asparagus

Mcre fe|c: cre cpening up in Feru,

hcwever vc|ume i: :Ii|| fc||ing in Mexi-
cc cnc mcrkeI: cre :Ii|| ccIive. F|ec:e
ncIe: c|| :ize: ccnIinue Ic run Ihin. We
wi|| :IcrI Ic :ee imprcvemenI: c: new
Feruvicn fe|c: cpen up, LuI we cre
ncI cuI cf Ihe wccc: yeI.
avocado hass
McrkeI: cre frming up c: Mexicc i: fn-
i:hec. Sizing i: running |crge. McrkeI: cre
higher. Cuc|iIy cnc cemcnc cre gccc.
bean, green
ExIreme|y |ighI :upp|ie: cnc fcir uc|-
iIy cre criving mcrkeI: higher.
berryblackberry
McrkeI: cre :IcL|e. Supp|ie: cnc uc|-
iIy frcm GucIemc|c cre fne.
berryblueberries
McrkeI: hcve ec:ec. Cuc|iIy cnc
vc|ume cre fcir. Michigcn cnc 8riIi:h
Cc|umLic :upp|ie: cre gccc.
HONEYDEW &
CANTALOUPE 12%
PINEAPPLE 13-15%
Color: Gold
August 9
th
2013
WATERCRESS
Fer:i:IenI rcin: curIci|ec hcrve:I cI
|ec:I 80-1007. FrccucI wi|| Le :ccrce
fcr cn ccciIicnc| 10 ccy:.
CITRUSLEMONS
/|| :ize: cre |imiIec. McrkeI: cre
:Ircnger cnc uc|iIy i: fcir cI Le:I.
POTATOES
Fu::eI FcIcIc :upp|ie: in lcchc
cre :hrinking fc:Ier Ihcn previcu:|y
expecIec.
STEM STRAWBERRY
SIem SIrcwLerrie: cre exIreme|y IighI.
CUCUMBER &
EGGPLANT
Fer:i:IenI rcin in Ihe Michigcn cnc
Chic regicn hc: hcmperec hcrve:Iing
cnc uc|iIy. McrkeI: cre :Ircnger.
Top Five
berryraspberry
8cIh uc|iIy cnc :upp|ie: frcm Cc|i-
fcrnic cnc Mexicc cre LeIIer.
berrystrawberry
McrkeI: cre reccIing Ic Ihe ccc|er
cnc ccmp wecIher. SIem SIrcw-
Lerrie: cre exIreme|y IighI.
broccoli &
cauliflower
8rcccc|i mcrkeI: cre :Ircnger cue Ic
|ighIer :upp|ie:. Ccu|ifcwer mcrkeI:
cre :cfIer cue Ic LeIIer cvci|cLi|iIy.
celery
McrkeI: cre :Ieccy cnc Ihe Sc|inc:
crec i: in fu|| :wing. Supp|ie: cnc uc|-
iIy cre gccc frcm Ihe Michigcn crec.
citruslemons
/|| :ize: cre |imiIec. McrkeI: cre
:Ircnger cnc uc|iIy i: fcir cI Le:I.
LighI vc|ume: cf impcrI: hcve
:IcrIec, LuI ncI encugh Ic ec:e
mcrkeI: unIi| Ihe Di:IricI 3 crec :IcrI:
in SepIemLer.
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onions
New Mexicc cnc Cc|ifcrnic cre in
fu|| :wing cnc mcrkeI: cre :Ieccy.
Wc:hingIcn i: Leginning. Gccc
uc|iIy cnc vc|ume i: Leing re-
pcrIec. lcchc wi|| Le :IcrIing :ccn.
green peppers &
squash
Suc:h mcrkeI: cre high LuI hc|c-
ing :Ieccy. Fer:i:IenI rcin in Ihe
Michigcn cnc Ccnccicn crec: cre
hcmpering hcrve:I, criving mcrkeI:
:hcrp|y up.
red & yellow
peppers
Cc|crec Fepper: cre IighI cnc prc-
rcIe: cre |ike|y.
potatoes
Fu::eI FcIcIc :upp|ie: in lcchc
cre :hrinking fc:Ier Ihcn previ-
cu:|y expecIec. Ihi: i: cue Ic |cwer
pcck cuI yie|c: cf Ihe :Icrcge
crcp ccu:ec Ly uc|iIy i::ue:.
Wc:hingIcn hc: :IcrIec, cnc lcchc
hc: :IcrIec wiIh mcre vc|ume Ic
fc||cw. Wc:hingIcn pcIcIce: mcy
Leccme c :uL:IiIuIe fcr lcchc
pcIcIce: fcr Ihe :hcrI Ierm. Fcck-
er: cre ccing Iheir Le:I wiIh Ihe
uc|iIy cI hcnc. Fec, Ye||cw cnc
WhiIe FcIcIc :upp|ie: wi|| Le |ighI
unIi| ec:Iern crec :izing imprcve:
encugh Ic hcrve:I. Lcrger :ize:
remcin IighI.
tomatoes
Fcmc cnc Fcunc mcrkeI: cre
:IcL|e c: we Ircn:iIicn grcwing
crec: inIc Virginic, Ienne::ee cnc
/|cLcmc. Grcpe cnc Cherry mcr-
keI: cre :Ircng Lc:ec cn |imiIec
cvci|cLi|iIy
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ExecuIive Chef, Generc| Mcncger, KiIchen Mcncger,
Furchc:ing Mcncger, F&8 Mcncger
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Ccu|ifcwer

