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VEGETABLE Asparagus SOURCE Peru August 16, 2013 More fields are opening up in Peru and markets are starting to ease on smaller sized markets. Please note: all sizes continue to run thin. Larger sized markets are still running high. Broccoli markets are stronger as shippers struggle for supplies, with crowns experiencing the lightest of supplies. Supplies are arriving from Canada. Quality is good. Market conditions are stable. Cauliflower supplies are short. Markets are steady and the Salinas area is in full swing. Supplies and quality are good from the Michigan area. Product is harvesting in New York. Demand has increased strengthening the market. Quality is good. Persistent rain in the Michigan and Ohio region has hampered harvesting and quality. Markets are stronger as demand exceeds supply. Persistent rain in the Michigan and Ohio region has hampered harvesting and quality. Markets are stronger as demand exceeds supply. Extremely light supplies and fair quality are keeping markets very active. Supplies are from multiple areas including Michigan and Canada. Watercress ALERT Persistent rains curtailed harvest at least 80-100%. Product will be scarce for an additional 10 days. Cilantro (California) quality and supplies are tight due to weather. All other herbs are in good supply from South America. Favorable weather coupled with a lower demand has eased all markets. All lettuces are showing increased quality with stronger demand being met with ample supplies. Favorable weather coupled with a lower demand has eased all markets. Favorable weather coupled with a lower demand has eased all markets. Spring mix quality has been consistent. Supplies will improve with the quality as warmer weather spread over the area this past week. Stable supplies of most mushrooms with good quality.

Broccoli Cabbage Carrots Cauliflower Celery Corn Cucumbers

CA CN MX CA. CA, MI NY MI, CN

Eggplant

MI,CN

Green Beans

CN

Herbs

CA, SA

Lettuce Iceberg Lettuce Fresh-Cut Lettuce Leaf, Green & Red Lettuce Romaine Lettuce Spring Mix Mushrooms

CA MX, CA CA CA CA

CA, PA, CH

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Onions CA,WA New Mexico and California are in full swing and markets are steady. Washington and Idaho have begun. Good quality and volume is being reported. Oregon will be starting soon. Markets are stable with adequate volumes. Markets are stable as more product is available. Recent rains have helped to replenish the soil. Quality is good. Quality is good with tighter supplies. Persistent rain in the Michigan and Canadian areas are hampering harvest, driving markets sharply up. Green Peppers are limited. Colored Peppers are tight and pro-rates are likely. Russet Potatoes from Idaho have begun and Washington and Texas volume will start over the next few weeks. Markets remain firm now, but expect them to drop as volume increases. Red Potatoes have started in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Texas and markets are easing. Yukon and White Potatoes from the east are seeing better volume. Supplies tighter due to previous weather issues. Conditions are expected to continue for two weeks. Quality has been affected. Quality issues affecting arrivals are due to summer weather. Persistent rain in the Michigan and Canadian areas are hampering harvest, driving markets sharply up. Squash markets are high but holding steady as demand exceeds supply. Markets on all types and sizes remain strong.

Onions Green Peas Snow Peppers Chiles Peppers Green

MX, CA GT CA MI, CN

Peppers Red & Gold Potatoes Russet

CA ID

Potatoes Red, White & Yukon Potatoes Yams

MN, WI, TX Red: Yukon and White East Coast MS,NC

Spinach Squash Yellow & Zucchini

CA MI

Tomatoes

MX,TN,VA

FRUIT Apples Avocado, Hass Bananas Berries Blackberries

SOURCE WA CA Guatemala, Costa Rica GT

The Apple season continues with lower than average supplies especially on smaller fruit. Quality is good. Markets are stable but strong as Mexico is finished. Sizing is running large. Quality and demand are good. The supply has stabilized in the various growing regions. Quality is good. Markets are up as supplies are starting to dwindle. Guatemalan quality is starting to suffer.

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Berries Blueberries Berries Raspberries Berries Strawberries ALERT BC, MI MX, CA CA Markets are steady. Quality is fair and volumes are good from Michigan, British Columbia and New Jersey. Both quality and supplies from California and Mexico are better. Demand is steady.
The strawberry market continues to be active as demand exceeds supply. Strawberry plants are in their late summer stage, producing weaker quality fruit. This will continue until the fall crop starts up in the next few weeks in Santa Maria. Multiple quality issues are being noted. We recommend keeping inventories tight. Quality is good. Supplies are better on larger sizes. All sizes and grades are limited and markets continue to climb as demand exceeds supply. Quality is fair at best. Light volumes of imports have started, but not enough to ease markets until the District 3 area starts in September.

Citrus - Grapefruit Citrus Lemons ALERT

CA CA

Citrus Limes

MX

Citrus Oranges Grapes Kiwifruit Melon Cantaloupe & Honeydew

CA CA IT CA

Melons Watermelon Pears Pineapple

IN WA Costa Rica

Larger limes have become scarce with considerably higher markets due to an unexpected early crop transition. Good quality larger limes are limited until about mid-September. Overall quality is fair with color light as summer limes usually represent. Valencia Orange quality is fair. Markets are steady. Overall, Grape markets are stable, quality is good and demand is steady. Quality and volume are fine. Cantaloupe markets remain firm as production slowed due to cooler weather. Smaller sizes are running tight. Honeydew markets are seeing better supplies however markets have crept up as they react to cooler weather. Smaller sizes are tighter. Supplies are better as product is harvested from Indiana. Quality has improved as more fields are harvested. New crop Anjou will be in September. California Bosc and Bartlett have arrived. Markets are stable with quality fruit. Supplies are consistent with good quality. Brix has been averaging 13-14% with average internal gold color.