Weekly Specialties Cranberry Fruit Crystals Kiwano Melons Finger Limes Uniq Fruit Micro Huauzontle Fresh on the Market Finger Limes 8 Oz Cranberry Fruit Crystals 4 Oz Kiwano Melons Flat Uniq Fruit 18-40 Ct Micro Huauzontle Clam Kumquats 10 Lb Purple Sweet Potatoes 40 Lb Kiku Apples Cardoon 19 Lb Nikita Apples Ambrosia Apples Yali Pears 56 Ct Limequats 10 Lb Chestnuts 10 Lb Pink Lady Apples Rome Apples Hidden Rose Apples 18-32 Ct Holland Rhubarb 13 Lb Melo Gold 12-14 Ct Longan Fruit 11 Lb Unit Petite Pumpkin Green Clam Kumquats Coming Soon: Cocktail Grapefruit, Arkansas Black Apples, Cara Cara Oranges, Lychee Nuts (South Africa, First week of Dec), Cherries (Chile, Argentina) Tight/ Limited English Peas Baby Turnips Super Sweet 100s Frisee/Extra Yellow Frisee Mini Assorted Peppers Red/Yel Teardrop Tomatoes Black Radishes Baby Gold Beets Gold Tomatoes Baby Corn Baby Squash Gapping Ramps Cherries Lychee Nuts Blood Oranges (Cali) Champagne Grapes Mandarinquats Hatch Chilis Lobster Mushrooms Baby Kiwi Cara Cara Oranges Winding Down Tiger Stripped Figs
Crop Update Apples & Pears This year we will have many challenges on 88ct and smaller apples. Granny Smith and Golden Delicious are extremely limited, and the market is active. Pear supplies are steady with good quality across the board. Avocados Alert! Supplies are DEMAND EXCEED. However, harvest did resume after a strike in Mexico curtailed harvest for over two weeks. Supplies have depleted in the US and will take time to replenish starting with inbound product arriving over the weekend. It will take a couple weeks with normal arrivals from Mexico to fill conditioning DC and get back to a normal type market. Expect market to remain elevated for the coming weeks. Berries Blackberries Supplies have greatly improved over the last week. Mexico s production is up and running, and quality is good so far. Raspberries Production out of Mexico is slowly gaining steam as the domestic harvest comes to an end. Quality and supplies will improve as Mexico continues to ramp up. Strawberry The wildfires in California have caused supplies to come to a sudden halt. The situation is more severe than expected with the winds not calming down and the fires continuing to spread. The air quality has been deemed unhealthy causing shippers to cancel harvests and workers to not show up. As a result, harvest are down 20-30% and supplies will remain limited until the fires are contained and air quality improves. Broccoli Market continues to be a little snug as the colder nights have slowed the growing process in the Salinas Valley and Santa Maria areas. Quality is fair with slight purpling, some mechanical damage, and occasional yellow cast. Look for supplies to continue to remain a bit snug. Cauliflower Market has picked up as supplies have become a bit snug. Overall, the quality has been good with minor bruising and some yellow cast with weights in the 25 to 28-pound level. Look for this market to continue to be strong going into next week. Blueberry Supplies have improved over the last week, with Mexico and South America filling the pipeline. Bell Peppers Supplies are limited with heavy demand from East Coast with their normal regions in a gap. Green bells are currently being harvested in Coachella with limited supplies. Red and Yellow supplies are limited out of Coachella with limited supplies available from Baja. Markets are active and will remain higher until new growing regions begin production early to mid December. Quality remains good. Information is subject to daily weather and market fluctuations and is meant to be used as a guide.
Leaf Lettuce & Iceberg 100% California Product Iceberg Lettuce: Defects on lettuce include decay, misshapen heads, puffy, ribbing and mechanical. The weights on wrap are ranging from 36-42 pounds. Yuma is in production with lighter weights due to puffiness of the plant. The product is not as strong in quality compared to the last few weeks. Some shippers want to create demand as much as possible. Leaf Lettuce: Romaine is active in all growing regions. Supplies will be very limited throughout this week as well as the following week. Pricing on contracts has escalated as well as value added items. Demand exceeds supplies. Romaine hearts are also very light in availability with all shippers. Common defects with romaine and romaine hearts include twisting, mechanical, insect damage, dehydration, and light weights. Yuma has begun harvesting items with product being on the light side, especially the romaine crop. Green Onions Market is extremely tight due to weather in Mexico and labor issues. Recent heat followed with rain has been causing some occasional browning streaks and some mechanical damage. Squash Onions Alert! Mainland Mexico supplies are down due to cooler weather in the growing region slowing production on both zucchini and yellow squash causing markets to rise. Overall quality remains excellent. Quality and availability are excellent out of Idaho on Yellow, Reds, and Whites. Melons Domestic melons are finished for the season. Mexico has limited supplies on all sizes of Cantaloupes. Look for pricing to remain high for the next few weeks. The Honeydew market is steady with good quality. Offshore cantaloupes are expected to start arriving on the west coast in the next few weeks with limited volume. Citrus Lemons: Quality has much improved over the last few weeks. The bigger sizes such as 140 count and larger are still struggling to increase in supplies. We are seeing steady markets both out of Oxnard and Coachella. Oranges: With the California Valencia season finished we are seeing good supplies on California Navel as the season ramps up. Quality has definitely improved with the new crop. We will see better sugar levels as we get a further into the Navel season. Supplies are excellent. Tomatoes Alert! AOG EVENT - DEMAND EXCEEDS SUPPLIES. Supplies have been hit with a perfect storm of rain, virus and unusual cold weather to produce dramatically low yields on Mexican tomatoes crossing into the US. California has finished on gas greens. Supplies are short on all sizes. Quality is variable within different lots. Supplies on romas are also Demand Exceed as a freeze has curtained harvest in Eastern Mexico. Supplies are still coming out of Baja but are very short. Look for market extremes as we progress into the coming weeks. Grapes and cherry supplies are also very limited with better supply on cherries. Quality Is fair to good.
