asparagus

McrkeI: hcve ec:ec. New fe|c:

cre :eI Ic :IcrI mic Ic |cIe Mcrch. /
mcrkeI :pike i: expecIec crcunc Ihe
Ec:Ier hc|iccy.
avocado hass
McrkeI: hcve Lumpec up c: :izing i:
c :Irugg|e cnc Mexicc hc: Lcckec cff
cf :upp|ie:. Cc|ifcrnic uc|iIy i: exce|-
|enI cnc :upp|ie: cre increc:ing.
bean, green
Few Lecn: cre cvci|cL|e cue Ic rcin
cnc cc|c wecIher. ExpecI prcrcIe:
fcr Ihe nexI few week:.
berryblackberry
Cc|c wecIher i: inhiLiIing :upp|ie:
frcm GucIemc|c cnc Mexicc. Cuc|iIy
i: gccc.
HONEYDEW &
CANTALOUPE 12%
PINEAPPLE 12-14%
Color: Gold
March 8
th
2013
1. YELLOW SQUASH
Markets are short with
|iII|e Ic nc cvci|cLi|iIy.
2. BEAN, GREEN
Few Lecn: cre cvci|cL|e cue Ic rcin
cnc cc|c wecIher. ExpecI prcrcIe:
fcr Ihe nexI few week:.
3. CUCUMBER
Demcnc exceec: :upp|ie:.
4. ICEBERG LETTUCE
lceLerg mcrkeI: cre ccIive c: :izing
i: :Ii|| running :mc||.
5. ROMAINE LETTUCE
Fcmcine mcrkeI: hcve
:IrengIhenec c: we||, c: uc|iIy
incu:Iry wice hc: Leen cffecIec.
Top Five
berryblueberries
ExpecI :hcrIcge: frcm Chi|e c:
vc|ume cecrec:e:. F|cricc hcrve:I
wi|| :IcrI in c few week:, cnc Ihi:
i: expecIec Ic he|p wiIh :upp|ie:.
Cuc|iIy i: gccc.
berryraspberry
WecIher i::ue: cre impccIing vc|-
ume: frcm Cc|ifcrnic cnc Mexicc.
Cuc|iIy i: gccc.
berrystrawberry
McrkeI: cre Iempcrcri|y :IcL|e. F|cr-
icc: ccc|er wecIher cffecIec :up-
p|ie:, ccu:ing cccc:icnc| prcrcIe:.
/ cec|ine in Cc|ifcrnic cnc Mexicc
hcrve:I: cre keeping mcrkeI: IighI.
Cuc|iIy i: gccc.
broccoli &
cauliflower
McrkeI: hcve imprcvec c: :upp|ie:
hcve increc:ec. Cuc|iIy i: gccc
fcr LcIh.
ALERT!
HONEYDEW &
Brix Avg
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ALERT!
melonhoneydew
& cantaloupe
McrkeI: cre very frm c: whiIe fy
prcL|em: cffecI LcIh mcrkeI:. Lcrger
:ize: preccmincIe wiIh Hcneycew.
onions
Shec: cre Leginning Ic fni:h up in
Ihe ncrIhwe:I crec, puIIing pre:-
:ure cn mcrkeI:.
green peppers
& squash
Yellow Squash Alert: Ye||cw Suc:h
mcrkeI: cre :hcrI wiIh |iII|e Ic nc
cvci|cLi|iIy. ExpecI Ihi: Ic remcin
fcr Ihe nexI Iwc week:. Zucchini
mcrkeI: frcm F|cricc cnc Mexicc
cre :Ircng c: ccc|er wecIher
cffecIec :upp|ie:. We cre :Ii|| c
few week: cwcy frcm F|cnI CiIy,
F|cricc prccucIicn cnc recenI rcin
mcy hcve impccIec Ihe crec.
Green Fepper: cre :Ieccy wiIh
gccc uc|iIy cnc :upp|ie: frcm
LcIh F|cricc cnc Mexicc.
red peppers
Fec cnc Ye||cw Fepper: cre :ee-
ing |ighIer :upp|ie:.
potatoes
McrkeI: cre :Ieccy cnc uc|iIy i:
gccc. New crcp F|cricc Fec FcIc-
toes have started.
tomatoes
McrkeI: wi|| remcin ccIive fcr
Ihe nexI few week:. Vc|ume hc:
ccnIinuec Ic cecrec:e in LcIh
Ihe F|cricc cnc Mexicc grcwing
regicn:. Ihe currenI mcrkeI ccnci-
Iicn: wi|| cffecI mc:I Iype:
cf IcmcIce: inc|ucing rcunc:,
rcmc:, grcpe: cnc cherrie:.
Please Distribute to:
ExecuIive Chef, Generc| Mcncger, KiIchen Mcncger,
Furchc:ing Mcncger, F&8 Mcncger
Reality Check
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LeIIuce-lceLerg

