Thomson International, Inc

Our Blog Has Moved! Visit our NEW BLOG

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OUR NEW BLOG

www.thomsoninternational.net/blog

WHITE ONIONS: Medium

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YELLOW ONIONS: Jumbo

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YELLOW ONIONS: Medium

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YELLOW ONIONS: PRE-PACK

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YELLOW ONIONS: COLOSSAL

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Next Week: Onions, Bells & Organics

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Jeff's Field Update ~
Watermelon Buyers:
We're opening new field Monday in Coachella; We have availability with big sizes red seedless in lush big vines extra Sweet and cutting Red!!!!

Annie's Organic Watermelon program starts on Monday in Brawley, California. All sizes of Red Seedless with Organic stickers and Docs; when I visited the field a couple of weeks ago the vines were lush and green.

Onions in Bakersfield are now drying and curing in the burlap on the Home-Ranch...the sweet reds and sweet yellow/brown onions are diamonds with the cooool weather and uniform temperatures...the regular whites, reds and yellow-browns will all start next week..Call Onion-Jack for your needs.

Bell Peppers will also start mid-week next week for Pepper-Karen...she's ready to take your orders...demand seems very strong!...Quality Exceptional!!! Sooooo cooool temps this growing season!!! Still picking Green and Red Cabbage on the Bear Mt. Ranch here in Bakersfield....load all of these items on the same truck.

Thank You for Supporting the American Grower!!!
Jeff Thomson and Family

Crop Upade ~ Jeff's Field Report

2011-06-02T07:57:00.000-07:00

Watermelon Buyers:
The Watermelon Market is now very steady with undertones to improve; many fields in Coachella and the south Desert are now done or burned badly from the intense Sun on 5/31/11. Mexico crop production is winding down per Market News and it has variable fruit quality...last call this week if you have Yellow Flesh needs and get your calls in early for Red Seedless as we almost sold-out today even on a Wed.
Thank You for Your Support,
Jeff Thomson and Family

Coming Soon:
ORGANICS JUNE 6th
ONIONS: JUNE 6th
BELL PEPPERS: JUNE 6th

Organics out of Brawley, California ~ June 1!

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We're Shipping from Two Locations

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Buyers: We will be shipping from Coachella, California as well as our facility in Bakersfield, California. Please contact Jeff or Annie to place an order!

We are also shipping our Red and Green Cabbage from Bakersfield. Please contact Karen to place an order.

Thank you!

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Our Little Laighton Loves Yellow Flesh Watermelons!

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Regular Seeded

~ Coachella Harvest Has Begun ~

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Look at these Beauties!

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Jeff ~ Coachella field checking quality first thing in the morning

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Yellow Seedless

Jeff's Field Report ~

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Watermelon Buyers:

We have decided to bring Coachella Watermelons down to the price of growing, packing,and selling them. Mexico is exporting large quantities at this time and will expand/increase USA and Canadian consumption and provide the consumers in North America a rare chance to buy watermelons with no-cost for growing them. Go-on-add with this product and clean these up!!! Let me know if Team Thomson can set up an order of new-crop California watermelons for your truck and/or we can deliver some Red Flesh, Yellow Flesh or Regular Seeded to your dock...

Thank You for Your Support,
C. Jeff Thomson.

A Closer Look at Our Cabbage

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Our Red and Green Cabbage in our field in May

Green Cabbage

A head of Green Cabbage before Harvest

Red Cabbage

Red Cabbage ready for Harvest

Rows of Green Cabbage

Want to Stay Healthy? Eat Cabbage!

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Health Benefits of Cabbage :

1.Cabbage contain phytonutrients, works to protect the body from free radicals that can damage the cell membranes. Phytonutrients also signal our genes to increase its production of enzymes involved in detoxification.
2.Cabbage may lower the incidence of cancer, especially in the lung, stomach and colon prostate.
3.Cabbage is a muscle builder, blood cleanser and eye strengthener.
4.The juice of fresh raw cabbage has been proven to heal stomach ulcer.
5.Cabbage is rich in iron and sulfur.
6.Juice of fresh cabbage is effective in treating fungus infection (due to it sulfur content).
7.Cabbage can lower serum cholesterol.
8.Cabbage contain Sulforaphane, a substance that can increase the production of antioxidant and detoxification enzymes. Sulforaphane works by stimulating the production of glutathione, the body's most important internally produced antioxidant which plays a role in liver detoxification.
9.Red Cabbage has more phytonutrients than the green cabbage. The vitamin C content of red cabbage is 6-8 times higher than that of the green cabbage.
10.Red cabbage contain anthocyanin (red pigment/color) is an antioxidant that can help protect brain cells, thus can help prevent Alzheimer's disease.

