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Produce Market Report August 1, 2017
GOOD BUYS FOR THE WEEK
Strawberries: Plentiful
supplies of large, plump
super-sweet berries at best
prices of the year!
Watermelons: Local
watermelons are in in
quantities from farms in
Delaware. Cool, sweet,
with that wonderful
summertime taste. Both
red and yellow meat
watermelons are local!
Mangos: Mexico shipping
nice mangos now and price
is as good as it gets.
Local Corner
Yellow, White & Donut Peaches
Red Seedless Watermelons
Yellow Watermelons
Blueberries
Blackberries
Beefsteak Tomatoes
Cucumbers
Zucchini & Yellow Squash
Heirloom Tomatoes
Mixed Cherry Tomatoes
White & Bi-Color Corn
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Peaches, Nectarines, Red
& Black Plums: Yellow,
white and donut peaches
arriving daily from Crown
Orchards in Charlottesville
and Hess Farms are sending
peaches too. California stone
fruit is in peak season. Try
Green Leaf, Red Leaf,
California peaches, nectarines
and red and black plums.
Green & Red Leaf,
Cucumbers, Eggplant
Romaine & Boston
Lettuce: Excellent quality and
pricing on these. Iceberg is
still up in price this week.
Cauliflower: Nice shipments
from California at good prices.
Red & Green Grapes
Cucumbers, Eggplant &
Zucchini: All local from MD,
VA, PA at low prices. Yellow
squash still a little tight
however.
Virginia
Delaware
Virginia
NJ
Virginia
Virginia
NJ, Maryland
MD, VA & PA
Virginia
Virginia
Maryland, PA
KEEP IN MIND WATCH
GOOD BUYS
Strawberries
Watermelons
Mangos
Peaches,
Nectarines & Plums Raspberries: Very tight
August Fruit of the Month: supplies now leading to a pro-
Romaine & Boston California Pluots: rated market.
This scrumptious cross
Cauliflower
between a plum and an apricot Asparagus: Extremely tight
is something we wait for all supplies. Very high prices
especially on large and jumbo
& Zucchini year. Juicy, dark red and
beautifully complex flavor! sizes. No decline expected in
KEEP IN MIND the short term.
Cherries: Best pricing and
Pluots quality of the year from
Washington State. Rainiers
Cherries
available with notice.
Avocados Red, Green & Black
Blueberries Grapes: Outstanding quality. Spring Mix, Clipped
Cantaloupes & Spinach & Cello Cilantro:
Honeydews Avocados: Still steady from Hot weather in Salinas fields
Lemons Mexico. Good overall quality. wilted delicate tender leaf
Iceberg Lettuce produce. Expect some quality
Blueberries: From NJ for one issues for the next week.
Valencia Oranges
more week; then Michigan.
WATCH Good pricing for now but local Brussels Sprouts: Market is
blueberries will be over soon. super hot with Mexico
Raspberries
shortages and first of
Asparagus Cantaloupes & Honeydews:
domestic production lagging.
Spring Mix, Clipped Excellent quality-best of the
Spinach & Cello year from the West side.
Cilantro Acorn & Spaghetti
Squashes: Very high now.
Asparagus Lemons: Prices came off a bit.
Corn
Butternut Squash: Higher too
Brussels Sprouts Iceberg Lettuce: Still
stubbornly high priced.
Red A & B Potatoes Corn: Although we are into
Acorn, Spaghetti the local production, prices
Oranges: Valencia 113s from
Squashes still on the high side.
California make the best juice.
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