Week of September 15th, 2025
GROWING REGION WEATHER UPDATES
TOMATOES
Quality still seems to be inconsistent across all regions, but production should rebound some this week with better weather across the country. In the East however, roma supply will begin to dip over the next 3 weeks as the summer/fall crops begin to finish and we transition to new supply in south Georgia and north Florida.
With improved weather, yields and quality should improve at least for the next couple weeks. Sizing will be better and market should be steady until we start to transition into new crops in October. Starting to see some quality concerns out of the Central Mexico production and California crops should start slowing down as well, which could add pressure to the Eastern supply.
Grape tomato quality is very good in the East but we are going to see supply volumes dip as these crops start coming to a finish. No major changes in supply out of the Mexican growers and quality continues to just be fair.
VEGETABLES
Squash will continue to pick well through this week but is expected to slow afterward. We’re transitioning from harvesting two fields to one, and the rain from last week—along with more expected this week—will likely reduce yields. As a result, we anticipate some upward pressure on the market next week.
Cucumber production has slowed, with rain over the past week—and more expected this week—hurting quality and increasing off-grades. Mexico is reducing cucumber crossings due to a stronger domestic market, which has already pushed prices higher. We expect this trend to continue into next week.
Bean production is steady, and quality remains strong. Harvests have been more consistent, and we expect good supply to continue through this week and next.
Bell pepper supply has slowed somewhat due to rain over the past 10 days. However, we are now harvesting from new crown fields, and quality looks very good. With warmer weather this week, we expect supply to improve and remain strong going into next week.
