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BRUSSEL SPROUTS - Local brussels sprouts continue with a good supply of all sizes and pricing is steady. FIELD BELL PEPPERS - Both green and red peppers are done for the seasonCAULIFLOWER - Ontario cauliflower continues with lighter volumes and poor quality in a lot of what is available. This will be the last week.BEANS - The Ontario bean season is done.BROCCOLI BUNCHED/CROWNS - Supplies of quality iceless bunched and crown broccoli continue. Recent cold weather has slowed production, which will be done by October 31. Quality continues to be very good.GREENS - Collard greens, dandelion greens, bunch spinach, green and red kale and green and red swiss chard all continue, but will be ending by the end of the month.CHINESE VEGETABLES - Ontario shanghi bok choy, bok choy, gai lan and bok mui continue. Supplies are winding down and will be finished over the next two weeks.STRAWBERRIES - The ever-bearing varieties are done.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 (RUTABEGA) – New crop rutabaga continues, with pricing easing as supplies steadily increase.CARROT/ONION - Jumbo and heirloom carrots are in good supply. New crop Ontario red onions and yellow cooking onions are available in good supply.MUSHROOMS - Mushrooms continue to be short; especially buttons. Growers are all battling production issues and an overall increase in demand.POTATO – New crop potatoes are available in all colors (white, red and yellow) and sizes (A’s, B’s and C’s). Large #1 chefs continue with the round varieties. New crop russets will start in November as growers are waiting to harvest for the crop to bulk up.LEEKS - Ontario leeks continue with good supply and quality.CABBAGE – Green, red and savoy cabbage continue with good supply.ENGLISH CUCUMBERS – As typical for this time of the year, pricing has risen, but remains steady. Expect the market to continue at the current levels. Quality remains goodHARD SQUASH - Spaghetti, pepper, butternut, buttercup and sweet potato squash are all going strong.

Iceberg - Supplies of head lettuce are expected to be lower over the next few weeks as the end of the northern growing season comes to an end. Value-added triggers are in place.Romaine - There are limited supplies of romaine this week with lower estimates forecast over the next few weeks. Value-added triggers are in place Imported Broccoli - Broccoli is now in a demand exceeds situation. Lower yields and slow growth are causing the decrease in supplies. Value-added triggers are in place.Imported Cauliflower - Cauliflower supply is extremely short. Lack of growth plus bad quality is causing yields to be very short. Value-added triggers are in place.

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• Blackberries: Weather-related production and quality issues are keeping volumes lower• Oranges: California small size Valencia’s (113/138) will continue to remain very tight• Imported Stone Fruit: Peaches, nectarines and apricots are done for the season. Plums

remain steady.

• GREEN ONIONS Quebec green onion production is winding down and will end in about 10 days.

• CUCUMBERS EAST - Cucumber supplies are getting very tight in the eastern half of the country.WEST - Market on west coast cucumber is expected to remain steady

• BROCCOLI Market continues to react higher as supplies and yields are not keeping up with demand. Local Ontario broccoli is expected to wind down.

• POTATOES Markets are rising in all regions. Demand is active with limited production out of Idaho. Rain, snow, and freezing temperatures will curtail harvests.

• ONIONS Onion markets are steady to slightly lower as supplies and quality are good in all regions. Ontario red onions continue with good supply and quality.

• LIMESSupplies on the large sizes continue to be limited and expected to remain so for the remainder of the month. We’re seeing supplies on the small sizes in be in better shape and the markets have softened up.

• LETTUCESICEBERG - Demand continues to exceed supplies industry-wide and this will continue for the next two weeks minimum. Triggered pricing on value-added lettuce items are in play with all shippers.ROMAINE / LEAF - Demand exceeds supplies industry-wide. Yields continue to suffer industry-wide due to excessive warm temperatures in the growing regions. Supplies on green and red leaf are also now getting active, but not as extreme as romaine.SPRING MIX, SPINACH & BABY KALEThe baby leaf market continues to stay steady as supplies have adjusted back to normal. Overall quality is good with occasional yellowing and bruising of the tender leaves.ROCKET ARUGULA / WATERCRESSArugula supplies are very tight. Orders are being pro-rated. Expect to see tight supplies for the next two weeks. Baby red kale supplies are very good. Red watercress, is no longer being grown due to lack of interest.

• APPLESLight harvest on Pink Lady, Braeburn, Lady Alice, Jazz, Envy, and Granny Smith apples, which should keep most varieties at favorable price points.

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

• CELERY Celery supplies are steady as demand picks up with fall promotions.

• CORNGeorgia has started with small amounts of volume available. Quality is very nice.

• AVOCADOSPeru season is done and future arrivals will be minimal. Chile is experiencing a drought and the harvest has been heavy to smaller sizes, reducing the overall volume available.

• GOLD PINEAPPLES Expect water spotting and low internal fruit condition. Due to the unstable weather, fruit will have a biological age change, which means slightly lower brix and lower production for this week and part of next week.

