MARKET REPORT - DEC. 4TH, 2015

Here’s a very brief run down on what’s happening for next week.

Firstly, though – if you aren’t getting our ad planners please ask – we have options on a substantial list of great deals we can bring for you, booked in advance, three weeks out – so take advantage!Apple list is still lengthy, but you are probably watching sizers and varieties slip from the list to be replaced with US Fruit.  You would be SHOCKED at pricing out of Washington on some varieties of apples.  We are currently SELLING Gala for less than Washington growers are selling for in US dollars if that gives you any indication.  Despite a slightly smaller crop, although way bigger than the year before, organic apples are selling far faster than ever before. Avocado supply is strong as always and we’ve added some California Bacon’s to the mix during the week – big and creamy.  California grapes, as mentioned Wednesday are all but over.  Citrus is steady with no new introductions this week, but oh, you wait for a flood of specialty fruit before Christmas.Lemon pricing is slowly sliding, and we expect to see that mirrored in lime markets.  Mango’s are still incredibly expensive, but expect to see Ecuador Ataulfo later in the week and with more producing areas into the fray, prices should ease over the next couple of weeks, and drop considerably when the first Peruvian fruit hits Miami and L.A. at the end of the month.  Our Peru program will start mid-January.Berry markets are very pricey, with cool and cooler weather affecting all growing areas in the US and Mexico.On the veg front, we gotta apologize for totally under-estimating on a few things last week where sales galloped and our horse was stuck in the barn.   The success of our Agrofresco program this year is somewhat overwhelming and we have substantially increased orders for arrivals later in the week especially on broccoli, romaine and celery.Greens prices are in general starting to slide a bit on certain faster growing crops, now that the desert growers are starting to ship (although a few weeks later than normal). But just a bitExpect to see prices rise on some crops that aren’t grown much in the desert – bunch carrots for one are very expensive, as is fennel.On the other hand – although not at seasonal lows, there is an overlap in Mex production areas on cukes and melons with great deals to be had.  Divine Flavor will be wrapping their melon program soon, as will Rico, both being in the colder inland desert of Sonora, so prices will rise on those commodities fairly soon.  Eggplant, beans and tomatoes are still a little above seasonal, once again because of cooler temperatures in Sonora and Sinaloa, but expect those to also crumble over the next couple of weeks as central Mexico greenhouse producers come into the market.That’s it for today.