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BRUSSELS SPROUTS - Local brussels sprouts have started with a good supply of all sizes. Supplies will increase and pricing will ease as we move into October. Quality is outstanding.PEARS – Ontario Bartlett and Bosc pears continue. We should have supplies for at least two weeksGRAPES – Blue coronation seedless grapes continue with fair supplies. Quality is good.FIELD TOMATO - Ontario field tomatoes and romas continue with good supplies and steady pricing.BELL PEPPERS - Both green and red peppers are in decent production. Expect market to remain steady until first freeze.SWEET CORN- Ontario sweet corn continues with good supplies this week. Pricing is steady.CAULIFLOWER - Ontario cauliflower continues with good volume. Quality is reported as outstanding.BEANS - The Ontario bean season continues with good supplies of both green and yellow. Supplies are steady, however, cooler weather will slow down supplies.POTATOES - New crop potatoes are available in all colors (white, red and yellow) and sizes (A’s, B’s and C’s). CABBAGE– Green, red and savoy cabbage have all started with good supplyPEAS- Fresh Ontario peas in pods are now done for the season. We only have shelled as an option. GREEN ZUCCHINI- Supplies of green and yellow zucchini are tight as the season winds down and the weather gets cooler. The season will end with the first freeze. CHINESE VEGETABLES- Ontario shanghai bok choy and bok choy continue. Supplies are good with very good quality. Gai Lan, and bok mui have also started locally.STRAWBERRIES- The ever-bearing varieties continue with fair supply. They will run until first frost.BUNCH RADISH – Ontario bunch radish continues, with good supplies.HOTHOUSE TOMATO- Ontario red vine and hothouse tomatoes continue with average supply. Gourmet medley, yellow grape and Campari are also available with good supply. There will be excellent quality with good demand and steady supplies for next week.HOTHOUSE PEPPERS- Red, yellow and orange hothouse bell peppers are still priced higher than normal, as acreage this year seems lower. We expect pricing to stay steady through October.WAX TURNIP (RUTABAGA) – New crop rutabaga continues, with pricing easing as supplies steadily increase.CARROT/ONION- Heirloom carrots continue with just fair quality and steady supplies. Jumbo carrots are in good supply. New crop Ontario red onions are available in good supply. HARD SQUASH- Spaghetti, pepper, butternut, buttercup and sweet potato squash are all going strong. APPLES– We continue with new crop Paula Reds. Jersey Macs are done. We will continue with Ginger Golds for about another 3 weeks before transitioning to Golden Delicious. Royal Gala’s will start this week as well as McIntosh and Honeycrisp. Red Delicious, Gold Delicious and Northern Spy will start around Thanksgiving.

CANTALOUPE/WATERMELON/YELLOW WATERMELON- Ontario melon season is done. This includes Cantaloupe, Seedless Watermelons and Yellow Watermelons. – Thames River Melons, InnerkipSTONE FRUIT- Blue prune plums continue with fairly steady supply. Peaches and nectarines will be done once current inventory is depleted. Any fruit still available has quality (gritty/mealy texture) issues. – Vineland Growers Co-Op -Jordan Station.BROCCOLI BUNCHED/CROWNS- Supplies of quality iceless bunched and crown broccoli continue. Quality continues to be very good.–Visscher Farms, ExeterMUSHROOMS- Mushrooms continue to be short; especially buttons. Growers are all battling production issues and an overall increase in demand. – Highline Mushrooms, Leamington

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Potatoes: Cold weather with rain and possible snow flurries in Idaho forecast for next week will curtail harvestsBlackberries/Raspberries: There was a short lived heat wave which has disrupted labor and production more than it will affect the overall quality. Crews stopped picking early, reducing availability. Lemons: A shift in small size fruit is causing limited supplies on California large sized fruit. Current growing regions are winding down and supplies should improve in a few weeks.

• GREEN ONIONS The green onion market continues to stay steady. The warmer weather recently is causing occasional leaf minor and is causing a slight gap.

• CUCUMBERS EAST - Cucumbers are in good supply in many parts of the eastern half of the country.WEST - Market is expected to remain steady.

• BROCCOLI Broccoli supplies continue to get tighter as growers are currently gapping in supplies and lower yields due to the recent heat. Quality is fair.

• POTATOES Markets on new crop potatoes have stabilized as supplies are meeting current demand. Ontario continues with excellent quality of red and whites and yukons, with all sizes (A’s, B’s and C’s) and pack sizes.

• ONIONS Yellow, red and white onions are in full production with excellent quality. The larger size super colossal and colossal yellow are lighter in supply but improving weekly.

• LIMESSome rains in growing regions in Veracruz are helping the crop progress after the long drought.

• LETTUCES ICEBERG - Growers are reporting that they are currently ahead of schedule by 7-12 days and, with the end of the northern season approaching, there is potential for a transition gap in early November Quebec iceberg lettuce continues with lighter supply as growers gap their last fields and experience heavy demand.ROMAINE / LEAF - Demand overall continues to be moderate to light on romaine. Some shippers have reported lower yields due to crop loss. Romaine hearts will have moderate availability all week. Red and green leaf lettuces are stable with promotable volume available this week. Quebec green leaf, red leaf continue with good volume and strong demand. Pricing on romaine is up due to the light supplies.SPRING MIX, SPINACH & BABY KALEBaby leaf supplies have slowly reacted to the recent heat in the Salinas Valley/ROCKET ARUGULA / WATERCRESSArugula supplies are very good with outstanding quality. Baby Red Kale will not be available for the foreseeable future. Bunched watercress quality and availability is good.

