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• CALIFORNIA LETTUCE & MIXED VEGETABLES

  Demand is strong for iceberg and romaine, prices strengthened once again this week. Growers continue to be up to 14 days ahead of harvesting schedules for iceberg as we move into the final stretch for the harvest in Western Arizona. A potential exists for a gap in supply to occur in early March; harvesting will not begin until mid March in the Huron district of the Central San Joaquin Valley. Demand is very strong also for romaine. Epidermal peeling continues to be present in iceberg and especially romaine, although this is becoming less of an issue. We have seen an increase in mildew in romaine and growth crack in iceberg; the result of the warming trend that began this week in Western Arizona.

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• CALIFORNIA-ARIZONA CITRUS

  Navel oranges are in good supply.  Quality and flavor are excellent.  The season is getting underway in Coachella for Valencia oranges.  Current yields are heavy to the smaller sized 113s & 138s, which are an alternative to the higher priced Navels in this size range.  
   
  Lemons are in plentiful supply, with the desert growers extending the season, now projected to be in production through March.  The harvest in the San Joaquin Valley will continue through June, while the season in Ventura County is just getting started.  Although lemons from Spain would normally be available at this time, imports have been minimal due to current market conditions in the U.S.  Lemons from Chile will be available in June.
   
  Variety citrus items from California and Arizona include pummelos, cara cars, blood oranges, grapefruit and tangerines.  The Florida orange crop yield has

   

• BERRIES

  California strawberry growers continue to bounce back after repeated storm activity that has caused some disruption in the harvest…we have begun to see a gradual easing in prices.
   
  Driscoll is currently harvesting in Florida, Central Mexico, Baja California, Oxnard, with Santa Maria soon to follow.  The harvest in Florida is expected to wind down by late March.  An increasing percentage of the strawberry crop in Central Mexico is being shipped from McAllen, Texas, while the Driscoll Yuma facility continues to ship strawberries from Baja California…also raspberries, blackberries and blueberries. 
   
  The increase in price we have seen this week on raspberries is expected to have reached the peak level, with steady production anticipated through the end of the harvest in Mexico