Spring Cabbage!

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Excellent quality green and red cabbage now shipping from Bakersfield, CA. We have Regular 24 count, Jumbo 18 count and XJumbo 12 count supplies.

Announcing that we will start shipping Red Seedless, Regular Seeded and Yellow Flesh Watermelons out of Coachella, CA on May 9th.

Call for details!

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Pictures from the Field

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Jeff's Growing Update

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Watermelon Buyers: Our Red Seedless Watermelons, Regular Seeded and Yellow Flesh Watermelons are doing very well in our fields in Coachella Valley east of Los Angeles. The warm days and warm nights really produce rapid growth; at times, I have measured the melons growing 2 inches in a 24 hour period. Our Harvest Contractor indicates with normal weather we should be harvesting the earliest melons the first week of May. Right now the Watermelons are the size of a Softball (see pics) We have an Organic Watermelon field this year in the Imperial Valley we will harvest a few weeks later than our early Coachella fields. Keep in Touch, Jeff Thomson Watermelon Category Mgr.

Top 10 Fruits With the Most Nutritional Bang for Your Buck

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Jennifer Langston jokes that her 2-year-old eats fruit like a bat, so that helped propel her to come up with nifty calculations on which fruits bring the most nutritional bang for your buck.

If you want to watch your budget and also buy fruits that provide pretty good nutrition, below are the choices that offer the best combination of those factors, says Langston, a researcher, editor and writer at Sightline Institute, a nonprofit sustainability think tank, who developed the rankings with her co-worker Eric Hess.

Here are their rankings of the best, cheapest fruits to get your vitamins from:

1.Watermelon
2.Plums
3.Oranges
4.Apples
5.Strawberries
6.Cantaloupe
7.Grapefruit
8.Bananas
9.Kiwi
10.Peaches

So if you want to spend only so much money on fruit, go with watermelon, plums, oranges and apples to get the most nutrition for relatively little dough.

Everyone knows berries are great sources of vitamins, but they rank low on this chart because they're pricey. This chart emphasizes both low cost and nutrition.

Here's how Langston and Hess came up with these rankings: They tracked down the price-per-cup of various fruits, as revealed in a new report by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. They also got the nutritional scores for various fruits, as determined by the ANDI (Aggregate Nutrient Density Index) rating method used by the Whole Foods chain and others. They then divided each fruit's ANDI score by its price per cup.

Bottom line: It's not enough to just buy the cheapest fruit; try buying the cheapest fruit offering the best nutrition for the price.

How cheap a food is alone is not always the best measure of value, Langston tells Consumer Ally. You may very well prefer to buy an apple (ranked No. 4) grown in the neighboring countryside instead of a banana (No. 8) shipped from afar. "Cheap food," Langston says, "is probably one of the problems of the food system."

reference:
http://www.walletpop.com/2011/03/07/top-10-fruits-with-the-most-nutrition-for-your-buck/?a_dgi=aolshare_email

January Harvest Update

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Greetings Buyers:

We just started harvesting Red, Purple & Yellow Potatoes

Call Matt Hornbuckle: 661.303.0205

For Green Cabbage, Red Cabbage, Bok Choy, Napa Cabbage and Turnips

Call Karen Thomson: 310.372.0177

For Acorn Squash and Onions

Call Annie Thomson: 415.699.7204

Purple, Red, Yellow Potatoes~

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Happy Holidays

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Buyers:

We appreciate your business and wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas!

We're still shipping turnips, Bok Choy, Cabbage, Acorn Squash and Onions out of Bakersfield!

The Thomson Family

Jack, Jeff, Karen, Nancy & Annie

Turnips!

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Our Turnips are Ready to ship from Bakersfield!

Call Karen:

310. 372. 0177

TURNIPS!

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Squash is Now Available!

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Our Acorn Squash are:

Beautiful in Color

Shaped perfectly the way nature intended

Consistent in Size

Stickered with the Thomson Label and a delicious recipe

Coming Soon: Butternut and Spaghetti Squash

Call Annie 415.699.7204

Green Cabbage, Red Cabbage, Napa Cabbage & Bok Choy -- loading from the same dock in Bakersfield, California

Call Karen 310.372.0177

Interested in Onions? Call Annie

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Squash Next Week!

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Greetings Buyers,

Next week we will begin harvesting our Winter Squash! We will have Acorn Squash, Butternut Squash and Spaghetti Squash loading at our packing plant near Bakersfield.

Call Annie - 415.699.7204

For Cabbage, Bok Choy and Napa Cabbage, Call Karen - 310.372.0177
Coming Soon! Turnips and Beets!

