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cucIicn fni:he: cnc vc|ume frcm Feru
increc:e:. Vc|ume frcm Cc|ifcrnic
cnc Wc:hingIcn wi|| imprcve. Sizing
cnc uc|iIy cre LcIh gccc.
avocado hass
McrkeI: cnc :upp|ie: cre :IcL|e wiIh
gccc cemcnc. Cuc|iIy i: gccc.
bean, green
Supp|ie: cnc uc|iIy cre increc:ing
cnc mcrkeI: cre :IcrIing Ic ccme cff.
berryblackberry
McrkeI: hcve ec:ec c: vc|ume i: LeI-
Ier frcm GucIemc|c. Cuc|iIy i: gccc.
berryblueberries
McrkeI: hcve ec:ec. NcrIhern F|cricc
cnc Gecrgic hcrve:I: cre increc:ing.
Cuc|iIy i: gccc.
berryraspberry
WecIher i::ue: cre impccIing vc|ume:
frcm Cc|ifcrnic cnc Mexicc. FrcrcIe:
cre |ike|y. Cuc|iIy i: gccc.
HONEYDEW &
CANTALOUPE 12%
PINEAPPLE 12-14%
Color: Gold
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1. LETTUCE
Iip Lurn cnc winc Lurn wi|| cffecI c||
Iype: cf |ecf |eIIuce cue Ic fcur ccy:
cf :Ircng winc:.
2. GRAPES
/|| grcpe mcrkeI: cre ccIive cue Ic
Ihe McrkeIing Crcer.
3. STRAWBERRY
We cre :eeing c :p|iI mcrkeI
LeIween Ihe Cc|ifcrnic grcwing
areas.
4. ORANGES
/|| :ize: cnc grcce: cre IighI: expecI
mcrkeI: Ic increc:e ccrc:: Ihe Lccrc
c: ncve|: cre wincing ccwn.
5. GREEN PEPPER
F|cricc Green Fepper mcrkeI:
cre :Ircng cnc hc|cing cI Ihe
higher |eve|.
Top Five
berrystrawberry
We cre :eeing c :p|iI mcrkeI Le-
Iween Ihe Cc|ifcrnic grcwing crec:.
8e wcry c: Cxncrc mcrkeI: cre |cw,
refecIing uc|iIy i::ue:. ScnIc Mcric
cnc WcI:cnvi||e uc|iIy i: LeIIer
cnc vc|ume: cre increc:ing.
broccoli &
cauliflower
8rcccc|i mcrkeI: cre :IcL|e: uc|iIy
i: mc:I|y gccc wiIh cn|y cccc:icnc|
cefecI: {fcwering/cpen Lecc:) cnc
:upp|ie: gccc. Ccu|ifcwer mcrkeI:
cre :Ircng wiIh |cwer Ihcn fcrecc:I-
ec :upp|ie: pu||ing frcm Ihe We:I.
celery
CcnciIicn cnc uc|iIy cre :Ieccy
cnc mcrkeI: cre :cfIer. Smc||er :ize:
cre |imiIec. Cxncrc i: Ihe mcin :hip-
ping crec cnc we cre :Ii|| :eeing
Iwi:Iing in :mc||er :ize:.
citruslemons
McrkeI: cre :Ii|| up cn |crger :ize: wiIh
15 ccunI cnc :mc||er :ize: ycur LeI-
Ier LeI. Cuc|iIy i: gccc Ic exce||enI.
HONEYDEW &
Brix Avg
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onions
Shec: cre Leginning Ic fni:h up in
Ihe ncrIhwe:I crec, puIIing pre:-
:ure cn mcrkeI:. Iexc: cvci|cLi|iIy
i: geIIing LeIIer. /|| Fec Cnicn: wi||
Le IighI fcr Ihe nexI few week:.
green peppers &
squash
F|cricc Green Fepper mcrkeI: cre
:Ircng cnc hc|cing cI Ihe higher
|eve| c: recenI errcIic wecIher
impccIec vc|ume. Fie|c: cre Ircn:i-
Iicning Ic NcrIhern F|cricc. Supp|ie:
cnc uc|iIy cre gccc. Suc:h mcr-
keI: cre cff wiIh increc:ec :upp|ie:
LeIIer frcm NcrIh F|cricc.
red & yellow
peppers
Mexiccn Fec Fepper mcrkeI: cre
up :|ighI|y. Ye||cw Fepper mcrkeI:
cre :Ieccy cnc :upp|ie: cre :IcL|e.
Ihe cc|crec pepper mcrkeI wi||
Le Irencing higher c: Ihe :ec:cn
winc: ccwn.
potatoes
Fu::eI FcIcIc mcrkeI: cre :Ieccy
cnc uc|iIy i: gccc. F|cricc Fec cnc
Ye||cw FcIcIc mcrkeI: cre :Ircnger.
tomatoes
Fcunc IcmcIc mcrkeI: hcve
:IrengIhenec c: F|cricc: fe|c:
Ircn:iIicn. Fie|c: were impccIec in
lmmckc|ee frcm L|ccm crcp cnc
rcin: c gcp mcy cccur in Ihe nexI
ccup|e cf week:. Mexicc vc|ume:
cre ccwn cnc Fu:kin i: expecIec
Ic :IcrI in Iwc week:. Grcpe cnc
Cherry mcrkeI: cre frm. F|um Ic-
mcIce: cre ccIive.
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Furchc:ing Mcncger, F&8 Mcncger
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VEGETABLES
Asparagus