• MELONCANTALOUPES/ HONEYDEWS - Demand is strong and has outpaced the harvest. The current size curve is leaning towards large fruit (4/5/6ct). Small fruit will be limited.

• TOMATOES EAST - Overall volumes are light. Mature green supplies are limited, and sizing is on the small side due to the heat during the earlier phase of the growing cycle.WEST - Sizing and quality will vary by grower and production is expected to fade in the coming weeks wrapping up by the end of the month.

• STONE FRUITThe California stone fruit season is coming to an end. Peaches, nectarines and apricots are done for the season. We have red and black plums available currently. Sizes are mostly on the larger side (VF 50ct and larger).

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• ASPARAGUSMarkets on both coasts are steady with good movement on all sizes.

• CAULIFLOWER The cauliflower market continues to be in a demand exceeds supply situation. Cauliflower is extremely scarce and all suppliers are seeing lower yields and even skipping a few days of harvest to size up the cauliflower.

• MANGOESWe were seeing smaller sizes at the start of the season but the sizing profile has changed and we are now seeing large fruit spread evenly on each manifest. Quality reports are showing good firm fruit with an excellent blush.

• PEARSPrices remain much higher on Anjou and Bosc vs. Bartlett’s. Red pears (Starkrimson) are coming into volume. The California Bartlett pear season is winding down with most shippers done for the season and some selling from storage inventory

• ** NEW ** LOBSTER MUSHROOM - From Oregon.• PORCINI - From BC.• YELLOWFOOT - From BC• SWEET TOOTH / HEDGEHOG - From BC• CAULIFLOWER - From BC• BLUE CLUSTER - From BC• CHANTERELLE - From BC• CHANTERELLE BUTTONS - From BC• BEARS TOOTH / LIONS MANE - From BC• PINE MUSHROOMS - From BC• BURGUNDY TRUFFLES - From Italy• WHITE TRUFFLES - From Italy

• EGGPLANT EAST - The season will go into the second week in November but shippers will be past the peak by the last week of October.WEST - All pack styles currently being packed.

• PEPPERS EAST - Most shippers are packing good volume of quality product.WEST - Supplies currently meet demand on Serranos. Jalapenos available from Mexico and California. Moderate supplies of green and red peppers.

• CITRUS - LEMONSCalifornia supplies of 140’s and larger continue to remain snug. Supplies on small sizes are improving weekly and the market is slightly softening up on those particular sizes.

• BEANSBean supplies are just fair as the recent cold weather has slowed growth. Yellow wax beans, may be tighter as we transition to imports. Snipped bean supplies are good.

• WATERMELON Supplies of seedless watermelons are still a little tight.

• ORANGES Valencia’s will start winding down in the next few weeks. 113s and 138s are limited. Small size Valencia demand continues to be strong and quality remains fair.

• BERRIES BLUEBERRIESExpect to see the cost rising as we continue to rely totally on imported blueberries for the fall/winter months.RASPBERRIESLook for this market to remain steady in the lower ranges due to the volume of harvest at this point in time.BLACKBERRIESWeather-related production and quality issues are keeping volumes lower but should correct by the end of this week or next weekSTRAWBERRIESLook for the market to continue to be steady although the weekend into the weekend with demand good.

• ZUCCHINI EAST - Zucchini supplies are bouncing back after shippers have had light supplies for the past 2 weeks.WEST - Lower volumes are expected as zucchini continues to decrease from all three California growing districts.

• GRAPES Heavy volumes of California grapes continue to be packed as we move through mid-October, and we are now beginning to see peak production wind down for the season

VEGETABLES

FRUITS

WILD FORAGED PRODUCTS

CATEGORY PRODUCTSPACK SIZE

Red Cipollini 3LB

XL Sweet Onions LB

POTATOES Amarosa Potatoes 4LB

Penny Potatoes 4LB

Purple Potatoes 4LB

Yellow Fingerlings 4LB

Hucklebery Gold Potates

4LB

German Butterball Potato 4LB

SALADS Seedling Salad 300g

SEASONAL Garlic Scapes 1LB

SEEDLINGS Burgundy Radish 100g

Kale 100g

Pea Shoots 100g

Pea Shoots 1LB

Sunflower 100g

Sunflower LB

Wheatgrass LB

TURNIPS Amber 3LB

Red 3LB

Purple Top 3LB

RADISH Green 3LB

Purple 3LB

Valentine 3LB

Black 3LB

CATEGORY PRODUCTSPACK SIZE

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

White 3LB

FALL SQUASH Buttercup LB

Carnival LB

White Acorn LB

Pottimarron LB

FALL & WINTER ROOTS

Rutabaga LB

Celeriac LB

Parsnip LB

Parsley Root LB

Jerusalem Artichokes 4LB

Black Salsify LB

ONIONS & BULBS Garlic LB

Shallots 3LB

French Rose 3 LB

Yellow Round 3 LB

Red Round 3 LB

Yellow Cipollini 3LB

PRODUCE AVAILABILITY FOR THE WEEK OF:

OCTOBER 21ST2019

Garlic Seedling Salad