Tuesday, December 20, 2011
Some of the sweetest red table grapes ever have been coming out California’s San Joaquin Valley, but unfortunately volume is now in a steady decline, although there’s still about a 1,000 truck loads a week available….California strawberriy shipments from the Oxnard and Santa Maria districts are slowy increasing…In Washington state, about 300 truck load equivlaents of Columia Basin potates are moving weekly….Idaho russett potatoes are averaging arouind 1,200 truck load equivalents and easily lead U.S. spud volume….There is light volume of Mexican melons and veggies crossing the border at Nogales, AZ, with good volume not expected until mid January.
San Joaquin Valley grapes – grossing about $6700 to New York
Idaho potatoes – $5400 to Orlando
Columbia Basin potatoes – $5100 to Dallas