Produce Market Report for October 22, 2021
Peeled Garlic Alert! Supply issues domestically and import issues are causing an extreme market for peeled garlic. Expect to see high prices (around $150/case) in the week ahead. Shorts and prorates are likely.
Mushrooms: Extreme market for all mushrooms, esp. cremini and oyster. Expect shortages through the end of the year.
- Apples: Steady
- Asparagus: Coming down
- Avocados: Steady
- Bananas: Steady
- Broccoli: Remains very high, shorts and lower quality continues
- Cauliflower: Up $6
- Celery: Steady
- Corn: Remains tight and higher price
- Cucumbers: Steady
- Grapes: Steady
- Lemons: Steady
- Lettuce: All lettuce products are way up in price!
- Limes: Steady
- Melons: Honeydew remain higher
- Onions: Steady. We are NOT affected by the current onion recall.
- Peppers: Red peppers remain stronger
- Potatoes: Stabilizing
- Shallots: Very high
- Squash: Steady
- Strawberries: Steady
- Tomatoes: Remain higher
Buttermilk Bleu Affine Cheese
Origin: Roth (Wisconsin)
Made from raw cow’s milk, Blue Affine defines the experience of rich and creamy. Discover a deliciously piquant and earthy flavor profile. Aged 6+ months.
Item 98971 – 3 lb. wheel
Jalapeno Jack Cheese from Kenny’s Farmhouse Cheese
Origin: Kenny’s (Austin, Kentucky)
Product Details: This monterey jack is speckled with medium-spiced red and green jalapeno peppers, giving just enough spice to the creamy original.
Producer Bio: Kenny’s Farmhouse cheeses are made by hand from raw cows milk – using purebred cows raised with no artificial hormones in Austin, Kentucky.
Item 91898 – 5 lb. block
Noble Goat Feta Cheese from Noble Springs Dairy
Noble Springs Feta is our version of the traditional Greek cheese. Our feta is aged in a brine before being packaged. It has a tangy and salty flavor and is a firm cheese that is great for crumbling. Our Feta is great in a Greek salad with fresh tomatoes, olives and onions, it can be used in a quiche or is a great salty complement to sweet watermelon salad.
From their website: “At Noble Springs Dairy we produce a variety of all natural farmstead goat cheeses. We also bottle and sell Grade A Fluid Goat Milk. Our goats are allowed to browse on our rolling pastures at their leisure. Our cheeses have a distinctive flavor that is due to the forage based diet and special care our animals receive. Here at Noble Springs Dairy, Dustin and Justyne have over 40 combined years of experience in providing exceptional care to dairy goats.” “Quality milk comes from healthy, happy animals. Our high quality milk is the most important ingredient in our cheese making process. All of our products are created at our farm, in our creamery, by us and from only the milk our goats produce. We gently pasteurize our milk in a small vat pasteurizer, this allows us to pasteurize our milk at145 degrees. Our milk is never mechanically homogenized.”
Item 91390 – 2 lb. pack
Sequatchie Coppinger Cheese
A Southern take on the classic French Morbier, Coppinger is a semi-soft washed rind cheese with a striking layer of decorative vegetable ash in its center. The velvety elastic paste is savory with notes of fresh grass and smoked meats, making it ideal for the cheese plate or melted into any dish.
Pairs nicely with fruity lighter bodied reds such as Beaujolais Nouveau, malty ales and stouts, pickled vegetables, and charcuterie. Try it melted on a burger or as the ultimate grilled cheese.
Item 91166 – 3.5 lb. wheel
Buttermilk Cheddar from Sweetwater Valley Farm
Origin: Sweetwater Valley Farm (Philadelphia, Tennessee)
This buttermilk cheddar has the tangy snap of buttermilk in a pleasantly smooth cheese.
Sweetwater Valley Farm, located in Tennessee’s dairy-rich Sweetwater Valley, offers a variety of award-winning high-quality cheddar cheeses made from their own cows.
Learn more here.
Item 91214 – 5 lb. block
Chilean Sea Bass Portions
Did you know that before 1977 Chilean Seabass was known as Patagonian Toothfish? Marketers changed the name to make it more appealing, and gourmands learned that this white, flaky Codfish is delicious no matter what it’s called. Because of its high oil content, Chilean Seabass is versatile in the kitchen and remains one of the healthiest options for seafood. Wixter’s Chilean Seabass is exclusively sourced from producers that meet the highest international sustainability standards, this is extremely important for preserving wild stock of this deep-sea delicacy, which is caught along the continental shelves in the southern oceans.
In the bag: (2) 6 oz. Boneless, Skinless Case Pack Size: 12 x 12 oz. bag for 9 lb. case Country of Origin: USA Harvest Location: FAO Area 48 (Atlantic, Antarctic) Harvest Method: Wild Caught – Longline MSC Certification
Item 24132 – 9 lb. frozen case
Organic, Farm-to-bottle, no added sugar, no preservatives, delicious cold-pressed juice.
Carrot Digest
Not your typical carrot juice, full of flavor, body and rejuvenation!
A refreshing blend made with organic orange, carrot, jicama, lemon and ginger.
Item 26343 – 12 oz. bottles / 9 count case
Focus Greens
This low sugar, low carb functional green juice blends over 10 ingredients for a refreshing taste.
Made with organic cucumber, celery, fennel, romaine lettuce, lemon, mint, purple cabbage, ginger, turmeric, basil and matcha.
Item 26342 – 12 oz. bottles / 9 count case
Golden Beet Fuel
A unique & refreshing blend made with organic jicama, pineapple, golden beet, lemon, ginger, and turmeric.
Item 26345 – 12 oz. bottles / 9 count case
Watermelon Hydration
Sweet, refreshing watermelon juice with a hint of mint & lime.
A unique & refreshing blend made with organic watermelon, mint and lime.
Item 26344 – 12 oz. bottles / 9 count case
