Market Report
Authored weekly by Peter Testa, the market report keeps you up-to-date. Includes industry news, product availability, and price trends. What am I?
Challenge your produce knowledge with the weekly quiz. Online Ordering Product List
Our complete current produce list—it's long! Testa Pre-Cut
Quality processed, pre-cut produce Strategic Partners
Appetizers And, Inc., Lumber Jacks Firewood, Dessert Werks, Ciao Bella About Us
Letter from Peter Testa; Overview; Key personnel; Affiliations; Food safety; Ordering; Deliveries; Processed items; Returns and credits; Sourcing; Invoices and payment; Credit Application and Certificate of Resale; Tours and facility visits; Directions; Delivery window; Pricing/definition of cost; Insurance Links
Business partners, industry organizations, and other websites of interest
|
|
Market Report May 4, 2008 It always amazes me how little the general public knows about where and how their food and produce comes from. I recently was talking to a good friend of mine and they wanted to know why certain Apples taste mealy and how they guarantee a crisp biting apple. I ask them how would you feel if you were kept for 6-7 months in a controlled-atmosphere storage shred and then sold for a lot of money. Depending on how much the demand might exceed the supply, more... |
| Good Deals Blueberries French Beans Romaine |
Watch Asparagus Honeydew Lettuce |
High Eggplant Lemons Morels |
What am I? One of my earliest appearances is estimated to have been around 3400 BC. My first sighting was in Tehuacan, which is south of Mexico. Almost immediately, someone spotted me in Peru. Today I am primarily cultivated in South America and Europe. For the most part, I am a long, trailing or climbing plant, but a few of my relatives do the bushy thing. Yellow flowers and large, shallowly lobed leaves protect me from the elements and snoopy passers-by. As a member of the cushaw family, I have a smooth, nutty taste that is well complimented by cinnamon or nutmeg. By category, winter is in my name, but I am harvested during two other seasons. more... Last week's answer | ||
|
|
|
Ask the produce man What is the hottest chili pepper? Red Savina Habanero is believed to be the hottest chili pepper. This pepper originated in 1994 in the U.S.A. This pepper is twice as hot as your average orange habanero and 65 times hotter than the hottest jalapeno chile pepper. |