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Iceberg lettuce is up on price. Cool weather in Salinas is slowing down their production and Santa Maria isn’t producing enough lettuce to full fill the demand. Expect prices and production to be tight into next week. Zucchini and Yellow straight neck are also on the rise on price. Product got snug out of Mexico (Sonora) because a lot of growers are done due to hot temperatures affecting the quality. California (Santa Maria) just started, but not enough production to cover the demand. Raspberries are also up on price. Baja is in a gap and the Central Coast of California is slowly picking up on their volume. Expect prices to maintain up until there is more volume of out California.
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Cilantro is active and up on price. Mexico is done with their season and transitioning to USA product, but we are experiencing a gap. Not enough cilantro to full fill the demand. Quality is okay and the bunches are on the smaller end. Lemons 140-200ct are extremely tight and up on price. The San Joaquin Valley crop is winding down and are transitioning to lemons out of Oxnard/Ventura County. Not enough small sized lemons to cover the demand. There is plenty of the larger size lemons 75ct-115ct available at a much lower price as a substitute. Roma and 2-layer tomatoes (4x4, 4x5,5x5,&5x6)continue remain high on price. Southern Mexico is winding down and Baja is just starting up. Red onions are on the rise again. California is supplying all the United States and not enough to meet the demand. Still waiting on Mexico to start, but they are about 2 weeks away from the beginning of their season. Romaine, romaine heart, and green leaf are up on price. The quality and supply have been affected by all the rain in Santa Maria & Salinas from 2-3 weeks ago (anthracnose /virus), therefore leaving less yields out on the growing fields. Avocados are on the rise as well. There is a high demand for Cinco de Mayo and Mother’s Day weekend. Both Mexico and USA short on large fruit (40/48ct) to full fill the demand. Cauliflower is also active. Fields are gapping and not enough supply to full fill the demand. Watermelons are extremely limited. Demand exceeds the supply; price is up, and quality is fair. Southern México’s production has been impacted by severe weather and not enough production out of Central America to fill the void. Expect prices to stay high for at least 3-4 weeks until Northern Mexico and South Florida begin their season. Out of all the leafy items romaine, romaine heart, & green leaf, iceberg has been the most affected with availability. The iceberg lettuce demand continues to exceed supplies. Prices continue to increase; quality is fair and starting to see smaller heads in the boxes. This has also impacted the shredded lettuce causing a price increase as well. All leafy items: Romaine, Romaine Heart, Iceberg, green leaf, & Red leaf, are up on price. The demand for these commodities exceeds the availability. Quality is fair, with discoloration, brown butts, and possible decay. All the rain from the past two weeks flooded the growing regions Yuma, Az and Coachella, Ca and still about a month before we transition to Central and Norther California (Salinas, Santa Maria, Huron, & Oxnard). Colored bell peppers( red & yellow) are supper active and up on price. Sinaloa, Mexico is finishing up and we will be transitioning to Sonora, Mexico. Canada isn’t expected to start their pepper season until April so we might hit a gap between growing regions. On the bright side, all tomatoes (cherry, grape, roma, 2-layer round, &etc.) are down on price. There is plenty of product available now and prices should start dropping even more. Cherry tomatoes are extremely active and scarce. Both Baja and south Mexico are very limited on supply. The new sale price on cherry tomatoes per case would be $51.25. The best substitute would be grape tomatoes at $28.40 per case. White onions continue to be limited and expensive. The pacific northwest (USA) continues to supply most of the white onions and waiting on Mexico to start their season to provide some relief on price. The best alternatives would be jumbo yellow or sweet onion. Both of those items are half the price of the white onions. Cucumbers are up on price. Less production available in Mexico because the cold weather and there is a strong demand in the East Coast. Limes are also up on price. Mexico continues to experience a lot of rain and cold weather. Round tomatoes (4x5-5x6) and Romas are up on price. Due to the cold weather in Mexico and very limited production. Strawberries continue to be limited due to the rain and cold weather in Mexico and USA. Broccolini continues to be extremely limited. Not enough supply to meet the excessive demand. Cauliflower has tightened up and price is up. The cold weather in Mexico and USA has slowed down their growth and less production. Medium green onions have soared in price. Mexico is short on labor due to the holidays, and they have been experiencing a lot of poor weather (very cold temperatures & heavy rains). Expect price to stay high for the next two weeks. Asparagus continues to be extremely limited and expensive. We will not see any relief on price and availability until mid to end of January when Caborca and Sonora begin with their production.
LA Produce market will be closed on Friday November 10, 2023, in observance of Veterans Day. Prices that are still High
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