June 22, 2017 OVERVIEW MARKET ALERTS GOOD BUYS

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1 June 22, 2017 OVERVIEW Celery, and lemons are still in a very EXTREME MARKET and we are seeing a shortage in supply with oranges as well. Garlic is still tight and we need to substitute Mexican product. Lettuce is stable. MARKET ALERTS APPLES - EXTREME AVOCADO - ESCALATED GREEN BEANS - EXTREME GARLIC - EXTREME LEMONS - EXTREME MELONS (CANTALOUPE AND HONEYDEW) ESCALATED ORANGES - EXTREME TOMATOES (ROMA) - ESCALATED WATERMELON - EXTREME GOOD BUYS Broccoli Rabe - Try D Arrigo s Broccoli Rabe! Steamed or sautéed broccoli rabe is stunning as a veggie side for roasted and grilled meat, poultry, and fish. Learn more about this versatile veg in the Q3 Cutting Board issue that comes out next Friday ( )! TRANSPORTATION & WEATHER Trucks are in good supply in California, Arizona, Washington and Texas. Freight rates are firm. Availability has tightened in Florida; also Eastern Oregon.

2 SOUTHEAST: Partial clearing through the weekend, chance of rain Sunday/ Monday then clearing with a forecasted drier pattern. COACHELLA: Extreme heat wave continues and will end the Coachella vegetable season. BAKERSFIELD/ CENTRAL VALLEY: Plenty of sunshine and excessive heat anticipated through the weekend. Then a return to average temps. Too soon to see the impacts on crops in the Central Valley. CENTRAL COAST: No major changes in the weather forecast. Slightly above normal daytime highs and cool overnight lows. FRUITS & VEGETABLES AVOCADOS ESCALATED - On the immediate horizon, we expect to see active markets continue. Long term market forecasts call for lighter volume crossing through Laredo, TX. Volume anticipated to be 20 million pounds next week, down 3 million pounds from the current week. California volume is mostly unchanged this week and Peru is increasing. We should see good Peruvian numbers by the end of the month. We anticipate an active avocado market for the foreseeable future. BANANAS Demand and quality are good and inventories are lighter this week. GRAPES Good volume out of Nogales and Coachella. Peaking on large sizes crossing through Nogales. Seeing some deals on small sized flames. Large/XL peak sizes in Coachella, seeing quotes in the high teens to low 20 s on larger sizes. Arvin is on the horizon. KIWI Supplies are good. Prices are good and quality is average. BLUEBERRIES Production is increasing in Baja California and Oxnard; prices have come down. Prices are varied throughout the region, quality is good. BLACKBERRIES Blackberries are good in supply through the month. Quality is good. RASPBERRIES Good quality and supply. Central California growers are now harvesting as well. STRAWBERRIES Availability has tightened and prices are a bit higher. Quality is average to good. CALIFORNIA-ARIZONA CITRUS The lemon and Valencia markets remain tight. Large lemons, sizes S, are the most difficult and anything over contract will not get booked. Import lemons have started arriving on the east and west coast, although market price remains high. Mexican lemons are expected to be available next week.

3 GRAPEFRUIT California Star Ruby and White grapefruit is available. Organic is also available. LEMONS EXTREME Supplies of large sizes continue to be very tight. South American lemons have started to arrive. Mexican lemons will be available in July. LIMES (PERSIAN) Limes are available. Great quality and color. ORANGES Navels/Valencias: EXTREME Navels are done for the season. Valencias are tight, as temperature has affected picking. Quality is good. Organics are available. Some imports have arrived already. PINEAPPLE Supplies are good, loading at the ports as well as forward distribution centers. Fruit is cutting nicely with good brix. CALIFORNIA LETTUCE GREEN & RED LEAF Quality is improving. Prices are down and supply is good. BUTTER Prices are down and supply is good. ICEBERG LETTUCE Supplies are good. Quality is good, prices are normal. ROMAINE Good supply. Quality has improved. ROMAINE HEARTS Supplies are good, prices are down. Quality is good, with occasional mildew. EASTERN & WESTERN VEGETABLES PEPPERS Green Bell Peppers: Pepper supplies are improving in the east with North Carolina now in production. Perfect timing as the persistent rains in South Georgia continue impacting quality and shelf life. Coachella is done, Bakersfield, Somis and Oxnard are ramping up. However, will need to evaluate production once temps return to normal and a fair assessment of how the crops performed during the heat wave. FOB prices are up this week. Red Bell Pepper: Coachella is done due to the heat wave causing a severe dip in supply. Somis and Oxnard are ramping up. FOB prices are up and will be very active for the next 7-10 days. Yellow Pepper: Light supplies crossing through Otay. Coachella is out and could be done due to the heat wave. Mini Sweet Pepper: Light supplies loading in San Diego

