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Strawberries The market on strawberries remains in a demand exceeds supply situation. Harvests are very low in Florida and CA with Mexico not producing enough to cover all demand needs. Supply to be challenged through the Valentine’s Day demand pull. West Coast Commodities The growing region in Yuma AZ is experiencing very wet weather coupled with rain and hail events. There is also flood warnings. The extent of the short term and longterm damage is unknown. Markets on leaf, lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower could all quickly become active. Seafood Chinese officials impose shutdowns of seafood production plants and shipping ports as positive cases of Covid19 surface in coastal cities. Poultry Whole birds are slightly up. Jumbo and medium breasts were up because of chicken sandwich demand. Wings are up with very strong demand. Jumbo and small tenders were up. The back half of the bird was up based on increased export demand. Beef Last week, packers enjoyed the win fall of foodservice distributors and retailers needing to reload supply chains. The results were firming prices across all the cuts and box inventories getting in good sold positions. Retailers continue to focus on end cuts, chucks, rounds, and grinds due to colder weather and increased demand on these items. Tenders showed the most improvement. Published : January 22, 2021 Pork Overall pork markets have remained steady throughout increased harvest numbers. We are not seeing normal seasonal trends with butts as labor struggles continue in the plants and demand in retail continues to stay strong. Loins are following suit with butts; retail has kept this market steady with featured ads. Ribs continue to remain strong, and supplies continue to be scarce. Grains / Oil After many weeks of much higher markets, soybean oil and palm oil moved lower. The lower palm oil market is from lower export demand. This helped move soybean oil lower. Also helping push soybean oil down is that South America got some muchneeded rains for their crops and traders saw this as a sign to sell off soybean oil. Dairy Both cheese markets continued to increased week over week. The butter market decreased by $0.11/lb from the previous week. All major sizes of white shell eggs increased $0.150.16/dozen. Seafood With the Chinese new year approaching, fears exist that there will be increased COVID cases effecting distribution of Tilapia, Cod, Haddock, Pollock, Flounder, Chinese catfish, twice frozen wild salmon, calamari, breaded shrimp, frog legs, crawfish, Chinese Bay scallops and red crab meat.

Published January 22, 2021 · 2021. 1. 22. · and yellow bells are extremely shortin supply. Mexico supplies on green bells are moderate.Rain in the forecast will decrease supplies

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Page 1: Published January 22, 2021 · 2021. 1. 22. · and yellow bells are extremely shortin supply. Mexico supplies on green bells are moderate.Rain in the forecast will decrease supplies

StrawberriesThe market on strawberries remains in a demand exceeds supply situation. Harvests are very low in Florida and CA with Mexico not producing enough to cover all demand needs. Supply to be challenged through the Valentine’s Day demand pull. 

West Coast CommoditiesThe growing region in Yuma AZ is experiencing very wet weather coupled with rain and hail events. There is also flood warnings. The extent of the short term and long‐term damage is unknown. Markets on leaf, lettuce, broccoli, cauliflower could all quickly become active.

SeafoodChinese officials impose shutdowns of seafood production plants and shipping ports as positive cases of Covid‐19 surface in coastal cities. 

PoultryWhole birds are slightly up. Jumbo and medium breasts were up because of chicken sandwich demand. Wings are up with very strong demand. Jumbo and small tenders were up. The back half of the bird was up based on increased export demand.

BeefLast week, packers enjoyed the win fall of foodservice distributors and retailers needing to reload supply chains. The results were firming prices across all the cuts and box inventories getting in good sold positions.  Retailers continue to focus on end cuts, chucks, rounds, and grinds due to colder weather and increased demand on these items. Tenders showed the most improvement.

Published : January 22, 2021

PorkOverall pork markets have remained steady throughout increased harvest numbers. We are not seeing normal seasonal trends with butts as labor struggles continue in the plants and demand in retail continues to stay strong. Loins are following suit with butts; retail has kept this market steady with featured ads. Ribs continue to remain strong, and supplies continue to be scarce.

Grains / OilAfter many weeks of much higher markets, soybean oil and palm oil moved lower. The lower palm oil market is from lower export demand. This helped move soybean oil lower. Also helping push soybean oil down is that South America got some much‐needed rains for their crops and traders saw this as a sign to sell off soybean oil.

DairyBoth cheese markets continued to increased week over week. The butter market decreased by $0.11/lb from the previous week. All major sizes of white shell eggs increased $0.15‐0.16/dozen.

