December 24, 2015

December 24, 2015

  Market Notes   December 24, 2015 (To The Tune of “Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer”) You know chef size and marbles and bakers and B’s Roosters and purples and russets and C’s But can you recall The coolest tater of all * Midnight the purple skinned tuber Couldn’t...
December 24, 2015

December 17, 2015

  Market Notes   December 17, 2015 THE NEW DEAL We wrote about this a few weeks ago and now the time has come. We have been talking with an established Mexican grower for a few months now and on Monday we will be receiving our first shipment grower direct snow peas...
December 24, 2015

December 10, 2015

  Market Notes   December 10, 2015 FINGERLING UPDATE With all the shortages with the broccoli, cauliflower and root vegetables no one noticed how smooth the fingerling deal has been going. Product out of California is steady and we are getting ready to harvest winter...
December 24, 2015

December 3, 2015

  Market Notes   December 3, 2015 YUMA BLOOMA? Okay, we were wrong again, but this time it is for the better. What was expected to be a three week shortage turned out to be only one week? So allocations and price increases are over and it is almost back to business as...
December 24, 2015

November 27, 2015

  Market Notes   November 27, 2015 A THANKSGIVING THOUGHT: AT LEAST WE CAN EAT The Holiday Beckons, The Factor Is High We All Want To Do A Bit More Than Get By The Flights Are All Filled Up, The Weather Is Clear Is It Possible We Won’t Freak Out This year Now The...
December 24, 2015

November 19, 2015

  Market Notes   November 19, 2015   YUMA GLOOMA? Okay, we were wrong. While it was the right time to get out of Salinas as decided by the rain and the cold, the beautiful Yuma farms could not keep up with the demands of the early departure. The growth is incredibly...