Stay connected with Bondi Produce & Specialty Foods through our weekly Market Report. We aim to keep you informed about the latest trends, market shifts, and developments, from local Ontario produce to exotic imports.

Table of Contents

• Market Recap – What’s up, what’s down

• Local Spotlight – Ontario’s finest

• Red Flags – Get the scoop on shortages

• For your consideration: New & Newsworthy

📈Price Increases this week 📈

These items are experiencing a surge in price this week:

• Tomato Grape & Tomato Grape Medley - Mexico GH has dried up due to heatwave. Will push up GH local prices for the time being.

• Banana Plantain (green and ripe) - cost up on both for the week

• Chayote - up this week

• Peppers (Habanero, Mini Sweet & Green Finger chili)

• Avocados - The cost has increased in the last few weeks, but we should see that coming down by next week. The new crop is taking longer to ripen than anticipated

• Runner Beans - up this week

• Asparagus - Ontario finished and Mexico product is escalated.

📉Price Drops 📉

These items have dropped in price this week:

• Napa Cabbage ( code: 2234) - Local product starting!

• Kohlrabi (code: 2611)

• Valentine Radish (code: 3218)

• Broccoli & Broccoli crowns (code: 2213 & 2219)

• Iceberg Lettuce (code: 2647)

• Green Peppers (code: 2988)

🍓Ontario Berries for the Win!!🍓

• Ontario Berries - we have Blueberries and Raspberries available, with Wild Blackberries and Golden Raspberries arriving tomorrow.

• Mulberries - Spotted! Literally everywhere—on my car, every farm in Ontario, the bottom of my shoes... everywhere. And now... ON YOUR MENU.

• Specialty Berries fans, rejoice! - We’re restocking Red, White, and Black Currants tomorrow. Sadly, Gooseberries are finished for the season.

• Ontario Field Strawberries - might be a bit scarce early in the week, but the crops are looking good as we move away from the June Berry variety.

🌸🚩 Fresh Origins Flowers 🚩🌸

We extend our sincerest apologies to all those impacted by the recent shortages. The holiday on Monday resulted in delays in our shipment schedule. Subsequently, FedEx held our packages, leading to the damage of all the flowers. Under usual circumstances, we would promptly arrange for replacements. However, due to the July 4th holiday, the farm was unable to accommodate our request. We have resumed our regular ordering schedule this week and do not foresee any further delays.

All Wrapped Up!

These items are finished up for the season. Ask your rep for recommendations on substitutes.

• Red Goose Berries - finished for the season

• Fava Beans - wrapped up for the year it seems or close to be being finished.

• Ontario Asparagus - finished for the year! Imported product starting

Short Ship Sparks Notes

• Cremini # 1 subs this week! - Slow growth resulting in shortages. Anticipate shortages on #2 and seeing #1’s as subs this week

• USA Berries - While the local berries are thriving, the USA berries are experiencing quality issues across various vendors due to the heatwave. Crops along the coast are doing better, but the acreage is very limited. We expect arrivals to improve by the end of this week as the weather looks promising going forward. This will affect strawberries, blackberries, and raspberries. Switch to local for high quality with only slightly elevated pricing.

• Avocados -The latest batch of avocados is experiencing a slower ripening process. We're keeping a close eye on our stock to ensure we don't send out unripe or overripe fruit, but July presents a unique challenge. This month is notoriously difficult for avocados due to the transition to the new crop, which initially has lower oil content, causing them to ripen more slowly and sometimes unevenly.

• Jicama - Issues with quality caused by unstable weather in Mexico. New product brought in this week!

If you have any questions about anything you see, feel free to reach out to your designated sales rep or our awesome customer service team at [email protected]. We're here to help!