January Fruits of the Month

Forelle & Comice Pears:

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Produce Market Report January 6, 2015

Good Buys

Keany would like to start off the New Year with

two Fruits of the Month!
Comice are among the sweetest and juiciest of all varieties of pears.
Their flesh is silky soft, and can best be described as creamy in texture,
abundantly full of juice, and very sweet. Forelles are one of the smallest
varieties of pears, a little larger than Seckel pears. Both Pears are coming
from the west in Washington.

GOOD BUY
Zucchini and
yellow squash
Green beans
Cucumbers

Clementines: The peak

Zucchini and yellow

squash: Deep green
zucchini and pristine yellow
squash is now coming in with
excellent prices from Mexico.

Green beans: Awesome

quality continues out of Florida with certifiable good buy
pricing.

Cucumbers: We just got in a

beautiful load of freshly
picked cukes from Florida and
the prices are very attractive.
Next week we will move to
Mexico and prices will be up.

Red peppers: Prices are

season we have been

waiting for is in full swing
now for clementines. They
are coming from both Spain
and Morocco.

Oranges and lemons:

Good prices and good sizes
continue on these California
citrus items.

Red and yellow

peppers
Celeriac and
parsnips

Apples

down on huge peppers. They

are very nice out of Mexico
now. Yellows only available in
9 pound box.

Avocados
Blackberries
and blueberries

KEEP IN
MIND
Cabbage

Celeriac: For a new flavor try

shaved celeriac (celery root)
in a hearty salad or soup!

Blackberries are plump, large

and full of flavor from
Mexico and blueberries
continue with good volumes
and prices from Chile.

Grapefruit: Rosy rich, red

color and outstanding flavor
at seasonal prices.

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favorably following the holidays.

average this week as the picking

time has been cut back
significantly. The quality is still
strong but the heavy frost will
cause some epidermal peel.

Supplies are down as cooler

temperatures set in. There will be
lighter supplies for the next few
weeks as weather remains cold
but quality is very good.

melons continues to be very

tight and prices for both
are up from last week.

Strawberries: While still on

the watch list, the first
shipments from Florida have
relieved some of the pressure
on the west coast crop.
Quality is good and prices are
trending somewhat lower.

Tomatoes: The weather

improved slightly in growing
areas last week and we will
see prices decline in coming
weeks but still high this week.

Honey tangerines
Limes

Parsley and green onions:

WATCH
Green grapes

Honey tangerines: We have

Asparagus

switched from Sunburst to honey

tangerines and are they ever
SWEET. You will notice some
slight imperfections to the peel
but that is the nature of the type.

Cauliflower

Limes: Prices are good and

Strawberries

Cantaloupe and
honeydews: The market on

Romaine, romaine hearts,

iceberg, green and red leaf
lettuce: Supplies will be below

Romaine,
iceberg, red and
green leaf

Watermelons

market is very, very active.

The market is advancing and
most shippers will finish by
the end of the month.

continued wet and cold

weather in Mexican growing
areas has created an extremely tight market.

Broccoli and broccoli crowns:

Cantaloupes
and honeydews

Green seedless grapes: The

Watermelons: With

Celery

Broccoli and
broccoli crowns

Blackberries and
blueberries:

Celery: Prices have moderated

Grapefruit

Jonagold, Red delicious and

firm Granny Smiths are still
arriving from Bear Mountain.

up a little bit this week but

the quality out of the
Mexican crop is improving.

quality is now coming out of

Georgia and North Florida. The
only bad news on prices is the
cost to ship it into our warehouse
due to the transportation issues.

Navel oranges,
lemons
Pears

Avocados: The prices are

Green cabbage: Very nice

Butternut and
spaghetti
squash

Local apples: Fuji,

WATCH

KEEP IN MIND

Both Italian and curly parsley

are victims of low supplies
and green onions are very
active.

Cauliflower: Spiked up.

Asparagus: No change in the
very active market.

Sugar snap and snow peas:

Extremely high prices on both.

quality is excellent.

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