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Organic Market News ORGANIC MARKET NEWS NOVEMBER 13 - NOVEMBER 20, 2020 PEAK SEASON ORGANIC PEARS November is a good time to promote the full va- riety of peak season Organic Pears from Wash- ington and Oregon! Organic Green Anjou, Red Anjou, Starkrimson Red and Golden Russet Bosc Pears continue in excellent supply. Washington Organic Bartlett Pears are in decent supply with steady pricing, though that pricing is higher than last season. Promote Organic Bartlett Pears while you can since the season will wrap up in late November or early December. Organic Asian Pears out of the Pacific Northwest continue in season with the brown-skin Olympic variety from Columbia Gorge. Washington Organic Concorde Pears continue in steady supply. This elongated variety is crunchy and sweet, with hints of vanilla in the flavor. $$$ freightwaves.com FREIGHT RATES OG BERRIES OG CITRUS ALERT! For mid-November through the holidays, Organic Blueberries out of Argentina, Chile, and California Organic Satsuma Mandarins are now the cost of goods on fresh produce items coming Peru are arriving more and more each day. Ex- in season from several growers. We expect to see from the west coast could climb 50¢ to $3.00+ a pect prices to come down and supplies to be ex- some Buck Brand product available for the week case depending on the size of the box as refriger- cellent on both 6oz and pints. of 11/16 as well. ated truck rates are increasing sharply. Premium variety Driscoll’s Organic Blueberries California Organic Navel Oranges are now in For example, bringing a load of apples and are available out of Mexico in limited supply with good steady supply on all sizes and bags. Prices pears from Washington to Pennsylvania, had re- high prices. Supplies should improve over the next are easing down. cently been costing around $7,000 on the open couple of weeks and prices should come down. market, but now it’s costing as high as $10,000. New crop California and Mexican Organic Organic Blackberries out of Mexico are now in Grapefruit supplies are improving daily with pric- What seems to be causing this spike is more loads excellent supply with promotional opportunities es coming down. The most promotable size will than available driver capacity. This is being influ- available. Driscoll’s Organic Blackberries are in be 48ct, where growers have strong availability. enced by the huge jump in e-commerce during the steady supply and trading at a higher price. pandemic headed towards the holidays. So, it’s less California and Mexican Organic Lemons are in about a driver shortage than a demand increase Organic Raspberry supplies and prices are steady. excellent supply on all sizes. Prices continue to in cross-country dry van and refrigerated freight. Driscoll’s and Cal-Giant will be available. come down. Logistics professionals anticipate expensive ALERT! Driscoll’s Organic Strawberry supplies Buck Brand Organic Pink Variegated Lemons cross-country freight to continue through the holi- continue to decline out of California, and Mexi- are in good steady supply for mid-November. days, but have no made many predictions for 2021 co production is very limited, causing high pricing at this point. and very low fill rates. Expect occasional out-of- Mexican Organic Limes continue in excellent sup- stocks. Other brands are gapping and are in very ply this week. sporadic supply. NOVEMBER 13 - NOVEMBER 20, 2020 | MARKET NEWS 46 20 | FOUR SEASONS PRODUCE OG SQUASH & CUCUMBERS OG PEPPERS OG BEANS Organic Mini Seedless Cucumber prices are com- Organic Green Peppers from Lady Moon Farms in ALERT! Organic French Bean supplies will be ing down this week as production in Mexico ramps FL continue steady yields in early November. Look very short and expensive heading into Thanksgiv- Organic Green Pep- up. Quality has been very nice on the new crops. for promotional opportunities. ing. Hurricane Eta dumped heavy rains across the pers also have strong supplies from NC and GA. growing regions in Guatemala, causing crews to Organic Seedless Cucumber prices will be steady this week out of Mexico. Quality has looked very nice. Organic Red, Orange, and Yellow Bell Peppers stop harvesting. Expect prorates or supply gaps are transitioning from Holland and Canada to through the rest of the month. Organic Cucumbers, Zucchini, and Yellow new crop production in Mexico and Israel. Look Squash from Mexico all continue to yield strong for excellent quality but prices are up some for Organic Green Beans from our Florida grower November. quality and volumes at an excellent price point. escaped major damage from Tropical Storm Eta. ALERT! Organic Mini Sweet Peppers continue in Yields are expected to stay fairly consistent through Organic Zucchini Cucum- Lady Moon Farms and limited availability while many shippers are com- Thanksgiving. Initial inspection of the fields revealed bers from FL have decreased in volume in early pletely out. Expect to see a gap in supply on this no