We wish you and your family a wonderful Thanksgiving!

2010-11-10T16:11:00.000-08:00

Greeting Buyers:

We are harvesting Green, Red and Napa Cabbage along with Bok Choy daily -- our operation is in full swing and Karen is ready to take your orders.

Our RED Seedless Watermelons imported from Mexico will be ready to load from our Bakersfield facility early next week -- please pre-order if you would like cartons or bins. We are also working on a year-round onion program, please contact Annie if you would like to put together a mixer load with our other produce or if you are looking for a full load. We offer Red, White and Yellow onions.

Our squash, beets and turnips will be ready to harvest in a few weeks, please see the sales contact below for any pre-order inquiries.
We are growing Spaghetti, Acorn and Butternut Squash and would love to send them to your stores.

For Beets, Turnips, Bok Choy & Cabbage -- Call Karen 310.372.0177
For Onions, Watermelons & Squash -- Call Annie 415.699.7204

Thank you and have a great day!

Produce Update from Thomson International

2010-11-08T08:47:00.000-08:00

Buyers:

Call Karen for all Napa Cabbage and Bok Choy orders; we're sold out of Green and Red Cabbage today but harvesting daily -- Karen: 310.372.0177

Our Red Seedless Watermelon inventory is tight -- if you think you may be swinging by Bakersfield for a pallet or two of watermelons at the end of the week, contact Annie: 415.699.7204

Soon we'll have Turnips, Beets and Squash -- we are collecting information for the buyers of these commodities and if you are or have the contact information of the buyer at your company, please let Karen or Annie know!

Best wishes,
The Thomson Family

Are your supermarkets still carrying pumpkins for Fall Decorations + Thanksgiving pumpkin pie -- ask Annie about our pumpkin inventory and superb liquidation pricing!

Mid Week Update

2010-10-20T19:40:00.000-07:00

PUMPKINS: We have load volume on gorgeous Neon Variety pumpkins with an average weight of 12-20 pounds. What you and your customers will like about these is this hybrid's variety freshness and their dark stems that make them beautiful for carving or decorating. We have a small supply of Howdens (20-40lbs), Racer Medium (12-20lbs) and Pam Smalls (6-10lbs) It's pumpkin and Halloween time! If you would like to see pictures, to place an order or request special pricing -- call Annie 415.699.7204

RED SEEDLESS WATERMELONS: We have many Size 6 Bins or cartons available, please provide us with notice ahead of time for carton orders -- call Annie 415.699.7204

CABBAGES: Fresh and delicious from our field to your stores -- Call Karen for any of your green cabbage needs -- 310.372.0177

Thank you,
The Thomson Family

2010-10-20T19:38:00.000-07:00

Greetings Buyers,

Here are the Thomson International Crop updates for the week of October 18th :

PUMPKINS - Our season's end PUMPKIN Monday special - $.10 on ALL PUMPKIN Sizes - Contact Annie

CABBAGE - Our Green Cabbage Harvest is in full swing - Contact Karen

RED SEEDLESS WATERMELONS - Our melons are grown on young vines in Mexico - choose to buy high quality fresh fruit that is sweet and juicy from young vines! We currently have a large supply of Size 6 Bins and cartons available

COMING SOON - Squash, Beets, Turnips, Bok Choy and Red Cabbage - Contact Karen for details

All our produce loads from one dock in BAKERSFIELD (LAMONT) CALIFORNIA

Have a great week!

Green Cabbage -- Now Available!

2010-10-11T13:08:00.000-07:00

Buyers,

Today we are beginning harvest of Green Cabbage, give Karen a call if you would like to place an order, 310-372-0177.

Today's Red SEEDLES Watermelon prices reflect the last day we will be carrying California fruit -- we will be sending out updated pricing tomorrow.

Pumpkins are ready to hit your stores and are priced to sell!

Have a terrific day!
The Thomson Family

2010-10-01T08:01:00.000-07:00

Buyers,

It's October 1st and it is time for PUMPKINS! It is a good idea to pre-order bins and truckloads for next week! Ensure your customers are receiving the freshest fruit -- I've lowered our price on our Large Variety / Bowden (20-40) pounds (see price sheet). I'm open to hearing what price you are looking for on each size--- Check out this Blog for Pictures of the Size and Varieties we have available: www.thomsoninternational.blogspot.com

We've have RED SEEDLESS WATERMELON Cartons available and good volume of Size 5 Bins...24 hours notice for carton orders is advisable

Coming Soon: SQUASH! CABBAGE! TURNIPS! BEETS! Email or call Karen with any questions as she is the contact for these commodities

EVERYTHING LOADS in Bakersfield or can be shipped straight to your dock!

