Silence of the lambs

It seems that every day there is a new product somehow majorly affected by weather.  Domestic lamb is the latest casualty.  Between the upcoming Easter holiday and inclement weather in the mid-west,  prices on prime lamb cuts have risen upwards of 40%.

Our friends at Mosner have seen a $0.14/lb increase on carcasses, which [...]

Tomato pricing soars...

14:20 Tomato prices update…tinyurl.com/ygflezn bit.ly/gP1Cy #

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Heat killing California produce

16:43 Extreme heat, heavy rains followed by extreme heat again just killing California produce!!!! What’s happening out there!! Let us know! #

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ChefMod Tweets about lobsters

Most lobsters come from the north-eastern coast of North America with Canada and the state of Maine being the largest producers. In the summer when ocean waters warm, lobsters begin to shed the shells that they have outgrown. This process, known as molting, happens two to three times per year while young, but only [...]

Egg prices through the roof?

Egg prices are seemingly out of control…again.  Although we are used to seeing things get tight around Easter, this year we’re seeing something different.  Prices did not go down after Easter which they usually do but in fact they continued to go up!  See the article from Market Watch…http://bit.ly/I4lqa.

Interestingly for our group we’re not seeing [...]

ChefMod Tweets on Local Strawberries

Hudson Valley strawberries will be the first thing that we see from our wholesalers in the Northeast.  They usually start up in June.  If you are local in New York City you can pick them up at your local Greenmarket!

18:41 Local Strawberries in the Greenmarket today! Nice. Nothing through our wholesalers yet, but they’re coming! [...]

ChefMod Tweets about National paper programs for restaurants

As many of you know we have a National distribution program with Network Services Company.  The program simply allows us coverage in any area of the United States through a system or coordinated independently owned distributors.  No matter where in the US you are located ChefMod can implement a program for your paper and [...]

ChefMod Tweets...No charge for Milk Crates!

Several of you have mentioned that you are being charged a deposit for milk crates through our member distributors.  Please contact us if this continues to happen.  You should not be paying for milk crate deposits through the ChefMod program…

16:45 @gdruckman keep an eye out! We may be there soon enough! Thanks for [...]

ONION VIDALIA (6482 & 29379)

Season: May – June Price: steady

May is the official start to the Vidalia Onion season, although we are seeing them earlier this year.  The large sweet Vidalia get their name from Vidalia, Georgia are are commonly sold in 10lb, 25lb, and 40lb mesh bags and boxes. ChefMod has them in both sizes depending which [...]

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13:40 MUSHROOM MORELS FRESH WILD (29796). In season and price coming down. tinyurl.com/dxcgjv # 18:45 @rshehady Don’t worry, u don’t have to say a word. We’ll do all the posting! Who knows, 1 day we may ask a questoin that will compel u #

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