APPLES

Import Club Apples Jazz and Envy from New Zealand in 4 to 5 weeks. Domestic Fuji, Honeycrisp and Pink Lady moving into New Zealand and South America soon. Import utility apples are hard to find.

AVOCADOS

Rincon is back! Read about their family farm.

Celebrate California Avocados with these delicious recipes.

BANANAS

June-September is the wet season in Colima, Mexico and we are keeping a close eye on quality.

BERRIES

Blackberries and Raspberries from GreenBelle. Tomatero will start up with Blackberries in about a month.

Blueberries: We may see a 1-2 week gap. The recent heat wave wiped out California blueberries. Homegrown is finished and Oregon starts up at the end of the month.

Strawberries: Sun Valley sweet strawberries, an Earl’s Exclusive, are locally grown in Watsonville. Tomatero, also out of Watsonville, is coming into strawberries in a big way. Now offering 1# and 2# clamshells. Mix and match sizes to increase your sales.

Raspberries: Sun Valley volume is looking up.

CITRUS

Variegated Pink Lemons are easy to spot by their vibrant green streaks against a bright yellow background. The pretty pink flesh gives a nice burst of tartness and has less seeds than a Eureka Lemon. Read more on our vegucation blog. Hyde Oroblanco has great flavor in a variety of sizes. Hyde Star Rubys are on Earl’s Weekly Specials! Marsalisi Meyer Lemons in good supply. Valencias are the orange to juice in the summer!

figs

Breba crop will go for the next few weeks. Look for Brown Turkey Figs beginning of July. Black Mission second crop will start mid-July through October.

GRAPES

California Black Seedless Grapes will start up when Anthony moves up to Bakersfield the later part of the week. It is heating up in Coachella and Grapes will be moving into Bakersfield this week. Air Chief and Sun View will start in July.

KIWIs

Transitioning to New Zealand in a few weeks. California Gold and Green Kiwis have excellent flavor.

MELONS

Mexico is slowing down and bins are very tight with larger sized fruit. Thomson is starting up slowly on California Watermelon Bins. Domestic Cantaloupes, Honeydew, Galia, Hami and now Tuscan Melons have good flavor.

PEARS

Import pears - Autumn Bartlett are slowing down. Delta fruit starting up in the next week or two. Remember, new crop fruit will take a few weeks to ripen and color up.

STONE FRUIT

Wonderfully sweet and juicy California Peaches, Nectarines, Apricots and Plums grown in the Central Valley. Varieties change weekly. California Cherries are done and Pacific Northwest Cherries will be limited and expensive. Download Earl’s Stone Fruit Calendars.

Apricots: Coral Cot, Hermosa, Patterson

Yellow Nectarines: Dulce Vida, Honey Blaze, Red Roy, Spring Bright

White Nectarines: Spring Pearl

Yellow Peaches: Bright Princess, Country Sweet, June Time, Princess Time

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White Peaches: Ivory Queen

Plums: Black Amber, Hiromi

Peterson Family Fruit: Regenerative Organic Certified (ROC) - Vista Yellow Peach, Yellow Nectarine Honey Blaze

TROPICALS

Now is the time to get excited, build displays and promote mangos! Promotional opportunities exist for all sizing including 12cts! This is a great time to educate, engage, excite and entice customers with this unique mango.

We have all the tools and the pricing you need for sales success! Ask your Earl’s Sales Rep for more information, a Mango Mania POS Packet and download digital materials to highlight your display. Learn more about how you can participate! Display contest coming in July with prizes.

First week of July we will see Dragon Fruit from RVO and maybe Mexico. Dole Pineapple is back in better volume after a slow down due to weather.