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Produce Market Report Sept. 16, 2014

GOOD BUY
Peppers
Cabbage
Zucchini &
Yellow Squash
Green Beans
Cucumbers
Acorn, Butternut
& Spaghetti
Squash
Heirloom
Tomatoes
Collards, Kale,
Spinach &
Mustard Greens
Grapes
Peaches
KEEP IN MIND
Candied &
Caramel Apples
Cantaloupes &
Honeydews
Figs
Asparagus
Avocados
Green, Red Leaf
& Boston
Pomegranates &
Quince
WATCH
Strawberries,
Blueberries &
Blackberries
Broccoli &
Cauliflower
Iceberg &
Romaine
Mangos
GOOD BUYS
Red & Yellow Peppers:
Now is the best tme of year
for good prices and
excellent quality on
peppers! The area south of
Santa Barbara near Oxnard,
CA. is in peak producton.

Green Peppers:
Although they are slightly
higher than last week, these
local beautes from VA, PA,
WV, and NJ are some of the
best quality we have seen this
year!

Cabbage: The volumes of
cabbage coming out of East-
ern harvests have
driven the prices down and
quality is outstanding!
Watermelons: Red
watermelons are stll
coming out of Delaware with
good prices but the volumes
are winding down. Yellow
watermelons are NOT a
good buy and very difcult
to source.

Green Bushel Beans: The
quality is excellent from local
farms in VA and PA. There
are no issues with supply
and the
freshness comes from day
picking and overnight ship-
ping.

Grapes: Scarlet Royals are
making a big splash with
beautful quality and good
prices. Green, black globes
and lunch bunch are also in
demand.

Local Peaches: We stll
have peaches from VA, WA,
and NJ, but supplies are
thinning. Nectarines are
winding down quickly!
WATCH
Berry Markets are on fre
this week! From Salinas to
Argentna, shortages abound.

Strawberries: Ridiculously
high and tght. Demand
exceeds supply and prices
have skyrocketed. No stems
at any price.

Blueberries: Winding down
in Michigan and moving to
Argentna but the price is up.

Blackberries: Very expensive
from Guatemala.

Mangos: Mexico is fnished
and the new Brazilian fruit is
stubbornly immature.

Sugar Snaps & Snow Peas:
High prices contnue with
actve market out of Peru.

Broccoli, Broccoli Crowns
& Caulifower: No real relief
as prices contnue on the high
side.

Iceberg & Romaine
Letuce: Prices stll unusually
high with school demand for
processed letuce.

Small Size Oranges:
Smaller sizes high and tght;
larger ones are valencias.

Lemons: We have hit the
peak with relief in sight.


KEEP IN MIND
Candied & Caramel
Apples: You know it is getng
into the fall season when you sink
your teeth into a candied or cara-
mel apple. Just give us a couple of
days notce and we can get all
you want!

Cantaloupe & Dew
Melons: Stll nice and ripe with
west side sweetness but up in
price just a bit.

Black Mission Figs:
Volumes are excellent and prices
are reasonable on these healthful
and delicious morsels from May-
wood Farms.

Asparagus: Peru is shipping all
sizes and the quality is
outstanding.

Avocados: We only have about
two more weeks of
California avocados and the prices
are escalatng as the season winds
down.

Green Leaf, Red Leaf & Boston
Letuce: These leafy items are
fresh, crunchy and a good alterna-
tve
price-wise to iceberg and
romaine, which are high.

Celery & Carrots: No change
from last week on the price of
these must-have veggies.

Pomegranates & Quince: Cali-
fornia is shipping the frst of these
favorites but they are high.
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SHORTAGE ALERT: GREEN ONIONS

Kitchen staples like green onions are not typically in
such short supply but right now we are experiencing an
extremely actve market with demand far outstripping
supply and prices have more than
doubled in a weeks tme.
Wind and rain in growing regions are the issue.
Connect with us:
Local Corner
Acorn, buternut and spaghet squash: Local Fall produce
is startng to arrive! Watch for local pumpkins in the next
few weeks.

Corn: Nice local corn stll coming from Parker Farms in
Virginia and Delaware.

Cucumbers: Excellent Eastern cukes stll making it to mar-
ket with good prices and awesome quality.

Beefsteak Tomatoes: The crown picking is over and
the sizes are on the smaller end of the spectrum but,
its stll local summer tomato season!

Organic Heirloom Tomatoes: We stll have plenty of
beautful heirlooms from Tuscarora at great prices.