Produce Archives - What Chefs Want!

Dec 03 2021

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Our Latest Produce Market Report: December 3, 2021

By Joey | Chef's Feed, Produce, Produce Market Report, Products, What Chefs Want

Produce Market Report for December 3, 2021

Mushrooms: Extreme market for all mushrooms, esp. cremini and oyster. Expect shortages through the end of the year.

Apples: Up $2
Asparagus: Steady
Avocados: Steady
Bananas: Up $3
Broccoli: Up $8
Cauliflower: Steady
Celery: Steady
Corn: Remains tight and higher price
Cucumbers: Steady
Grapes: Up $5
Lemons: Steady
Lettuce: Coming down significantly
Limes: Up $1
Melons: Coming down some
Onions: Steady
Peppers: Red peppers remain stronger
Potatoes: Larger sizes up $2
Shallots: Very high
Squash: Steady
Strawberries: Remain active. Short supplies, marginal quality
Tomatoes: Stabilizing

Nov 19 2021

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Our Latest Produce Market Report: November 19, 2021

By Joey | Chef's Feed, Produce, Produce Market Report, Products, What Chefs Want

Produce Market Report for November 19, 2021

Mushrooms: Extreme market for all mushrooms, esp. cremini and oyster. Expect shortages through the end of the year.

Apples: Steady
Asparagus: Steady
Avocados: Steady
Bananas: Up $3
Broccoli: Up $8
Cauliflower: Steady
Celery: Up $10
Corn: Remains tight and higher price
Cucumbers: Steady
Grapes: Steady
Lemons: Steady
Lettuce: All lettuce products are way up in price!
Limes: Up $3
Melons: Cantaloupes up $4, honeydews steady
Onions: Steady
Peppers: Red peppers remain stronger
Potatoes: Stabilizing
Shallots: Very high
Squash: Steady
Strawberries: Remain active. Short supplies, marginal quality
Tomatoes: Remain higher

Nov 12 2021

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Our Latest Produce Market Report: November 12, 2021

By Joey | Chef's Feed, Produce, Produce Market Report, Products, What Chefs Want

Produce Market Report for November 12, 2021

Mushrooms: Extreme market for all mushrooms, esp. cremini and oyster. Expect shortages through the end of the year.

Apples: Steady
Asparagus: Steady
Avocados: Steady
Bananas: Up $3
Broccoli: Remains higher
Cauliflower: Steady
Celery: Up $10
Corn: Remains tight and higher price
Cucumbers: Steady
Grapes: Steady
Lemons: Steady
Lettuce: All lettuce products are way up in price!
Limes: Up $3
Melons: Cantaloupes up $4, honeydews down
Onions: Steady
Peppers: Red peppers remain stronger
Potatoes: Stabilizing
Shallots: Very high
Squash: Steady
Strawberries: Up $8
Tomatoes: Remain higher

Nov 05 2021

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Our Latest Produce Market Report: November 5, 2021

By Joey | Chef's Feed, Produce, Produce Market Report, Products, What Chefs Want

Produce Market Report for November 5, 2021

Mushrooms: Extreme market for all mushrooms, esp. cremini and oyster. Expect shortages through the end of the year.

Apples: Steady
Asparagus: Coming down again next week
Avocados: Steady
Bananas: Up $3
Broccoli: Remains very high
Cauliflower: Remains higher
Celery: Up slightly
Corn: Remains tight and higher price
Cucumbers: Steady
Grapes: Steady
Lemons: Down $3
Lettuce: All lettuce products are way up in price!
Limes: Steady
Melons: Cantaloupes up $4, honeydews down
Onions: Steady
Peppers: Red peppers remain stronger
Potatoes: Stabilizing
Shallots: Very high
Squash: Steady
Strawberries: Up $1-2
Tomatoes: Remain higher

Oct 29 2021

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Our Latest Produce Market Report: October 29, 2021

By Joey | Chef's Feed, Produce, Produce Market Report, Products, What Chefs Want

Produce Market Report for October 29, 2021

Peeled Garlic Alert! Supply issues domestically and import issues are causing an extreme market for peeled garlic. Expect to see high prices (around $150/case) in the week ahead. Shorts and prorates are likely.

Mushrooms: Extreme market for all mushrooms, esp. cremini and oyster. Expect shortages through the end of the year.

