Organic Outlook N NOVEMBER 30 - DECEMBER 7, 2018 N 24 Ct
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Organic outlook N NOVEMBER 30 - DECEMBER 7, 2018 N www.fsproduce.com 24 ct . LADY MOON FARMS FLORIDA ORGANIC GREENS This time of year we rely heavily on Organic Greens and Lettuce from Lady Moon Farms in Florida. Currently available in good supply, great quality, and far from food borne illness investigating: • OG Collards • OG Green & Lacinato Kale • OG Bok Choy • OG Baby and Red Baby Bok Choy • OG Red, Green, & Rainbow Chard • OG Fennel • OG Dandelion & Red Dandelion • OG Green & Red Butter Lettuce • OG Romaine Lettuce • OG Green & Red Leaf Lettuce The first week of December, the following items will also come into season from Florida: • OG Green & Red Cabbage • OG Tat Soi • OG Mizuna • OG Green & Red Mustard • OG Dill • OG Italian & Curly Parsley NOVEMBER 30 - DECEMBER 7, 2018 | MARKET NEWS 48 18 | FOUR SEASONS PRODUCE og lettuce og hass avocados og fair trade bananas The beginning of December will be challenging Time to promote! Organic Hass Avocados are Due to some delays with the box supplier for our with the transition on CA Organic Lettuce south to now available, and prices have dropped from Equal Exchange Peruvian Organic Banana co-ops, Coachella. Premium Organic Lettuce shippers out the spike that the harvest stoppage during ear- we will see a generic label on a portion of Fair ly November. It has taken a little while for the of CA report limited supplies for the first week of Trade Organic Bananas shipping next week. December. pipeline to fill, but expect steady supplies going forward. The banana boxes still have the EE stickers on the Organic Romaine Hearts are loading in Yuma, AZ, Organic Fair-Trade Hass Avocados from Equal banana bunches, as well as the FLO Fair Trade with good quality. Prices are still on the higher side. Exchange are back! We have begun the ripening sticker. The fruit in these boxes are also identical Bags will be marked with origin and harvest date. process to offer Pre-conditioned 48ct next week to fruit that customers have received in the past – time to get the lettuce shelves refilled. as well! organic, fair trade, and small farmer grown. This change should only last for the first week of De- Smooth-skin Organic Green Avocados from cember or so. Florida are in stock again this week. This fruit has been beautiful. og citrus og berries og tomatoes California Organic Satsuma and Clementine Driscoll’s Organic Blackberries out of Mexico Organic Grape Tomatoes are in good supply out Mandarins are in excellent supply in bulk and are expected to continue in steady supply. Oth- of Mexico and Florida. 12/2lb pouches. er brands of Organic Blackberries out of Mexico are in excellent supply with promotional opportu- Organic Cherry Tomatoes have begun to be har- New crop Organic Navel Oranges out of Cali- nities available. vested out of FL, Canada has adequate supplies, fornia are now in excellent supply in all sizes and and Mexico is very limited. Organic Rainbow bags. We are seeing prices come down, with color Driscoll’s Organic Blueberries are now in steady Cherry Tomatoes are also available out of FL. and flavor improving. supply. Expect to transition from 4.4 oz to 6oz packs New crop Organic Grapefruit continues to im- sometime in early December. Prices are expected Organic Roma Tomatoes are in tighter supply prove in supply out of District 3 in Southern Cali- to ease down. Organic Blueberries from Chile and this week out of Mexico. Prices are steady. Flori- fornia. We will see prices ease in early December. Argentina are in excellent supply with promotional da begins harvesting the first week of December. opportunities available in both 6oz and pints. California Organic Pummelos are available in Organic 2-Layer Tomato supplies out of Mexico steady supply. Driscoll’s Organic Raspberries are in lighter vol- are decent, and Florida is limited. ume this week. Prices will rise for early December. Organic Daisy Tangerines New crop are expect- Other brands of Organic Raspberries are expect- Organic Cluster Tomatoes are in tighter supply ed the first week of December. ed to be in decent supplies through the holidays this week out of Mexico. Supplies are decent on with some promotional opportunities available. 