Have a wonderful weekend,

annie thomson & Family
415.699. 7204 Cell

415.563. 5774 Fax

JACK -o- LANTERN PUMPKINS -- Now Available!!

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LARGE --HOWDEN -- 20-40 pounds

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MEDIUM -- RACER -- 12-20 pounds

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SMALL -- PAM -- 6-10 pounds

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Pumpkins! .. more soon

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Pumpkins, Watermelons & More on the Way!

2010-09-30T09:16:00.000-07:00

Buyers,

It’s the perfect time to order and pre-order Jack-O-Lantern PUMPKINS! I’ll be posting more pictures on our blog so you can see our sizing and quality. I’ve lowered our price on our Large PUMPKINS (20-40 lbs) so it is a good time to sample them! The pumpkins are cut fresh and gorgeous and ready to join the fall line-up at your stores!

Our RED SEEDLESS WATERMELONS are excellent and cutting great this week! We have several bins of Size 5 and we will be packing more cartons today! I have limited supply of Size 3s and Size 6 but run your order by me and I’ll see what we can do for you!

Coming soon: CABBAGE, BEETS, SQUASH & TURNIPS!!

Thank you and have a great day,
annie

2010-09-28T09:32:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow we will have Jack-o-Lantern Pumpkins Size S, M, and L available to order for shipping Wednesday 9/29. We are selling them in 36" bins and we will be carrying other bin sizes soon. Please call me if you have any questions. I've noted the pumpkin variety and weight specifications on our price sheet.

For our RED SEEDLESS watermelons, I have a surplus of Size 3 & Size 4 Red Seedless -- Please call me if you are interested, I'm open to offering specials at a reduced rate. For all other sizes we need 24 hours advance notice for custom carton orders to ensure we have them ready when your truck arrives. Our loading hours are 8-6 p.m M-F.

Soon we will have Squash, Beets, Cabbage and Turnips!

Make Thomson International your one stop shop for Fall Produce!
Thank you!
annie

PUMPKINS!

2010-09-23T12:48:00.000-07:00

Greetings Produce Buyers,

Thomson International is adding Pumpkins to our Fall Line-up starting next Tuesday, September 28th. The benefit of ordering from us is that we will have a variety of custom-pack offerings. You can order Bins, Medium (12-15 lbs) and Small (7-l4 lbs) pumpkin cartons and we even offer a specialized 3-pack Food Service carton. Our watermelon and onion programs are still going strong. Soon we’ll have cabbage, squash, turnips and beets. This will certainly make Thomson International a one stop shop for you! We’re right next door to the grape, carrot and potato sheds, keep that in mind!

Please pass this information along to the pumpkin buyer for your company! Please call or email me, Annie Thomson, if you are interested in placing an order!

Thank you,
Annie
anniethomson@hotmail.com

New Commodities!

2010-09-22T09:18:00.000-07:00

Good Morning,

Our supply of YELLOW Flesh watermelons has been replenished and we're ready to pack them in cartons -- these will sell fast, if you'd like them before the weekend, please let me know. I have a good supply of RED SEEDLESS Size 4 and Size 6. RED SEEDLESS Size 5s are tight and moving fast. I'm sold out of REGULAR SEEDED and BABY melons.

As always please call me to run an order by me, I may be able to meet the pricing you are looking for!

Coming soon: PUMPKINS! CABBAGE! SQUASH! TURNIPS! BEETS!

2010-09-20T21:20:00.000-07:00

Greetings Watermelon Buyers,

This has been a busy day for our watermelon crew! We are very very tight on Size 5 Red Seedless and I will have a better sense of our availability by tomorrow afternoon. The other sizes are cutting fabulously and our quality is superior to every other retail market I see here in the Bay Area. I suggest you consider ordering a Size 4 or Size 6 Red Seedless for your stores. We should have YELLOW-Flesh CARTONS Size 4, 5 & 6 available for loading tomorrow eve. Please order these as soon as you need them since we will surely move these in the next day or two. As I mentioned our watermelon cartons are made-to-order and advance notice will ensure your order is ready when you need it!

As always, thank you for your continued support and purchasing Thomson melons and onions. We'll have cabbage, turnips, beets and squash available next month. Make Thomson International your one stop shop -- we're next door to the potato, grape and carrot folks which should make your mixer loads very convenient!!