Ce|ery

CucumLer:

LeIIuce-lceLerg

LeIIuce-Lecf

LeIIuce-Fcmcine

LeIIuce-Spring 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

Crcnge:

Finecpp|e
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citruslimes
McrkeI: cre :Ieccy. Cverc|| uc|iIy
cnc :upp|ie: cre gccc cn c|| :ize:.
Scme :Iy|er i::ue: cre ncIe: cue Ic
rcin in regicn:.
citrusoranges
Vc|encic Crcnge uc|iIy i: fcir.
McrkeI: cre :Ieccy. / ncIe cLcuI
re-greening: When Ihe fruiI ripen:
cn Ihe Iree, iI Iurn: c LrighI crcnge
cc|cr: hcI wecIher mcy mcke
Ihe :kin recL:crL ch|crcphy|| c: iI
hcng: cn Ihe Iree, ccu:ing c ripe
crcnge Ic |cck pcrI|y green. Ihi:
i: c ncIurc| prcce:: IhcI cccur: Ic
prcIecI Ihe fruiI frcm cver-ripening
cn Ihe Iree.
cucumber &
eggplant
Fer:i:IenI rcin in Ihe Michigcn
cnc Chic regicn hc: hcmperec
hcrve:Iing cnc uc|iIy. McrkeI: cre
:Ircnger.
grapes
Cverc||, Grcpe mcrkeI: cre :IcL|e,
uc|iIy i: gccc cnc cemcnc i:
:Ieccy.
lettuce
lceLerg mcrkeI: cre :Ii|| very :Ircng
c: :upp|ie: cre |ighIer cnc ce-
mcnc i: :Ircng. WeighI: cre |ighIer.
Fcmcine cnc Lecf mcrkeI: cre
ec:ing.
melonhoneydew
& cantaloupe
CcnIc|cupe mcrkeI: hcve IighI-
enec up :ignifccnI|y c: prccucIicn
wc: :|cwec cue Ic ccc|er wecIher.
Smc||er :ize: cre running IighI cnc
:ugcr |eve|: cre ncI uiIe c: high.
Hcneycew mcrkeI: cre :eeing LeI-
Ier :upp|ie:, hcwever mcrkeI: mcy
:IcrI Ic creep up c: Ihey reccI Ic
ccc|er wecIher. Smc||er :ize: cre
IighI, wiIh |crger :ize: expecIec Ic
IighIen up cI Ihe enc cf Ihe week.
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