The Produce Report Aug.30th – Sept.4th
By Moceri Produce
Melons: Northern California has been peaking on cantaloupes and honeydews. Quality has been excellent with brix as high as 15. Seedless watermelons have improved and prices should back off as well.
Tomatoes: Round vine ripe tomato volume is light but California gas green fruit has kept the market in [...]

The Specialties Report Aug.30th – Sept.4th
Specialty Items- Mixed Heirlooms are really good from a volume perspective, great variety and nice to use in specials where you can take advantage of their great price. Bananas have come off a bit recently but the Cavendish variety is so common you might want a change of pace. Baby [...]

The Produce Report Aug 23rd – Aug 28th
By Moceri Produce
Melons: Northern California has been peaking on cantaloupes and honeydews. Quality has been excellent with brix as high as 15. Seedless watermelons have improved and prices should back off as well.
Tomatoes: Round vine ripe tomato volume is light but California gas green fruit has kept [...]

The Specialties Report
Specialty Veggies- Baby Beets of all colors have gone up a bit recently, the heat is hard on them. Mixed Heirlooms are really good from a volume perspective, great variety and nice to use in specials where you can take advantage of their great price. Large Tricolor Cauliflower is consistently available from the [...]

The Produce Report August 16 to 21
By Moceri Produce
Berries: Strawberry production is down and color is lighter due to cloudy weather and cooler evenings. The raspberry market is similar and prices remain higher than normal. Blueberries are excellent quality with moderate pricing. Blackberries are having limited shelf life, stay close on inventories.
Vegetables: Asparagus continues [...]

The Specialties Report
Specialty Veggies- Snow Peas are on the rise in the price category, snaps are still good. Baby green summer squashes are the best buy at this time of the squash offerings. Large yellow tomatoes (4×5, 5×6) have come down in price and into a more affordable summer range. Mixed Heirlooms are priced to [...]

It’s almost that time of year again, the aroma of roasting Hatch Green Chile’s is in the air around every corner in New Mexico.
When I was working in New Mexico, I learned about Hatch Green Chile’s. A green chile similar to the shape of an Anaheim, or Pablano pepper, but is about 10 times [...]

With this hot summer weather It makes me yearn for Gazpacho.
I really liked this tasty quick and easy recipe using ingredients usually on hand, or summer vegetables from the garden, cool off with this cold, healthy, and refreshing soup.
Gazpacho
4cups – tomato juice
1ea. – onion, minced
1ea. – green bell pepper, minced
2ea. – cucumber, chopped
2cups – [...]