Notes from the Green Grocer -- Jan. 22, 2008

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Specialty: Baby Squash: Prices continue to fall; now is a good time to promote. French Beans and Yellow Wax Beans are in light supply; prices are up. Starfruit from Taiwan has just arrived; quality is good and it should be available for the next 2 months…

Stone Fruit: Chilean Peaches and Nectarines quality is very good; white nectarines are available. Plums are Apricots are also very good. Bing and Rainier Cherries are very nice; prices have stabilized...

Tomato Report: The market is sending mixed signals; some growers are saying no change and others are expecting higher prices; quality is very good on two Layer, Loose, and Roma Tomatoes. Grape Tomatoes are good; prices are low. Cherry Tomato prices are unchanged. Cluster Tomatoes are still short; prices are up again....

Lettuce Report: Iceberg and leaf markets prices are softer; Spinach continues to be short; prices are firm; Mescaline salad quality is recovering; supply is much better. Baby Arrugula and Baby Spinach are in better shape too....

Berry News: Strawberries; Prices remain high due to cold weather and the occasional rain shower. Raspberries remain short and higher priced for the same reason; Blueberries are the best alternative; quality is good and prices are low. Colder weather in Mexico has Blackberry prices rebounding. Overall quality on all berries is very good…

Fruit Report: Apples and Pears: Supply and quality remain good. Avocados: Availability of all sizes of California fruit is very good; prices are off slightly but may spike for Superbowl Sunday. Citrus: No change on Texas Grapefruit and Valencia oranges; Lemon prices are up on choice fruit; Limes prices continue to be high; California Navel oranges are very good; prices are low. Grapes: Chilean Green and Red Grape supply is good; prices are lower; Black seedless is now available. Cantaloupes are short; pricing is higher; Honeydews are short and prices are strong; five count dews are your best buy. We have both Maui and South American pineapples; quality is good and prices are unchanged....

Vegetable Report: Artichokes: Frost damage is evident; supplies are short especially on loose chokes; prices remain high. Asparagus: Prices continue to slip. Blue Lake Beans: Mexican bean quality good; prices are unchanged; Chinese Long Beans are short; prices are high. Broccoli: Supply is better; prices are easing off. Cauliflower: Supply is better; prices have dropped. Celery: Product is not as short; prices are off. Cabbage: Green cabbage prices are lower. Carrots: Prices are unchanged. Cucumbers: Supplies are easier due to slow demand; prices are off; Hothouse cucumbers are unchanged; quality is fair. Eggplant: Globe prices are unchanged; Japanese, Italian, and Chinese eggplant are transitioning to Mexico; quality is mediocre and prices are up. Onions: Brown, red, and white onions prices are low; Green Onions are a little easier; prices have backed off. Peppers: Green, Gold, and Red Gold bells are lower but are active and will go up due to the freeze in Mexico. Green and Gold Zucchini: Prices have are lower but may go back up by the weekend due to the freeze. Straightneck Squash prices will go back up too...

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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