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Say bonjour to Oscar kiwifruit, grown in southwestern France and available for a limited time.
Say bonjour to Oscar kiwifruit, grown in southwestern France and available for a limited time.
Our Mexican Roma tomatoes are showing superb quality! Picked daily and packed in the Oppy label. Available through April.
25 lb bulk box. Call your Oppy sales rep for more info… you won't be disappointed!
Organically greenhouse grown and perfect for grab-and-go, Divemex pairs a red pepper with a yellow pepper in this versatile unit. The two-count bags are packed 12 to a master carton. Positioned with salad ingredients or stir-fry veggies, these pepper packs make a smart, eye-catching impulse purchase.
We're expecting our first arrivals of these luscious beauties on the East Coast on February 20. Don't miss out!
Nour Clementines from Morocco will be arriving soon. Sweet, juicy, virtually seedless and here for a limited time only.
Take a look at this outstanding JAZZ apple display… those 2 lb. pouch bags make you want to carry them off!
In a first for the Oppy citrus category — Israeli Suntina's (also known as Novas) have made an appearance in Ontario and across the Canadian prairie provinces to Calgary.
The program kicked off early in the new year with 2 lb bags and regular 10 kg bulk boxes.
The feedback to the flavor and appearance has been very positive and augurs well for an expanded program in 2015.
With brix ratios of 15+ these particular Clementines are exceedingly sweet!
After a 3 year gap, the Oppy citrus category is excited to have Moroccan Nours back in the stable of products we can offer this late winter period.
Packed in the ever popular 5-lb gift box as well as 2-lb and 3-lb bags we have the option to suit all store format needs.
In this climate-affected easy peeler season–these excellent eating late Clementines will be hot property!
We will see first containers arrive onto the eastern seaboard around February 17 and continued arrivals continue until late March.
Now harvesting organic strawberries from Coachella. Quality is great. Berries are juicy, sweet and red. Packed in the Oppy label (see photo of 1-lb. clamshells).
High graphic, high impact bags are sure to drive apple sales.
10 bags per master box.
65 boxes per pallet.
Packing now.
We are now packing and shipping gorgeous plums in 2 lb. bags. Product of Chile.
All apples in Washington state are experiencing poor packouts due to the heat last August. Many Gala packers are reporting 15 boxes of apples per bin, so we are actually faring better at 15-18 packs per bin at Crane and McDougall.
Jazz: 18% down; 147,000 decrease for Oppy.
Pac Rose: 8% down; 43,000 decrease for Oppy.
Envy: 16% down; 32,000 decrease for Oppy.
While we have experienced no disruptions yet, pressure continues. The president of the Port Workers Front Julio Castillo was arrested on 1/21 for disorderly conduct. Fruit officials and port officials met with him prior to the arrest. Containers are difficult, putting pressure on all exporters. The other open ports where our break bulk ships are loading are getting more pressure to strike as well as pressure to receive other container lines.
The image shows four of seven ships anchored outside of San Antonio waiting to be loaded.
We're anticipating the arrival of these sweet, petite pears from New Zealand week 10. We'll offer both a 10-kg volume fill and 10 x 1-kg flow wrap punnets. Honey Belles arrive crunchy and deliciously ready to eat.
Vancouver, B.C.— The latest apple from Enza has a following any new fruit would Envy.
The aptly named apple will surpass the 100,000 carton mark out of Washington this season for the first time ever, as growers endeavor to feed the demand that continues to outpace supply.
Specs:
Bag: Gussetted with a handle
UPC: 0 66022003689
10 x 2-lb bags
70 cases per pallet
Cases type- RDT/60 x 40
Parting is such sweet sorrow….but it's not quite over yet. Our Chilean cherry program is wrapping up on the West, but we'll have fruit on the East for a few more short weeks. Don't miss out!
Week two of the Oppy California strawberry program is underway. These irresistibly sweet berries are available in 8 x 1-lb., 4 x 2-lb., 2 x 4-lb., and 4 x 3-lb. configurations.
We are hearing that water shortages are affecting 75% of the mango growing areas in Peru. This will lead to lower overall volumes out of Peru and the small sizes (12/14s), will be especially short. We anticipate pricing to be $6 and higher for the season. Weekly promotional opportunities are unlikely.
Cling stone peaches
Trial Volumes into Miami
High brix, low acid
Large fruit
2 weeks from harvest
Vancouver, B.C. ―Momentum continues to build in the Oppenheimer Group’s berry category, with fruit grown in the Golden State making its debut in the Oppy label this week.
The full-service produce marketer is currently shipping conventional strawberries from Coachella and Oxnard, with organic strawberries starting in February.
We have an apple for everyone at Oppy, including these effervescent, sweet Honeycrisp. Grown in Nova Scotia, available through mid-February.
Today we start shipping Oppy's first ever conventional strawberries from Coachella and Oxnard. In a few weeks, we'll add organic strawberries to the mix!
Here's a sweet idea for satisfying snacking! Two-pound Pacific Rose apple bags are available now.
Picking starts at La Higuera on Monday. We expect our first arrivals of these gorgeous grapes toward the end of the month. The grower is reporting outstanding quality and size (80% large and extra-large).