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New Jesery Shipments to Increase

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Produce shipments from New Jerseyhave been occuring in  limited volume since March, with items ranging from  lettuce, leafy greens, herbs,  flat parsely, cilantro, spinach, leeks and radishes.  As we enter the summer season volume will pick up significantly for other types of vegetables, especially  from the southern area of the state. 

Green beans are just starting.  Other vegetable loadings will get underway in June and July with bell peppers, cucumbers and squash.  Sweet corn loadings  kick in around the second week of July.  Cabbage shipments recently started.

The Garden state also is one of the larger shippers of peaches and blueberries.  Blueberries become available the first week of June, while peaches will get underway around the 4th of July.

Most New Jersey produce items are either starting on time, or a week or so early.

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