Most cheese prices increased slightly last week due to continued demand, but it is expected that this upward trend will be short-lived. Traders anticipate that buyers and packers will try to reduce their inventories for year end which will likely increase supplies. Bucking the majority of the cheese markets, the Swiss market was sharply lower. Many purchasers are still being shorted shipments of domestic blue cheeses, though imported product is beginning to be substituted. As a result, Chilean Sea Bass prices will rise and we expect Mahi Mahi prices to do the same.
Red Groupers are plentiful.
Red Snappers remain tight. Cold temperatures and very hot demand are keeping supplies much tighter and prices higher than normal for this time of year. Most Spring Mix supplies during the winter months are grown in the desert of Yuma, Arizona. Night temperatures have been getting into the 30s, leaving frost and heavy dew on the tender greens each morning. Supplies and quality should be back to more normal conditions in early January.