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produce market report Oct. 9, 2012

Worth a Look
Now that the transition has been successful from Mexico to Peru, asparagus is plentiful in all sizes. The two words on melons which sum up the current crop: Excellent Quality! Cantaloupes are up a tiny bit but nothing to speak of and honeydews are priced nice and low. Avocados still have outstanding oil content for that buttery consistency and perfect ripeness. Green onions and cilantro backed off a bit in price.

Red and yellow peppers are eyepopping specimens with that tart-sweet taste that tells you it is fresh high quality. Prices are as good as they get all year, too. Leafy items have backed off predictably in price with green, red leaf, boston, romaine and iceberg all showing nice declines with good quality. Green beans are local, inexpensive and beautiful! Fall hard squashes are flying off the shelves now.

Worth a Look
Asparagus Red and yellow peppers Green and red leaf Acorn, butternut and spaghetti squash Green beans Avocados Green onions and cilantro Eggplant Green and suntan peppers Kohlrabi and dandelion greens Crate basil Pumpkins Mini gourds, mini-pumpkins

Keep in Mind:
Broccoli and broccoli crowns have come down a bit in price and the quality is great. Cauliflower is steady with good quality. (We also have local broccoli and cauliflower.) Raspberries have weathered the intensive heat in California better than strawberries (see Watch section.) The price and availability are unchanged. We are seeing a much improved blackberry situation both in quality and in pricing as we move firmly into Mexico from Guatemala.

Pomegranates, quince and persimmons are gracing the best tables now as the fall crop is in full swing. Black mission figs from Maywood Farms are predictably available at good prices. Smaller oranges are still high and tight . Lemons are down nicely with relaxed postsummer demand.

Local Corner
Local acorn, butternut and spaghetti squash along with pumpkins, mini gourds, and mini pumpkins are here in volumes from sources in Pa. and Southern Tier NY. Cooler nights and shorter days cause a longer growing cycle for local squash. Zucchini and yellow squash is beautiful product but the cool nights are causing a paler yellow. The eggplant out of Georgia is gorgeous in color, texture and taste. New local arrivals include Delicata, Carnival and Sweet Dumpling squashes. Be sure to ask about the freshness, color and comfort food goodness of these new additions. Green peppers are coming from 3 local suppliers which leads to good pricing. Kohlrabi and dandelion greens are thriving in the cooler weather. Were sourcing crate basil from the South.

Keep in Mind
Broccoli Cauliflower Napa cabbage and bok choy Sugar snaps and snow peas Raspberries Pomegranates, quince Blackberries

Napa cabbage and bok choy prices are steady with good availability. As is typical for this time of year, We have shifted grape pricing is trending from Guatemala to higher. However, there is Peru for sugar no problems snaps and now with availability peas so the pricor quality for ing is settling red, green, down now that we are out of lunch bunch, hurricane-prone regions. champagne, black globe or Concord grapes.

Watch

WATCH
Strawberries Blueberries Watermelons Brussels sprouts Leeks Baby squashes

Berry growing regions of Cali- Blueberries are now comfornia have had a ing from Argentina but cool weather is affecting series of 100 the size and the degree days volumes. Quality is leading to a minigood but prices are crisis in the high. Salinas valley. Late season strawberries are Brussels the victim with pro-ration sprouts are in rampant and a spike in prices. high demand and With the focus very expensive. on Autumn warm and saBaby squash vory soups, and French beans are demand for leeks has jumped high out of up along with the price. Curly Guatemala and and Italian parsley are okay, we are sorting though. to ensure quality. Celery is still somewhat expensive but the quality is fine. Watermelons are high and tight.

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