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