by admin | Apr 24, 2015 | Archive
Market Notes April 16, 2015 BAKERSFIELD IS ON There is a lot of motion in potato world. There has been A LOT of product floating around out there from numerous growing regions. Things are now changing quickly enough to warrant a full update on what is ending and...
by admin | Apr 17, 2015 | Archive
Market Notes April 9, 2015 BABY LETTUCE Finally, with the transition from Yuma complete, our baby lettuce grower is back and the lettuce is stunning. The reds are vibrant and the greens are museum perfect. As a mixed pack the case weight is as much as 8 pounds,...
by admin | Apr 10, 2015 | Archive
Market Notes April 4, 2015 TRANSITION POST MORTUM The pain has ended. The move is complete. Monday was a nightmare. Tuesday was a bad dream. Wednesday was a little bumpy. Today all is resolved. Aside from the traffic, backups and confusion, the product is...
by admin | Apr 3, 2015 | Archive
Market Notes March 26, 2015 TRANSITION This is the week. Most of the lettuce growers will be wrapping up their processing in Yuma and packing up their processing lines for northern production. Orders for loading Monday have already been packed and will also be...
by admin | Mar 27, 2015 | Archive
Market Notes March 19, 2015 THIRTY THOUSAND POUNDS OF BANANAS REMEMEBERED Most of us, or at least most of us in the 50+ age range, remember the song by Harry Chapin titled “30,000 Pounds of Bananas”. The song was, as some of you may know, based on real life...
by admin | Mar 20, 2015 | Archive
Market Notes March 12, 2015 IT’S TRANSITION TIME Our baby lettuces along with their component buddies have all had a swinging time down south, but all vacations must come to an end. For the greens that means about two weeks. Of course some must leave early for...
