Produce News

Prices have been climbing up in recent days for all sizes of avocados. The Mexican supply is dwindling, and we will be transitioning to a California crop around the beginning of March. As usual, with a gap in supply, prices get driven up. In addition, supply for the

Lime and avocado markets are both struggling currently with a spike in demand for this weekend’s Super Bowl. Suppliers have taken their truck loads out to the east coast, and the west coast is left with the remainder. We expect both these markets to come down after

Green onions are experiencing a gap in supply currently. With less product to supply the high demand of this commonly used item, prices get driven up. Also, bush-berries are experiencing a limited harvest from the wet, cold weather that has been hitting our area. Strawberries, raspberries, and blueberries are

The price of strawberries has took quite a jump this past week. The heavy rains we recently experienced coupled with the colder weather make it a difficult time for this summertime fruit. The increased cold weather pricing of strawberries is due to hold until the springtime. We

After an EXTREMELY rough few weeks for avocados, they are finally starting to trend down in price. The Mexican harvest is getting going, and we are finally seeing prices fall below that $100 mark. While still expensive to use right now, supply is picking back up. We anticipate

Fall harvest season is in full swing! Cranberries from Massachusetts have been rolling in, as well as persimmons (hachiya and fuyu varieties ). These fall favorites let us know that the holidays are right around the corner!  We are also a few weeks into pomegranate season, which

The price for blueberries is on the rise. Volume harvested on the West Coast is expected to drop dramatically with the transition of growing areas. Berries will be smaller in size and sold at a higher price.

With Autumn officially here, we are seeing beautiful pumpkins and winter squash all over the market. We have a wonderful variety of decor pumpkins including cheese, French, white, peanut, fairy tale, jarradale, and turban to name but a few! We also have tiger, white stripe and orange

Sweet peppers hit their stride in late summer, and this year is no different. There are many interesting varieties to choose from, but we especially love the Jimmy Nardello pepper (pictured here). This pepper has an incredibly thin skin and long shape. It’s thin skin is perfect

Because the harvest season for California asparagus has closed, growing areas have shifted to Mexico. However, there is a limited supply currently coming out of Mexico, and farmers are having a hard time keeping up with the demand. Short supply and high demand always equals a higher price.