Alerts & What’s Trending
- The Art of Inflation Communication with Restaurant Customers
- Strong culture helps restaurant brands retain workers
- Summer Lingers but Fall Menu Launches Pick up Speed
- Widespread Slowdown of Year-over-Year Restaurat Sales Continues
Produce
Weather issues across many regions are causing markets to trend upwards and will likely remain for several weeks. Many of the mixed vegetables out of the Salinas Valley see volatility due to increased INSV pressure combined with warmer temperatures.
Grains
Canola has improved to a point where we will see much more seed availability. Improved weather conditions caused the soybean oil market to trade down last week.
Dairy
Retails are increasing egg buying pushing eggs higher. Increased exports have pushed butter prices higher. Markets were higher this week for block and barrel cheese markets.
Beef
Strips continue to show firm demand. Markets continue to hold flat with buyers and packers both trying to gain leverage. Ribs are steady.
Pork
Good supply and steady demand brought trimmings down this week. Demand for bacon is decreasing causing bellies to decline. There has been a big demand on retail loins causing supplies to tighten and driving the market up. The market is holding flat on ribs as the market is stable.
Poultry
Pricing for thigh meat was down again this week. Labor Day demand has evened out the random breast market. Supply on wings has begun to constrict has football season nears.
Seafood
Importers brought in excess inventories of Whites and Tigers saturating the market. Prices are declining on specific sizes of shrimp. There is a good market value on frozen tuna as supply has improved. Shipping delays are facing the tilapia market.
