Fruit of the Month-Cara Cara Oranges

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Produce Market Report February 2, 2016

GOOD BUYS FOR THE WEEK

Grapefruit: Deep
crimson color grapefruit
with the just right tart and
tangy flavor combination is
now coming from both
Texas and Florida.

Blueberries: Very nice

plump berries with high
sugar content arriving
daily from Chile at good
prices.

Mangos: Very nice fruit

is now coming from
South America and
prices have decreased to
more reasonable levels.

Clementines:
Absolutely beautiful
clementines are now
coming from Spain and
Morocco at bargain
prices!

Oranges: Our Naval

Oranges are coming
from California at great
prices and mouthwatering quality. We
have very good juicing
oranges still coming from
Florida.
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KEEP IN MIND

GOOD BUYS
Blueberries

Mangos
Clementines
Oranges

raspberries are coming in

from Mexico at a steady
volume,

Grapefruit
Raspberries

Red Seedless Grapes:

Cantaloupes
Broccoli & Broccoli
Crowns
Cauliflower
Green Leaf, Red Leaf,
Iceberg, Romaine &
Boston Lettuce
Cantaloupes: Prices
have finally declined a bit
with steady supplies from
Central America.
Honeydew prices remain
higher.

Broccoli & Broccoli

crowns: Supplies have
improved with drier weather
out west and with a slowdown in demand due to the
blizzard last week. Prices
are down significantly.

Cauliflower: Excellent
prices and quality.

Green Leaf, Red Leaf,

Iceberg, Romaine &
Boston Lettuce:
Supplies have improved on
these lettuces, and
although prices are still up,
they are not nearly as
stratospheric as they have
been in recent weeks!

KEEP IN MIND
Red Seedless Grapes
Apricots, Peaches,
Nectarines & Red
Plum
Honey Tangerines
Seckle, Comice &
Forelle Pears
Celery
Cucumbers

Tomatoes

Honeydew Melons

Zucchini & Yellow

Squash

Green Beans: Prices

Honey Tangerines: If you have doubled in three days

havent sampled this years
Honey Tangerines you are
missing out. The flavor of this
fruit is delightful!

due to problems caused by

the amount of rain Florida
has received. We are being
forced to source Mexican
product for next week.

Seckle, Comice & Forelle

Zucchini & Yellow
Pears: The last of this fruit
Squash: Yellow squash
has arrived from California

decreasing as demand
lessens.

Cucumbers: Because of

Green Beans

Corn

plums are still not in.

Celery: Prices are finally

Strawberries

tomatoes are virtually out

of the equation now with
30 of rain in 30 days.
Mexico is attempting to
supply the entire country
and thus prices are very
high. Although prices are
high, the tomatoes from
Mexico are beautiful and
taste wonderful!

Our sweet and juicy red

grapes are now coming out of Strawberries: Rain
washed out the crop in
Chile. Prices have also
Florida. Growers are calling
improved.
it a crop failure and there
is nothing in California.
Apricots, Peaches,
Nectarines & Red Plums: Everyone is pulling from
The first of the Chilean stone Mexico, so supply is tight.
We do currently have stem
fruit has arrived and the
berries in stock though!
quality is awesome. Black

and Oregon, as the season

comes to an end for these
pears.

WATCH

Eggplant

WATCH
Tomatoes: Florida

Avocados

Raspberries: Beautiful

Avocados: As we are
smack dab in the middle
of the Mexican season
right now, you can
expect perfectly ripe fruit
at some of the best
prices of the year. As we
get closer to the Super
Bowl, we will see a
steady increase in prices
due to increased
demand.

Distinguished by their reddish-pink flesh, and sweet

but tangy flavor, the Cara Cara is a medium sized
orange that is believed to be the result of a cross
between the Washington Navel and Brazilian Bahia
Navel Oranges. This fruit is easy to peel, and when
zested, releases bright floral aromatics.

rain situation in Florida, we

have switched to better
quality supplies from
Honduras and Mexico with
excellent results!

is particularly hard to
source and has thus has
doubled in price. Very little
zucchini is coming out of
Florida right now, so we
are moving to Mexico for
better prices and quality.

Eggplant: Prices have

increased drastically.

Corn: Nice full ears are in

stock, but currently at much
higher prices.

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