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Current Market Updates
Week 1 2026 Market Update
Lettuce & Leafy Greens
- Excellent quality as growing conditions in Yuma have improved over the past week.
Apples
- New crop varieties are in peak harvest.
- Large crop this season with strong promotable opportunities through spring.
Berries
- Strawberries: Excellent quality from Florida.
- Blueberries: Peru volumes slowing; Chilean arrivals with good quality.
- Raspberries: Moderate, steady supply from Mexico.
- Blackberries: Strong volume continues from Mexico.
Broccoli
- Quality improving from Yuma, though pin rot and occasional issues persist.
- Mexico products are showing better quality recently.
Celery
- Transitioning to Arizona; still harvesting in Oxnard, CA.
- Heavy rain expected may lead to dirt on product and lower yields.
Citrus
- Clementines: Full harvest in California; rain causing some softness.
- Navels: Softness noted due to rain, but short-term issue.
- Lemons: Tight market as demand exceeds supply.
- Limes: Good supply from Mexico.
Eastern Vegetables
- Cucumbers: Moderate supply; cooler Florida weather is limiting yields.
- Green Peppers: Supply lighter after weeks of ample availability.
- Green Beans: Light supply; improving in Homestead and other regions.
- Zucchini & Yellow Squash: Moderate supply; yellow squash tighter.
- Tray Corn: Moderate supply; Belle Glade production underway.
- Eggplant: Light supply from Florida.
- Green Cabbage: Light supply; ramping up in the next two weeks.
Grapes
- Peru imports in full swing; Chile to start in three weeks.
Greens
- Kale & Turnip: Low supply due to cool weather and freeze in Georgia.
Hothouse
- Beefsteaks & TOV: Light supply; Mexico primary source. Good quality but limited promotable volumes until February.
- Colored Peppers: Moderate supply from Mexico.
- European Cucumbers: Steady supply, consistent quality.
- Mini Cucumbers: Light supply.
- Snacking Tomatoes: Moderate supply.
Chili Peppers
- Chiles: Low supply; South Florida crop loss causing shorts. Mexico crop expected in a week.
- Mini Sweets: Good supply; steady promotable volumes from Mexico.
Melons
- Watermelons: Light supply; South Florida finished.
- Mini Watermelons: Moderate supply; Guatemalan fruit improving.
- Cantaloupes & Honeydew: Good supply from Guatemala.
Onions
- White onions tightening; expect rising markets over the next two months.
Pears
Pomegranates
- Season finished due to rain in the Central Valley.
Potatoes
- Oversupplied; strong availability through spring.
- Russets: Excellent supply, especially bagging sizes.
- Red & Gold: Great supply from Idaho and Washington.
- Sweet: Harvest complete; excellent supply.
Stone Fruit
- Imported cherries in full swing; stone fruit arriving next week.
Tomatoes (Field-Grown)
- Romas: Moderate supply; Florida volumes improving.
- Rounds: Good supply; steady Florida production.
- Grape Tomatoes: Strong supply; good volumes from Florida.
Tropical
- Avocados: Good supply; promotable volumes from Mexico.
- Honey Mangos: Low availability; gap between Ecuador & Peru.
- Mangos: Moderate supply from Brazil.
- Dragon Fruit: Moderate supply.
- Limes: Good supply; promotable volumes from Mexico.
