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Produce Market Report December 22, 2015

GOOD BUYS FOR THE WEEK

To all our valued customers, we wish you all the best at the
holidays and thank you for your business each and every day.
To give our employees a chance to enjoy with their families,
we will be closed Friday, Dec. 25th, Saturday, Dec. 26th and
Sunday, Dec. 27th.

KEEP IN MIND

GOOD BUYS

Satsuma mandarins:

Clementines

Florida rain alert: Last

The shiny citrus with the

green leaf still attached is
really catching on as a
favorite.

Mangos

weeks unrelenting rain in

the Homestead growing
region decimated many
produce crops. The fallout
has led to record shortages
and high prices.

Avocados
Blackberries
Grapefruit
Satsuma Mandarins

Clementines: Peak
season for taste,
juiciness, easy eating
and good prices out of
Spain. Beautiful fruit!

Mangos: Still from

Peru and excellent
quality but the price is up
just a bit.

Eggplant
Corn: Great deal now from
the parts of Florida that did
not get hit by the rain
deluge. Start a new holiday
tradition!

smooth, buttery
consistency from Mexico
and now we have the
best prices of the year.

Butternut and acorn

squash: We are still
working off some locally
sourced (Pennsylvania)
squash as well as some
from points south which are
producing at good prices.

Blackberries: Your

Cabbage: Georgia is

best choice on
bargain-priced berries
this week is big, luscious
blackberries from
Mexico. Prices up a
smidge but nothing to
cause alarm.

kicking in with a very nice

cool weather crop of
green cabbage.

Grapefruit: Gorgeous,
deep red color and tangy
sweet flavor continues to
grace your table with
good prices from Florida.

Butternut and acorn

Cabbage
Collard and kale
Jalapenos

another crop that escaped

the torrential rains in
Florida and the quality is
excellent.

KEEP IN MIND
Red currants

prices are low and quality is

very good.

Jalapeno peppers:
Prices are reasonable and
quality is very good.

Strawberries: With Florida

fruit now in the mix, prices
have eased slightly. Fruit is
smaller but just as sweet.
Driscoll is also sending a few
stem berries

Juicing oranges

types of tomatoes (rounds,

romas, cherries, grapes)
are in extremely short
supply.

Bushel beans: The price

Blueberries: Now from

Chile and Peru and price is
down.

Cucumbers: Cucumbers

Juicing oranges: Nice

Blueberries

Tomatoes: All sizes and

continues at unheard of
levels following large areas
of decimated crops. Many
bean fields were under
water.

Strawberries
quality from Florida now.

Cranberries

Fresh cranberries: Add

Cara Cara Oranges

some tang and great color

with fresh cranberries!

Blood oranges

absorb water leading to a

shorter shelf life. We have
moved to Mexico for better
quality but prices are high.

Asparagus: Jumbo is
the tightest but all sizes
are very expensive.

Cara cara oranges:

Leafy items
Green peppers

WATCH

People are raving about how

delicious these Cara Caras
are this year!

Cauliflower: Next to
impossible to source with
cooler weather in the
desert.

Blood oranges: Expect

Tomatoes
Collard greens and
kale: Volumes are steady,

Red currants: Just in time

for the holiday, gorgeous red
currants are now in stock!

Corn

Eggplant: Eggplant is
Avocados: Still

WATCH

blood oranges right after

Christmas.

Grapes
Green beans

Romaine, green and red

leaf: Very good quality and

Cucumbers
Asparagus
Broccoli/florets

lower prices. Iceberg is still

high.

Broccoli and crowns:

Continues extremely
active.

Broccoli and cauliflower florets, broccolini:

Big gaps. Very tight.

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