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The United States: New salad vegetable crops ready for promoting

Vegetables
United States
Published Jun 2, 2022

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The transition from winter to spring and summer crops has begun, and the product quality and markets are looking very good. The summer, with its warmer weather, is salad time. Plan to spruce up and expand your lettuce, cucumber, celery and tomato sections now. Lettuce: Excellent weather is bringing on very timely product. Iceberg lettuce demand out of Salinas is fairly good on a steady market. Green Leaf demand is good, and the market is slightly higher.

Original content

The transition from winter to spring and summer crops has begun, and the product quality and markets are looking very good. The summer, with its warmer weather, is salad time. Plan to spruce up and expand your lettuce, cucumber, celery and tomato sections now. Lettuce: Excellent weather is bringing on very timely product. Iceberg lettuce demand out of Salinas is fairly good on a steady market. Green Leaf demand is good, and the market is slightly higher. Red Leaf demand is fairly good with a steady market. Romaine and Romaine Hearts are seeing a steady supply with good demand — promote lettuce now. Cucumbers: Florida and Mexican demand are moderate on a steady market with nice quality. Tomatoes 5x5 and 5x6s: There is a lighter supply of Mexican product through Nogales with good demand and a slightly higher market. New crop tomatoes will begin shipping out of Georgia and we could see a break in the market. Green Bell peppers: The new Florida and Georgia crop isshipping with ...
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