Beans

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CcLLcge

Ccu|ifcwer

Ce|ery

CucumLer:

LeIIuce-lceLerg

LeIIuce-Lecf

LeIIuce-Fcmcine

LeIIuce-Spring Mix

Cnicn:-Fec

Cnicn:-Ye||cw

Fepper:-Green

Fepper:-Fec

FcIcIce:-Fu::eI

Suc:h-Ye||cw

Suc:h-Zucchini

IcmcIc-Cherry

IcmcIc-Grcpe

IcmcIc-
McIure Green

IcmcIc - Fcmc

IcmcIc - V/Fipe

FRUITS
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8erry- 8|cckLerry

8erry- 8|ueLerry

8erry- Fc:pLerry

8erry- SIrcwLerry

Grcpe- Fec

Grcpe- Green

KiwifruiI

Lemcn:

Lime:

Me|cn-CcnIc|cupe
Me|cn-Hcneycew

Me|cn-WcIerme|cn

Crcnge:

Finecpp|e
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citruslimes
Smc||er :ize mcrkeI: cre cff. ExpecI
|crger :ize :upp|ie: Ic Le IighI fcr
Ihe nexI ccup|e week: c: mcrkeI:
cyc|e Ihcugh. Ihe new crcp hc:
:IcrIec wiIh :mc||er :ize: Irencing.
citrusoranges
/|| :ize: cnc grcce: cre IighI:
expecI mcrkeI: Ic increc:e ccrc::
Ihe Lccrc c: ncve|: cre wincing
ccwn. Vc|encic crcnge: cre cvci|-
cL|e wiIh mc:I|y :mc|| cnc chcice
:ize: preccmincIe.
cucumber &
eggplants
CucumLer :upp|ie: frcm Hcncu-
rc: cre |ighI, cnc mcrkeI: hcve
ec:ec c: F|cricc vc|ume: increc:e.
Eggp|cnI mcrkeI: cre LeIIer cnc
uc|iIy i: fcir Ic gccc, wiIh mc:I|y
chcice cvci|cL|e.
grapes
Fec cnc G|cLe Grcpe mcrkeI: cre
:IcL|e fcr ncw, LuI mcy increc:e
c: Ihere cre Ic|k: cf :Irike cue Ic
Ihe McrkeIing Crcer {Ihe Ihre:hc|c
cf uc|iIy c||cwec). 8|cck Grcpe:
cre fni:hing :ccn, cnc mcrkeI:
cre refecIing Ihe |imiIec :upp|ie:.
Green Grcpe mcrkeI: cre :Ii||
refecIing Iwc Iier mcrkeI. Ihcmp-
:cn: uc|iIy i: fcir wiIh Sugcr Cne:/
Frince:: c LeIIer chcice.
lettuce
LeIIuce mcrkeI: cre up c: fe|c:
Ircn:iIicn frcm Hurcn Ic Sc|inc::
uc|iIy ccnIinue: Ic imprcve cnc
wiIh vc|ume: :IcL|e. F|ec:e ncIe:
Iip Lurn cnc winc Lurn wi|| cffecI
c|| Iype: cf |ecf |eIIuce cue Ic
:Ircng winc: Ihi: pc:I week.
melonhoneydew
& cantaloupe
McrkeI: cre running :mc|| fcr LcIh
:ize:. CcnIc|cupe :upp|ie: cre |ighI
cnc mcrkeI: hcve increc:ec. Hcn-
eycew :ugcr cnc uc|iIy i: gccc.
Ncgc|e: hc: :IcrIec.
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