GARLIC- The peeled garlic pipeline from China continues to be clean due to late container arrivals. When we do receive product, it is of questionable quality due to all the delays. As a result, pricing remains very high. We do not expect any relief soon. Much longer transit times and delayed vessel arrivals are adding as much as 70-90 days to a trip that takes 21 days. China: Demand is strong as supplies are light. Expect pricing remain active through November. California: New crop California garlic continues but supplies remain light but; growers are pro-rating and are once again supplementing…
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VEGETABLES
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FRUIT
SEEDLESS WATERMELON- Supplies of seedless watermelons are still a little tight. Florida is going will a small fall crop and limited supplies. Mexico has limited supplies in Edinburg, Texas, and good supplies for the next couple of weeks in Nogales. Supplies will start tightening up again in December. MANGO- Brazilian mango arrivals were strong last week but will start to decline starting as early as this week. Several Brazilian growers have stopped shipping small mangos (12s) for these last arrivals and focus more on larger sizes. Volume from Ecuador has started mainly with Ataulfo / Honey mangos and small volume of…
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ITEMS NOW IN SEASON
BLACK PLUMS / ONTARIO PEELED BABY CARROT / POMEGRANATE / QUINCE / FUYU and HACHIYA PERSIMMONS / CLEMENTINES
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ITEMS VERY SHORT
DRAGON FRUIT / STARFRUIT
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ITEMS NO LONGER AVAILABLE
PUNTARELLE / SEVILLE ORANGES / HONEY TANGERINE / MEYER LEMONS / POLE FLAT BEAN / BLOOD ORANGES / FLORIDA JUICE ORANGE / RHUBARB / ENGLISH PEA / CHERRIES / GARLIC SCAPE / APRICOTS / PICKLING DILL / ONTARIO STRAWBERRIES / FAVA BEANS / CARA CARA ORANGE / ONTARIO FIELD TOMATO / BLUE CORONATION GRAPES / PRUNE PLUMS / SHELLED PEAS / ONTARIO PEARS / PEACH