Packer Stories

04/19/2012

SALINAS, Calif. — Cold nights and rainy days in the second week of April left Salinas Valley vegetable grower-shippers wondering whether relief from a winter of oversupply and stagnant pricing was in sight.

02/23/2012

OXNARD, Calif. — It’s strangely quiet out there for growers of California spring vegetables.

In mid-February, it was a bit of a plain vanilla market in most commodities. That was good for buyers.

A year ago, by contrast, rains had decimated the Oxnard celery crop, and the fallout from a freeze in Mexico was still being felt. For those who had product to sell, they were the good old days.

02/01/2012

Val Verde Vegetable Co. has added cauliflower and green onions to its Texas vegetable offerings.

12/16/2011

Weather couldn’t care less about the recession, about families’ pinching pennies to get through the holidays.

11/21/2011

Various crop issues could keep lettuce, broccoli and cauliflower markets strong through Thanksgiving and heading into December, grower-shippers say.

Market Scope - Cauliflower — F.o.b.s as of May 14

ALL CALIFORNIA DISTRICTS — Shipments (111-87-94) —

SALINAS-WATSONVILLE, CALIF. — Movement expected to decrease slightly below the 65 units shipped the week of May 7. Trading early fairly active, late moderate. Prices 9s lower, others slightly lower. Cartons film-wrapped white 12s mostly $9.15-10.50, 9s mostly $8.25-9.65, 16s mostly $7.50-8.97. Quality generally good.

SANTA MARIA, CALIF. — Movement expected about the same as the 29 units shipped the week of May 7. Trading moderate. Prices 12s higher, others lower. Cartons film-wrapped white 12s mostly $8-10.55, 9s $7.65-8.50, 16s $7.55-8.35. Quality generally good.