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Make sure to place grind orders sooner rather than later~ limited holiday harvest will continue to “squeeze” availability on grinds for delivery the of week 7/7/25 and possibly week of 7/14/25.
Much higher soybean oil markets with the bullish EPA biofuel proposals and the Isreal/Iran conflict.
Tenders remain the hardest to get offering and are expected to be in short supply through the summer. Wing demand has started to pick up and availability is tightening. Jumbo and medium breasts have good availability. Availability of thigh and leg meat has also improved.
Bellies continue to climb with increased demand. Trim is climbing but there might be softness soon. Ribs are strengthening ahead of July 4th. Loins are steady and slightly increasing with sustained demand. Butts continue to climb. Ham is climbing quickly and inflationary, but high prices are curving demand and market could soften.
Large shortages from packers continue adding more stress, to an already limited supply chain. Middle meats are higher, strips and top butt outpacing ribs. End cuts are higher because the need for lean material for processors / grinders. Thin meats are scarce and pricing is stronger. Grinds are moving higher.
Shell egg markets are flat, excluding Medium and California eggs are up, excluding Medium. The Block market is down. Milk production is down nationwide. Butter is up. Cream remains readily available; now that summer is kicking into full-swing, hot spells in dairy country could stir up more concern about future supply.
Recent rains in Mexico could affect short term quality. Overall volume on the increase with slight market drops expected for the next two weeks. Good mix of sizing. Peruvian supply is strong. Demand is weak.
East – Green supplies good, quality fair to good, demand good, and the market is steady. Red and Yellow supplies tight, quality fair to good, demand strong and the market is increasing.
West – Transition and pressure from eastern heat for all peppers has market increasing.
Market higher as production is down from recent milder weather but is expected to keep up with demand.
The market is higher as heat has impacted yield and lower production numbers. Quality is reported as fair to good.
Market higher as production is down from recent milder weather but is expected to keep up with demand. Quality is good.
Market is mostly steady with good supplies and moderate demand.
Market on parsley is steady with good supplies. Cilantro settling and mostly steady. Quality reported as good on both.
East – Supplies plentiful, quality is fair to good, demand is good, market steady to slightly higher.
West – Transition in progress with quality outlook to improve into next week. Demand is moderate.
Domestic supplies from California are winding down and supplementing from Mexico is needed to fill in. Market is expected to be active until new crop is harvested.
Market is higher as yields are lower from the field and demand is higher. Quality is reported as good. Mexico lettuce is in demand exceed supplies due to recent hail and rain events.
Market is up on romaine and hearts elevated but mostly steady with strong demand as we move into lighter plantings. Quality is fair to good for both.
Supplies are good on new crop from California and New Mexico. Prices are steady on all items all areas. Quality is good in all areas. We are keeping an eye on rain in New Mexico which may cause issues if it persists.
Supplies on 40 thru 70 ct have declined over the past week causing a ripple effect thru all sizes. Yields are also down as the old crop enters the final weeks of packing. Prices are higher especially on the 40-70 ct. Quality is fairly good.
East – Yellow supplies tight, quality fair to good, demand strong and the market is increasing. Zucchini supplies steady, quality good, demand strong and the market is increasing.
West – Market and volume are fairly steady. Quality is good.
Markets remain steady with readily available volume on all varieties both east and west. Quality is good on all varieties.
Mexico – Supplies steady, quality fair, demand is fair and the market steady to slightly lower. The tail end of the season is here, with very high dry matter and short shelf life. Heavy on supply right now, with good availability on the east coast. Demand is lower but building ahead of 4th of July. California supplies and market steady.
Lemons – Supplies steady to tight, quality fair to good, demand strong, and the market higher. Smaller sizes are becoming more plentiful with the transition to D2 growing district, while larger lemons are tight. Market will reflect supply availability.
Oranges – Supplies are steady, quality is good, demand is strong, and the market is increasing. Market is starting to tighten up with navels finishing soon. California Valencia’s will be the main orange this summer.
Limes – Supplies good, quality good, demand good, and market is steady. Growers monitoring tropical storm “Erick” that will bring heavy rain into the growing areas, this will help fruit grow into the larger sizes that have been limited on.
Grapes continue with fair quality and a wide range in pricing as the Mexico crop finishes up and the Central Valley of CA is not quite ready for harvest.
