Iceberg Lettuce

Production has finished in the desert. Salinas’s shippers started the past few days with quality similar to Huron but with more misshaped heads. Quality in all areas has issues, mostly with weak tip but will improve as growers get into fields that weren’t affected by the late winter weather. The market will firm as fewer districts will be in play. Also affecting supplies will be the lack of sufficient labor needed to harvest.

Leafy Greens

Romaine quality has improved which has increased supplies. Huron and now Salinas are all in production. All items should fully transition to Salinas sooner and supplies will moderate and the market is expected to strengthen as Huron finishes by the end of next week.

Cabbage

The Florida crop of cabbage is doing well. Overall quality this year has been very good with no significant issues to report. Cabbage supply will be in Florida until the middle of June as we target an overlap between the start of Georgia & the Florida finish. The acreage available in each area does change depending on what we feel we need from each area. Georgia typically starts the last week in April but due to a colder than normal winter, we don’t anticipate starting until May 6th. I do have good enough supplies left in Florida to cover the gap. The early reports from Georgia show the cabbage quality looking good at this time.

Onions

Onion supply has improved with the new crop becoming available from Texas and Mexico. Quality is good and the market should remain calm for the next few months.

Tomatoes

Currently, Florida and Mexico are shipping tomatoes.