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BABY ARUGULADue to heavy rains in growing areas,Baby Arugula supplies are short. Vol-umes will be sourced rom the West untilweather conditions improve.

BEAN, GREENGood supplies coming out o Georgia. Quality is air to good.

BERRYBLACKBERRYSupplies out o Guatemalaare limited. Georgia and NorthCarolina are compensating. Quality is good.

BERRYBLUEBERRIESBerries are coming rom Georgia andNew Jersey. Quality is good.

BERRYRASPBERRYQuality and availability is good on prod-uct rom Cali ornia.

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ASPARAGUSMarkets remain strong as growing areasn Peru experience cold weather and

Central Mexico cannot meet demand. xtra large and jumbo sizes are especiallyght.

AVOCADO HASSGood supplies coming romCali ornia. Mexico is windingown. Good avor and oil content.

VEGETABLEAsparagus

Beans

Broccoli

Cabbage

Caulifower

Celery

Cucumbers

Lettuce Iceberg

Lettuce Lea Lettuce Romaine

Lettuce Spring Mix

Onions Red

Onions Yellow

Peppers Green

Peppers Red

Potatoes Russet

Squash Yellow

Squash Zucchini Tomato Cherry Tomato Grape

Tomato Mature Green

Tomato Roma

Tomato V/Ripe

FRUITAvocado

Berry- Blackberry

Berry- Blueberry

Berry- Raspberry

Berry- Strawberry

Grape- Red

Grape- Green

Kiwi ruit

Lemons

Limes

MelonCantaloupeMelon Honeydew

MelonWatermelon Oranges

Pineapple

ASPARAGUS Markets remain strong as growingreas in Peru experience cold

weather and Central Mexicoannot meet demand.

BABY ARUGULADue to heavy rains ingrowing areas, Baby Arugulaupplies are short.

CORNThe Fourth o July holidaypull coupled with the end o Georgia growing areas hasaused supplies to tighten.

GRAPESRed Grape markets have gainedtrength as ruit nishes up.

BROCCOLI & CAULIFLOWERBroccoli supplies on the WestCoast have tightened, pushingmarkets up. Heat in growingreas has caused shorterupplies o Caulifower.

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Brix A percentage o soluble soliin ruits are almost 100% sugar, there orre ractometers are widely used to checkmaturity in ruits. The number will be %solids as sucrose.

Honeydew & Cantaloupeare all averaging about

11-12%Pineapple is averaging ab

12-14%Color: Gold

Brix ScaleLow: 8-10% | Avg: 11-13% | High: 14-1

BROWN TURKEY FIGS

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West Coast berries are plenti ulhowing good quality. Green tipsnd shoulders and overripening haveeen noted.

BROCCOLI & CAULIFLOWERBroccoli supplies on the West Coast

ave tightened, pushing markets up. Heat in growing areas has caused shorterupplies o Cauli ower. Markets are rising.his is expected to last a ew weeks.

CELERY

Demand has weakened. Oxnard grow-ng areas are winding down. Michigan andanada will begin in a ew weeks.

CITRUSLEMONSGood supplies and quality.

CITRUSLIMESmaller size ruit is tight, pushing mar-ets up. These conditions are expected toontinue or the next ew weeks. Due toain and heat in growing areas, there maylso be occasional instances o styler.

CITRUS ORANGESNavels have wrapped up.Valencia volumes continue toncrease. Quality is good. Instances regreening have been noted. This is aaturally occurring event and does not a -

ect the avor o the ruit.

CORNhe July Fourth holiday pull coupled

with the end o Georgia growing areas hasaused supplies to tighten.

CUCUMBER & EGGPLANTucumber supplies are coming out o

Georgia with good supplies. The Carolinasnd New Jersey will begin soon. Eggplantupplies are good coming rom Georgia.

Markets are stable.

GRAPES

Green Grape supplies rom Mexico andCoachella are steady. Red Grape marketshave gained strength as ruit fnishes up.Cali ornia growing regions will begin in July.Black Grapes and Red Globes are available.

LETTUCELettuce markets are steady. Dueto warm weather on the WestCoast, occasional instances oinsect activity, cracked ribs andinternal burn have been noted.

MELONHONEYDEW& CANTALOUPECantaloupe supplies in Central Arizonaare steady. Honeydew volumes rom No-gales will be ending shortly causing marketsto rise within the next week.

ONIONSVolumes rom Cali ornia haveincreased. Red Onion marketshave stabilized.

GREEN PEPPERS & SQUASH

Green Pepper supplies on the East Coasthave transitioned into Georgia. NorthCarolina is expected to begin in the nextweek. Quality is good. West Coast Peppersupplies are good. Squash supplies arecoming out o Georgia. The Carolinas andNew Jersey are next. Markets are steady.

RED PEPPERSRed and Yellow Pepper markets havegained strength as we transition intoBakersfeld. Quality is good.

POTATOESMarkets have weakened withlight demand. Supplies are plenti ul.

TOMATOESEast Coast markets are active as SouthCarolina winds down and we await thestart o Tennessee and Virginia in twoweeks. Cali ornia growing areas are startingup. Plum and Cherry tomatoes are limited.

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