March 5, 2015

March 5, 2015

  Market Notes   March 5, 2015 WHILE WINTER KEEPS ROLLING ALONG….. We all have to agree that the Boston produce community should be given survival medals for making it through this winter. Aside from what local distribution involved, receiving logistics must have been...
March 5, 2015

February 26, 2015

  Market Notes   February 26, 2015 LOS ANGELES MARKET UPDATE After what seems like a year, the Port of Los Angeles has come to a long awaited agreement with its workers and things have begun the slow process of getting back to normal. The effects of strike related...
March 5, 2015

February 19, 2015

    February 19, 2015 SPECIALTY POTATO REVIEW       There is so much happening in all our specialty potato growing areas we need to devote an entire issue to the updates. Although everything will remain business as normal these updates just might spark some new...
March 5, 2015

February 12, 2015

February 12, 2015   IT’S A WEEK OF HOLIDAYS We are sure that something is going on next Friday but maybe that’s just a day to catch our breath. So, Monday is Presidents’ Day, Tuesday is Fat Tuesday, the culmination of the Mardi Gras festivities in the Big Easy,...
March 5, 2015

February 5, 2015

February 5, 2015   WINTER CITRUS DIRECT       While it is unfortunate that we do not have access to the amazing variety of winter citrus provided by Deer Creek, we do work with many other growers as well as the rare finds in the LA Market.  Quick aside: LA Market...
March 5, 2015

January 29, 2015

January 29, 2015 LET’S GO ON RECORD So Simplot is very close to getting their GMO potato, Innate, to market.  This potato has been approved by the USDA and is only waiting for FDA approval. We are aware of the many arguments for GMO products and the many arguments...