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Market Insider June 11, 2021

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Broccoli

Broccoli
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Plenty of broccoli continues to be available from Santa Maria to Salinas.  This market has been very depressed for months and will remain down as East Coast product becomes available.  Quality remains very nice.


Cabbage

Cabbage
steady

Moderate supplies from Georgia expected to decrease as some shippers are finished for the season. Prices are lower. Quality is generally good.


Carrots

Carrots
steady

Carrot market steady with good supplies.  Growers are seeing better supplies of Jumbo and cello size in the fields which is a plus.  Demand for snack carrots continues strong and advanced ordering is still the way to go.


Cauliflower

Cauliflower
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Demand is just fair. quality & condition has been good. Lots of deals on 9s and 16s. Markets look to be stay the same through next week.


Celery

Celery
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Market steady with nice quality overall. Salinas is scheduled to start production in the next week. Supplies will be in glut mode as regions Oxnard/Santa Maria, Salinas overlap.


Green Onions

Green Onions
steady

Market steady, with good supplies. Minimal insect pressure being reported from growers. Expect market to stay steady.


lettuce

Green Leaf Lettuce

Green Leaf Lettuce

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Green Leaf Lettuce

Good supplies of GREEN leaf.  The market has not, and will not change next week.  Quality and head size are both very nice.

Iceberg Lettuce

Iceberg Lettuce

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Iceberg Lettuce

For the majority of ICEBERG Lettuce shippers, their selling point will not change.  But some shippers that cut back acreage for the Summer will see limited available cartons and will try to raise the market.

Red Leaf Lettuce

Red Leaf Lettuce

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Red Leaf Lettuce

New week, same situation.  Plenty of RED lead available in the Salinas Valley.  No change in the market for another week.  The quality remains very good.

Romaine Lettuce

Romaine Lettuce

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Romaine Lettuce

Adequate supplies of ROMAINE will keep the carton and heart market down.  Recent warm weather and high winds may bring on a few quality defects, but the majority of product very nice.