Apples: Steady
Asparagus: Coming down again next week
Avocados: Steady
Bananas: Steady
Broccoli: Remains very high, shorts and lower quality continues
Cauliflower: Remains higher
Celery: Up slightly
Corn: Remains tight and higher price
Cucumbers: Steady
Grapes: Steady
Lemons: Steady
Lettuce: All lettuce products are way up in price!
Limes: Steady
Melons: Cantaloupes steady, honeydew down
Onions: Steady
Peppers: Red peppers remain stronger
Potatoes: Stabilizing
Shallots: Very high
Squash: Steady
Strawberries: Steady
Tomatoes: Remain higher

Oct 22 2021

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Our Latest Produce Market Report: October 22, 2021

By Joey | Chef's Feed, Produce, Produce Market Report, Products, What Chefs Want

Produce Market Report for October 22, 2021

Peeled Garlic Alert! Supply issues domestically and import issues are causing an extreme market for peeled garlic. Expect to see high prices (around $150/case) in the week ahead. Shorts and prorates are likely.

Mushrooms: Extreme market for all mushrooms, esp. cremini and oyster. Expect shortages through the end of the year.

Apples: Steady
Asparagus: Coming down
Avocados: Steady
Bananas: Steady
Broccoli: Remains very high, shorts and lower quality continues
Cauliflower: Up $6
Celery: Steady
Corn: Remains tight and higher price
Cucumbers: Steady
Grapes: Steady
Lemons: Steady
Lettuce: All lettuce products are way up in price!
Limes: Steady
Melons: Honeydew remain higher
Onions: Steady. We are NOT affected by the current onion recall.
Peppers: Red peppers remain stronger
Potatoes: Stabilizing
Shallots: Very high
Squash: Steady
Strawberries: Steady
Tomatoes: Remain higher

Oct 20 2021

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Mushroom Alert!

By ljones | Produce, Produce Market Report, Product Alert!

We are beginning to see shortages in mushrooms. Our suppliers are currently cutting our orders by 10 – 100%.

The top reasons for the shortages from our vendors are:

Continued labor shortages, particularly for harvesting
Production reduced to match labor on hand
Shortage of raw materials to grow mushrooms
Weather changes

Unfortunately, our vendors do not expect this situation to improve before January, 2022.

Currently the hardest hit mushrooms are crimini and oyster, but all mushrooms are affected by the shortages and the shortages will continue.

There have been cuts on sliced mushrooms as well as different sizes of white mushrooms.

Your mushroom orders may be subbed, shorted, or allocated. If you have the option of subbing a different type of mushroom that may be in stock, please do so. Our WOW Center can help you determine which mushrooms are in stock. Text them at 502-587-9012.

We are doing all we can to procure as many mushrooms and varieties as we can. We appreciate your patience and continued business.

What Chefs Want Team

Oct 15 2021

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Our Latest Produce Market Report: October 15, 2021

By Joey | Chef's Feed, Produce, Produce Market Report, Products, What Chefs Want

Produce Market Report for October 15, 2021

Apples: Steady
Asparagus: Remains very high
Avocados: Steady
Bananas: Steady
Broccoli: Remains high
Cauliflower: Up $6
Celery: Steady
Corn: Up $10
Cucumbers: Steady
Grapes: Steady
Lemons: Steady
Lettuce: All lettuce products are way up in price
Limes: Steady
Melons: Honeydew remain higher
Onions: Steady
Peppers: Red and yellow up $6
Potatoes: Larger sizes remain higher
Shallots: Very high
Squash: Steady
Strawberries: Steady
Tomatoes: Up $15!!

Oct 08 2021

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Alert! Broccoli Florets

By ljones | Produce

Quality of broccoli out of California has been poor for a few weeks now. This is due to wet mornings followed by hot sun causing pin rot (browning of the stems) to progress rapidly.

Mexico has had a lot of rain in their growing region, which has caused delays in harvesting. Both factors have caused heavy allocations from the shippers and the product that is coming in is marginal in quality.

Expect high prices, shorts, and lower quality for the next month.

Oct 05 2021

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Krey’s Corner: Local and Seasonal produce now available.

By Joey | Chef's Feed, Farm To Table, Fruit, Local, Local and Specialty, Produce, Products, Vegetables, What Chefs Want

Fall is here! We’ve got a great selection of fall favorites like plump pie pumpkins, crisp and delicious apple cider from Huber’s Orchard, decorative dried Indian corn, and much more!