MARKET REPORT 7/13/10
From Moceri Produce:
It seems that summer doesn’t really want to get started this year as the entire west coast continues to wallow in May/gray, June/gloom, or July/whatever. The lack of our normal summer temperatures has been delaying and/or stalling a lot of crops we have been waiting for. It looks like we [...]

The Specialties Report
By Moceri Produce:
Specialty Veggies- Heirloom Tomatoes are riding the wave back to the bottom while many other tomatoes are on the rise. As the summer actually begins we will be seeing local production take off.
Seasonal Items- Tamarillos both Red and Gold are available now. These unique fruits, originally from Central and South America, [...]

The Produce Report May 31st – June 5th

Berries: We are seeing quite a difference in strawberry quality as we have begun pulling from Watsonville. Oxnard and Santa Maria crops have pretty much finished up as the new crop has moved north for the cooler coastal valley which will produce some of the best berries of [...]

The Specialties Report
Specialty Veggies- We are offering the hothouse Holland Celery Root in a 22# as an alternative to the tiny pithy roots available grown in the CA fields. The product is relatively expensive but the yield is very good. Baby Purple Artichokes are available in the market, they have an awesome look. Large gold [...]

Produce Report
Veggies: Italian squash volume is dipping temporarily enough forcing prices higher. Yellow squash, blue lakes, and green bells are all doing nicely out of Coachella and prices have come down quite a bit. Red and yellow bells have come off substantially. Asparagus is extremely short and expensive.
Tomatoes: The Baja roma market is in [...]

The Specialties Report
Specialty Veggies- Fingerling potatoes are coming back from the stratosphere but not quite back to earth. Prices are still elevated but have come down quite a bit. Teardrop Tomatoes are still very pricy, grape tomatoes are a good item to use instead. Yellow grape toms are limited but there are yellow cherry tomatoes [...]

The Produce Report
April 26th – May 1st
Veggies: Red and yellow bells remain extremely short and very expensive.
Desert green bell quality looks excellent and prices are steady. Eggplant looks tired, new crop starts soon. Italian squash volume is light and prices are high.
Yellow squash is just now starting to harvest, gold bar has been the only [...]

The Specialties Report
Specialty Veggies- Fingerling potatoes are seriously limited with a 2-3 week gap on the Russian bananas driving the price way up. Consider some alternatives. Purple B’s and Red C’s might come in handy as a fancy potato until the gap closes and the market returns to normal. Baby zucchini is quite
expensive, the [...]