4 CUCUMBERS Georgia and North Carolina are now in production however there are persistent quality issues due to the recent rain. We are seeing new crop in North Carolina ramp up. Baja California is now in full production. FOB prices are down slightly from last week. Quality in the west is outstanding. ENGLISH CUCUMBERS (EURO) Supplies from Eastern Canada are good while Nogales shippers should have English Cucumbers through next week. GREEN BEANS EXTREME Supplies are very short across the entire Southeast this week due to heavy rains. Light supplies will continue in the west due to the excessive heat in the west harming crops and delaying production. We will continue to see delays in west coast production until after the 4 th of July. ZUCCHINI & YELLOW SQUASH Domestic supplies are still good in the southeast but seeing price pressure due to rain related quality issues. In the west, In the west, Fresno and Santa Maria production continue to ramp up. Overall FOB prices are unchanged in the west but we could see inventories decrease and FOB prices tick upward should there be any heat related issues. It will take a couple of days to evaluate the crops to see what was lost or will be lost. ACORN, BUTTERNUT & SPAGHETTI SQUASH Not in season MANGOES Good supply and good availability MELONS Cantaloupe/Honeydew: ESCALATED Many grower/shippers from the Imperial Valley will be finished as their fields have burned up in the desert due to 120 degrees plus temperatures. We are anticipating potential supply GAPS over the next 7-14 days until the west side has begun production. As of now, we expect to see a demand exceeds supply situation on all sizes of cantaloupe and honeydew. Georgia Cantaloupe market is seeing supply and quality issues due to excessive rain. WATERMELONS EXTREME VERY LIGHT Supply, the compounding of the rain in the east and the light volume in the west has caused a severe shortage. We might not see better volume for the next 2 to 3 weeks. HERBS Fresh herbs are very steady. HERBS HERB SUPPLIES QUALITY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN Arugula Good Good USA Basil Good Good USA/MEXICO Opal Basil Good Good USA/MEXICO Thai Basil Good Good USA/MEXICO Bay Leaves Good Good COLUMBIA Chervil Good Good USA Chives Good Good USA/MEXICO Cilantro Good Good USA Dill Good Good USA/MEXICO Episode Good Good MEXICO Lemongrass Good Good USA Marjoram Steady Good USA Mint Good Good USA

5 Oregano Good Good USA Italian Parsley Good Good USA Rosemary Limited Good USA Sage Good Good USA/MEXICO Savory Good Good USA Sorrel Good Good USA Tarragon Good Good MEXICO Thyme Good Good USA Lemon Thyme Good Good USA Lavender Good Good USA Lime Leaves Good Good USA Hora Santa Good Good USA ARTICHOKES We are seeing prices come down. Quality is good. ARUGULA Supplies of both baby and wild arugula are light and quality is fair. ASPARAGUS The market is improving, however small, standards ard larges are slightly higher in price than normal. BOK CHOY Quality is good and we are seeing some higher quotes on WGA cartons. BROCCOLI Prices and availability are back to normal. Quality is good. BRUSSEL SPROUTS Higher prices and tighter supplies remain but are leveling out. Quality is improving. CARROTS There is a good supply with solid quality. CAULIFLOWER Market is good, supplies are on the lighter side. Quality is good and prices are rising. CELERY Market has finally come down. Quality is good. CORN Georgia Sweet Corn is plentiful with promotional pricing available. White corn loading in the Central CA District now available with good volume available. Expect to see holiday pulls start late next week!! FENNEL Supplies for the week will be light. GARLIC: EXTREME The overall supply of garlic is very, very tight. We now feel we will need to transition all lbs. to Mexican. The 2017 crop is still lagging behind. It is drying down, just not as quickly as we had hoped. This transition will need to begin with orders shipping next week, 6/5. All will be Mexican Garlic.

