Texas – Farmed
Item 48072 – Fillet Skin On
Iceland – Wild
Item 48027 – Skinless fillets
More fresh selections:
Grouper, Halibut, Flounder, Swordfish, Ocean Trout, Monkfish, Corvina, Red Snapper, Mussels, Oysters, Clams and more!
Market Alert! Limes and Avocados
We are starting to see relief in the lime and avocado markets. The fill rates of limes are improving some. Larger fruits are still tough to find. The avocado market is starting to come down some, but the market is still volatile. 60 and 70 ct. avocadoes are still expensive, but 48 ct. are coming down in price.
Apples: Steady
Asparagus: Up $6-8, larger sizes higher
Avocados: Down $5
Bananas: Steady
Broccoli: Steady
Cauliflower: Steady
Celery: Up Significantly
Corn: Up $2
Cucumbers: Down $3
Grapes: Up $4
Lemons: Steady
Lettuce: Remains active, slightly tighter
Limes: Finally, coming off some
Melons: Lopes and Dews remain higher
Onions: Remain strong but easing a bit
Peppers: Green coming down some
Potatoes: Steady
Shallots: Stable
Squash: Stabilizing, good value
Strawberries: Steady, good quality
Tomatoes: Rounds down $2
Peeled Garlic prices are trending upward. Supplies are tight and you may see some different brands than you normally expect.
Brussel Sprouts are still high in price as the market is tighter.
Smaller sizes of oranges are still tough to find. Larger oranges (56 ct.) are in better supply than smaller sizes. The transition from navels to Valencias is near, but there is currently a harvest gap. Late harvest navel oranges are good, but harder to find.
Melons including cantaloupe and honeydew are rising in price as the market is tight. These are currently imported. Once the domestic crops start to be harvested, we should see relief.
We are seeing cabbage escalate a bit in price as the transition from southern crops to northern crops has begun and there is a slight market gap.
Green peppers are starting to come down in price a bit after weeks of high prices.
Yellow squash and zucchini are great spring items as the quantity is plentiful and quality and appearance are fantastic.
Red grapes are still strong on good quality product. The transition to crops from Mexico is about 2 weeks away and we should see some relief once that happens.
White grapes are way up in price. We are seeing some amber color which is typical at the end of the harvest. Amber color does not affect the quality or taste of the fruit, but can be undesirable in appearance.
Brazil – Wild
Item 48136 – Whole
Item 48181 – Fillet Skin On
Farmed raised in Indiana by White Creek Farms
Item 48143 – Whole 1.5 lbs avg. each
Item 48142 – Skin-on fillets
More fresh selections:
Cod Fillets, Grouper, Halibut, Flounder, Swordfish, Ocean Trout, Monkfish, Corvina, Red Snapper, Mussels, Oysters, Clams and more!
Market Alert! Limes!
Limes continue to be in an extremely volatile market. The border issues discussed on last week’s market report continue to persist and limes are very hard hit. The market is very limited, especially on larger lime sizes. Shippers have been us smaller limes in place of larger. 200 ct. and 150 ct. are still available, but limited. 110 ct. are non-existent as of now. The quality is marginal at best and prices are elevated.
Apples: Steady
Asparagus: Up $6-8, larger sizes higher
Avocados: Remain very high
Bananas: Steady
Broccoli: Down $4
Cauliflower: Down $5
Celery: Steady
Corn: Down again. Good supplies
Cucumbers: Remain higher
Grapes: Up $4
Lemons: Steady
Lettuce: Getting active, slightly tighter
Limes: Remain crazy high with supply issues
Melons: Lopes and Dews remain higher
Onions: Remain strong but easing a bit
Peppers: Green coming down some
Potatoes: Steady
Shallots: Stable
Squash: Stabilizing, good value
Strawberries: Steady, good quality
Tomatoes: Up $2
Let’s talk about the produce transition. The Transition happens twice yearly, in late-Spring & late-Fall. As the seasons change & arable fields move geographically, our loading areas move as well, between the 2 major hubs of Yuma & Salinas. When this happens, entire operations pull up roots & relocate: field equipment (tractors, combines, harvesters), processing equipment (choppers, washers, chillers), plant machinery (forklifts, conveyors), vehicles, offices, staffs, and families. Here’s a great video showing the transition of this massive operation.
