Thanksgiving is on November 23rd and people should plan ahead to get ingredients as demand increases and shortages may occur for popular vegetables. The produce market report notes that green onions, leeks, cilantro, lemons, limes, apples, zucchini squash, cabbage, hard squashes, and carrots are good buys this week. Cantaloupes, honeydews, tomatoes, eggplant, cauliflower, and celery prices are high due to weather impacts on production.
Thanksgiving is on November 23rd and people should plan ahead to get ingredients as demand increases and shortages may occur for popular vegetables. The produce market report notes that green onions, leeks, cilantro, lemons, limes, apples, zucchini squash, cabbage, hard squashes, and carrots are good buys this week. Cantaloupes, honeydews, tomatoes, eggplant, cauliflower, and celery prices are high due to weather impacts on production.
Thanksgiving is on November 23rd and people should plan ahead to get ingredients as demand increases and shortages may occur for popular vegetables. The produce market report notes that green onions, leeks, cilantro, lemons, limes, apples, zucchini squash, cabbage, hard squashes, and carrots are good buys this week. Cantaloupes, honeydews, tomatoes, eggplant, cauliflower, and celery prices are high due to weather impacts on production.
Thanksgiving is Thursday, November 23. Besides the
turkey, healthy vegetables, fruits and other gourmet delicacies bedeck the best tables. Be sure to plan
marketnotes ahead as retail outlets create a major demand pull
and shortages for popular veggies (think green beans and celery, as well as cauliflower and brussels sprouts). These may crop up at inconvenient times. Produce Market Report - November 13, 2017
GOOD BUYS FOR THE WEEK GOOD BUYS
KEEP IN MIND WATCH Green Onions, Leeks & Figs: Shipment just arrived Cantaloupes & Cilantro: Sunny days and Lemons from western sources and fruit Honeydews: Demand is very cool nights present the Limes is really beautifully ripe. active and prices are perfect growing conditions for Apples elevated . Production is from tasty, tender greens. Avocados: All from Mexico Arizona and S. California now. Green Onions, Leeks & Cilantro now with steady pricing and Zucchini Squash: Prices very nice quality. Grape, Cherry & Round Lemons: Plenty of volume have stabilized with storm Zucchini on tangy lemons. All sizes Green & Red Tomatoes: The continued recovery in Georgia and we impact of hurricane available from both Cabbage are now getting outstanding devastation in Florida has California and Arizona. quality from high yields Acorn, Butternut, Spaghetti & Kabocha severely limited availability coming out of Florida. and prices are sky high. Limes: Outstanding Squash quality from growers in Carrots Green & Red Cabbage: We Eggplant: Supplies are very Mexico. But prices are Strawberries: Salinas is still are receiving very nice, limited as Georgia finishes slightly higher this week. KEEP IN MIND finished but quality from Santa dense head cabbages from NY early and Florida and Mexico Maria and Oxnard is great! State. Figs are slow to start shipping. Fuji & Honeycrisp Stem Strawberries in stock! Avocados Apples: Sweet and crispy Strawberries Blueberries: Prices are up Asparagus: Up a bit with apples are coming in from local sources with good Blueberries considerably with Thanksgiving Thanksgiving pull but good retail pull. quality on all sizes. prices. Cranberries Oranges Red & Gold Apples: Fresh Cranberries: Moving Acorn, Butternut, Hess Farms is still sending Pears fast. Spaghetti & Kabocha delicious red and gold Grapes Squash: Hard squashes are Oranges: All navels now and apples. in with abundant supplies Artichokes prices are down finally. Larger from Pennsylvania and sizes are now higher (56s, 78s) Pumpkins & Gourds: Maryland. Broccoli Bushel Beans: Super hot Plentiful supplies of these market with hurricane impact fall standards continue at Brussels Sprouts Pears: All varieties from being felt significantly. Carrots: Canadian DAnjous to Bartletts, Boscs bargain prices. Demand is high but product production continues strong WATCH and seckle, forelle and comice and carrot prices are low. shortages abound. This in stock with abundance. affects Snip Beans as well. Cantaloupes & Local Corner Honeydews Grapes: Steady availability Cauliflower & Florets: Very Honeycrisp & Fuji Apples Virginia Tomatoes and good quality on all types. active market with severe Red & Gold Apples Pennsylvania Asparagus heat from a month ago. Artichokes: All sizes-steady. Florets very tight. Bushel Beans PA & VA Bushel Beans Pumpkins, Gourds, Indian Corn Pennsylvania Cauliflower Brussels Sprouts: Down a bit Celery: Super active with with excellent quality. prices at preTG levels. Acorn, Butternut, Spaghetti & Kabocha Squash - VA, MD, Celery PA & NY Connect with us @keanyproduce th 3310 75 Avenue Landover, MD 20785 l Office: 301-772-3333 | Fax: 301-772-3469 l www.keanyproduce.com