As desert preparations continue for the upcoming winter vegetable season, a quick check on summer (June, July & August) produce prices (FOB, Los Angeles) mostly ranged from strong to moderately strong and were very steady. Iceberg prices (wrapped 24s) topped the $20/carton range during an extended period in June, and again in July, and have averaged well over $16 per carton during the entire summer. The June-July average for Romaine (24s) has been hovering around the $11.50 range and recently topped $14/carton last week. After starting the summer at $19/carton (bunched, 14s), broccoli prices have been steady at or around the $11/carton range during June-July and the first week of August. To date, lower and fluctuating prices, typically seen during a production season, have been a rarity during the summer of 2010. To have a detailed look at the summer vegetable prices for Iceberg, Romaine and Broccoli click here.

To contact Kurt Nolte go to: knolte@cals.arizona.edu.

For questions or comments on any of the topics please contact Marco Pena at the Yuma Agricultural Center.
College of Agriculture, The University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ.