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Golf Fundraiser
Monday, August 7-Country Club at Woodmore CC

marketnotes $400/foursome: Golf, gifts, lunch, awards dinner!

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Produce Market Report July 12, 2017

GOOD BUYS FOR THE WEEK KEEP IN MIND WATCH

GOOD BUYS
Seedless Watermelons: Lemons: No relief in sight on
Fruit cuts beautifully with Peaches, Nectarines, unrelenting tight supply
deep red color and taste. Red & Black Plums conditions.
Limes
Green & Red Leaf, Cantaloupes &
Red Seedless
Romaine & Iceberg Watermelons Honeydews: ESCALATED.
Lettuce: Quality is improving. Imperial Valley is finished due
Blackberries Tomatoes: Supplies are
Prices are down and supplies to extreme heat and product
Peaches, Nectarines, continuing to improve as
are very good. Green & Red Leaf, is slow to come out of west
Red & Black Plums: Carolina production is in full
Romaine & Iceberg side. Smaller sizes are limited.
Yellow, white and donut swing. Drier conditions
Romaine Hearts: Supplies Zucchini & Yellow throughout the east are
peaches are the Fruit of the
are good; prices are down. Squash Grapefruit: Shortages
Month for July and they are positive signs for better news.
Corn continue out of California.
some of the finest local
peaches we have ever Green Cabbage Red & Green Grapes: Good
Green Beans: As expected,
tasted! California is also volumes now out of Coachella
the month of July is turning
sending peaches, plums KEEP IN MIND as Central California comes on
out to be difficult for green
and nectarines in the two- slowly.
beans. Late spring rains have
layer tray pack. Tomatoes decimated the East Coast
Corn: Yellow, white and bi- Raspberries: Excellent quality.
Grapes crop so far.
Limes: Limes continue to color corn are now good buys
be a much better cool drink from Virginia and Maryland. Raspberries Strawberries: Availability has
and citrus alternative this Strawberries improved and prices are
summer than lemons. Zucchini & Yellow Squash: unchanged from last week.
Bing Cherries
Very good quality out of
Virginia and Eastern Shore. Yellow Watermelons Cherries: All now from
Figs Washington. A few Rainiers in
Local Corner stock. Better with notice. Brussels Sprouts: Still very
Cucumbers high with supplies limited.
Sungold Cherry Tomatoes: Bright yellow
and sweet from Lois Produce in Virginia. Red & Green Yellow Watermelons: Nice!
Cabbage Fennel: Very difficult to
Zucchini & Yellow Squash: Now from East-
Brown Mission Figs: New crop source with high prices
ern Shore of MD., VA. and PA. with excellent quality. WATCH coming from California now
Baby Mixed Heirloom Tomatoes: Marylands Eastern Lemons with transition starting from Celery: Still very active
Shore has started shipping the first of the heirlooms in 10 south to north. market with high prices.
Cantaloupes &
pound pack. Honeydews
Blueberries: Big, hard berries arriving daily from NJ.
Cucumbers: Starting to come
Grapefruit
down in price with local Idaho Potatoes & Red A&B
Blackberries: Plump and juicy picked Green Beans product from NJ and Maryland. Potatoes: Larger sizes of
daily at Cole Berry Farm and West- Brussels Sprouts Idahos and red potatoes high.
moreland in near-by Virginia. Cabbage: Green cabbage
Asparagus
Yellow & White Corn: Virginia farms are sending corn! Potatoes reasonable from NJ but red is
still on the high side.

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