Sincerest wishes,
Annie Thomson

2010-09-17T10:22:00.000-07:00

Greetings Watermelon Buyers,

I can't believe we're almost half-way through this month and this week! We're still steady in supply and have availability on RED SEEDLESS 4, 6 and 7s. I would love to custom pack your carton orders and if they are ordered in advance, we will certainly have them ready before your truck loads. I have a few bins of that need a home!! Any takers? I'm very open on price and would love to send these your way; we don't have load volume but we could add a few pallets to your order of Red Seedless. REGULAR SEEDED We're going to be picking YELLOW FLESH soon and I'll touch base with the yellow melon buyers when we have our supply again! I hope to hear from you soon!

Sincerest wishes for a great rest of the week!
annie

2010-09-07T16:03:00.000-07:00

Greetings Watermelon Buyers,

We’re still going smoothly and steady this week! I have availability on most sizes, especially the larger sizes of Red Seedless. The fruit is sweet and delicious! We would love to continue supplying truck load volume and your mixer orders also. As always, we custom pack your carton orders to suit your buying needs. I will let you know when we begin picking our yellow flesh melons again. They were popular last week!

We are still packing onions here at the same facility -- Nancy or Jack will take your orders. We are growing and will carry Fall Cabbage, Squash and Beets next month.

We’re looking forward to delivering you the freshest and highest quality fruit this week,

Annie

Labor Day Weekend!!

2010-09-03T10:09:00.000-07:00

Watermelon Buyers,
It's Annie Thomson here, I'll be writing our updates moving forward for our Fall Watermelon Program.

This week has been very steady and we're packing fresh daily to keep up with our orders. We will have Yellow Flesh Watermelons available for shipping tomorrow, please place an order immediately if you would like them in cartons so we can ship them before the weekend. Due to the tight supply on Yellows, I am firm at our list pricing.

We have availability on Regular Seeded and are looking for orders, we would love to send these your way before The Holiday.

As always, I can be reached by my cell phone, email or at the Bakersfield Main office. I hope to hear from you tomorrow morning if you'd like to place an order to ship before Tuesday.

Sincerest wishes for a Happy and Safe Labor Day Weekend!
Annie Thomson and Family

Update on our Transition

2010-09-01T10:53:00.000-07:00

Watermelon Buyers:
We are gapped in our Picking at the moment ....we lost two fields to the Fruit Fly Quarantine and are cleaning-off the fields we have left for Fall Harvest.
We are sourcing fruit from our Friends and Neighboring Growers.The exotics(Yellows, Baby/Mini's) are going to be gapped for at least 3 weeks.

Last Friday marked 20 weeks that I have been moving Watermelons to many of you and now Annie, my middle daughter, will be the Watermelon Category Manager for the Fall Season. I will continue to help Annie learn of all of Your needs. She has been on our Sales desk many times over the years and at one time did the Onions for the summer. See Annie's contact info below and on the Price Sheet.
We continue to pack onions and let us know if you are ready for some.

Thank You for Your Support!
Jeff Thomson and Family

Annie's Contact info:
anniethomson@hotmail.com
661.845.1111 – Main Office
415.699. 7204 Cell
415.563. 5774 Fax – San Francisco Office

2010-08-26T16:24:00.000-07:00

Watermelon Buyers:

Market very active compared to last two weeks....watermelon supplies very tight but we are covering everyone and some off-the-wall loads...Seems like 95% of our melon business is in an Ark around Bako: SF-Reno-Las Vegas-Phoenix-San Diego-LA...great late season territory... 37 million Stomachs and really hot weather...time to eat lots of Watermelon...don't let your Customers run-out!!

As you can see for our quality/label we are at 14 cents across-the-board...Red Seedless or Regular Seeded all sizes.

We don't know how much of the market movement is Heat related or Holiday related...Get your orders in early!! Thank You for Your Support and remember we are still packing onions...don't miss them!
Jeff

2010-08-24T10:52:00.000-07:00

Watermelon Buyers:
On Red seedless 60 count all offers will be considered....we have lots of them and they are cutting red and sweet!!

Yellows in good supply.

Let us cover your orders.
Thank You for Your Support,
Jeff

2010-08-18T10:46:00.000-07:00

Watermelon Buyers:

Seedless: Thank you for the help in moving all the 6's/ 60 counts!!! We are picking in a field finally with nice 4's and some 3's so we have restocked the warehouse! The Market steady to stronger with better movement as we approach the Labor Day Holiday.

Yellow flesh and Baby/Minis in stock and fresh...same with Regular Seeded watermelons...lots of cartons going out ...get your orders in early!

We're harvesting a new field of Onions from out-West now being packed...load these with the Watermelons! Our Peppers are finished for now.

