Farm to Table
NOTE TO OUR CUSTOMERS:
For PRE-ORDERS please contact your Account manager.
Please get you orders in Before Monday 4pm.
NEWS
Starting up…
June 20, 2014
• Plums, Melons, Peppers and Heirloom Tomatoes
are all making their appearance known!
• Eggplant from Her Produce is really looking
good – supplies are getting stronger.
At the market…
We brought in lots of Stone fruit to have
ON-HAND this week:
1. We have Frog Hollow Plums, Peaches AND Apricots
2. We have Regier Yellow Peaches
3. From Andy’s Orchard, we have Blenheim Apricots
Squash Varieties are getting more diverse, beautiful
Romanesque, Starburst and Patty Pans are growing
in numbers!
Baby Wild Arugula from Maggie’s farm is PERFECT
right now!
Santa Rosa Plums are magnificent
Milliken Farms have the MOST exquisite Romanesco!
(PRE-ORDER ONLY)
Peppers have ARRIVED!
More Peppers!
NEWS
June 20, 2014
Winding down or wrapped up
• Cherries are pretty much done, sadly. Andy’s may
or may not have some available next week.
Barbagelata and Murray’s are both done.
• Red Frill is still in VERY SHORT supply due
to heat damage.
• Peas, Fava Beans and Pea Tendrils are done.
Here are SOME product codes
for PRE-ORDERS:
Frog Hollow
Apricot
Yellow Peach
Plum
10#’s
10#’s
10#’s
#18448
#6903
#6907
Regier
Yellow Peach
10#’s
#6962
Andy’s Orchard
Blenheim Apricot
7#’s
#22884
Murray’s Farm
Boysenberry
10#’s
#22702
Tamai Farms
White Corn
48ct
#7394
Munak Farms
Gold Cherry Tomato
Red Cherry Tomato Mixed Cherry Tomato
FLAT
FLAT
FLAT
#6399
#6400
#7160
Life’s a Choke
Asparagus
11#’s
#6084
Starburst Squash
AMAZING Baby Wild Arugula from Maggie’s Farm
Romanesco’s from Milliken
NEWS
June 20, 2014
Warehouse
VEGETABLES
Steady Supplies…
• Artichokes: Market about steady but prices
still high on all sizes
• Brussels Sprout: Market steady on Medium #1
• All Baby Eggplants: steady and in good supply
• Fava Beans market steady
• Colored Cauliflower (Large) & Romanesco:
Market steady
• Shishito Pepper: good supplies available
Limited supplies…
• Baby Artichokes and 18 count: Market limited
• Jumbo Brussel Sprouts: still limited
• Baby Corn: very limited supplies
• English Peas: Market very short prices will
increase next week
• Potatoes; not much change in Russet prices,
larger sizes are a premium with 90 count and
smaller spuds being less expensive; Red and
Yukon potatoes are coming out of California
now with lower prices but the red ones are pale;
better darker red ones are a few weeks out
when we start out of the delta (Stockton).
• Peppers (all colors) and Squash (Yellow and
Zucchini): prices are starting to come off as
we get better availability of California product
Herbs…
hot weather is affecting both the quality and price
of herbs of all kind from Basil to Tarragon.
Specialty Mushrooms Availability
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Gold Chanterelles: good supplies out of USA
Black Trumpets: (Serbia) are now available
Fresh Porcini: (USA) Market is steady
Fresh Morels: (USA) very good supplies!
• Frisee: Very limited supplies on extra yellow
• Fennel: Supplies limited
Bear in mind…
• Asparagus: better availability out of Peru and
Mexico is bring prices down; jumbo and extra-large
sizes are a little more snug so pricing is higher on
the bigger sizes.
FRUIT
Available and steady…
• Dragon Fruit Vietnam
• Gooseberry Colombia Market steady
• Fuyu Persimmons are now available
– first shipment out Chile
• Broccoli, Broccoli Crowns, Cauliflower, Iceberg,
Romaine, and Romaine Hearts; growers are
pushing prices higher; anticipated extra shipping
business associated with the pending July 4th
holiday combined with light supplies due to quality
issues seem to be driving prices higher.
• Black Mission and Brown Turkey Figs
Market very active. Available in 12/1 pint
case, flat case and 8/1 clamshells
• Cucumbers: all cucumbers are very short as we
transition from Mexico to California; this includes
hothouse cucumbers as well.
• Mangosteen Thailand
• Onions: quality is a problem out of California with
thin skin desert onions not holding up; we are going
to have to go north to Bakersfield for better onions
but pricing will be stronger.
• Baby Pineapple South Africa
• Kumquat California
• Longan Thailand
• Rambutan Vietnam and Mexico
• Pomegranate Chile
NEWS
June 20, 2014
Limited or inconsistent supplies…
Passion Fruit: NZ Very limited supplies
Gapping…
Guavas & Feijoas: Out of Season
Avocadoes & Tomatoes…
Avocadoes: Mexican avocadoes are much cheaper
than California; best deal now will be on #2 48 count
avocadoes; California fruit is maintaining its pricing.
Tomatoes: The Round Tomato deal will remain tight
for another week until California gets going Oceanside;
Vine Ripe are about 10 days away;
Roma market is weak right now, but seems to be
improving
Cherry & Grape Tomatoes are in very short supplies
Berries…
Strawberries, Blackberries, Blueberries, Raspberries…
all local, all gorgeous!
Citrus…
Lemons of all sizes are much stronger this week and
will continue to gain strength as we head into the
summer. New crop will start out of the desert in late
August, but until that happens we will be seeing higher
prices and diminishing quality. Blood Oranges – just
when we thought they were done we found one last
shot! – the fruit is a little rough on the outside but the
interior is still good; this will be the last hurrah until
they start with offshore fruit in the fall.
Melons...
Watermelons are starting to come off as we change
from Mexican to local suppliers; prices will spike next
week when we get closer to the July 4th holiday and
then should come right back down. Cantaloupes and
Honeydews are stable but in a week or two we should
start seeing lower prices after they start harvesting in
the central valley. We are currently using desert fruit
along with a mix of Mexican melons and even some
Bakersfield and Huron fruit; quality is very good.
Stone Fruit…
Good supplies of Red, Black, And Gold Velvet
Apricots out of California are very good; regular
Apricots have transitioned to Washington state,
and quality is much improved over the old crop
California; California Peaches, Nectarines,
Peacherines, Black Ebony, Red Yummy Plums,
Dapple Dandy (Dinosaur) Plums are all available
and all very good; Washington state Bing and
Rainier Cherries have hit the market; quality
and sizing is very good and prices are coming
off.
Brix
Red Table Grape17%
Green Table Grape16%
Cantaloupe
12.5%
Honeydew 13%
Pineapple 17%