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ALERT! Blueberries: As you know, the southeast is getting slammed by Tropical Storm Colin. This will affect blueberry production in Florida, as well as Georgia and the Carolinas. To make things worse, California's Central Valley blueberry crop has experienced extreme heat over the past week-- temperatures of 105° to 110°. Temperatures are forecasted to remain above 100° through tomorrow. Fortunately, our local season should begin in the next few weeks.
Broccoli: The market is steady with a split in pricing between bunched and crowns. Crowns are more plentiful. Recent warm weather is helping to bring on better supplies from all areas. Quality continues to be good in all California growing regions. ALERT! Cauliflower: Demand exceeds very light supplies. The supply gap is projected to continue through this week; a slight improvement in supplies is forecasted for next week. Quality continues to be fair to good with some light brown spotting and yellow cast showing up in all growing areas. Kale: This market is steady with excellent quality, good supplies, and good demand. Oranges: Availability in smaller sizes has improved as the school demand is falling away. Shippers are packing Valencia but availability is limited while they're working on finishing up the Navel crop.
ALERT! Star Fruit: Done; will be available again in July when Florida begins their new season.
Stone Fruits: Quality has been excellent out of California and the warmer weather has really increased sugar levels. Market prices have remained consistent.
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