The Produce Report June 6th – June 11th Northern veggies: Iceberg lettuce has backed off and all leaf seems to be going strong. Broccoli and cauliflower are fairly short. Celery from central California is starting to pick up volume. Green, red, and napa cabbages are available with good pricing and quality. Vegetables: Green bells & [...]

The Specialties Report June 6th – June 11th Specialty Items- Summer is approaching so everything fruiting is coming on line, a little slower than usual due to weather. Between the summer fruits and fruiting veggies we will see an ever increasing and diverse availability of fresh specialty items. 2 new items from Tanimura & Antle, [...]

The Produce Report May 31st – June 4th Vegetables: Cucumbers and zucchini are going strong with good pricing. Yellow Squash is climbing in price. Green bells out of Coachella are finishing up and Bakersfield is not quite going yet. Red bells came off but will be increasing as the transition out of the desert is [...]

The Specialties Report May 31st – June 4th Specialty Items- Spring menus traditionally feature fresh seasonal greens, and cool weather vegetables. Baby Cauliflowers of all colors are priced to sell, you can get 24 tiny heads for just over $1 each, not a bad deal. Baby sunburst squash is the best deal right now. French [...]

The Produce Report 5/16 – 5/21/11 Vegetables: Cucumbers, Italian, and yellow squashes are all going strong with good pricing. Green bells out of Coachella are the best quality of all the regions and pricing is very fair. Red bells are high and look to remain difficult for a few weeks. Yellow bells are a better [...]

The Specialties Report 5/16 – 5/21/11 Specialty Items- Spring menus traditionally feature fresh seasonal greens, and cool weather vegetables. Baby Cauliflowers of all colors are priced to sell, you can get 24 tiny heads for just over $1 each, not a bad deal. Baby squashes have come down and yellow wax beans and french beans [...]

The Produce Report   5/3/11 Vegetables: Cucumbers, Italian, and yellow squashes are all going strong with good pricing. Green bells out of Coachella are the best quality of all the regions and pricing is very fair. Red bells are high and look to remain difficult for a few weeks. Yellow bells are a better option if [...]

The Specialties Report Specialty Items- Baby squashes are much better with baby zucchini as the most reasonable this week. Yellow wax beans are still very expensive but the french beans are reasonable. Brussels sprouts are not very plentiful and getting quite expensive. Mixed heirloom tomatoes have come down substantially as have the red & yellow [...]