Market Updates

Happy New Year! First Quality Produce is looking forward to all the 2022 year will bring and hope you and your loved ones had a wonderful holiday season. The top five alerts are below, and of course, if you have any questions about specific varieties please call your sales representative or email us at info@firstqualityproduce.com. […]

Happy December! The Christmas season is approaching and First Quality Produce is getting ready to wrap up 2021. As promised, this market update will go over the high alert items and available produce. As for new produce, we are still in winter vegetable season. The Salinas season is completely done with all winter vegetables, and

November means it is time for the Holiday season! First Quality Produce is excited to share with our customers all the latest produce updates, a festive recipe, and more. Transitioning into the month of November, we will move out of Salinas for vegetables and move into sourcing from Yuma. As for citrus, mandarins and navels

First Quality Produce was happy to kick off the fall season last week. Just a reminder, there are many new specialty items available. Those items include but are not limited to: butternut squash, decorative pumpkins, fairytale pumpkins, large/medium/small pumpkins, corn stalks, and ornamental corn. The First Quality team wants to make sure everyone can get

Top Five Alerts 01. Squash Yellow squash is experiencing short supply in the East. West supply is still extremely limited. Not as extreme for supply on zucchini. Both markets are very active. 02. Limes Expect tight supply for larger sizing. The rain is reducing volumes. 03. Blueberries California supply is beginning to run short. Retail

Top Five Alerts 01. Squash Yellow squash supply is short in Western region. Zucchini supply is moderate with sourcing difficulty for larger sizing.  02. Bell Peppers Red and yellow bells are short in the East. Moderate supplies in the West, with strong demand.  03. Lemons California supplies are light due to damage from wind and

For a little over three months, the First Quality Produce team has been working around the clock on refreshing the brand. We are thrilled to finally share with the public what we have been working on. You may have noticed our new logo—this is just one piece of the puzzle. On July 26th, our new

Top Five Alerts 01. Garlic Expect supply to remain limited until late July. 02. Cherry Tomatoes Both pricing and supply is on high alert due to extremely low availability. 03. Limes While the rain has helped with sizing, the demand is still strong with limited supplies. 04. Carrots Supply is continuing to be limited on

Stone Fruit season has officially begun. Southern California began harvest at the end of April and has been steady since. The Central Valley is set to begin harvesting peaches and nectarines this week with supply looking higher than last season. First Quality Produce enjoyed the busyness April brought. With the county slowly opening back up

Spring has sprung and the. warmer weather has begun! 1st Quality is looking forward to a busy April with new produce coming into season. Be on the lookout for more produce news! Top Five Alerts 01. Limes Low yields in Mexico are creating a more active market. Supply expected to be tight for the next