asparagus

Markets have eased as Mexico winds

ccwn cnc new fe|c: in Feru hcve
:IcrIec. Sizing cnc uc|iIy cre LcIh
gccc. Ihe pc:I hc|iccy cemcnc i:
expecIec Ic Le |cw.
avocado hass
McrkeI: cnc :upp|ie: cre :Ieccy wiIh
cemcnc higher. Cuc|iIy i: gccc.
bean, green
McrkeI: cre :Ii|| :Ircng c: :upp|ie: cre
|ighI cnc uc|iIy i: fcir. Ihere i: hcpe
wcrmer wecIher wi|| he|p :ize up Ihe
remcining crcp.
berryblackberry
McrkeI: cre IighI c: vc|ume i: |imiIec
frcm GucIemc|c. Cuc|iIy i: gccc.
berryblueberries
McrkeI: cre :Ii|| up c: Chi|ecn vc|ume:
cre wincing ccwn cnc F|cricc hcrve:I:
cre ju:I Leginning. Cuc|iIy i: gccc.
HONEYDEW &
CANTALOUPE 12%
PINEAPPLE 12-14%
Color: Gold
March 29
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2013
1.GREEN BEANS
McrkeI: cre :Ii|| :Ircng c: :upp|ie:
cre |ighI cnc uc|iIy i: fcir.
2.RASPBERRY
WecIher i::ue: cre impccIing
vc|ume:: FrcrcIe: cre |ike|y.
3.GRAPES
Green Grcpe: cre :eeing c Iwc Iier
mcrkeI refecIing uneven uc|iIy.
4.ONIONS
We cre :eeing :prcuIing cn Ihe c|c
crop.
5.GREEN PEPPERS
& SQUASH
Ccc|er wecIher in F|cricc cnc
Mexiccn Green Fepper mcrkeI:
fcrcec mcrkeI: up.
Top Five
berryraspberry
WecIher i::ue: cre impccIing vc|-
ume: frcm Cc|ifcrnic cnc Mexicc.
FrcrcIe: cre |ike|y. Cuc|iIy i: gccc.
berrystrawberry
F|cricc: ccc|er wecIher hc:
prc|cngec Ihe :ec:cn Ly cLcuI
Iwc week:. Cc|ifcrnic mcrkeI: cre
:Ieccy c: ScnIc Mcric cnc WcI:cn-
vi||e vc|ume: :IcrI wiIh Cxncrc c:
Ihe mcjcr prccucer. Cuc|iIy i: gccc.
broccoli &
cauliflower
8rcccc|i mcrkeI: cre :Ircnger: uc|-
iIy i: mc:I|y gccc wiIh cn|y cccc-
:icnc| cefecI: cnc :upp|ie: gccc.
Ccu|ifcwer mcrkeI: cre up wiIh
pu||ing frcm Ihe We:I.
celery
CcnciIicn cnc uc|iIy cre gccc
cnc mcrkeI: cre :IcL|e.
HONEYDEW &
Brix Avg
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melonhoneydew
& cantaloupe
McrkeI: cre frm cnc uc|iIy i:
fcir Ic gccc. Hcncurc: i: geIIing
:IcrIec cnc Ihi: wi|| he|p :upp|ie:. /
cecrec:e in cemcnc i: fcrecc:Iec
cfIer Ihe hc|iccy pu||.
onions
Shec: cre Leginning Ic fni:h up in
Ihe ncrIhwe:I crec, puIIing pre:-
:ure cn mcrkeI:. Iexc: cvci|cLi|-
iIy i: inccn:i:IenI. We cre :eeing
:prcuIing cn Ihe c|c crcp.
green peppers &
squash
Ccc|er wecIher in F|cricc cnc
Mexiccn Green Fepper mcrkeI:
hc: fcrcec mcrkeI: up: :upp|ie:
cnc uc|iIy cre gccc. Zucchini
mcrkeI: cre cff wiIh :upp|ie: LeIIer
frcm Mexicc cnc F|cricc. Ye||cw
Suc:h mcrkeI: cre ec:ing c: :up-
p|ie: increc:e.
red and yellow
peppers
Mexiccn Fec Fepper mcrkeI: hcve
ec:ec. Ye||cw Fepper mcrkeI: cre
:Ieccy cnc :upp|ie: cre :IcL|e.
potatoes
McrkeI: cre :Ieccy cnc uc|iIy i:
gccc. New crcp F|cricc Fec FcIc-
Ice: cre in fu|| :wing. FecenI frc:I
hc: impccIec Ihe ye||cw crcp.
tomatoes
Ihere i: :cme ccIiviIy in Ihe F|cricc
grcwing crec:. Fcunc IcmcIc
mcrkeI: cre ccwn: Fcmc IcmcIc
mcrkeI: cre cLcuI Ihe :cme c: |c:I
week. Cherrie: cnc Grcpe mcrkeI:
wi|| :eII|e cfIer Ihe hc|iccy pu||.
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ExecuIive Chef, Generc| Mcncger, KiIchen Mcncger,
Furchc:ing Mcncger, F&8 Mcncger
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VEGETABLES
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Beans

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CcLLcge

Ccu|ifcwer

Ce|ery

CucumLer:

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|cckLerry

8erry- 8|ueLerry

8erry- Fc:pLerry

8erry- SIrcwLerry

Grcpe- Fec

Grcpe- Green

KiwifruiI

Lemcn:

Lime:

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

Me|cn-WcIerme|cn

Crcnge:

Finecpp|e
March 29
th
2013
cmcIc
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cme c: |c:I
pe mcrkeI:
cy pu||.
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citruslemons
McrkeI: cre up cn |crger :ize: wiIh
:mc||er :ize: ycur LeIIer LeI. Cuc|-
iIy i: gccc.
citruslimes
McrkeI: hcve :IcLi|izec. Ihe new
crcp hc: :IcrIec wiIh :mc||er :ize:
Irencing. Lcrger :izec mcrkeI:
remcin :Ircng.
citrusoranges
ExpecI mcrkeI: Ic :Iecci|y increc:e
cver Ihe nexI :everc| week:. Lcrg-
er :ize: cre IighI. Vc|encic crcnge:
cre cvci|cL|e wiIh mc:I|y :mc|| cnc
chcice :ize: preccmincIe. Fcncy
fruiI i: higher.
cucumber &
eggplants
CucumLer :upp|ie: frcm Hcncu-
rc: cre |ighI, cnc mcrkeI: wi|| re-
mcin high unIi| Ihe F|cricc :pring
crcp :IcrI: in ecrne:I. Eggp|cnI
mcrkeI: cre up cnc uc|iIy i:
fcir Ic gccc wiIh :upp|ie: |ighIer,
e:pecic||y cn fcncy.
grapes
Green Grcpe: cre :eeing c Iwc Iier
mcrkeI refecIing uneven uc|iIy.
Ihcmp:cn: cre fcir cI Le:I. /: fcr
Fec:, Crim:cn: cre mc:I|y :hipping
cnc Ihere cre p|enIy cf 8|cck cnc
G|cLe Grcpe: cvci|cL|e.
lettuce
lceLerg uc|iIy i: imprcvec cnc
weighI: cre LeIIer. Fcmcine
uc|iIy ccnIinue: Ic imprcve c:
we||, wiIh |imiIec cupping ncIec.
Vc|ume: wi|| increc:e cnc mcrkeI:
wi|| :eII|e furIher c: Hurcn prccuc-
Iicn increc:e:. DefecI: cffecI-
ing Green Lecf cre expecIec Ic
imprcve, wiIh vc|ume: :IcL|e. Fec
|ecf vc|ume i: :IcL|e c: we||.
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