PRODUCT AVAILABILITY

Fruits

• Avocados (Escalated): Mexico supplies are tightening and shipments are below demand; market volatility is expected until Peru and Flor Loca volumes increase in July.
• Pineapples: Strong supply, good quality, and stable-to-lower pricing expected throughout the month.
• Grapes: Good to excellent quality; Coachella grapes are priced higher than Mexican fruit.
• Bananas: Supply and quality remain stable despite increasing demand.
• Apples: Market remains balanced with steady pricing, though smaller sizes are tight until the new crop arrives.
• Pears: Supplies are tightening as current seasons wind down; new California Bartlett harvest begins in late June.
• Blueberries: Good supply, quality, and stable pricing.
• Raspberries: Steady production and lighter demand are softening the market.
• Strawberries: Supplies remain light due to weather impacts, though quality is generally good.

Citrus

• Lemons (Escalated): Tight supply and high prices due to strong demand; imports are expected to provide relief in July.
• Oranges / Imports & Specialties (Escalated): Supplies remain tight, especially smaller sizes, while demand stays strong.
• Limes: Good supply and quality with easing prices; large sizes remain limited.

Stone Fruit

• California peach, plum, and nectarine production is increasing rapidly.
• Chilean kiwi remains plentiful with easing prices.
• California cherry season is ending, with a possible short gap before Washington cherries begin.

Lettuce 

• Iceberg (Escalated): Weather and disease continue to reduce yields, keeping prices elevated.
• Leaf Lettuce/Romaine (Escalated): Very tight supplies and ongoing quality concerns are expected to push prices higher.

Vegetables

• Bell Peppers (Escalated): Green, red, and yellow peppers remain tight with strong demand; western production is increasing but heat-related quality issues persist.
• Eggplant (Escalated): Tight supplies and strong demand are keeping prices elevated; California production should improve within two weeks.
• Slicer Cucumbers (Escalated): Supply remains tight during growing region transitions, though availability is expected to improve.
• Squash (Escalated): Supplies are somewhat limited due to weather and regional transitions, but conditions should improve in 7–10 days.
• English Cucumbers: Reduced yields have tightened supply, though production is beginning to recover.
• Green Beans: East supplies are steady; Western markets remain elevated due to limited volume and strong demand.

Melons

• Cantaloupe: Large sizes are limited and demand exceeds supply; quality is fair.
• Honeydew: Large fruit remains limited, but quality and sweetness are good.
• Watermelon: Reduced Mexican imports and limited domestic supply are pushing prices higher.

Mixed Vegetables

• Artichokes (Escalated): Limited supplies with good quality.
• Asparagus (Escalated): Supply remains tight but is gradually improving.
• Broccoli: Supplies are improving, leading to lower pricing.
• Broccolini / Sweet Baby Broccoli (Watchlist): Demand exceeds supply, and prices are expected to continue rising.
• Brussels Sprouts: Fair-to-good supply and quality with stable pricing.
• Carrots (Escalated): Jumbo carrots remain tight but should improve.
• Cauliflower: Steady supplies and slightly lower pricing.
• Celery: Tight supplies due to reduced yields, though Salinas harvests should help soon.
• Cilantro: Very tight supply and active market due to strong demand.
• Corn: Market is slightly higher.
• Fennel: Low yields are causing shortages and elevated pricing.
• Garlic: Good California crop supported by Mexican supplies.
• Ginger: Stable supply and pricing.
• Green & Red Cabbage: Green cabbage is steady; red cabbage remains tight and higher priced.
• Green Onions (Watchlist): Tight supply and elevated prices.
• Kale: Strong supply and quality.
• Mushrooms: Excellent supply and availability.
• Napa Cabbage (Escalated): Supply and quality are improving.
• Parsley (Escalated): Good supply and quality.
• Rapini: Limited supply continues to support a strong market.
• Snow & Snap Peas (Watchlist): Supplies are steady with lower markets.
• Spinach (Watchlist): Limited supplies with good quality.
• Spring Mix: Supply and demand remain balanced.

Onions

• Pacific Northwest season ended early due to quality concerns.
• Texas supplies are ending, leaving California as the primary source.
• New Mexico and Mexican onions are expected later this month.
• Freight costs continue to support higher markets.

Potatoes

• Russets: Larger sizes are becoming increasingly tight, pushing prices higher.
• Red, White & Yukon: Storage crops are winding down while new crop production ramps up; red and yellow potato prices are rising.
• Sweet Potatoes: Good availability, strong demand, and active markets due to shortages in other regions.

Tomatoes

• Overall supplies and markets remain stable.
• Eastern production is transitioning northward while Western and Mexican supplies remain steady.
• California harvest has begun.