MARKET REPORT – NOV. 16TH, 2018
This will be short and sweet I got back from Mexico very late last night and then stupidly didn’t listen to the traffic report on the radio, because, why would you do that if it was after midnight?...
View ArticleMARKET REPORT – NOV. 23RD, 2018
Far too much to talk about today besides lettuce so limiting this to the highlights. Avocados: After 18 days of blockades in and out of Michoacan, it’s back to business as usual. We’ve had to wait 5...
View ArticleMARKET REPORT – NOV. 28TH, 2018
A LITTLE MID-WEEK NEWS UPDATE ROMAINE Romaine Warning Cancelled. Nearly. Health officials have determined that all cases of E.Coli likely came from Romaine lettuce harvested in Coastal California...
View ArticleMARKET REPORT – NOV. 30TH, 2018
Let’s just fly through the list and see what makes the news! Speaking of flying – Chile is delayed again on blueberries as growers still recover from hail shatter a couple of weeks ago at least in the...
View ArticleMARKET REPORT – DEC 8TH, 2018
It’s their time to shine! There is nothing scarier for any grower than heading into the 2 week buildup for the holidays than there being shortages of lettuce, cauliflower and celery. It’s their time...
View ArticleMARKET REPORT – DEC. 12TH, 2018
If you are a regular reader of my blog, you will remember back a few weeks ago when I showed you this: That is the Imperial Valley (top), Mexicali (south of Imperial) and Yuma on the right. You can...
View ArticleMARKET REPORT – DEC. 14TH, 2018
A little run down before the holidays! Apples: We will start moving to Washington apples in the next few weeks as supply from our growers thins down. It’s not that business has been brisk, it was...
View ArticleMARKET REPORT – DEC. 21ST 2018
Yams. Brussels sprouts. Cranberry Sauce. Not everyday items on most dinner plates through the year, but huge interest for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Are they in our DNA? Despite absolutely stunning...
View ArticleMARKET REPORT – DEC. 28TH, 2018 – extended edition
Hope you all had a pleasant holiday – or at least a rock solid Christmas Day if you had to work a wrap-around – closing late on the 24th and in early on the 26th. The most stupid piece of news we have...
View ArticleMARKET REPORT – JAN. 4TH, 2019 – MUCH TO TALK ABOUT – FOLLOW THE NUMBERS
So, here’s our start to the New Year. I’ve rather poorly numbered each location that has been weather-affected over the past week. In general it was just friggin’ cold over a vast swath of the winter...
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