![]() Prices should ease and availability improve when production starts in Georgia, Florida, and North Carolina by the end of the month. Supply is tight and prices high for organic blueberries, with the California season delayed and production limited elsewhere. Limited supply and strong demand are keeping organic blackberry prices high as the Mexican season winds down. The shortage will be eased in late April with North Carolina-grown broccoli. Supplies of organic broccoli and cauliflower from California are shrinking during the transition from the Imperial Valley to the Salinas Valley, with rainy weather and cold temperatures contributing to low yields. Organic pineapple supplies from Costa Rica have been steady and quality excellent, with fruit expected to remain in good supply throughout April. Supplies are increasing of Fair Trade organic Royal Star papayas from Mexico, with large fruit size and excellent quality. On the East Coast, cooking and juicing organic greens are transitioning from Florida to Georgia, with abundant supply for kale and collards and growing volume for bok choy. Supplies are expected to be limited until early May. Organic mini and seedless watermelon harvests are delayed in Mexico as growers wait for the fruit to mature. East Coast availability of organic romaine, green leaf and red leaf lettuce is expected to ease tight California supply still recovering from cold, rainy weather. Good volumes and excellent quality for romaine, green leaf and red leaf are expected as spring production transitions from Florida to Georgia. Supplies of organic romaine hearts, iceberg, green lead and red leaf lettuce remain tight in California, with rising costs and subpar quality expected for romaine hearts and iceberg lettuce.Įast Coast availability of romaine, green leaf and red leaf lettuce, however, remains steady, according to Organic Produce Network’s Week 16 report.
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