6 GINGER Chinese ginger is in good supply. It is being offered at a substantial discount compared to ginger from Brazil. GREEN CABBAGE Green cabbage has improved, supplies are good and quality is good in the east as well as the west. Volume incentives are available out of Georgia. GREEN ONIONS Iced: Prices are good and there is plenty of product. Iceless: This market is steady with good volume. JICAMA Normal prices and quality is good. KALE (GREEN) Demand is steady and quality is better. MACHE Availability is adequate. NAPA Supplies are normal. Quality is good. PARSLEY (CURLY, ITALIAN) We are seeing prices that are still higher but improving. Quality is average. RADISHES Quality is good and supply is slowing down. RED CABBAGE Quality and sizing have been great, with good color. Overall, the market is strong. SNOW & SUGAR SNAP PEAS Snow and sugar snap peas are in high demand with good quality. BABY SPINACH Baby and clipped spinach supplies are good. Quality is good, with good prices. There are some reports of mildew. BUNCHED SPINACH Supply is good, quality has improved. SPRING MIX There is plenty of product with good quality. ONIONS Pricing has seemed to have leveled off on all sizes and colors of onions. The Imperial Valley growing area in California is now finished and the San Joaquin growing region has started. Size profiles are a good mix across the board with most of the production occurring on Jumbo Yellows. We anticipate plentiful supplies for the month of June, which should help control pricing. There are gaps expected in both New Mexico and California for July, so it is anticipated we will see a spike in price during this time. POTATOES (IDAHO) We finally can see a shift in the demand side of the market. Demand on larger cartons, 40's/70's is very good. The prices on the larger counts are higher but availability is good. Demand on the remainder of the counts are fair with prices remaining steady. Consumer demand has remained the same, poor with no price change. The new crop in Idaho is progressing nicely. We have not seen any major weather issues affecting the crop negatively at this time. The transportation out of Idaho show no issues at this time. We appear to have adequate supplies of truck and rail.

7 TOMATOES TOMATOES- EAST: Rounds Supplies in the east will continue to improve and demand is mostly unchanged from last week. South Georgia and Quincy are finishing up. Good availability out of the Carolinas. Pricing is off escalation and good volume is available. Expect to see some quality issues and shorter shelf life due to pressure from the recent rain events. We expect a drier pattern over the next 7-10 days. Roma- ESCALATED- Supplies have dropped drastically, quality is hit and miss. Grapes- Supplies are mostly unchanged out of the Carolinas. Demand is flat and FOB prices are unchanged. Quality is becoming an issue as the region continues receiving precipitation. Cherries-Demand is mostly unchanged as quality has improved and FOB prices are down. TOMATOES- WEST/MEXICO: Rounds- Vine-ripe production has improved crossing through Otay and McAllen. We are seeing see some clean up picks in the Central Valley product as well and could see some heat related quality issues on these crown picks which could last 7-14 days. FOB prices are currently down across the west; this could change if there is any heat related plant or bloom damage. Roma-ESCALATED- Supplies are down sharply through Otay and McAllen due to cooler weather this past week. Still seeing a few crossings through Nogales but expect that to cease this week and be finished for the season. Grapes-Crossings are good from Baja. Quality has also improved. FOB Prices are unchanged this week. Cherries-Supplies are improving and quality is good. FOB Prices are down this week. WASHINGTON APPLES, PEARS & TREE FRUIT Apples: Apples- Extreme: Demand from retail is extreme causing shortages industry wide. Golds and Grannys remain extremely short causing a shift in demand to all other varieties. We expect to see this continue through the rest of the season. Offshore deals are also very active due to the shortages in the Pacific Northwest. Pears: Bosc and Anjou are readily available domestically out of Washington. We expect to see California begin in July. Offshore Bosc and Packham supplies are steady. Stone Fruit: Domestic Loading Reedley, CA Stone Fruit: Domestic Loading Central Valley, CA (Cherries- Washington) Cherries: Hit and miss supply out of California while Washington begins to ramp up. Nectarines: Yellow and White Available Yellow Peaking 50s-80 s, Whites Peaking 50 s, 60 s and 70 s Peaches: Yellow and White available- Yellow Peaking 50s, Whites Peaking 60 s and 70 s Plums: 40 s, 50 s, 60s and 70 s available. Apricots: Hit and miss out of California.

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