Summer produce heating up on PMG

Summer produce heating up on PMG

Haitian mangoes continued their hold on the No. 1 spot on The Packer's PMG the week of May 25, while cucumbers gained a couple of spots to land at No. 2, cherries slipped a place to No. 3, oranges slipped to No. 4, and peaches maintained their No. 5 spot.

The PMG platform connects produce buyers and sellers. Below, find the top 20 searched commodities on PMG during the week of May 25.

Watermelon moved up a spot to land at No. 6, mangoes slipped to No. 7, lettuce gained two places to wind up at No. 8, radishes also moved up a bit, to No. 9, and yellow-flesh watermelon reappeared at No. 10.

Strawberries slipped a couple of places to No. 11, and potatoes reappeared on the list at No. 12. Okra stayed steady at No. 13. Organic pears fell to No. 14, and garlic rounded out the top 15. 

Bell peppers rejoined in the No. 16 slot, while lemons moved up three places from the previous week to land at No. 17. Avocados fell six places to No. 18. Chili peppers also fell a few places, to No. 19, and tomatoes fell from No. 14 the previous week to complete the top 20.

 

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