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The last of our Southern Hemisphere apples will be gone any moment.  If you want Gala or Pink Lady, we’d suggest you grab it in the next day or two.

Varieties on BC apples will be limited for a short time, with Sunrise being the only mid-season apple in any reasonable supply right now.  Gala should start in a few day – then it’s game on for Macs, Golds etc. 

Apricot and peach supply is huge this year, and the season is getting stretched out with no heat wave speeding things up. 

Cherries are still being harvested in the North Okanagan – we are still expecting to have supply for quite some time on Sweethearts. 

Blueberries are also doing incredibly well. 

We usually have rain one out of three days in late August, but so far there hasn’t been hardly a drop.   

Kent mangoes continue to sell through quickly, and with conventional nearly out, sales are escalating, but we expect to be in good shape for another 2 weeks. 

There are California Keitts out there but pricing is still through the roof at this point.  Cantaloupe is the melon of the moment, with very competitive pricing on California, and some B.C. supply starting to come on. 

We are selling B.C. plums faster than they come in and continue to supplement with the last California varieties. Sales in the plum category continue to grow year over year and is one category not to be over-looked. 

Having spent the last few days in 44C+ temps seeing fields being prepped and seeds dropped in Mexico, it’s very nice to be back to what we think of as summer.

We made a nice big deal last week about Earligold apples, everyone wanted, and every pallet packed sold out literally in days.  Sunrise are just being packed now for Friday’s list.  We should be out of NZ Gala in a few days, with just a few Southern high pressure apple varieties left to last through the next month before the B.C. crop of late apples starts.

Apricot market is still strong, with pricing hitting the bottom this week.  With grading of the latest varieties finishing off, lots of canning grade fruit is out there- for your “kerr jar” crowd, good time to take orders for jam grade cots! 

Cherries are still talk of the town – we have a great selection, stunning quality and should be in great shape for another 2-3 weeks, with some fruit still on the trees. 

Not having a big blast of heat through the Interior this year has really helped keep the fruit firm and longer on the trees.

Melon selection is excellent, with beautiful Honeydews from JW, lots of cants, small amounts of B.C., plus the incredible Jade Star watermelons from Inaba. We’d appreciate some help on the last of our California nectarines as B.C. is ramping up. 

The first BC pears, Red Klapperton are packing today, and Bartletts are only a week away. 

There’s a blurr of red as JW strawberries fly in and out the door.

BC field semi-tropicals are coming on in full force, and you’ll notice a continually expanding range of summer squash, eggplant, peppers and tomatoes appear on the list for the next 3 weeks or more.

No significant gaps on leafy greens right now, although supply continues to be out-stripped by demand.

Hard to believe on this rainy day, but we received a large shipment of beautiful BC organic strawberries from Covert Farms this weekend.

Here is such a strawberry growing right there at Covert Farms in Oliver BC.

Call us for hot pricing.

We are slowly transitioning from NZ to BC apples, but the first of the local apples are sparse pickings until the first Sunrise and early Gala’s come on – and not for another 2 weeks or so.  We are down to dregs on Braeburn, down to Fuji 80’s but have good supply on Gala 100 with a few pallets of Gala 110 left. 

Clamshell cots are a super-hit, with good supply for about 10 more days. 

Blueberry season is booming – keep your fingers crossed that our normal late August rains don’t mess with this!  All packs in good supply. 

Cherries are also hopping – we’re super lucky that two rainstorms in the past 7 days skirted both our primary growers. 

Lapins are still coming off the trees, with Staccato still firming up, and Sweethearts will hit the list big-time next week.  Once again, we are selling cherries with little margin to move what are very impressive volumes. 

We have listed Planeta Verde Fairtrade Avo’s and Grapefruit, but the truck won’t be here until Friday sometime, just so ya’ know. 

Stunning cantaloupe at sensational prices! 

A wee gap on pineapple, more arriving in a few days – and besides, with all the great local fruit, stunning mangoes, and cantaloupe out there, no one should even notice! 

Holy Dinah – 11 plum listings – the beginning of a flood of B.C. varieties will slowly replace the last of our California varieties over the next 10 days or so.  Don’t miss out on the last of the Dapple Dandy’s – just a sensational plum! 

A small flush of local strawberries, but jump fast – supply is definitely limited.

With glee we kicked another 10 California listings off today, replaced with BC and WA product – just keeping that carbon down! 

Destiny Lane carrots are back for a 4 month run.  This is our favourite carrot – we should call them “Cawston Sweets”, and in convenient smaller bales!