15 lb Hothouse Tomatoes. Buck Brand Organic Specialty Citrus is now available in limited supply: Buddha’s Hand, Var- ALERT! Driscoll’s Organic Strawberries iegated Calamondin, Finger Limes, Key Limes, have be- Pink Variegated Lemons, Limequat, Makrut come very tight with supplies not expected to im- Limes, Sweet Palestinian Limes, and Satsuma prove until mid to late December. Expect prices to Mandarins. continue to rise rapidly. We will transition to 12/8 oz packs this weekend. Other brands will continue to be extremely limited with prices on the rise for any small volumes from Mexico and Florida. NOVEMBER 30 - DECEMBER 7, 2018 | MARKET NEWS 48 18 | FOUR SEASONS PRODUCE og cucumbers OG CAULIFLOWER OG BRUSSELS SPROUTS Organic Cucumbers are in abundant supply out ALERT! Organic Cauliflower is in very limited Organic Brussels Sprouts are in good supply out of Mexico. Florida growers report limited supplies supply for the first week of December, at very of CA, but with lighter color. Supplies should be for early December. high prices. Not all orders will be able to be filled. fairly steady through December. Quality is fair to good, with some discoloration. Organic Hothouse Cucumbers are in better sup- Retail bags of Organic Brussels are available out ply out of Mexico and Spain. Organic Romanesco is in good supply out of CA. of Mexico. Microwaveable Organic Bagged Brus- sels Sprouts are not expected until early December. og salads og melons OG BROCCOLI NOTE: Time to refill the Salad shelves! But, it will Organic Honeydew Melons are in better supply ALERT! Organic Broccoli and Broccoli Crowns take a little time to do this. and markets remain steady. are in tighter supply this week as growers deal with the transition down south. Supplies should be slowly getting back to normal Organic Cantaloupe prices have been steady as shippers begin the process of shipping Organic and high. We do have product available, but Organic Broccoli is growing slowly, hence the lack Romaine and Romaine blended SKUs for the first markets will remain on the higher side as there is of supply and higher prices. Some shippers report not a lot of product crossing the border. week of December. We are building inventory they be out for 2 weeks. Prices will drop once the back up to normal! Organic Mini Watermelons are also becoming Brawley, CA area is ready to ship. Packs will be marked with the origin of romaine sporadic as growers in Mexico struggle with cool- and the harvest date to comply with the FDA’s new er weather. We will have product but expect pric- es to rise a bit. recommendation. og tropical specialties og green beans OG PEPPERS Organic Rambutan, Passion Fruit, Starfruit, and Organic Green Beans are in very tight supply out Organic Red, Yellow, and Orange Peppers out of Feijoas (Pineapple Guavas) will be available of CA with prices moving up. FL growers report Holland and Israel are all in good supply. Prices again next week! limited supplies this week as well. are steady. We’re also excited to offer Organic Yellow Pi- Fair Trade Mexican 15lb Organic Green Beans Large sized Organic Red Peppers and Organic tahaya for the first time. It is a dragon fruit vari- are in decent supply. Green Bell Peppers are in adequate supply out ety with a sweet, white flesh. of Mexico. NOVEMBER 30 - DECEMBER 7, 2018 | MARKET NEWS 48 18 | FOUR SEASONS PRODUCE og squash og celery og asparagus Organic Zucchini and Yellow Squash is avail- Organic Celery is in adequate supply with a wide Organic Asparagus is in better supply this week able out of Florida. The crop looks good. Product range of pricing available. The best quality recent- out of Mexico. Quality continues to be good. out of Mexico is in abundant supply. ly has been coming out of the Oxnard, CA region. Organic Butternut Squash is available out of Organic Celery Hearts are in good supply out of Mexico, and a few still from NY. Organic Pie California. Pumpkin, Sweet Dumpling, and Red Kuri Squash are limited. OG GRAPES OG PEARS OG APPLES Supplies of premium Organic Green Grapes are Washington Organic Red Anjou, Green Anjou, Pacific Northwest Organic Apples are winding winding down for the season. Prices are higher. Asian, Bosc, and Comice Pears are in excellent supply. down the regular storage crop over the next few The CA crop will finish for the season in early De- weeks. Expect nicer quality and higher markets cember, and then gap until late December when Washington Organic Red and Green Bartlett as we move into packing from their Controlled At- South American imports are expected. Pears are winding down and are expected to be mosphere fruit. We may see smalls gaps between finished for the season in mid-December. rooms despite good supplies. Supplies of Organic Red Grapes from CA are ex- pected to continue until late December, and then Washington Organic Concorde Pears are back in Washington Organic Granny Smith are showing gap until imports begin. limited supply. a much smaller crop than expected. Prices will likely pop up quickly and sharply. Supplies of Organic Black Grapes are done for Organic Starkrimson Pears are finished for the the season and now gapping until imports start. season. other stories: • Organic Tommy Atkins Mangos are picking up have transitioned to new crop Italian fruit. Zespri • Organic Broccoli Rabe has now transitioned to volume from Ecuador.