All varieties and sizes are steady but small fruit being is the shortest. Red Delicious continues to peak on 88/100’s with higher color. Golden Delicious is peaking on higher grade 88/100’s as well. Granny-Smiths are peaking on higher grade 88/100 sizes too and the lower grade fruit is also short. Galas are peaking on 88’s and smaller and the higher grades but remain very short. Fuji’s are peaking on extra fancy 72/80’s. Fuji’s are very limited right now and the market is higher on all sizes. D‘Anjou pears continue to peak on the US#1 grade and are evenly spread across the size spectrum but supplies are limited especially on the fancy grade. Bosc pears are peaking on 100’s and smaller. A few Red Pears are available also but supplies are short.

This market is tight. Supplies are very light. Demand exceeds supplies. With the Mother’s Day pull occurring this week; expect supplies to be very tight throughout the week.

Great demand continues to drive the avocado market. and flavor are excellent. Fruit harvest continues at a steady pace with improving maturity, flavor and oil content.

Green bell market is unsettled, continuing light supplies of fancy large sized green bell pepper keeping that market higher. Adequate supplies on choice and small fruit. Colored bell pricing is very unsettled. Extreme Demand exceeds on all colored bells markets lighter supplies.

Pepper will start to tighten up again over the next several days. However, with the market out west remaining low, demand should be off, keeping prices from becoming too high.

Strawberries: The strawberry market continues to improve as the Mothers Day pull begins to ramp up. Supplies are good and have good quality. Quality in all regions is improved.

Raspberries: Supplies are continuing to improve with a gradual adjustment in market price reflecting this.

Blackberries: The blackberry market has adjusted to improved supplies in all regions. Quality remains good

Blueberries: The blueberry market has rebounded sharply upward as the volume of available fruit has dropped dramatically. Expect to see limited availability of pints and a strong push by most suppliers to move from 6oz down to 4.4oz packs.

This market is steady. Supplies continue to be ample. Demand is expected to pick up at the end of the week, but for now, this market is steady.

Carrot supplies remain good, but the size of the carrots continues on the smaller side, thus making jumbo size carrots tight. We are beginning to see a little improvement in size, and should see better supplies of Jumbo as we move through the month.

This market is steady.

This market is a bit stronger. Supplies have become lighter, particularly on the small sizes. Many suppliers continue to deal with seeder, and yields are down. There have been reports of browning on the ends of bunches.

Lemons: Demand is exceeding supplies on 140 and smaller lemons.

Oranges: The Navels production and supplies are light. Harvest has not caught up with demand yet from past rains. Size curve is peaking on 56’s, 72’s. Smaller sizes, 88’s, 113’s, 138’s are demand exceed on supplies. There are a few Valencia oranges being packed, but very limited on them.

Limes: Supplies are fair to good. Only 110’s are tight as fruit has not gained size yet.

Demand remains strong going into the week which will hold the market steady for the next several days.

Market is steady. Still light production on fancy fruit and most availability is on choice and smaller fruit winding down.

Eggplant volume continues to be limited and should remain so for another few weeks. Quality has been marginal.

The market on the red grapes is up. Grapes are finishing up with good quality.

This market is steady. There are good supplies. This has made pricing very competitive. The quality continues to have a few issues with decay upon arrival. Pencil sizing will have the best availability. Supplies are expected to be good throughout the week.

The leaf market has softened. Demand overall is light. Romaine hearts continue to have the issue of cupping properly. There is Epidermal Peel, Blister, and tip burn showing up in romaine, red leaf, and green leaf due to past cold temperatures. Green leaf is the lightest in availability of all the leaf items. Supplies are expected to be light in availability throughout this week.

The lettuce market is softer. Supplies have increased partly due to a lack of demand to begin the week. Lettuce carton weights are averaging 34-38 #s. Some issues have occurred on quality, such as pink ribbing and discoloration. The holiday pull should begin by Thursday or Friday of this week.

Cantaloupe: Volume is slowly picking up. Quality has been good and looks to continue the trend of improving.

Honeydew: Volume and quality are getting better.

The quality of the yellows has been very good. Yellows are steady. Red onions are tight in all districts! Expect the jumbo red availability to be low through next week and expect the market to remain strong.

The russet quality has been excellent in all areas. The market is higher on most sizes and varieties. Most packers are still heavy to A-size in all colors and are limited on B’s and smaller.

Market continues unsettled to upward trend on both Italian and yellow straight neck squashes. Improving supplies on both yellow s/n squash and Italian squash as some older districts run their course and/ or cease production. New growing areas have started harvesting better supplies on Italian squash still light supplies on large fruit but improving.

There is good volume on squash, this market will be soft for the remainder of the week. Quality has been excellent.

California apricots, peaches and nectarines are starting off in a light way with small fruit. We will see better sizing and availability over the next few weeks. Peaches have just begun to arrive out of South Carolina.

Volume is beginning to wind down on shipments of round tomatoes. Quality remains fair to good. Look for newer harvests of roma tomatoes within the next two to three weeks, with good yields expected.

Markets are steady. Continues demand exceeds on seedless watermelon. Current availability on Seedless watermelons is light but, supplies are improving. Most availability will be in bins on seedless.