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MARKET CONDITIONS

AS OF 05/14/08

PRICE INCREASE     PRICE DECREASE   
(NO ARROW MEANS PRICE UNCHANGED)

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CATEGORY

MARKET
PRICE

STATUS

MARKET PRICE

 

APPLES

   
CT-MA-NY GROWN

 

Limited supply.  Varieties include Cortland, Macs, Empire and Rome's.

GOLDEN & RED DELICIOUS

 

Washington State Red and Golden Delicious  good quality. Strong Demand.   Market firm.
GRANNY SMITH

 

Good supply.  Market firm especially 100 ct and smaller, Washington State.  Excellent demand.
GALA / BRAEBURN / FUJI

Fuji, Braeburn and Gala are from Washington.  Good demand.  Gala's and Braeburn supplies tightening up.
APPLE CIDER

9 1/2 gallons, 4/1 gallons. 
   

BERRIES

   
STRAWBERRIES

 

Good supplies and quality from California.  Market firm.  Demand strong.

BLUEBERRIES

 

Market steady.  Florida Blueberries available.  Pints end of next week.
BLACKBERRIES

 

Good quality.  Mexican and California product.  Market steady

RASPBERRIES

 

Good supplies.  Market steady.  California best supplies.
   

BANANAS

   
BANANAS

 

Good quality.  Limited supply.  Market firm.
   

PINEAPPLES

   
PINEAPPLES

 

Excellent quality and supplies on Golden Ripe's 6/7/8ct. 
   

GRAPES

   
RED / GREEN / BLACK SEEDLESS

 

Supplies winding down from Chile.  Good quality.    Market weaker,  on all Grapes.  Western's starting within the week.
   

MELONS

   
CANTALOUPE

 

Market steady.  Domestic in a couple weeks.
HONEYDEW

 

Excellent supplies.  Good quality.
WATERMELON

 

Domestic melons have started. 
   

ORANGES

   
CALIFORNIA CITRUS

 

California Navel's available 88ct and larger.  New crop of Valencia's available.  Excellent quality.  Good buy. 
FLORIDA CITRUS

 

Honey Tangerines,  Florida Juice Oranges 100CT and 10/4# bag available. 

GRAPEFRUIT

   
GRAPEFRUIT

 

Good quality, and firm supply on Florida product.  Market firm.
   

LEMONS

   
LEMONS

 

Adequate supplies from California.   Prices to stay high.
   

LIMES

   
LIMES

 

Product of Mexico.  Good quality. Good buy.
   

STONE FRUIT

   
PEACH / NECTARINE / PLUMS/APRICOTS

 

Good quality.  Peaches and Nectarines from California now available.   Imported Plums still available.
   

PEARS

   
BOSC PEARS

 

Bosc Pears are imported now. 
ANJOU / BARTLETT AND OTHER VARIETIES

 

Washington D'anjou Pears winding down. Imported Asian Pears available.  Red Pears in stock.   Very nice.  Imported Barttlet's  done.  Packhams will be in soon, but very expensive.
   

ANISE

   
ANISE

 

California Anise 24/30 count, "Andy Boy" label.
   

ARTICHOKES

   
ARTICHOKES

 

24/30 ct sizes available.   Long Stem Artichokes 15 Ct available.  Baby Artichokes-special order.  Market reasonable balance of May, good supply.

ASPARAGUS

   
ASPARAGUS

 

Good supplies this week on 11# Peruvian and  28 Lb  Washington Asparagus. Market easier.
   

BEANS

   
BEANS

 

Good quality on Florida  product.  Market steady. 
   

BROCCOLI

   
BROCCOLI

Good supplies from California. Market shows weakening. 
BROCCOLI CROWNS

 

 

BRUSSELS SPROUTS

   
BRUSSELS SPROUTS

 

California 10 lb units and cups available. Market to stay strong.
   

CABBAGE

   
CABBAGE

 

Green, Red and Savoy in good supply.  Very nice quality. Bag Green Cabbage Regionally Grown.  Florida Carton Green Cabbage is available, code 32100
   

CARROTS

   
CARROTS

 

Good quality on California and Mexican Carrots.  Market a little stronger on cut carrots as regionally grown storage carrots finish. 

CAULIFLOWER

   
CAULIFLOWER

Better supplies out West.  Market easier, weather warming up in growing area.
   

CELERY

   
CELERY / CELERY HEARTS

Good quality from California.    Market higher.  New area will not be ready until June.  Alert!
   

CORN

   
CORN

 

  Good quality.  Good value.
   

CUCUMBERS

   
CUCUMBERS

Good supplies  this week.  Pickling Cuke's prices coming off.  Very good quality.
   

GARLIC

   
GARLIC/CHIVES

 

30 LB loose Garlic from Argentina and China.  Chives in stock.  Whole peeled Garlic market remains reasonable.
   

GINGER

   
FRESH GINGER ROOT

Ginger Root good quality.  Market a little higher. 
   

LEEKS

LEEKS, BUNCHED 12CT   Adequate supply on California grown product.  Market steady.  Product also available from New Jersey.

 

HERBS

VARIOUS CULINARY Excellent quality and variety, call for a complete list.  Chervil is a stock item.
   

LETTUCE

   
ICEBERG   Good quality.  Market firm.
GREEN/ RED/ BOSTON/ROMAINE LEAF

 

Romaine, Red Leaf, Green Leaf, Boston from California growing areas.   Very Good quality.  Markets steady.  Green Leaf and Romaine are best values.  New Jersey has started with Leaf Lettuces.