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PRODUCE TOMATOES Rounds: Demand continues to remain weak while supplies and quality remain very good for both East and West supplies. Barring a weather event, we expect the Round market to remain relatively stable into March. Mexico continues to dictate low market prices. Cherry and Grape: Cherry Tomatoes from Mexico still have quality issues which have caused repackers to pull product from Florida. Quality remains good. Grape quality continues to be very good from the East and variable from the West. Quality continues to be very good. Romas: Like Rounds, Mexico continues to dictate market prices, which is expected to continue into March. Quality continues to be very good. CARROTS Carrot market is flat this week with good supply and demand. Sizing and quality are also looking good. CELERY Celery market is down this week with supplies that are improving and fairly light demand. Quality is good. GREEN ONIONS Green Onion market is flat this week with moderate supply and fairly light demand. Good supplies are expected into next week. CAULIFLOWER Cauliflower market is down this week with fairly light supply and fairly light demand. Quality is fair. TROPICAL PINEAPPLES The heavy harvest in Q4 2016 is impacting the supply for the Q1 harvest. Supplies will continue to be tight over the next several weeks, with expectations of better supplies early to mid-March. Quality is good. BANANAS Banana markets overall are good, however there have been some issues with import quantities causing the market to rise. This is short-lived and import cycles are expected to catch up with demand. Overall quality is strong. MANGOS Supplies are good, quality is good. Prices are rising slightly. AVOCADOS The Avocado market has jumped up significantly from last week. We are seeing a shortage in Mexico and California. Mexico growers are controlling the crop and holding fruit. Quality is rough with more #2s than typical. This market is expected to continue rising for a few more weeks. MELONS CANTALOUPE & HONEYDEW The import market is steady. Both Cantaloupe and Honeydew still remain light on the smaller sizes. Quality remains good for both. ASPARAGUS Asparagus market is down this week. Supplies are improving, demand is moderate. BROCCOLI Broccoli market is down this week. Supplies are improving and demand is moderate. Due to recent rain and high temperatures, expect to see some quality issues. 8

PRODUCE BERRIES RASPBERRIES Production has slowed and supply has begun to decrease. Expect lighter availability for the next few weeks. STRAWBERRIES Weather in California has affected production late last week and is expected to disrupt production again late this week. Florida and Mexico have steady production. GRAPES Markets are beginning to level off after the influx of fruit from Chile. Fruit quality is good and sizing is expected to improve on both Red and Greens. BLUEBERRIES Supplies are steady, but there has been a slight decrease in availability from offshore and a seasonal decline in production. Quality has been good overall. BLACKBERRIES Supplies are limited and demand is very good. Weather has slowed production and fruit maturation over recent weeks. Decreased volume is industrywide and will remain in light supply for a couple of weeks. HANGING FRUIT APPLES & PEARS Little change with the Apple market. The record cold January is behind us, so look for increased movement the next few weeks as the industry is behind. Bartletts are winding down. Anjous and Bosc remain steady. CITRUS LEMONS Market is strong with excellent demand, growers are still trying to get caught up on supplies from the past storms. The fruit size will continue to get larger with all the rain. Expect some of the smaller size supplies to get tight. ORANGES The market is steady to strong as the rains have stopped, but the ground is still very saturated. Expect supplies to remain tight. Overall quality is very good. LIMES Limes are fairly stable. The market is expected to remain at this level for the next few weeks due to a lower supply. 9