damage to the crop and should not affect the November due to rain. The crop will inch along product until further notice. until the end of the month. volumes during the Thanksgiving holiday pulls. OG LETTUCES OG BROCCOLI OG GRAPES ALERT! Organic Leaf, Iceberg, Romaine Hearts, Organic Broccoli from California is experiencing California Organic Red Grapes continue in excellent and Romaine Lettuces are amidst the transition to light yields and rising prices once again as the supply with great quality and promotional opportu- new growing regions in Yuma, AZ. Many suppliers transition from Salinas, CA to Yuma, AZ is under nities are expected through mid-December with no have concluded their harvests from Salinas, CA, yet way. Expect these market conditions to continue gap and a smooth transition to Peruvian fruit. aren’t fully ramped up in Yuma. Expect to see po- through the Thanksgiving holiday. tential gaps in supplies or inconsistent availability for California Organic Black and Green Grape sup- mid-November, as pricing will also remain elevated. East Coast Organic Broccoli from GA and NC have started their harvest in early November, plies are dwindling fast, with prices going up, and OUTLOOK: Lady Moon Farms is expecting to be- providing a potential relief for limited Western the end of the season is near. We expect to have gin harvesting Organic Leaf and Romaine Let- supplies. Expect mainly East Coast grown Organic a small gap and then imports out of Peru should tuce at their Florida facility during the final week Broccoli for Thanksgiving with excellent quality, begin mid-December. of November. however pricing will be elevated. OG CAULIFLOWER OG SWEET POTATOES OG BRUSSELS SPROUTS Organic Cauliflower from California is beginning Now is a great time to start stocking up on Organ- Organic Brussels Sprouts from Mexico are in to experience lighter supplies amidst transition ic Sweet Potatoes and building some larger than strong supply as the Thanksgiving holiday ap- from CA to AZ. Stronger demand as the holiday normal displays for the holidays. Pricing on all approaches and weak supplies are driving prices proaches. Look for nice quality, promotional pric- higher. Product will be available, however it’s not items will be steady through the end of the year! ing, and excellent availability. expected to be promotable for Thanksgiving. NOVEMBER 13 - NOVEMBER 20, 2020 | MARKET NEWS 46 20 | FOUR SEASONS PRODUCE OG GREENS OG CELERY OG ASPARAGUS Organic Green, Red, & Lacinato Kale, Collards, Organic Celery continues to see steady supplies in NOTE: Organic Asparagus prices are rising this and Dandelion are all available out of Lady November. As Thanksgiving approaches, demand week ahead of Thanksgiving. Cold weather out Moon Farm’s Florida fields. is expected to cause pricing to rise. However, with of Mexico has slowed production way down, cre- excellent quality and strong production, it’s expect- ating short supplies. Look for Organic Bok Choy, Baby Bok Choy, and ed to be promotable for holiday pulls. many more items to join throughout November. Quality remains very nice, but product will be Organic Celery Hearts are expected to take a tick up in pricing, but availability will remain strong. very tight going into Thanksgiving. OG FALL FRUIT OG TROPICALS OG TOMATOES Organic Cranberries out of British Columbia con- Organic Mangos are finally back! The Tommy Atkins Organic Beefsteak Tomatoes will be available this tinue to be in excellent supply through the holiday crop from Ecuador is available. They’re sizing small- week out of Canada and Mexico. Supplies remain season in both 6oz and bulk 22lb bulk. er to start, so only 12ct fruit is available. We will on the tighter side, but overall demand is weak. offer larger sizes as we can get our hands on them. Quality continues to be excellent from both regions. Organic Pomegranates from California are Organic Cluster Tomatoes will be promotable this steady. Few growers are already dropping out of Organic Hass Avocado prices remain very promot- week out of Canada. Quality has looked excellent. able! We also carry a full line of Fair-Trade Or- supply as we approach Thanksgiving. Mexico is also harvesting and bringing in strong ganic Avocados. This fruit has been beautiful and is numbers, but we continue to promote the Canadian available in a pre-conditioned option as well. grown product. Organic Pomegranate Arils continue in season. ALERT! Organic Formosa Papayas continue to be Organic Grape Tomato prices will be rising some Organic Hachiya Persimmons are in full swing out of stock. Weather and loss of trees by the grow- this week as Florida production slows down due to and supplies should be steady. Organic Fuyu Per- er have played a big part in this extended shortage. Hurricane Eta. It’s still early to assess all the dam- simmons have been tighter, and some growers age from the storm but product should remain available with great quality through Thanksgiving.
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