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Produce Market Report for the Week Ending August 23, 2025

Market Report Market Forecast For the week ending August 23, 2025 Market down Market Steady Market Up Apples The market remains mostly steady, with slight increases in some varieties. New crop apples are beginning to arrive, with early Gala and Ginger Gold varieties coming in this week.  ASPARAGUS Sizing remains tight on both coasts, with limited availability of Large, Extra Large, and Jumbo sizes. Smalls and Standards will be more readily available. Overall market prices are expected to rise due

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Produce Market Report for the Week Ending August 16, 2025

Market Report Market Forecast For the week ending August 16, 2025 Market down Market Steady Market Up Apples The market remains mostly steady, with slight increases in some varieties. New crop apples are beginning to arrive, with early Gala and Ginger Gold varieties coming in this week. ASPARAGUS Sizing remains tight on both coasts, with limited availability of Large, Extra Large, and Jumbo sizes. Smalls and Standards will be more readily available. Overall market prices are expected to rise due

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Produce Market Report for the Week Ending August 9, 2025

Market Report Market Forecast For the week ending August 9, 2025 Market down Market Steady Market Up Apples The apple market remains steady for now. While no varieties are completely out, supplies of Golds, Pinks, Honeys, and Cosmics are beginning to taper off with some shippers. Despite this, pricing has stayed consistent. Looking ahead, new crop apples are expected to start arriving in August, with Ginger Golds and Galas by mid-month and Honeycrisp toward the end of the month. ASPARAGUS

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Produce Market Report for the Week Ending August 2, 2025

Market Report Market Forecast For the week ending July 5, 2025 Market down Market Steady Market Up Apples The apple market remains steady overall. While no varieties are fully finished, availability is lighter on Golds, Pinks, Honeys, and Cosmics as some shippers wind down. Pricing has stayed mostly firm. New crop arrivals begin in August, with Ginger Golds and Galas mid-month, followed by Honeycrisp at month’s end. ASPARAGUS Asparagus supplies from both Mexico and Peru remain limited on larger sizes.

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Produce Market Report for the Week Ending July 26, 2025

Market Report Market Forecast For the week ending July 5, 2025 Market down Market Steady Market Up Apples The apple market remains steady overall. While no varieties have fully wrapped up, several—including Golds, Pinks, Honeys, and Cosmics—are tapering off with select shippers and showing reduced availability. Nonetheless, pricing has largely remained firm. The new crop is set to begin arriving in August, starting with Ginger Golds and Galas by midmonth, followed by Honeycrisp toward the end of August. ASPARAGUS Asparagus

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