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Produce Market Report for the Week Ending January 10, 2025

Market Report Market Forecast For the week ending January 10, 2025 Market down Market Steady Market Up Apples Apples are trending toward larger sizes, while all varietals remain available. Holiday-related production and packing constraints are limiting supply and are contributing to a gradual upward pressure on pricing. ASPARAGUS Peru is bridging the Mexico gap with increasing volumes, though sizing remains small and most shipments are by ocean, while Mexican asparagus is extremely tight with sharply rising prices and limited availability,

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Produce Market Report for the Week Ending January 3, 2025

Market Report Market Forecast For the week ending January 3, 2025 Market down Market Steady Market Up Apples Apples are trending toward larger sizes, while all varietals remain available. Holiday-related production and packing constraints are limiting supply and are contributing to a gradual upward pressure on pricing. ASPARAGUS Peru is bridging the Mexico gap with increasing volumes, though sizing remains small and most shipments are by ocean, while Mexican asparagus is extremely tight with sharply rising prices and limited availability,

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Produce Market Report for the Week Ending November 22, 2025

Market Report Market Forecast For the week ending December 27, 2025 Market down Market Steady Market Up Apples  The 2025–2026 Washington apple season continues to take shape, with early projections proving more optimistic than current packing realities. Gala volumes in particular are coming in significantly lighter, with this year’s crop running approximately 3 million cases below the same point last season. Pink Lady and Ambrosia are also down, each by about 1 million cases year over year. As a result,

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Produce Market Report for the Week Ending December 20, 2025

Market Report Market Forecast For the week ending December 20, 2025 Market down Market Steady Market Up Apples Food service sizes remain tight, with pack-outs skewed toward larger apples and limited availability of smaller fruit. Sizes 125s and 138s are available but in short supply, while 113s and 100s are more readily available. ASPARAGUS Mexican asparagus supplies are steady with soft demand and flat pricing through late December. Strong production in Southern Baja, Sonora, and Central Mexico should maintain consistent

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Produce Market Report for the Week Ending December 13, 2025

Market Report Market Forecast For the week ending December 13, 2025 Market down Market Steady Market Up Apples Food service sizes remain tight, with pack-outs skewed toward larger apples and limited availability of smaller fruit. Sizes 125s and 138s are available but in short supply, while 113s and 100s are more readily available. ASPARAGUS Mexican asparagus supplies are steady with soft demand and flat pricing through late December. Strong production in Southern Baja, Sonora, and Central Mexico should maintain consistent

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