SeafoodWith the Chinese new year approaching, fears exist that there will be increased COVID cases effecting distribution of Tilapia, Cod, Haddock, Pollock, Flounder, Chinese catfish, twice frozen wild salmon, calamari, breaded shrimp, frog legs, crawfish, Chinese Bay scallops and red crab meat.

Page 2: Published January 22, 2021 · 2021. 1. 22. · and yellow bells are extremely shortin supply. Mexico supplies on green bells are moderate.Rain in the forecast will decrease supplies

ProduceThe fresh produce industry, across many growing regions in multiple states as well as in Mexico, continues to be challenged on several core commodity items. Several items are on alert.

SeafoodSupply of 8oz mahi‐mahi portions is getting tighter as the harvest from the new season has yet to arrive to make larger portions. Fish typically run smaller at the start of the season

Mixed Berries‐AlertRaspberries and Blackberries: The market continues to be active as supplies start to trend down for the rest of January. Better supplies are not expected till mid‐February. As a result, the market will continue to be strong for the next 2‐3 weeks.  Blueberries continue in good supply with good quality being reported from the growing regions. 

Strawberries‐AlertThe market on strawberries remains in a demand exceeds supply situation. Harvests are very low in Florida and CA with Mexico not producing enough to cover all demand needs. The supply out of multiple growing regions across the United States and Mexico have been challenged due to different weather events in each area. Supply challenges to remain through the Valentine’s Day pull.

Celery‐AlertThe market remains extremely active due to strong demand and limited supply.  Product growth has been slower due to colder weather patterns.  Expect active markets with the potential for increasingly less supply for the remainder of January. Quality remains good; occasional under sizing because of the cold. Supply is the bigger concern. 

Lemons/Limes/OrangesLemons –Good quality and supplies continue.  Limes‐There should be ample supply coming into next week with rain chances decreasing significantly after this Wednesday. The impact of the next wave of rain will come into play at the end of next week with rain chances spiking again mid‐week. Peaking on 150/110ct. Oranges‐Demand is good. Supplies are good but the size is increasing making smaller sizes less abundant. Quality is good with color and sugar improving weekly. 

Mushrooms‐AlertSupplies have been impacted by the lack of labor available to harvest all needed product to keep up with demand. Expect possible disruptions as suppliers work through the current labor challenges.

Leaf and Lettuce‐Alert Markets were steady on green leaf and iceberg; however, romaine and romaine hearts markets are now unsettled as weather conditions could cause a sudden change in availability. The main growing region is under heavy rain fall that may lead to flooding followed by unseasonably colder weather. These conditions have the potential to  quickly impact these markets. Quality issues will also become of growing concern. 

Peppers‐AlertFlorida green bells remain in short supply, with good quality and stronger demand. Red and yellow bells are extremely short in supply. Mexico supplies on green bells are moderate. Rain in the forecast will decrease supplies until early next week, when good volume will follow. Red and yellow peppers to remain short in production for 2‐3 more weeks.

Melons‐AlertDemand is very strong on light supplies from the October hurricanes in Central America.The few cold snaps have cut supplies back by 50% through much of February. Prices are generally steady at current levels.  Quality is fair to good.

Tomato Round and roma markets continue to improve to do increased availability. Grape and cherry markets remain strong due to lack of overall availability in both Mexico and Florida. Quality will vary among shippers. 

Published : January 22, 2021

Below Items all on Alerts

ArtichokesLimited supplies being seen due to colder weather patterns in the growing regions

CornFlorida supplies continue to be very tight due to quality issues and lack of maturity. Mexico supplies are limited due to cooler temps keeping new production at bay.

BananasDemand is very good on lighter supplies due to the hurricanes in Central America. Quality remains good as product is being sourced from other countries that were not impacted by the storms. Prices have increased due to the increased costs for outsourcing but look to remain stable from here.

AsparagusMarket is starting to soften as production in Mexico is starting to come online and Peruvian volume holds mostly steady. Quality is reported as good.

AvocadosRecord breaking harvest in Mexico; ramping up for Super Bowl. Strong volume particularly on smaller sizes. The size curve is peaking on 48’s, 60’s and 70’s. Good supplies on #2s. Field and market prices are increasing and looking to get stronger as the weeks progress. Excellent quality and fresh supplies. 

Green Beans ‐ AlertFlorida supply is light, quality is good, and the market remains strong. Mexico has a slight gap in supplies into next week. With rain in the forecast, this could extend the gap in supply.

Carrots‐AlertSuppliers on the West Coast are once again challenged with capacity issues and limited labor to produce all the needed snack pack carrots. Alternative sizes and pack‐out options may need to be look for over the next 2‐3 weeks.