Dried Figs Dried White Figs Dried Black Raisins on Vine Seasonal Amenity Fruit Week of December 29, 2014 SEASONAL FRUIT SEASONAL ASIAN HS CORE ITEMS APPLES varieties Ambrosia, Crab, Crimson Honey Crisp, Rome APRICOTS CHERRIES CITRUS Peruvian CACTUS PEARS CITRUS Blood Oranges CITRUS Buddha Hand CITRUS Cara Caras CITRUS Clementines CITRUS KUMQUATS COCONUTS dry GRAPES variety KIWI LIMES Mexican key NECTARINES ORO BLANCO PEARS varieties Bartlett, Comice Forellli, Seckle PERSIMMONS POMEGRANATES PUMMELOS TROPICALS seasonal BITTER MELON BOK CHOY CABBAGE, NAPA CABBAGE, SAVOY CHILES THAI DAIKON EDAMAME EGGPLANT varieties GAILON LEMON GRASS LOTUS ROOT MALANGA MANGO MIZUNA MSHRMS, SHIITAKE PAPAYA PEASHOOTS PEAS, SNAP PEAS, SNOW SQUASH OPO TARO ROOT TATSOI TOFU TUMERIC APPLES baby ASPARAGUS BEANS, French BEANS, Green BEANS, Chinese Long BEETS baby Ltd BLACKBERRIES Miami BOK CHOY CARROTS baby CARROTS baby peeled Ltd CHARD CUCUMBERS EDIBLE ORCHIDS Colors EGGPLANT variety ENDIVE FENNEL GARLIC, BLACK GINGER HERBS HYDRO BOSTON HYDRO UPLANDCRESS LETTUCE baby LETTUCE sweet gem MUSHROOMMS, BEECH MUSHROOMS, MAITAKE ONION, CIPOLLINI ONION, PEARL POTATOES fingerling RADICCHIO RADISH, WATERMELON SNAP PEAS SNOW PEAS SQUASH baby TOMATOES variety SEASONAL LATINO ACHIOTE PASTE SEASONAL VEGGIES ASPARAGUS, PURPLE ltd BBQ ONION CHILES ASPARAGUS, WHITE CHIPOTLE DRY CAULIFLOWER CORN HUSKS CHILES DRY CHILIES DANDELION JICAMA EGGPLANT TAMARIND HERBS TOMATILLO JICAMA YUCCA OKRA PEPPERS RADISH SQUASH winter OTHER ALOE LEAF HONEY, BEE POLLEN Carnival, Delicata, Grn Acorn, RAISINS on the vine TOMATOES, HEIRLOOM SEABEANS TOMATOES, BBY HEIRLM SUGAR CANE HS CORE RETAIL BEANS, FRENCH trimmed BEANS, GREEN trimmed HERBS conventional HERBS organic KALE SALAD organic w/dressing organic
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