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Commodity Updates

Jun 28, 2017

Apples Avocado (California)

Washington – Red Delicious are steady on all sizes and the California production is steady and sizing is heavier to
fruit remains large with the size peaking on 80/88s. Smaller 48s and larger with fewer 60s and smaller. We will see
size reds are more limited. Golden delicious are steady and production start to taper off as we get into July and finish
remain strong due to light supplies especially on 113s and their season in August this year.
smaller. Golden delicious continue to peak on 72/80/88s.
Granny Smith are mostly with steady due to strong demand
and light supplies. The fruit is still peaking on 72/80/88s. Avocado (Mexican)
The availability of 88s and smaller is still very light and most
suppliers continue to sub up in size and grade. Galas are Mexico continues to harvest old crop fruit with lighter, but
steady to higher on all sizes. Supplies of the smaller sizes decent volume to the states. Sizing is heavier to 48s and
are light in these later C.A. rooms. Galas continue to peak larger and lighter volume on 60s and smaller. We expect
on 72/80/88s. Fuji’s are steady on all sizes but supplies shipments to continue to drop as we move into July. The
are light especially on 100 size and smaller. The fruit is still summer crop looks to begin in a light way by mid July.
peaking on 64/72/80/88s. The quality for all varieties has
been good.
Bell Peppers (Eastern)
Michigan – Red Delicious are steady on all sizes and
supplies are light. Some suppliers have finished while We are experiencing a Tight Bell Pepper market in the east
others will continue through June. The quality has been and it will get tighter over the next week. Georgia is winding
good. down early due to the weather issues, this is at least 10 day
early. North and South Carolina are in the middle of their
Chile – Eastern Chilean Pink Ladys, Fujis, Galas, and seasons but there is not a lot of acreage in that region. Next
Granny-smith are all steady in New Jersey. The Pink Ladys up is New Jersey which is expecting to start the second
and Granny’s are peaking on 90s and larger while the Fujis week of July followed by Ohio and Michigan the third week
and Galas are evenly spread between 70-110s. The quality of July. The supply in California has been hurt by extreme
has ranged by variety. Western Chilean Braeburns, Fuji’s, heat so there is no good supply nation wide at the moment.
Pink Lady’s, and Granny-Smiths are steady but peaking on It will be two to three weeks until any new supply has any
70/80s. The quality has been good.
volume so expect a tight pepper market through most of July.
Asparagus Bell Peppers (Western)

California is finishing up quickly due to seasonality. We
should see asparagus from this region for another week Green Bell Pepper are finishing in Coachella and
to 10 days. Central Mexico will see rain for the next week production in Bakersfield is improving, very good quality
which will slow production, and should help strengthen the currently, peaking and large, XLarge and Jumbo sizes.
market. Peru still has light volume due to market conditions Number 2 choice will become more available as heat starts
the last 2 weeks, and field transition. We should see more to effect the quality. Red bell Pepper are becoming much
Peruvian production in the next 2 weeks with more fields more limited as Coachella is winding down early due to
opening up. heat and Bakersfield has limited production. Better demand
on choice grade followed by #1 25lb and 15lb, Yellow bells
are very limited on field grown in California.

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