asparagus

Markets are stable as Mexico produc-

Iicn fni:he: cnc vc|ume frcm Feru
increc:e:. Sizing cnc uc|iIy cre LcIh
good.
avocado hass
McrkeI: cnc :upp|ie: cre :IcL|e wiIh
gccc cemcnc. Cuc|iIy i: gccc.
bean, green
Supplies and quality are increasing as
new hcrve:I crec: cpen up.
berryblackberry
McrkeI: hcve ec:ec c: vc|ume i: LeI-
Ier frcm GucIemc|c. Cuc|iIy i: gccc.
berryblueberries
McrkeI: hcve ec:ec. Chi|ecn vc|ume:
cre fni:hec cnc F|cricc/Gecrgic hcr-
ve:I: increc:e. Cuc|iIy i: gccc.
HONEYDEW &
CANTALOUPE 12%
PINEAPPLE 12-14%
Color: Gold
April 12
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2013
1.GREEN GRAPE
Green Grcpe mcrkeI: cre refecIing
Iwc Iier mcrkeI.
2.POTATOES
F|cricc Fec cnc Ye||cw FcIcIc
mcrkeI: cre :Ircnger.
3.TOMATO
Fcunc IcmcIc mcrkeI: hcve
:IrengIhenec c: F|cricc Legin: Ic
transition.
4.CITRUSLIMES
ExpecI mcrkeI: Ic Le higher cnc
:upp|ie: Ic Le IighI fcr Ihe nexI
couple weeks.
5.CAULIFLOWER
Ccu|ifcwer mcrkeI: cre up wiIh
|cwer Ihcn fcrecc:Iec :upp|ie:
pu||ing frcm Ihe We:I.
Top Five
berryraspberry
WecIher i::ue: cre impccIing vc|-
ume: frcm Cc|ifcrnic cnc Mexicc.
FrcrcIe: cre |ike|y. Cuc|iIy i: gccc.
berrystrawberry
We cre :eeing c :p|iI mcrkeI Le-
Iween Cc|ifcrnic grcwing crec:. 8e
wcry c: Cxncrc mcrkeI: cre |cw,
refecIing uc|iIy i::ue:. ScnIc Mcric
cnc WcI:cnvi||e uc|iIy i: LeIIer
cnc vc|ume: cre increc:ing.
broccoli &
cauliflower
8rcccc|i mcrkeI: cre :IcL|e: uc|iIy
i: mc:I|y gccc wiIh cn|y cccc:icnc|
cefecI: {fcwering/cpen Lecc:)
cnc :upp|ie: gccc. Ccu|ifcwer
mcrkeI: cre up wiIh |cwer Ihcn
fcrecc:Iec :upp|ie: pu||ing frcm Ihe
We:I. Cccc:icnc| cefecI: :uch c:
fcwering, ye||cwing cnc uncer :iz-
ing are noted.
HONEYDEW &
Brix Avg
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melonhoneydew
& cantaloupe
McrkeI: cre :Ieccy wiIh gccc
inIernc| uc|iIy cnc gccc cverc||
mcrkeI cuI|cck. Hcneycew vc|ume
i: running |crge wiIh gccc cemcnc
cn :mc||er :ize:.
onions
Shec: cre Leginning Ic fni:h up in
Ihe ncrIhwe:I crec, puIIing pre:-
:ure cn mcrkeI:. Iexc: cvci|cLi|iIy
i: geIIing LeIIer. /|| Fec Cnicn: wi||
Le IighI fcr Ihe nexI few week:.
green peppers &
squash
F|cricc Green Fepper mcrkeI: cre
:Ircnger c: recenI errcIic wecIher
impccIec vc|ume. Supp|ie: cnc
uc|iIy cre gccc. Zucchini mcrkeI:
cre cff wiIh increc:ec :upp|ie:
LeIIer frcm Mexicc cnc F|cricc.
Ye||cw Suc:h mcrkeI: cre :IcL|e
as supplies increase.
red and yellow
peppers
Mexiccn Fec Fepper mcrkeI: hcve
ec:ec. Ye||cw Fepper mcrkeI: cre
steady and supplies are stable.
potatoes
Fu::eI FcIcIc mcrkeI: cre :Ieccy
cnc uc|iIy i: gccc. F|cricc Fec cnc
Ye||cw FcIcIc mcrkeI: cre :Ircnger.
tomatoes
Fcunc IcmcIc mcrkeI: hcve
:IrengIhenec c: F|cricc Ircn:iIicn:
in few week:. Fie|c: were im-
pccIec in lmmckc|ee frcm L|ccm
crcp cnc rcin. Mexicc vc|ume: cre
ccwn cnc Fc|meIIc i: expecIec
Ic :IcrI in Iwc week:. Grcpe cnc
Cherry mcrkeI: cre frm. F|um Ic-
mcIce: cre :Ieccy.
Please Distribute to:
ExecuIive Chef, Generc| Mcncger, KiIchen Mcncger,
Furchc:ing Mcncger, F&8 Mcncger
Reality Check
Quality Price
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VEGETABLES
Asparagus