Many may have heard about the massive fire last week at Taylor Farms’ Salinas facility. Fortunately, they had not yet transitioned into the building. As they were preparing to transition from Yuma to Salinas, a welding incident at the Salinas plant sparked the fire, destroying much of the facility.
As a result, Taylor is now forced to split operations. Their processing equipment is still in place and operational in Yuma. But the product is coming to harvest in fields 10 hours away in Salinas. They are forced to harvest in Salinas, and transfer the product to Yuma for processing. This also forces our trucks to split pickups between Yuma & Salinas, 10 hours apart.
The ripple effect from this disruption has been huge, during an already difficult transition. Delays have spread across other loading docks in the areas, and an already-thin supply of trucks has been stressed further. We’ve seen unprecedented delays at loading docks, both Taylor’s and others.
Farmed raised in Indiana by White Creek Farms
Item 48143 – Whole 1.5 lbs avg. each
Item 48142 – Skin-on fillets
More fresh selections:
Cod Fillets, Grouper, Halibut, Flounder, Swordfish, Ocean Trout, Monkfish, Corvina, Golden Tile, Red Snapper, Mussels, Oysters, Clams and more!
Market Alert! Limes!
Limes continue to be in an extremely volatile market. The border issues discussed on last week’s market report continue to persist and limes are very hard hit. The market is very limited, especially on larger lime sizes. Shippers have been us smaller limes in place of larger. 200 ct. and 150 ct. are still available, but limited. 110 ct. are non-existent as of now. The quality is marginal at best and prices are elevated.
Apples: Steady
Asparagus: Up $2, still a good value
Avocados: Up significantly, border issues
Bananas: Steady
Broccoli: Up $4
Cauliflower: Steady
Celery: Steady
Corn: Down again
Cucumbers: Up $3
Grapes: Up $4
Lemons: Steady
Lettuce: Up slightly
Limes: Remain crazy high with supply issues
Melons: Up $6
Onions: Remain strong but easing a bit
Peppers: Green up $6
Potatoes: Steady
Shallots: Stable
Squash: Stabilizing, good value
Strawberries: Steady
Tomatoes: Up $2
Let’s talk about the produce transition. The Transition happens twice yearly, in late-Spring & late-Fall. As the seasons change & arable fields move geographically, our loading areas move as well, between the 2 major hubs of Yuma & Salinas. When this happens, entire operations pull up roots & relocate: field equipment (tractors, combines, harvesters), processing equipment (choppers, washers, chillers), plant machinery (forklifts, conveyors), vehicles, offices, staffs, and families. Here’s a great video showing the transition of this massive operation.
Many may have heard about the massive fire last week at Taylor Farms’ Salinas facility. Fortunately, they had not yet transitioned into the building. As they were preparing to transition from Yuma to Salinas, a welding incident at the Salinas plant sparked the fire, destroying much of the facility.
As a result, Taylor is now forced to split operations. Their processing equipment is still in place and operational in Yuma. But the product is coming to harvest in fields 10 hours away in Salinas. They are forced to harvest in Salinas, and transfer the product to Yuma for processing. This also forces our trucks to split pickups between Yuma & Salinas, 10 hours apart.
The ripple effect from this disruption has been huge, during an already difficult transition. Delays have spread across other loading docks in the areas, and an already-thin supply of trucks has been stressed further. We’ve seen unprecedented delays at loading docks, both Taylor’s and others.
Smaller sizes of oranges are still tough to find. Larger oranges (56 ct.) are in better supply than smaller sizes.
The Florida grapefruit season is over. We are now seeing imported grapefruit.
Melons including cantaloupe and honeydew are rising in price as supplies are tighter.
Green peppers are very high in price as supplies are tight.
Yellow squash is coming down. We are seeing relief from the past weeks of shortages.
Limes are still very high and we have not seen any relief yet. Quality is marginal. We don’t expect relief until the 1st or 2nd week of May.
Avocados continue to rise in price with the current border delays in place in Texas.
Farmed raised in Indiana by White Creek Farms
Item 48143 – Whole 1.5 lbs avg. each
Item 48142 – Skin-on fillets
More fresh selections:
Cod Fillets, Grouper, Mahi Mahi, Wild Cobia, Tuna, Ocean Trout, Monkfish, Corvina, Golden Tile, Snapper, Mussels, Oysters, Clams and more!
