The Produce Blog

Market Report Market Forecast For the week ending April 4, 2025 Market down Market Steady Market Up Apples The apple market is holding steady to slightly higher as supplies continue to tighten. Retail bag programs are absorbing a significant share of smaller fruit, pushing foodservice buyers to get creative with sizing to meet their needs. Smaller sizes, 100 count and below, are especially limited in Cosmic Crisp, Honeycrisp, Pink Lady, and Gala varieties. This trend is expected to persist until

Market Report Market Forecast For the week ending March 28, 2025 Market down Market Steady Market Up Apples The apple market remains steady to slightly higher as supplies continue to gradually decline. Retail bag programs are absorbing a significant share of the smaller fruit, requiring foodservice customers to be more flexible with the sizes they use to meet demand. Sizes 100 and smaller are particularly difficult to source in Cosmic Crisp, Honeycrisp, Pink Lady, and Gala varieties. This supply dynamic

Market Report Market Forecast For the week ending March 21, 2025 Market down Market Steady Market Up Apples The apple market remains steady to slightly higher as supplies continue to gradually decline. Retail bag programs are absorbing a significant share of the smaller fruit, requiring foodservice customers to be more flexible with the sizes they use to meet demand. Sizes 100 and smaller are particularly difficult to source in Cosmic Crisp, Honeycrisp, Pink Lady, and Gala varieties. This supply dynamic

Market Report Market Forecast For the week ending March 14, 2025 Market down Market Steady Market Up Apples The apple market continues to move upward at a measured but steady pace. This season has presented particular challenges for foodservice sizes, as crops across all varieties have skewed heavily toward larger fruit. Combined with reduced pack-outs and robust retail bag programs, this imbalance has tightened supplies and pushed pricing higher on smaller, lower-grade apples. These dynamics are expected to remain in

Market Report Market Forecast For the week ending March 7, 2025 Market down Market Steady Market Up Apples The apple market continues to trend upward at a gradual yet steady pace. This season has presented notable challenges for foodservice sizes, as the overall crop across all varieties has skewed larger than typical. Coupled with lower packouts and aggressive retail bag programs, this has driven unusually strong demand and elevated pricing for smaller, lower grade apples. These conditions are expected to