INGARDIA BROTHERS PRODUCE inc.
NATURE'S NEWS
JUNE 13, 2017
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LATE SPRING VEGETABLES
ARTICHOKE **ALERT!
ALL SIZES ARE VERY SHORT IN SUPPLY!
ASPARAGUS
Less demand, good supply
AVOCADO **ALERT!
Using mostly CA product due to Mexico releasing limited supply. This keeps prices up
BEANS (FAVAS AVAILABLE)
Local California Blue Lakes short supply this week, Favas & HV available
BELL PEPPER (GREEN & COLORED)
CA crops just started with strong green supply, Mexico colors avail, but winding down
BROCCOLI / BROCCOLINI / BRUSSELS SPROUTS
Broccoli down, Brussels short (not enough CA supply) & up in price this week
CABBAGE
Napa Cabbage back to steady pricing
CARROTS
Jumbo coming in very large from Bakersfield and Coachella Valley
CAULIFLOWER **GOOD NEWS
Good quality and supply, prices are DOWN...whites are now less than colors
CELERY **GOOD NEWS
More availability this week and prices are DOWN
CORN
New CA crops just starting, Yellow corn VERY SHORT SUPPLY
CUCUMBER
Baja product coming in strong
EGGPLANT
CA product only now, higher demand and shorter supply driving prices up a bit
GARLIC
No changes
LETTUCE: ICEBERG
Good quality coming from Salinas and NorCal, but a bit short due to a small gap
OTHER GREENS: LEAF / KALE
Good supply of kale, romaine, and leaf lettuces.
ONIONS **GOOD NEWS
New crops are here! Beautiful Yellow & Whites from Coachella bring a sweeter flavor
PEAS
Good supply from Mex/CA on English, Snow. Snaps move growing area – short supply
POTATOES
NO Bakersfield Russets this year, shorting WA/ID growers, prices up. Kennebeck gap
SQUASH
Green & Yellow Squash good quality and availability prices down a bit
TOMATO & TOMATILLO
CA product now available, Roma supply stronger, prices down
GROWING
Oxnard & C
AREA
GENERAL
Go
GENERAL
QUALITY PRICE
Castroville
Coachella
good
CA/Baja
good
up
steady
CA/Mexico
average
high
USA/Mexico
good
up
Coachella
Santa Maria &
Salinas
good
California
good
down
California
good
steady
Salinas
good
down
good
down
fair
up a bit
Mexico
good
steady
Coachella
Gilroy or
China
NorCal
Salinas
Salinas &
Santa Maria
good
Oxnard/Salinas
Florida/
Coachella
good
up a bit
up
up
fair/good
still high
good
steady
good
low
good
steady
good
steady
ID/WA/CA
good
up
Mexico
good
down
CA/Mex
Mex/Guatemala
Mexico
good
down
NATURES NEWS
SPRING FRUIT
APPLES **ALERT & PEARS
Good supply of apples and pears but GRANNY SMITH VERY SHORT!
BANANAS
Steady supply & good quality coming from Central America
BERRIES: BLACKBERRIES
Good quality from mostly CA, some Mex
BERRIES: BLUEBERRIES
Good supply coming out of CA now
BERRIES: RASPBERRIES
Better supply coming out of CA now, quality better
BERRIES: STRAWBERRIES
Good quality and quantity with prices down
CITRUS: GRAPEFRUIT
RUBY REDS from CA (a little lighter flesh)- no Texas Stars until next year
PINEAPPLE
Better availability right now, prices down a bit
CITRUS: LEMONS **ALERT!
All sizes VERY SHORT SUPPLY Growers struggling to keep up with demand
CITRUS: LIMES
Lower demand and plenty of supply driving prices down this week
CITRUS: ORANGES
California Valencias now available but prices up due to short supply
CITRUS: OTHER
KUMQUATS AVAILABLE! Meyer Lemons soon coming from NZ/AUS
CITRUS: TANGERINE
Sweet seedless Murcotts (Golden Nuggets) from CA available
GRAPES
Good seedless red & green (Perlettes), good quality Coachella
MANGO
Good quality from Mexico now available all sizes. MANILLAS available
MELON: CANTALOUPE
Supply moving from Central America to Mexico & Arizona & CA
MELON: HONEYDEW
Nice Mexico prouct, some CA
GROWING
AREA
Washington
Guatemala &
Cost Rica
GENERAL
good
California
Steady/HIGH
good
steady
good
down
CA/Mexico
Santa Maria
GENERAL
QUALITY PRICE
good
down
good
steady
Watsonville
good
steady
California
good
steady
Costa Rica
good
down
Ventura Cnty
good
HIGH
Mexico
good
down
California
good
Up a bit
California
good
steady
California
good
steady
CA/Mex
good
r
steady
Mexico
good
steady
Mex AZ CA
good
steady
Mexico
good
steady
MELON: WATERMELON
Mexico
good
steady
STONEFRUIT
California
FAIR
steady
Good weathe,sweeter product from Baja – MIXED MELONS from SoCal!
Peach, Nectarine, Apricot & Bing Cherry avail, SLOWLY ripening in growing areas.
GOOD FARMERS MARKET PRODUCT avail Wednesdays...see Sales Rep!
STONEFRUIT SEASON IS HERE!
Peaches, Nectarines, Apricots, Plums & Cherries
SPRING MUSHROOMS AVAILABLE
Bluefoot, Hen of the Woods, Chanterelles, Porcini
Abalone and Oregon Morels
KUMQUATS & MURCOTTS AVAILABLE!