The Produce Blog

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,

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

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

Market Report Market Forecast For the week ending December 6, 2025 Market down Market Steady Market Up Apples No changes in the apple market. Packouts continue to skew toward larger sizes, leaving smaller apples in limited supply. Sizes 125s and 138s remain available, though inventories are tight, while 113s and 100s are more readily accessible. ASPARAGUS Mexican asparagus supplies are steady to slightly lower as holiday demand raises prices. Southern Baja leads production, with Sonora winding down and Central Mexico

Market Report Market Forecast For the week ending November 22, 2025 Market down Market Steady Market Up Apples No changes in the apple market. Packouts continue to skew toward larger sizes, leaving smaller apples in limited supply. Sizes 125 and 138 remain available, though inventories are tight, while 113s and 100s are more readily accessible.     ASPARAGUS Mexico is meeting demand, though markets are slow and quality is mixed. Cooler weather is helping, and volume stays steady until Caborca ramps