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
Jalapeno Jack Cheese from Kenny’s Farmhouse Cheese
Origin: Kenny’s (Austin, Kentucky)
Product Details: This monterey jack is speckled with medium-spiced red and green jalapeno peppers, giving just enough spice to the creamy original.
Producer Bio: Kenny’s Farmhouse cheeses are made by hand from raw cows milk – using purebred cows raised with no artificial hormones in Austin, Kentucky.
Item 91898 – 5 lb. block
Noble Goat Feta Cheese from Noble Springs Dairy
Noble Springs Feta is our version of the traditional Greek cheese. Our feta is aged in a brine before being packaged. It has a tangy and salty flavor and is a firm cheese that is great for crumbling. Our Feta is great in a Greek salad with fresh tomatoes, olives and onions, it can be used in a quiche or is a great salty complement to sweet watermelon salad.
From their website: “At Noble Springs Dairy we produce a variety of all natural farmstead goat cheeses. We also bottle and sell Grade A Fluid Goat Milk. Our goats are allowed to browse on our rolling pastures at their leisure. Our cheeses have a distinctive flavor that is due to the forage based diet and special care our animals receive. Here at Noble Springs Dairy, Dustin and Justyne have over 40 combined years of experience in providing exceptional care to dairy goats.” “Quality milk comes from healthy, happy animals. Our high quality milk is the most important ingredient in our cheese making process. All of our products are created at our farm, in our creamery, by us and from only the milk our goats produce. We gently pasteurize our milk in a small vat pasteurizer, this allows us to pasteurize our milk at145 degrees. Our milk is never mechanically homogenized.”
Item 91390 – 2 lb. pack
Sequatchie Coppinger Cheese
A Southern take on the classic French Morbier, Coppinger is a semi-soft washed rind cheese with a striking layer of decorative vegetable ash in its center. The velvety elastic paste is savory with notes of fresh grass and smoked meats, making it ideal for the cheese plate or melted into any dish.
Pairs nicely with fruity lighter bodied reds such as Beaujolais Nouveau, malty ales and stouts, pickled vegetables, and charcuterie. Try it melted on a burger or as the ultimate grilled cheese.
Item 91166 – 3.5 lb. wheel
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!
Pie Pumpkins
Item 20643 – each
Apple Cider
From Huber’s Orchard & Winery, Starlight, Indiana
Item 93701 – 1 gallon
Mini Decorative Gourds & Pumpkins
Item 20637 – 1/2 bushel case
Large Pumpkins
Item 20641 – each
Honeynut Squash
Item 11016 – 1/2 bushel case
Dried Indian Corn
Item 20082 – 12 bunch case
Quince
Item 10983 – 42 count case