Market Alert! Texas border crossing
Texas Governor Greg Abbott has placed additional safety inspections in place for trucks entering the U.S. from Mexico. These safety inspections take hours, not minutes, and are in addition to federally mandated ones already in place. This has caused a backlog of trucks miles long, and reports indicate truck drivers have waited more than 30 hours to cross over the weekend. As a result of this situation, we have received information from several growers stating that Mexican truck drivers have caused a blockage as a result of the new policy. Friday, there were delays, however, it is now a total blockage at the Texas border crossings.
Drivers carrying products from Mexico to the U.S. say these inspections are inhumane and they are without having food, water, and access to toilets making this an impossible situation. This blockage will create disruptions within the U.S. and of course, this event comes when harvesting in Mexico will already be reduced this week because of Holy Week. The following commodities may be affected by the blockage: Bell Peppers, Tomatoes, Avocados, Limes, Chiles, and others.
Apples: Steady
Asparagus: Up $2, still a good value
Avocados: Up significantly, border issues
Bananas: Steady
Broccoli: Down $4
Cauliflower: Remains strong, easing a bit
Celery: Steady
Corn: Down $6
Cucumbers: Steady
Grapes: Steady good quality
Lemons: Steady
Lettuce: Down again this week. Better quality
Limes: Remain very high
Melons: Up $6
Onions: Remain strong but easing a bit
Peppers: Green up $6
Potatoes: Steady
Shallots: Stable
Squash: Stabilizing, good value
Strawberries: Up $2
Tomatoes: Up $2
The iceberg, green leaf and romainelettuce market is steadily easing off. Markets are close to normal for this time of year. Good harvest capacity. Romaine hearts are still a little tight. Green leaf is seeing normal harvest numbers and the market is the best it can be.
Cauliflower is getting better. Harvest numbers are rising and product is becoming more readily available.
Celery is softening up a bit as the harvest is stabilizing.
Brussels sprouts and asparagus are starting to see higher prices and shorter supplies.
Smaller sizes of oranges are getting tougher to find. Larger oranges are in better supply than smaller sizes.
The Florida grapefruit season is over. We are now seeing imported grapefruit.
Melons including cantaloupe and honeydew are rising in price as supplies are tighter.
Green peppers are very high in price as supplies are tight.
Yellow squash is coming down. We are seeing relief from the past weeks of shortages.
Limes are still very high and we have not seen any relief yet. Quality is marginal. We don’t expect relief until the 1st or 2nd week of May.
Canada – Wild Caught
Item 48155 – Skin-on fillets
Farmed raised in Indiana by White Creek Farms
Item 48143 – Whole 1.5 lbs avg. each
Item 48142 – Skin-on fillets
More fresh selections:
Cod Fillets, Grouper, Mahi Mahi, Virginia Flounder, Tuna, Ocean Trout, Monkfish, Corvina, Redfish, John Dory, Mussels, Clams and more!
Avocado Alert!
The avocado market is in an extreme situation. Prices are very elevated as there are less avocados being imported. Less farms are harvesting than usual. We expect avocados to be short in supply with very high pricing for about another month.
Apples: Steady
Asparagus: Remains steady, good value
Avocados: Pricing remains strong, up $5-6
Bananas: Steady
Broccoli: Steady
Cauliflower: Remains strong
Celery: Up $2
Corn: Remains very high
Cucumbers: Steady
Grapes: Steady good quality
Lemons: Steady
Lettuce: Down again this week. Better quality
Limes: Remain very high
Melons: Up $2-3
Onions: Up again, higher pricing expected for the next several weeks
Peppers: Green up $2
Potatoes: Steady
Shallots: Stable
Squash: Yellow remains higher
Strawberries: Up $4
Tomatoes: Steady
The iceberg, green leaf and romaine lettuce market is steadily easing off. Romaine hearts are still a little tight. Green leaf is seeing normal harvest numbers and the market is going down.
Cauliflower is extremely short. Our orders are being allocated and prorated. Expect higher prices and possible different sizes in heads.
Broccoli is going up and down every few days, but the prices are easing a bit.
Celery is softening up a bit as the harvest is stabilizing.
Brussels sprouts and asparagus are still holding good prices and supply is strong.
Green peppers are very high in price as supplies are tight.
Yellow squash is still experiencing short supplies and higher prices.
Limes are still very high and we have not seen any relief yet. Quality is marginal. We don’t expect relief until the 1st or 2nd week of May.
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