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asparagusMarkets have eased as supplies fromPeru are better. Sizing and quality areboth good.

avocado hassMarkets and supplies are stable withdemand higher. Quality is good.

bean, greenMarkets are still strong as supplies arelight and qua lity is fair. There is hopewarmer weather will help size up theremaining crop.

berryblackberryMarkets are tight as volume is limitedfrom Guatemala. Quality is good.

berryblueberriesMarkets are still up as Chilean volumesare limited and Florida harvests aredelayed about another week due toprevious weather. Quality is good.

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1. GREEN BEANMarkets are still strong as suppliesare light and quality is fair.

2. BERRIESQuality is generally good overall.

3. CUCUMBERSMarkets will remain high until the

Florida spring crop starts in earnest.

4. GRAPESGreen and Red Grapes are bothVHHLQJDWZRWLHUPDUNHWUHHFWLQJquality.

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berryraspberryWeather issues are impacting vumes from California and MexicQuality is good.

berrystrawberryWith good weather forecasted,umes are strong. The Florida seais set to wind down at the end othe month. C alifornia markets atight as well with light supplies e

pec ted through the Easter holidQuality is good.

broccoli &cauliflowerField packed Broccoli quality ismostly good with only occasiondefects; supplies are good. CaRZHUPDUNHWVDUHXSZLWK)ORULGQLVKLQJXSWKLVZHHNDQGGHPDpulling from the West.

celeryCondition and quality are good

and markets are stable.

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melonhoneydew& cantaloupe0DUNHWVDUHUPDQGTXDOLW\LVIDLUWRJRRGDVZKLWH\DIIHFWV*XD-temalan product, resulting in lowvolumes over the next few days.Honduras is getting started and thiswill help supplies. Qua lity is good.

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the northwest area, putting pres-sure on markets. We are starting tosee sprouting on the old c rop.

green peppers &squashFlorida and Mexican G reen Peppermarkets are slightly stronger withgood supplies and quality. Zucc hinimarkets are off with supplies betterfrom Mexico and Florida. YellowSquash markets are easing as sup-plies increase.

red and yellowpeppersRed Pepper markets have eased.Yellow Pepper markets are highand supplies are stable.

potatoesMarkets are steady and quality isgood. New crop Florida Red Pota-toes are in full swing.

tomatoesMarkets will remain stable for thenext few weeks. Volume is steadyin both the Florida and Mexicogrowing regions. The current marketconditions will affect most types oftomatoes including rounds, romas,grapes and c herries.

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citruslemonsMarkets are up on larger sizes withsmaller sizes your better bet. Qual-ity is good.

citruslimesMarkets have stabilized. The newcrop will start after the Easterholiday, with smaller sizes trending.Larger sized markets remain strong.

citrusorangesExpect markets to steadily increaseover the next few weeks as theNavel season winds down. Largersizes are tight.

cucumber &eggplantsCucumber supplies from Hondurasare light, and markets will remainhigh until the Florida spring crop startsin earnest. Eggplant markets are upand quality is fair to good with sup-plies lighter, espec ially on fancy.

grapesGreen and Red Grapes are bothVHHLQJDWZRWLHUPDUNHWUHHFWLQJquality. Green Grapes are expe-rienc ing color issues and quality isuneven. As for Reds, Crimsons aremostly shipping with markets on)ODPHVORZDVWKHLUTXDOLW\UHHFWVThere are plenty of Black andGlobe Grapes available.

lettuceIceberg quality is fair, with epider-mal peel and b listering qual-

ity challenges. Romaine qualitycontinues to improve, with limitedblistering. Volumes will increaseDQGPDUNHWVFDQXFWXDWHGDLO\over the next couple of weeks asWKHHOGVWUDQVLWLRQ'HIHFWVDIIHFW-ing Green Leaf are expected toimprove, with volumes stable. Redleaf volume is stable as well.

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