Welcome to the Bondi Weekly Market Report, your ultimate destination for all the highs and lows of the week. As we transition into the cozy embrace of soup season, we're here to make your culinary journey as smooth as possible! From a California heatwave giving our Romaine a run for its money to hurricanes shaking up supplies from the south, we've got some serious price jumps and possible shortages on the way. So snap out of the turkey coma and read this week’s market report carefully. Trust me—you’ll want to be prepared!

Here's a little preview of what we've got lined up for the week:

🚩The key update this week is the anticipated severe weather conditions, which are expected to cause shortages.

⭐️Changes to Heartee mushrooms - now individual rather than pre-mixed

🍓 Local strawberries are finished for the season

🍝 Mark your calendars! October 17th is National Pasta Day 

🍕 Pepperoni Restocked this week

Market Recap : What’s up, what’s down

Local Produce Spotlight!

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Wrapped up!

• Tigchelaar Farms Strawberries are officially finished for the season

• Pirate Produce Heirlom Lettuce - All done for the year

🚩Red Flags🚩: Last Week's Supply & Quality Recap

• Transition to U.S. and Mexico for Warm Vegetables - As of Monday, our local warm vegetable supply has ended, and we are begining to source the following items from the U.S. and Mexico.

  • Roma Tomatoes

    • New Source: Mexico

    • Potential Price Increase: 90%

    • Note: Due to recent hurricanes in Florida, their crops are delayed by approximately four weeks (ETA: November 15th). This has led to a nearly doubled price for Mexican Roma tomatoes due to sudden demand. We expect elevated pricing to continue for 4–6 weeks until Florida’s crops become available.

    • Jalapeno Peppers

      • New Source: Mexico

      • Potential Price Increase: 15%

      • Note: Initial selections from Mexico are constrained due to high demand and limited supply. A transition to sourcing from Georgia is anticipated within two weeks, which is expected to alleviate costs.

    • Eggplant

      • New Source: USA

      • Potential Price Increase: 35%

      • Note: The initial shipments from Georgia are anticipated to be accompanied by elevated prices. However, the arrival of supplementary crops from Mexico, projected by the end of November, may contribute to the stabilization of prices.

    • Zucchini (Green/Yellow)

      • New Source: Mexico

      • Potential Price Increase: 40%

      • Note: New crop picks from Mexico will start on Monday. In 4–6 weeks, other growing regions will contribute to supply, potentially driving prices down.

• California Heat Spell - The intense heat wave hitting Salinas and King City is likely to impact the quality of Romaine lettuce from California. This could affect yields over the next couple of weeks as they prepare to transition to Yuma, AZ. For more insights on the heat wave, check out what the growers at Church Brothers Farms have to say!

Product Changes this week:

• Update on Heartee Premium Mushroom Mix - we’re phasing out the Heartee Premium mix this week. We've found that most customers prefer ordering their favorite mushrooms individually rather than the mix, so here’s what we’ll continue to keep in stock by the case:

  • King Oyster Black 2 LB

  • Oyster Blue 2 LB

  • Oyster Yellow 2 LB

  • Pom Pom (Lion’s Mane) 2 LB

  • Chestnut 2 LB

Weekly Pantry Pick!

Join us in celebrating National Pasta Day with some amazing contributions from our vendors! 🍝 

🌟 New & Newsworthy🌟 

Italian Raddichios have arrived!

• #04880 - RADICCHIO CASTLEFRANCO

• #07284 - RADICCHIO TREVISO

• Starting in 2 weeks - #08636 - RADICCHIO TARDIVO

Hormel Rosa Grande Pepperoni Restocked by October 16th!

The new batch of Hormel Rosa Grande Pepperoni is arriving TODAY, Tuesday, October 15th, and will be ready for deliveries starting October 16th. We’re excited to have it back in stock—thanks for your patience during this short gap!