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Notes from the Green Grocer --
July 31, 2007
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 Specialty:
Lobster Mushrooms have started. Southern hemisphere navel oranges are available; prices are steep. Peruvian Minneola tangelos are available; quality is excellent and sizing is good. Concord grapes are also here…
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 Stone
Fruit: The season is in full swing on peaches, white peaches, nectarines, and white nectarines. Most of the plums have started including dapple dandy, lemon, and green plums. Elephant Heart should start any day…
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Tomato
Report: Prices are off on loose  packs and 2 layer vine ripe. Roma tomatoes remain strong. Grape Tomatoes: Prices remain low. Cherry Tomatoes: Quality is good; prices are low. Heirloom Tomatoes: Growers are into their heavy production period; quality, variety, and price are all excellent. Supplies of cluster tomatoes are heavy; prices are very low.... |
|  Lettuce
Report: Leaf prices remain flat. Iceberg is a little snug and growers are moving up the scale slightly...
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 Berry
News: Strawberries: No change in Strawberry prices; supply and quality are both good. Blackberries and Raspberries are in good shape; prices are on the weak side; Blueberries are having some problems with last week’s rain in Oregon and Washington; prices have perked up slightly.... |
 Fruit
Report: Avocados: Prices are on their way back up. Citrus: Grapefruit prices are unchanged; No change on Lemons; smaller sizes are the best buy now. Limes are up across the board. California Valencia’s are very good; prices are unchanged. Figs: Growers are losing fruit to the heat; quality and  supply will improve when the weather breaks in the desert. Grapes: Black, Red, and Green seedless are excellent, prices are low. Cantaloupes and Honeydews are all very good now; mixed melons include Canary, Crenshaw, Hammi, and Santa Claus. Watermelon prices are low; yellow seedless watermelons are also available..... |
|  Vegetable
Report: Artichokes: Choke supplies are tightening up; expect prices to head back up. Asparagus: Prices are unchanged; no full crates are available now. Blue Lake Beans: Quality is good and prices are low. Broccoli: Export demand to cover losses to the heat wave in Europe has the California market price moving up. Cauliflower: Prices are unchanged. Celery: Prices have leveled off. Cabbage: No change in pricing; Chinese Napa Cabbage is having interior decay problems; expect lighter than normal weights as growers are picking newer crops to find the best product. Carrots: Prices have come down; supplies are back to normal. Corn: Quality is very good as we move to the Northern California crop; prices have leveled off. Cucumbers:  Supply remains long and prices are steady. Eggplant: Globe Eggplant is good; prices are unchanged. Onions: Brown onions prices are down; no change in reds or whites. Peppers: Red and Green bells are steady; Gold bells are in light supply; prices are heading up. Zucchini: Prices are low. Straightneck is in good supply; prices are low; Gold Zucchini is very nice; prices are low...
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As with
all fresh fruits and vegetables, the market could change
daily . . .
Further
description of all the fruits and vegetables mentioned
above can be found at Whole
Health Foods and Wegman's
Online Produce Encylopedia.
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