Importers expect productive winter from West Mexico crops

Published 2019년 12월 9일

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Growers in West Mexico offer a wide range of winter produce, and despite some planting delays, product already was arriving through Nogales, Ariz., in November, and distributors were reporting good quality on all commodities.,IPR Fresh, Rio Rico, Ariz., expects to see an increase in its squash this season, said Jose Luis Obregon, president.,Soft squash started shipping in mid-October, and hard squash was scheduled to kick off in early December.

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Both kinds should be available from IPR Fresh until mid-May.,The company also is shipping slicer cucumbers, which should continue through mid-May, and European cucumbers, which should continue through mid-April.,“The quality looks fantastic,” Obregon said.,Volume should be similar to last year on cucumbers, European cucumbers, eggplant, roma tomatoes, round tomatoes and Italian, yellow and gray squash from Tricar Sales Inc., Nogales, said Rod Sbragia, director of sales and marketing.,Planting was delayed a week or so, but Sbragia did not anticipate any major delays. In fact, cucumbers already had significant volume in mid-November, he said.,Pickling cucumbers from Nogales-based Lisa Inc. started on schedule in October, said salesman John Lichter.,Volume should be similar to last year, and he described quality as “very nice.”,“The weather has been favorable,” he said.,The company expected to start jalape?o peppers by the end of November.,Lichter said supplies of jalape?os could be ...

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