Thank You for Your Support,
Jeff Thomson and Family

2010-08-16T08:33:00.000-07:00

Watermelon Buyers:

We now have room in our Cold Storage facility beause our Bell Peppers are gapped and we are waiting for our last Onion Field to be field harvested. We will put the bins into the Cold Storage at 60 degrees while they are Fresh and in perfect condition!

We feel this extra cooling will ensure the best quality for your orders late in our season. We still have some 6's and 7's on SPECIAL below picking cost while they last!

Thank you to all who picked up Friday and Saturday with this special pricing. As soon as we clean up these melons at the 12 cent level will work so we can keep picking the 60 counts and not go backwards in the melon program.

Yellows are perfect and sweet and we stock Baby/Mini's at cost for your needs just as we do the Regular Seeded.

Plan on running your refer units at 60 degrees if possible...
Onward and Upward!
Team Thomson

2010-08-13T09:30:00.000-07:00

Watermelon Buyers:

Special Pricing on size 6 today...many of you jumped in to this size. Get your orders in asap and check in with specials for any leftovers.

Yellows are of high quality don't miss introducing these to your customers!!

Thank You for Your Support,
Jeff Thomson and Family

Mid-WEEK UPDATE "Save Money-Live Better"

2010-08-11T08:21:00.000-07:00

Watermelon buyers:
Red Seedless Prices have been reduced again for Wed Buyers on the larger and smaller sizes to help move the 4's-36 count/bin and the 6's-60 count/bin. We want to meet all orders which allow us to recover our pick/pack cost!! Let us have a chance if you have a PO!!

Lots of fresh cut Yellow Flesh Watermelons so if you have volume of any kind let us work even harder for a great price!
Today We restocked Baby/Minis for those who need this Melon in your orders;
Regular Seeded remains available; lots of movement in cartons both the 3 pack big cartons and the 2 pack food service cartons.

Thank You for Your Support.
Jeff Thomson and Family

2010-08-09T09:23:00.000-07:00

Watermelon Buyers:
Red Seedless: The Watermelon market is all-over-the-board so if you have an order we want a chance to meet/beat the Price on Red Seedless.

Yellows and Babies: We are picking fresh fruit today to restock our warehouse after last week's run on these items.

Regular Seeded: is fresh and available in all four sizes

Mix watermelons with Onions and Peppers for a one stop shopping...we are 1 1/2 miles from Grimmway-Malaga Baby Plant and 1 mile from Cal-Organic/GF ...so file the mixer trucks and head home.

Thank You for Your Support,
Jeff Thomson and Family

2010-08-06T09:30:00.000-07:00

Produce Buyers,
Get your orders in early!! We have a full line now but hope to SELL-OUT today to be ready for Monday. Prices are reasonable and at full cost of pick, pack and growing...it's the time to buy at cost!!

Yellows are tight and of high quality from the new field near Wasco.
Regular Seed are fresh and ready to load.

Don't forget Bells and Onions.
Thank You for Your Support,
Jeff Thomson and Family

2010-08-04T09:19:00.000-07:00

Watermelon Buyers:
There are now melons in the market from Ore-Wash to Southern San Joaquin Valley(Bako). Today we will make every attempt to meet prices of orders any of you may have. We have lowered out list prices and will be more flexible on carlots.

Yellows and Babies are priced to move. Much of our movement is to the Southland and the 21 million stomachs in the LA/SD metroplex. "Save Money...Live Better"

Thank You for Your Support!!
Jeff Thomson and Family

Update!

2010-07-29T07:56:00.000-07:00

Watermelon Buyers:

Red Seedless and Regular Seeded -- The market is steady-as-she-goes. We are looking for Size 4 (36 count) customers!

Yellow flesh -- are available in fresh picks. Annie will make deals on large orders.

Babies -- are being picked daily and we've lower prices on some sizes.

Place your orders early so we aren't sold out when you call or e-mail. Jeff will do some calling tomorrow as our volume will increase.

Don't forget to load the Peppers and Onions with Your Melons.

Thank You for Your Support!
Jeff Thomson and Family

Special on Baby Watermelons!

2010-07-27T11:31:00.000-07:00

Watermelon Buyers,
Get your orders in early on the Red Seedless and Regular Seeded...the next couple of days we are picking in our early fields and our supplies will be limited and tight!

Yellows and Baby/Mini:
Annie has good volume and fresh cuts...we continue to search for customers who can help us recover some of the growing costs...there seems to be abundant supplies at picking and packing costs if not below these harvest expenses.

