by admin | Feb 20, 2026 | Archive
Market NotesNovember 13th, 2025 Twas the night before Market Notes, all about the dock,Not a forklift was rolling, not even one knock.The orders were stacked in my inbox with care,In hopes that fulfillment soon would be there. I sat at my laptop, slumped low in...
by admin | Dec 30, 2025 | Archive
Market NotesNovember 13th, 2025 TRANSITION CONDITION Our baby greens grower moved south last week, and southern distribution began this past Monday. Most other Salinas Valley growers are moving this weekend, so more hell days are a comin’. All this is not a...
by admin | Nov 14, 2025 | Archive
Market NotesOctober 13th, 2025 AS THE STONE FRUIT GOES..THE APPLE GROWS We will look to South America in about six weeks for the cherries, plums, and other stone fruit that attempt to take the place of the sublime domestic product. Hard squash on...
by admin | Oct 13, 2025 | Archive
Market NotesAug 21st, 2025 THE LAST BEST THING The stone fruit season once again has come to an end. Over the next few weeks there will still be a few peaches, plums, and pluots, even some wonderful dessert varieties but all that will wither...
by admin | Aug 22, 2025 | Archive
Market NotesAug 14th, 2025 IT’S GETTING BUGGY OUT THERE Many of the infestations that traditionally occur in the Salinas Valley and as far south as Santa Maria and affect commodities, hit the specialty fields as well. While iceberg and romaine are...
