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MARKET REVIEW

Regional Production Highlights - Week of December 5th:

As November closes, Yuma crops are stabilizing after recent storms, with quality improving across iceberg, romaine, and leaf, and supplies expected to normalize by mid-December if weather cooperates. Brussels sprouts remain tight due to California heat, rain, and pest pressure, with meaningful relief expected once Mexico begins harvesting in mid-December and more improvement in January. Strawberries will stay limited through early December, though Oxnard is slowly improving and Mexico and Florida will add volume later in the month. Blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries remain steady with solid Mexico and Peru supply.

Green onions are tight following Mexicali rain and cooler nights, while potatoes and onions show strong quality. Freight remains a challenge as Northwest trucking tightens through year-end, and crews across the supply chain continue pushing through shorter days, weather delays, and heavy holiday demand.

 

PRODUCT AVAILABILITY

Fruit & Vegetable Market Highlights

Avocados

  • Soft market; high availability.

  • Flora Loca & Aventajada being harvested; good dry matter/oil levels.

Pineapples – ESCALATED

  • High demand for Costa Rica crownless.

  • Rising prices; possible substitutions and port delays.

Grapes – ESCALATED

  • Green grapes finished with limited quality.

  • Red grapes still available but declining.

  • Imports beginning; volume increasing.

Apples

  • New 2025 crop increasing.

  • Reds, Fujis, Pinks tight as old crop ends.

  • Strong Gala & Honeycrisp; improving Granny Smith & Golden.

Pears

  • Steady market; strong Anjou, Bartlett, Bosc, Red varieties.

Blueberries

  • Peru past peak but still shipping; steady market.

  • Mexico increasing; very good quality.

Raspberries

  • Steady production; stable market.

Strawberries – WATCHLIST

  • Light but improving supply; high demand.

  • Better yields in Oxnard, Central Mexico, Florida.

California Citrus

Lemons – WATCHLIST (small sizes tight)

  • Strong markets; light District 1 harvest.

  • Mexico shipping small sizes via Texas.

Imports/Specialties

  • Blood oranges ending soon; sizing small.

  • Light grapefruit supplies (Fancy grade).

  • Cara Cara, Minneolas, Mandarins nearly finished.

Limes

  • Tight market; lower volumes into early 2026.

  • Large sizes peaking now; small sizes mid-December.

  • Prices rising for holidays—book early.

Stonefruit

  • Imported peaches & nectarines arriving mid-December (both coasts).

  • Strong supply: pomegranates, persimmons, Asian pears.

  • Domestic kiwi steady but expensive.

California Lettuce

Iceberg – ESCALATED

  • Demand exceeds supply; limited Yuma/Salinas volumes.

Romaine & Hearts – ESCALATED

  • Quality OK; supply tight.

Eastern & Western Vegetables

Bell Peppers (Green & Color)

  • Steady supply; good quality.

Eggplant

  • GA production down due to cold; FOB prices rising.

  • FL crop starting in 7–10 days.

  • CA steady; Mexico harvest increasing.

Slicer Cucumbers

  • Steady supply from Otay/McAllen.

  • Georgia ending; transitioning to NC/TN.

Zucchini & Yellow Squash

  • Mexico: zucchini steady; yellow tight mid-month.

  • Georgia: ending due to freeze.

  • Florida: light volumes.

 

Melons

Cantaloupe – ESCALATED

  • Very low supply; high prices; offshore arrivals mid-November.

Honeydew

  • Westside ending; delays in Brawley/Yuma start.

  • Prices high until imports increase.

  • Mexican honeydews mainly sizes 4–6.

Watermelon

  • Domestic supplies shrinking; prices rising.

  • Mexican supply limited from rain impacts.

Mixed Vegetables

Artichokes – ESCALATED

  • Limited supply; good quality.

Asparagus – ESCALATED

  • Peru delays → oversupply of small sizes.

  • Mexico/Northern harvests rising.

  • Tight supplies ahead of January.

Broccoli – ESCALATED

  • Limited supply near end of Salinas season.

 

Onions

  • Shipping from CA & NM.

  • Quality concerns in NM due to rain/flooding.

  • Strong demand; active market.

Potatoes

  • Fully supported by storage supply.

  • Strong sizing and availability.

  • Soft market through spring; expected tightening afterward.

Tomatoes

Rounds & Romas – WATCHLIST

  • Eastern freeze tightening romas; rounds OK.

  • Central Mexico shipping via McAllen.

Snacking Tomatoes

  • FL leading; Baja & Central Mexico steady into December.

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