• APPLESIn the Pacific Northwest, we are seeing increased volumes on certain varieties (Gala, Honeycrisp, Red Delicious and Fuji)

• BRUSSELS SPROUTS The brussel sprouts market continues to stay steady. There is some internal decay. Ontario will run through November.

• CELERY Plenty of celery available with a wide range of sizes. Quebec celery continues with good supply and quality.

• CORNVolumes of corn will start to decline as the local deals finish. Ontario continues with good production.

• AVOCADOSThe industry is seeing solid inventory levels as Mexico is the dominate supplier. Harvest volumes have increased and field priceshave decreased.

• GOLD PINEAPPLES Fruit quality is reported as unstable but is in overall good condition. Large fruit with round bases are more prone to water spotting, a normal issue for this time of the year, with a good percentage of fruit showing external cirrhosis.

• MELONCANTALOUPES - Demand remains strong on cantaloupes. Supplies are tight and the market has reacted as such. Pricing is higher than they have been the entire summer seasonHONEYDEWS - Although we are seeing good availability for the first half of the week, expect supplies to tighten up going into the weekend.

• TOMATOES EAST - Pricing has improved as more Mexico imports are coming into the market. Eastern supply is still a few weeks away from coming into better supplyWEST - California has experienced more favorable temperatures helping to improve quality. However, overall volume has started to slow down as production moves past its peak of the season

• STONE FRUITWe are now finished with California nectarines for the season. Peaches are becoming snug. Some shippers have decided to finishharvest while others hope to pick for another 1-2 weeks.

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• ASPARAGUSMarkets on both coasts are lower this week with more production from both Mexico, and Peru

• CAULIFLOWER Quebec and Ontario continue with good supplies. Quality is very good, with consistent sizing being the only defect.

• MANGOESWe are completely done with Mexican mangoes. Arrivals of Brazilian mangoes continue to be received. Volume will start low and will increase as we start October.

• PEARSNorthwest Bartletts are peaking on 90ct to 110ct with limited supplies on low grades. New crop D’Anjou (90ct/100ct) and Bosc (90ct-120ct) are limited in availability; especially on lower grades.

• ** NEW ** PORCINI - From BC• ** NEW ** SWEET TOOTH / HEDGEHOG- From BC• ** NEW ** YELLOWFOOT - From BC• CAULIFLOWER - From BC• BLUE CLUSTER - From BC• BEARS TOOTH / LIONS MANE - From BC• GOLDEN CHANTERELLE - From Saskatchewan• PINE MUSHROOMS- From BC• LOBSTER MUSHROOM - From BC• WHITE TRUFFLES- From Italy• BURGUNDY TRUFFLES - From Italy• CHANTERELLE - From Cape Breton or BC

• EGGPLANT EAST - Eggplant supplies are steady. Quality has been good.WEST - Moderate supplies of eggplant continue to be available.

• PEPPERS EAST - Green pepper is in good supply in the mid-west and northeast. WEST - Good supplies of serrano, green, red and jalapeños.

• CITRUS - LEMONSCalifornia supplies of 140’s and larger continue to be tight. We’ve seen a high demand for California supplies as import supplies seem to be winding down.

• BEANSBean supplies are good and easily meeting demand. Ontario supplies and pricing are steady. Snipped bean supplies are good

• WATERMELON Seedless watermelon supplies are still light. Growers are finishing up in North Carolina. California will go another week with light supplies. Quality from the California districts is fair

• ORANGES Valencias will start winding down in the next few weeks; 113s and 138s are very limited.

• BERRIES BLUEBERRIESThe imports are being reported as having very good quality at this point. RASPBERRIESLook for availability to improve as Mexico slowly begins to cross more fruit in the coming weeks.BLACKBERRIESBlackberries are becoming shorter in supply due to the delay in transfers out of Mexico.STRAWBERRIESStrawberries continue to be challenged by less than ideal weather events. While the fruit may look fair/good in the field and at ship point, the issue is in the lack of “legs” on the fruit, meaning its quality doesn’t last very long.

• ZUCCHINI EAST - Zucchini is in peak season with production coming from many spots in the eastern half of the country.WEST - Steady volume is expected to continue through the week from all districts.

• GRAPES Now is the time to promote. Grape harvest out of the Central Valley of California remains in full swing, with cooler weather allowing for some of the largest-volume days of the season so far.

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Parsley Root LB

ONIONS & BULBS Garlic LB

Shallots 3LB

French Rose 3LB

Yellow Round 3LB

Red Round 3LB

Yellow Cipollini 3LB

Red Cipollini 3LB

XL Sweet Onions LB

POTATOES Penny Potatoes 4LB

Purple Potatoes 4LB

Yellow Fingerlings 4LB

Hucklebery Gold Potates

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SALADS Seedling Salad 300g

SEASONAL Scapes 1LB

Easter Egg Radish LB

SEEDLINGS Burgundy Radish 100g

Pea Shoots 100g

Pea Shoots 1LB

Sunflower 100g

Sunflower LB

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BEETS Red Round 4LB

White 4LB

Gold 4LB

Candy Cane 4LB

Red Cylinder 4LB

CARROTS Orange Nantes 3LB

Orange Chantenay 3LB

Rainbow 3LB

Yellow Stone 3LB

Yellow Sun 3LB

Purple 3LB

FALL SQUASH Buttercup LB

Carnival LB

Red Kabocha LB

Green Kabocha LB

Pottimarron LB

Gold Pippen LB

Pottimarron LB

Pie Pumpkin LB

FALL & WINTER ROOTS

Rutabaga LB

Celeriac LB

Parsnip LB

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SEPTEMBER 302019

Easter Egg Radish Garlic Seedling Salad