LeIIuce-Lecf

LeIIuce-Fcmcine

LeIIuce-Spring Mix

Cnicn:-Fec

Cnicn:-Ye||cw

Fepper:-Green

Fepper:-Fec

FcIcIce:-Fu::eI

Suc:h-Ye||cw

Suc:h-Zucchini

IcmcIc-Cherry

IcmcIc-Grcpe

IcmcIc-
McIure Green

IcmcIc - Fcmc

IcmcIc - V/Fipe

FRUITS
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8erry- 8|ueLerry

8erry- Fc:pLerry

8erry- SIrcwLerry

Grcpe- Fec

Grcpe- Green

KiwifruiI

Lemcn:

Lime:

Me|cn-CcnIc|cupe
Me|cn-Hcneycew

Crcnge:

Finecpp|e
March 8
th
, 2013
cecrec:e in LcIh
nc Mexicc grcwing
currenI mcrkeI ccnci-
cI mc:I Iype:
nc|ucing rcunc:,
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CcnciIicn cnc uc|iIy cre gccc
cnc mcrkeI: cre :cfIer.
citruslemons
8cIh uc|iIy cnc cvci|cLi|iIy cre
gccc cnc cemcnc i: :Ircng wiIh
|crger :izec cnc fcncy fruiI mcrkeI:
:|ighI|y up.
citruslimes
Le:: vc|ume crc::ing i: ccu:ing
mcrkeI: Ic ri:e. Ihe new crcp i: ex-
pecIec in cLcuI 10 ccy: cnc Ihi:
wi|| he|p wiIh :mc||er :ize:. Lcrger
:izec mcrkeI: remcin high.
citrusoranges
Cuc|iIy cnc cvci|cLi|iIy cre LcIh
exce||enI, e:pecic||y cn :mc||er :ize:.
Demcnc i: :Ircng cnc |crger :ize:
cre IighIer. Fcncy fruiI i: c |iII|e IighI.
cucumber &
eggplants
CucumLer :upp|ie: frcm Hcncurc:
cre exIreme|y |imiIec, cnc mcrkeI:
wi|| remcin high unIi| Ihe F|cricc
:pring crcp :IcrI:. Eggp|cnI mcr-
keI: cre :Ircng cnc uc|iIy i: fcir Ic
gccc wiIh :upp|ie: |ighIer.
grapes
Green Grcpe mcrkeI: hcve
re|cxec. Fec mcrkeI: cre :|ighI|y
higher. Scme Crim:cn: cre cvci|-
cL|e cnc mcrkeI: cn F|cme: cre
|cw c: Iheir uc|iIy refecI:.
lettuce
lceLerg mcrkeI: cre ccIive c:
:izing i: :Ii|| running :mc||. Cuc|-
iIy i::ue: :uch c: in:ecI ccIiviIy,
epicermc| pee| cnc L|i:Iering cre
ncIec. Fcmcine mcrkeI: hcve
:IrengIhenec c: we||, c: uc|iIy
incu:Iry wice hc: Leen cffecIec.
8uIIer cnc Green Lecf |eIIuce: wi||
Le ycur LeIIer LeI.
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