New Available Local Cheese

Mountain View Farms, Fairfield, Virginia

marketnotes
Produce Market Report July 21, 2015

GOOD BUYS FOR THE WEEK

Peaches and all stone
fruit: Best prices of year.
Grapes: Prime season for
good sugar and good
pricing for all varieties. We
have champagne grapes in
stock too.

Strawberries:
Plentiful and
gorgeous with perfect
sugar now from high
yield fields in
California. However,
no stem berries as
they are not large
enough at this time.

Limes: Continued
good pricing on
limes. Good
alternative to high
lemon costs.

Now in stock Local CheeseColby, Gouda, Swiss, and Cheddar.

If you want to try a mix of all four, try our 4 / 2.5lbs mixed!
Item #30085. Call your sales representative for more details.

Strawberries

Avocados: Steady pricing

Limes

from southern California with

reliably smooth and creamy
fruit.

Mangos
Peaches, nectarines,
red and black plums
Grapes

Leafy items

continue on strong
supplies.

Blackberries

green and red leaf,

romaine, boston and
romaine hearts dropped
down again with healthy
supplies and decreased
demand.

KEEP IN MIND

Weather impact: Continued high heat,

thunderstorms and humidity have produced
conditions which are not good for produce. The
relentless rain from New Jersey to Virginia is causing
waterlogged vegetables. In spite of that, we are
finding some bright spots.

Cantaloupes and
honeydews
Figs
Cucumbers
Red and yellow peppers
Italian and curly
parsley, leeks and
green onions

WATCH
Lemons
Tomatoes

very high due to

mid-summer demand and
lower supply.

Tomatoes: Extremely
active market again, due to
too much rain and heat in
Carolina growing regions.

Blueberries: Full pints winding down from New Jersey, but

still large, sweet and fresh!

Bushel beans

Eggplant

Cilantro

Cantaloupes and
honeydews: The West
side markets are active due
to high demand. Sugar is
very nice and quality is
excellent but prices are up.

weather in the last weeks

caused bloom drop
leading to extremely low
yields. Parker Farms are
sending as much as they
can but prices are high.

Eggplant: Even though

Figs: Black Mission Figs in

the quality we are receiving

is excellent, prices are high
as Georgia is finished.
Carolina volumes are off
Cucumbers: Prices backed and Jersey is off to a slow
start.
off.
one pint baskets from
California are a bit pricey.

Bushel beans: Rain and

are at some of the best levels heat have combined to limit
the bean yields leading to a
of the year with decreased
very active market.
demand.
Brussels sprouts: Prices

Zucchini and yellow

squash

Beefsteak tomatoes: Fancy in 25 lb. pack from Va.

Lemons: Prices remain

Zucchini and yellow

squash: Local severe

Cherries

Blackberries: Very large sweet berries coming from Cole

Berry Farm and Westmoreland. Excellent quality and good
prices.

Peaches, donut peaches: Peak local season!

WATCH

Avocados

Brussels sprouts

Local Corner

Cherries: Washington
State cherries have declined
a bit in price as the season
progresses. Rainiers with
notice. Local cherries from
Thurmont, Md. Just arrived
with beautiful quality.

Cauliflower

Cauliflower: Good prices

Leafy greens: Iceberg,

KEEP IN MIND

GOOD BUYS

Red and yellow peppers: Asparagus: Peru has a

Prices have leveled off a bit
as the weather cools in
Oxnard/Fresno area.

captive market now and the

resulting price increase is
here.

Asparagus
Carrots

Carrots: Much higher with

lower supplies.

Connect with us @keanyproduce

3310 75th Avenue Landover, MD 20785 l Office: 301-772-3333 | Fax: 301-772-3469 l www.keanyproduce.com