asparagus

Crossings are light therefore supplies

are light, moving markets up. De-
mand will remain strong through the
Easter holiday.
avocado hass
Markets are sharply higher as supplies
are stronger and demand is higher.
Quality is good.
bean, green
Freezing temperatures caused sig-
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production from Homestead to Belle
Glade. There is hope warmer weather
will help size up the remaining crop.
berryblackberry
Markets are tight as volume is limited
from Guatemala. Quality is good.
berryblueberries
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volumes are limited and Florida har-
vests are delayed about 2 weeks due
to freezing weather. Quality is good.
HONEYDEW &
CANTALOUPE 11%
PINEAPPLE 12-14%
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1.BEAN, GREEN
Freezing temperatures caused
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Florida production from Homestead
to Belle Glade.
2.ICEBERG LETTUCE
Small sizes continue to be prevalent
throughout the industry.
3.ROMAINE LETTUCE
Poor to fair in quality, with very
visible blistering in most lots.
4.HONEYDEW &
CANTALOUPE
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5.SQUASH
Squash markets remain strong as
cold, wind and rain affected areas.
Top Five
berryraspberry
Weather issues are impacting vol-
umes from California and Mexico.
Quality is good.
berrystrawberry
Markets are up a little as Florida
experienced cooler weather. With
good weather forecasted, volumes
are expected to increase; the FL
season is set to wind down at the
end of the month. California mar-
kets are tight as well with light sup-
plies expected through the Easter
holiday. Quality is good.
broccoli &
cauliflower
Field packed Broccoli quality is
mostly good with only occasional
defects; supplies are good. Cauli-
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good quality.
celery
Condition and quality are good
and markets are softer.
HONEYDEW &
Brix Avg
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affecting Green Leaf are expect-
ed to improve, with volumes lower
than normal. Red leaf volume is
lower than normal as well.
melonhoneydew
& cantaloupe
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Honduras is getting started and this
will help supplies.
onions
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the northwest area, putting pres-
sure on markets. We are starting to
see sprouting on the old crop.
green peppers &
squash
Florida and Mexican Green Pepper
markets are steady with good sup-
plies and quality. Squash markets
remain strong as cold, wind and
rain affected areas.
red and yellow
peppers
Supplies are light and markets
are high.
potatoes
Markets are steady and quality is
good. New crop Florida Red Pota-
toes have started.
tomatoes
Markets will remain active for
the next few weeks. Volume has
decreased in both the Florida and
Mexico growing regions. The cur-
rent market conditions will affect
most types of tomatoes including
rounds, romas, grapes and cherries.
Please Distribute to:
Executive Chef, General Manager, Kitchen Manager,
Purchasing Manager, F&B Manager
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Asparagus

Beans

Broccoli

Cabbage

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Celery

Cucumbers

LettuceIceberg

LettuceLeaf

LettuceRomaine

LettuceSpring Mix

OnionsRed

OnionsYellow

PeppersGreen

PeppersRed

PotatoesRusset

SquashYellow

SquashZucchini

TomatoCherry

TomatoGrape

Tomato
Mature Green

Tomato Roma

Tomato V/Ripe

FRUITS
Avocado

Berry- Blackberry

Berry- Blueberry

Berry- Raspberry

Berry- Strawberry

Grape- Red

Grape- Green

Kiwifruit

Lemons

Limes

MelonCantaloupe
MelonHoneydew

Oranges

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citruslemons
Markets are up on larger sizes with
smaller sizes your better bet. Qual-
ity is good.
citruslimes
Markets are strong as less volume
is crossing. The new crop will begin
soon, helping with smaller sizes.
Larger sized markets remain high.
citrusoranges
Markets are up slightly as supplies
are tight due to rain. Expect mar-
kets to steadily increase over the
next few weeks as the Navel sea-
son is about halfway over. Larger
sizes are tight.
cucumber &
eggplants
Cucumber supplies from Honduras
are light, and markets will remain
high until the Florida spring crop
starts. Eggplant markets are up
and quality is fair to good with sup-
plies lighter, especially on fancy.
grapes
Green markets are about the
same, with fair quality. Red Grapes
are seeing a two tier market. Crim-
sons are available and markets
on Flames are low as their quality
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and Globe Grapes available.
lettuce
Iceberg quality is fair, with epi-
dermal peel and blistering quality
challenges. Small sizes continue
to be prevalent throughout the
industry. Even with the warmer
weather expected this week there
will not be a big improvement in
size. Volumes will continue to be
low for the next few weeks. Ro-
maine continues to be poor to fair
in quality, with very visible blister-
ing. Volumes will remain low and
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the next couple of weeks. Defects
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