Continuing Supply of BC Pears and Fair Trade Items

Apple supply has few hiccups as we are transitioning to CA fruit on most varieties.  We expect that the small and late harvest of several varieties will shorten the season on those, but that’s nothing to worry about yet. 

Avocado quality continues to be excellent with good stock on all fronts. 

Nothing but rave reviews on our Fair Trade mango program – we’ll have a nice transition to Kent’s in a few weeks without a gap. 

Several new citrus SKU’s in this week, including Moro Bloods, clamshell Kumquats, Mandarinquats, low acid mango Navels, and Marmalade oranges – even if you don’t stock these, your customers should know that if they want to break out that canning equipment again and make their own marmalade, this is the time.  Much of this specialty fruit comes from Deer Creek. 

Pear supply is steady – Brooks D’Anjou’s are our continuing favourite! 

Strawberry production continues to be weather affected, with growers tending to pack in pint clams because the fruit is small. 

There is little change on the veg front with continuing tight supply across the board, with the occasional window of good supply and more seasonal pricing opening and closing.

Unfortunately, after a week of warmer weather, cold nights and frost are now looming for the desert growing areas again this weekend, which isn’t going to help. 

One sad note – we’re about to say goodbye to German Butter potatoes for the season – it doesn’t seem to matter how much production increases every year, there is never enough.  We will have good supply of German Butter nuggets for another few weeks, at pretty sharp pricing. 

Slicer cuke pricing continues out of this world, but tomato pricing is crumbling across the board affecting all growers in Sinaloa – a nice stretch of hot weather has helped there.  It was about this time a couple of years ago when we had that deadly freeze and temps of -9 C there – totally the opposite this year.