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Produce Market Report July 15, 2014

GOOD BUY
Blackberries
Blueberries
Cherries
Stone Fruit
Strawberries
Cantaloupes &
Honeydews
Mixed Melons
Green Leaf, Red
Leaf & Boston
Lettuce
Green & Red
Cabbage
Corn
Green Beans
Cucumbers
Zucchini & Yellow
Squash
KEEP IN MIND
Grapes
Raspberries
Avocados
Broccoli &
Broccoli Crowns
Pickled
Cucumbers
WATCH
Cilantro & Green
Onions
Iceberg,
Romaine &
Hearts
Asparagus
Red & Yellow
Peppers
Cauliflower
Brussels Sprouts
GOOD BUYS
Great Fruit Season
Now is the time of year to
feature fruit in all its
glorious variety. Our
facilitys walls are busting
at the seams with the most
beautiful, juiciest,
sweet-tasting berries,
peaches, grapes and
melons at the years best
prices.

LOCAL STORY:
Blackberries: They are hitng
full stride with some of the
largest and tastest samples
we have ever seen from
southern Virginia near Roa-
noke. Next week three grow-
ing areas will be ready at once
so come and get em!
Blueberries: The warm
weather around here has
accelerated the growing sea-
son and although the berries
are bountful, sweet and inex-
pensive, they are a litle more
tender than
western berries.

Cucumbers: Parker Farms is
sending us great stuf!
Green & Red
Cabbage: Prices have fnally
come down on local cabbage
and the quality is really
good.
Cherries: These
summer delicacies are now
down in price as well as up
in crunchy sweet taste and
theyre gorgeous to boot.
Rainier cherries in stock.
Peaches, plums and pluots
are hot now too.

Strawberries: Nice steady,
good prices and excellent
quality berries are now frm-
ly in the good buy catego-
ry. No stem strawberries,
however as they are not able
to make size.

Galia Melons, Canary &
Orange Flesh
Honeydews: Our
customers are loving these
short season specialtes.
Dont miss out!

Cantaloupes &
Honeydews: Awesome
quality and prices. (See box
above.)



WATCH
Lemons: Very actve and high-
er prices.
Iceberg Letuce, Romaine &
Romaine Hearts: Romaine
letuce was added to the
Watch List this week in
additon to the others for high
demand.

Green Onions & Cilantro:
There is a very excitng
market now for cilantro and
green onions because of
super-tght availability.

Red & Yellow Peppers:
Contnued very high prices.

Asparagus: Peru does dont
have enough to go around
and demand is making the
supply very, very tght for all
sizes.

Brussels Sprouts: This
teeter-toter is really rocking
now with very high prices.

Caulifower: Contnued
sparse producton is causing
actve market with prices
higher than for broccoli.

Eggplant: Even with local
suppliers, this market is
actve. Quality outstanding.


KEEP IN MIND
Grapes: Reds have come down
a bit and all varietes are great
quality. Dont forget we have
champagne grapes in stock
too!

Raspberries: There are no
problems on supply and the
price has backed of a slight.

Pickled Cucumbers: What an
awesome new additon! Try
em!


Broccoli & Broccoli Crowns:
With eastern
producton out of Maine, the
pressure is of California and
the prices has backed of.

Oranges & Grapefruit:
Stable pricing and availability.
Avocados: Price is down a bit
and sourced from
California and Mexico.
Pristne ripeness now and
consistency is smooth!


3310 75
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Avenue
Landover, MD 20785
301-772-3333 | Fax: 301-772-3469
Visit us on the web at: www.keanyproduce.com
CANTALOUPES AND HONEYDEWS FROM THE
WESTSIDE HAVE ARRIVED!
Our customers eagerly await the debut of the
best melons of the season from the sunny west
side of the San Joaquin Valley. Peacock
Cantaloupes and King of the West Honeydews
signify high sugar content and quality standards!
Connect with us @keanyproduce:
LOCAL CORNER
Nectarines - Just arrived from Crown Orchards, VA
Sour Cherries - Hess Farms, PA
Blackberries - VA
Beefsteak Tomatoes - Various sources
Cantaloupes - Just arrived from Shlagel Farms, MD
Squash & Zucchini - Parker Farms, VA
Corn - Parker Farms, VA