Please mix your Onion and Pepper orders with the Melons!!
Thank You for Your Support!!
Jeff Thomson

Our Regular Seeded Melons ~ New Field Picking

2010-07-27T05:35:00.000-07:00

Produce Update

2010-07-26T10:18:00.000-07:00

Watermelon Buyers:
Seedless:
Our new field is producing 65% size 5 (45 count) which is double the percentage the picks of the last 10 days. We have a large quantity of 5s. Our price for Size 5 and Size 4 is 16 cents/lb to help those who need same. The very popular 60 count remains at 18 cents/lb and we have standing orders for this count of Red seedless for the rest of the day with a (2 cent Chep/no 9# melon surcharge) special 60 count pack at two-dimes/lb...We may have availability of the 60 count tomorrow.
Yellow Flesh:
Annie and I adjusted the Yellow flesh down 5 cents/lb across the board(see price list)to reflect the volume we expect in the new field and allow steady movement of this colorful melon.
Baby/Mini:
Annie lowered the price on the Baby/Mini size 6 and size 7 to help those who use same. Today we will see if our new field has the popular smaller sizes...
Regular Seeded :
They are cutting red and sweet!

Don't forget to load the Peppers and Onions with the Melons.
Thank You for Your Support!!
Jeff Thomson and Family

Our Gorgeous Peppers~Red Bells, Jalapeno & Serrano

2010-07-23T12:17:00.000-07:00

Our New Field: Beautiful Fruit!

2010-07-23T10:36:00.000-07:00

Produce Update

2010-07-22T08:56:00.000-07:00

Produce Buyers,

Watermelons: The market is very steady at this time and we don't have any price changes this week. We will open a new field near Wasco late today and will have first cut Regular Seeded available in Car-lot quantities. We may have larger supplies of 60 count which have been scarce in the fields we have been picking this week.

Yellows and Baby/Minis: will be plentiful on this first cut field. If you have volume orders of 1/4 carlot or more for the exotics ask for special pricing.

Mix your orders of Watermelons with Peppers and Onions to save time and money.

Thank You for Your Support!
Jeff Thomson and Family

Produce Update

2010-07-20T13:45:00.000-07:00

Produce Buyers,

Seedless and Regular Watermelons:
The watermelon market is very steady with demand exceeding our supply in most watermelon sizes and packs -- contact Jeff to place an order
Direct customers, please place your orders a day in advance before your truck will pick-up.

Baby & Yellow Watermelons -- we have availability in sizes for Yellow Flesh. We have Baby Seedless sizes 6 & 7 -- contact Annie

Organic Watermelons:
We will resume shipping next week -- contact Annie

Onions:
We are packing Yellow, White and Red Onions. You have the option to customize and put a PLU sticker on any pre-order -- contact Jack or Nancy

Bell Peppers & Jalapenos:
We are Packing Green, Red and Yellow Bell Peppers -- contact Karen

Thank You for Your Support,
Jeff Thomson and Family

2010-07-20T13:38:00.000-07:00

2010-07-19T09:12:00.000-07:00

Good Morning Watermelon Buyers:

Thank You for the Great Cleanup of Yellow Flesh Melons and Baby/Mini/Personalized Melons!!!...The half-price sale on the Exotics last week is now over and we are picking fresh supplies this morning; hopefully we have promoted new customers with the Stimulus Package last week when we picked huge volumes of these specialty melons.
As you will note on the Monday Price sheet these items are priced back where they have been all season.

Annie Thomson will not only continue her sales of CCOF Organic Watermelons but also help in the Yellow Flesh and Baby/Mini Watermelons out of her SF office her contact information is on the Price sheet.

Don't forget to load the Peppers and Onions with your Watermelons!
Thank You for Your Support !!
Jeff Thomson and Family

Crop Update: Friday July 16

2010-07-16T09:51:00.000-07:00

Friday Produce Buyers,
Here's our update from Today:

Seedless Watermelons: Our fields are all about large sized watermelons! Size 3 and Size 4 are available.
The very popular sizes – Size 5 and Size 6 are in very short supply.
Baby/Mini: We still have good supplies of size 7 baby/mini cartons all other sizes are sold out except a couple of pallets 10/11 size.
Yellows: Last call on the “Stimulus-Package” Yellow seedless watermelons! Note the price of $.16 per pound while the large supplies last! For yellow loading bin 7's and 5's are left from the last pick.
Regular Seeded Watermelons: available for LTL orders.

Organic Seedless Watermelons: available in 4ct, 5ct,6ct while supplies last!

We are in between the early fields and our ripening late fields so certain sizes are scarce.
Thank You for Your Support and keep loading the Peppers and Onions with the Melons!!!
Jeff Thomson and Family

Crop Update Wednesday July 14th

2010-07-14T08:20:00.000-07:00

Watermelons:
Prices are reduced on size 7 and 8 babies/minis...buy these while they last!!
Red Seedless market is very active!
We have a surplus of Yellow flesh--this is the time to introduce these yellow flesh melons to your customers since the prices are about the same as Red Seedless.