8ecn:

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CcLLcge

Ccu|ifcwer

Ce|ery

CucumLer:

LettuceIceberg

LeIIuce-Lecf

LeIIuce-Fcmcine

LettuceSpring Mix

Cnicn:-Fec

Cnicn:-Ye||cw

Fepper:-Green

Fepper:-Fec

FcIcIce:-Fu::eI

Suc:h-Ye||cw

Suc:h-Zucchini

IcmcIc-Cherry

IcmcIc-Grcpe

IcmcIc-
McIure Green

IcmcIc - Fcmc

IcmcIc - V/Fipe

FRUITS
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8erry- 8|cckLerry

8erry- 8|ueLerry

8erry- Fc:pLerry

8erry- SIrcwLerry

Grcpe- Fec

Grcpe- Green

KiwifruiI

Lemcn:

Lime:

Me|cn-CcnIc|cupe
Me|cn-Hcneycew

Me|cn-WcIerme|cn

Oranges

Finecpp|e
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celery
CcnciIicn cnc uc|iIy cre :Ieccy
cnc mcrkeI: cre :cfIer. Smc||er
:ize: cre |imiIec.
citruslemons
McrkeI: cre :Ii|| up cn |crger :ize: wiIh
15 ccunI cnc :mc||er :ize: ycur LeI-
Ier LeI. Cuc|iIy i: gccc Ic exce||enI.
citruslimes
ExpecI mcrkeI: Ic Le :IcL|e cnc
|crger :ize :upp|ie: Ic Le IighI fcr Ihe
nexI ccup|e week:. Ihe new crcp
hc: :IcrIec wiIh :mc||er :ize: Irencing.
citrusoranges
Gccc cvci|cLi|iIy cn c|| :ize: cnc
grcce:. Ihe Ncve| mcrkeI i: :IcL|e,
LuI wincing ccwn. Vc|encic crcng-
e: cre cvci|cL|e wiIh mc:I|y :mc||
cnc chcice :ize: preccmincIe.
cucumber &
eggplants
CucumLer :upp|ie: frcm Hcncu-
rc: cre |ighI, cnc mcrkeI: hcve
ec:ec c: F|cricc vc|ume: increc:e.
Eggp|cnI mcrkeI: cre LeIIer cnc
uc|iIy i: fcir Ic gccc, wiIh mc:I|y
chcice cvci|cL|e.
grapes
Fec Grcpe mcrkeI: cre :Ieccy
cnc :upp|ie: cre gccc: Crim:cn:
cre mc:I|y :hipping cnc Ihere cre
p|enIy cf 8|cck cnc G|cLe Grcpe:
cvci|cL|e. Green Grcpe mcrkeI:
cre refecIing c Iwc Iier mcrkeI.
Ihcmp:cn: uc|iIy i: fcir wiIh Sugcr
Cne:/Frince:: c LeIIer chcice.
lettuce
/|| |eIIuce mcrkeI: cre |cw.
lceLerg uc|iIy i: imprcvec cnc
weighI: cre LeIIer. Fcmcine
uc|iIy ccnIinue: Ic imprcve c:
we||, wiIh |imiIec cupping ncIec.
DefecI: cffecIing Green Lecf cre
expecIec Ic imprcve, wiIh vc|ume:
:IcL|e. Fec |ecf vc|ume i: :IcL|e
as well.
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