"Doris Night" > wrote in message
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> On Sun, 24 Apr 2016 19:50:31 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
>
>>Anyone else noticing produce problems in their area? Seems no matter
>>where
>>I go, they have more bananas than usual. They do look good but none of us
>>are big on those so don't need. As for the rest... There seems to be
>>less
>>variety than usual for this time of year, and often I leave the store with
>>less than I wanted or even an alternate thing. And it's not just one
>>store
>>but every store.
>>
>>Husband loves asparagus. I got some that was good but can't remember
>>where.
>>Two other stores had none. Then I found some but it was really big and
>>woody.
>>
>>I wanted green bell peppers. I was craving them. But all of the green
>>ones
>>were so wrinkled and mushy I was a bit shocked that they were even out
>>there
>>for sale.
>>
>>Have to really pick through the onions to find good ones. Stuff like
>>that.
>>
>>This may have somewhat to do with our weather. Draught. Then too much
>>rain. Freak heat wave. Now cold. Or it may have to do (at least with
>>some
>>stores) with whatever they are doing with the Albertsons/Safeway/Haggen
>>mess. Dunno.
>>
>>I will just be happy when I can get a good salad again. Having to make do
>>with greens, onions, nuts, beans, olives and rationed tomato. Because
>>when
>>I do find a good tomato, it's usually just the one. That's not
>>necessarily
>>a bad salad but I like other veggies too.
>
> No problems with produce here in Southern Ontario. It's pretty much
> the same variety of stuff as always, plus the "seasonal" stuff like
> asparagus, and there's plenty of everything. At this time of the year,
> most of it comes from Mexico, but I have no issues with the freshness
> of anything.
>
> I don't get what you are saying about tomatoes. Aside from the fact
> that they are "winter" tomatoes, all of the ones here are fine. I
> think we must have better grocery stores in Canada.

It's not normally like this here which is why I asked. At one store, every
box of strawberries had bad ones in there. Another customer told me that
she just redid them and made her own box. I wouldn't because I figured with
that many bad ones, the ones that looked okay were sure to be bad soon.

Grapes are split open and wrinkled, no matter the store.

And at one store, the customer service counter was covered with bags of
spoiled fruit. Not sure what the story was there but the only decent things
I found there (of what I needed) were cucumbers and oranges. Not saying it
was all bad but I only had a few specific things on my list.