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Market Insider May 21, 2021

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Broccoli

Broccoli
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Broccoli is in the same boat as the leaf items, and that boat is going nowhere.  Plenty of supplies.


Cabbage

Cabbage
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Light supplies from Florida as most growers have finished for the season.  Prices are slightly higher.  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
steady

Cauliflower demand is moderate. Markets are about steady. Movement and fob prices impacted by slight shortage of trucks and high freight.


Celery

Celery
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Markets are steady with good supplies. Salinas production will be starting early June.


Green Onions

Green Onions
steady

Quality is good while condition is fair to good with occasional insect pressure. Mexico temps will be warm this weekend.


lettuce

Green Leaf Lettuce

Green Leaf Lettuce

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Green Leaf Lettuce

With optimum growing conditions, the GREEN leaf market will remain depressed.  Plenty of supplies are available out of the Salinas Valley.

Iceberg Lettuce

Iceberg Lettuce

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Iceberg Lettuce

Continued good supplies of iceberg from Santa Maria up to Salinas.  With transportation being tight, and fruit and melons starting in California, Iceberg will be competing for truck space and the market should not change for the next couple of weeks.

Red Leaf Lettuce

Red Leaf Lettuce

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Red Leaf Lettuce

No change with the market.  Plenty of supplies.

Romaine Lettuce

Romaine Lettuce

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Romaine Lettuce

Like all of the leaf items, romaine is plentiful and reasonably priced.  Carton, Hearts and processed are available.  No change in the market next week.