April 4th, 2024

4   Market Notes April 4th, 2024  RAMPS FOR MANY, NOT ALL   Two down, one to go. The ramp season is short in the best of times, but can be quickly curtailed by environmental events. Flooding in Ohio, which occurred last week, is one of those events.  We had hoped for...

March 28th, 2024

  Market Notes March 28th, 2024 RAMPS FOR ALL    It is ramp time!  Harvest is now in three states, West Virginia, Ohio, and Michigan. If there is no weather surprises, next week we will be able to fill every order.  While the Michigan pick is only southern, central,...

March 14th, 2024

  Market Notes March 14th, 2024  RAMPS UNDER CONSTRUCTION    You can and should signal and get in the right lane but the ramp is about a week away. We had hoped to begin the “be the first on your block” pickings this week, but we were held off by rain. This...

March 7th, 2024

  Market Notes March 7th, 2024  COLORADO ORGANIC SPECIALTY SPUDS    Organic potatoes from Colorado will begin to show their age within the next few weeks.  This is a very tricky game of timing.  Most of the San Luis Valley potatoes are dug, suberized, and stored by...

February 22nd , 2024

  Market Notes February 22nd , 2024  MIX & MATCH     For our forward distribution customers on both the east and west coast. We have some good news. We have now been successfully customizing pallets at each of these locations in order to make variety more...

February 8th , 2024

  Market Notes February 8th , 2024  A MIGHTY WET WIND   The west coast got hit hard the past five days and many crops have suffered from the winds and the water left by torrential rains.   From a specialty point of view, arugula was amongst the hardest hit. Both...