Amenities 9815 Seckel Pears ITEM APPLES 6433 Baby Gala, Single Layer 2112 Baby Granny, Single Layer 9246 Baby Jonagold, Single Layer 1979 Baby Pink Lady, Single Layer 7800 Baby Red Del, Single Layer 2276 Baby Fuji 3652 Fuji 48 count 1845 Grapple 48 count 2606 Jonagold Apples ITEM PEARS 1339 Pears Asian 14-16 Count 8809 Pears Bosc, Single Layer 9814 Forelle Pears, Single Layer 9815 Pears, Seckel, Single Layer 9813 Pears, Comice, Single Layer 9817 Pears, French Butter, Single 5984 Pears, Warren, Single Layer ITEM CITRUS 9039 Minneola 2037 Tangerines 1472 Tangerines Murcott 9040 Tangerines Satsuma 1333 Blood Orange ITEM DRIED FRUIT 3020 Apricots Dried 1857 Apples Dried 3994 Blueberries Dried 3866 Cherries Sun Dried 1756 Figs Dried White 3588 Figs Dried Black 5038 Goji Berries Dried 1327 Peaches Dried 1819 Pears Dried 9173 Raisins on the Vine ITEM TROPICAL / OTHER 1152 Baby Bananas Red 3916 Baby Bananas Yellow 1345 Baby Pineapple 2628 Dates Organic 4669 Dragon Fruit Red 4669 Dragon Fruit White 1976 Rambutans 1084 Hawaiian Papaya 4837 Yellow Dragon Fruit 3020 Apricots Dried
Organics ITEMS Beets, Red - 25 Lb Beets, Gold - 25 Lb Chard Green - 24 Ct Collards - 24 Ct Butter Leaf - 24 Ct Parsley Curly - 30 Ct Turnips - 25 Lb Watermelon Radish - 10 Lb Black Spanish Radish - 10 Lb Turnips Black Spanish Radish
Farmer s Market FEATURED FARMS Weekly cutoff time is 9 AM Monday for Friday delivery. Subject to Availability Murray Family Farms / Bakersfield Sea Beans Apples: Mutsu, Golden, Delicious Emerald, Sweet Mayabella Peacotum Watermelons: Red Seedless Elderberries Leaves: Keffir Lime, Avocado, Allspice, Curry, Hoja Santa, Banana Pears: Shinli Asian Pudwill Farms (Nipomo) Berries: Rasp, Blue, Black Keffir Limes Leeks John Givens Farms/Goleta (Organic) Red Dandilion Nantes Carrots Parsley Leeks Lettuce: Romaine, Red Leaf Kale: Black Lacinato, Green Curly Collard Greens Red Chard Red Beets Strawberries Valdivia Farms (Carlsbad) White Turnips Tomatoes: Vine Ripe Red, Hierloom Squash: Zucchini, Mexican, Patty Pan, Zucchini with Flower, Blossoms White Turnips
Farmer s Market Weekly cutoff time is 9 AM Monday for Friday delivery. Subject to Availability FEATURED FARMS Coastal Farms (Santa Paula) Tomatoes: Mixed Cherry, New Girl, Heirloom Value Pack, Mini Heirloom, San Marzano Black Kale Suncoast Farms Broccoli Cauliflower Dried Beans Asparagus Artichoke JF Farms (Industry, Santa Maria, Pico Rivera) Rainbow Chard Okra Baby Rainbow Carrots Black Kale Peppers: Anaheim, Serranos, Jalapeno, Red Fresco, Hungarian Wax, Jolaro Hot, Cajun Belle, Jummy Nardello, Corbaci Sweet, Shishito, Padron, Cayenne Fresh Jicama Eggplant: Italian, American, Baby Mixed Baby Spinach Cucumber: Persian, Kirby Bell Peppers: Red, Green, Mini Sweet Eggs: Chicken, Duck Beets: Red, Candy, Golden Herbs: Oregano, Thyme, Mint, Rosemary, Sage, Chive Tomatoes: Valley Girl, Mixed Cherry, Mixed Heirloom Baby Rainbow Carrots
FRESH FACTS The joy of the season means your operation will likely be busier than any other time of the year. Allow us to welcome you to an inventory of the season s most popular flavor trends and classics sure to gather more customers to your door. Ask your Account Executive for full access to our Holiday Fun catalog. Beverages Your guests have much to celebrate. Let them raise a glass to your signature cocktails with fresh pressed ingredients from RIPE Bar Juice. Or ask your rep for more information about our selection of bag-in-box, bibs, and liters from Freshbev Craft Juice. Hors D oeuvres Many a banquet is sure to be hosted this holiday season. Whether your guests are looking to kick off the celebration or need an option to refuel late night, you have the ability to serve bite sized quick prep offerings from Kagome, Lex Chateaux, and Winona Foods. Soups Maximize menu choices while preserving vital labor hours with minimal prep time. Kettle Cuisine small batch, fresh ingredient soups are delightful during these chili nights. Main Course From buffets and banquets, to catered courses, we will help you feed the masses. Ask your us about our skinon turkey breast from Foster Farms, bone-in spiral ham from Rose Packing, or pre-sliced nova from Acme Fish.