Organic Watermelons cutting red and sweet!

Many mixer trucks picking up our Onions.
We load Bell Peppers and Watermelons on the same truck.

Thank You for Your Support,
Jeff Thomson and Family

Our Organic Watermelons

2010-07-13T07:42:00.000-07:00

Our Prince of Produce

2010-07-09T07:42:00.000-07:00

Jack Clinton Thomson models a crown he made of our favorite summer produce: onions, watermelons and bell peppers!

2010-07-08T15:36:00.000-07:00

Here's Jack Clinton working at the office!

Crop Update Thursday July 8th

2010-07-08T13:10:00.000-07:00

Watermelons:
Red Seedless -- Half carlot and full carlots of size 7 red seedless can be purchased for $.12 cents/lb (details: these are 75 melons per bin about 8-9 lbs each melon they look like 6's but are 1 pound lighter weight)

Baby/Mini Melons -- We will discount on multiple pallet orders on certain sizes...plenty of 7's and now we have 8's in volume.

Yellow -- We have an ample supply and are making deals on half load and load volume orders.

Onions and Peppers are moving well today!

Thank You for Your Support!
Jeff Thomson and Family

~The Thomson-tini ~

2010-07-07T15:58:00.000-07:00

Our Delicious Recipe for a Watermelon Martini

1 Thomson Watermelon
1 Cup Vodka
3 limes
1/3 cup Agave Nectar
fresh mint leaves
ice
1. Blend the fruit from a juicy Thomson Watermelon (about 4 cups) in a blender.
2. Use a sieve or cheesecloth to strain (or use a fruit juicer)
3. Juice 3 limes
3. Combine the watermelon juice, lime juice and agave nectar in a pitcher
4. In a martini shaker, blend with ice and a few mint leaves until chilled
5. Serve in a sugar rimmed martini glass over ice -- better yet, freeze slices of delicious Thomson Watermelon to use as ice!
6. Garnish with a mint leaf

Cheers!
From our family to yours!

pictured: Jack Thomson, CEO of Thomson International ~ 4th of July 2010

2010-07-07T13:24:00.000-07:00

Crop Update:

Watermelons:
Red Seedless -- The market has been very active Post 4th of July. The demand is exceeding our supply! Call or email Jeff for orders

Regular Seeded -- Available for all load volume and all mixer orders

Baby/Mini melons -- We are picking large quantities. It is the time of year to keep these special melons moving!

Yellow Seedless -- It is time to introduce Yellow Flesh watermelons to your customers! We have them available in carlots for big discounts and discuss special pricing with Jeff on 1/2 loads and loads

New: Organic Watermelons -- Our first field of Organic Watermelons have gone to customers in the Bay Area! If you know anyone in the Organic World, kindly advise Annie Thomson or Jeff!

Bells Peppers:
We are packing Green and Red this week..they are beautiful. Contact Karen for sales!

Onions:
We continue with double shifts on our new line to meet our customer needs for Yellow, White and Red Onions. Contact Jack or Nancy for your onion needs!

Jalapenos and Serranos:
Contact Karen for these fresh beauties!

Thank You for Your Support!!!
Jeff Thomson and Family

2010-07-05T06:31:00.000-07:00

We love seeing our melons when we visit other cities!

Here is Jeff in front of our bin at Trader Joe's in Pebble Beach, California!

This week on the Ranch- Week of June 21st!

2010-06-19T16:32:00.000-07:00

Delightful.........Watermelon, Pepper and Onion buyers:

Please note the "level priced playing field" for Red seedless for the next week!

Coachella Watermelons are most likely going to finish on Tuesday, June 22nd. The last of the 5's are somewhat covered but there are a couple of 6's still to be picked and loaded there this week. Look for "clean-up" specials~

Bakersfield Seedless Watermelons: Picking 60% 5's and we are picking up steam as more fields are ripe. Some major Chains/Retailers requested a special sized Red seedless 6 so we are now making 6's as a 10-12 lb melon and the 9lb melons go into the size 7's at special pricing with 8's. These should work for some of you and we will get load volume.

Bakersfield Red Seeded: We have load volume in stock on all sizes of Regular seeded and will STOP-PICK on these, Monday, to clean the floor. Many Retailers and others still are buying the old crop Mexican Fruit.

Bakersfield Yellow Flesh Watermelons: Still "steady-as-she-goes" and we are just now getting organized for more volume.

Bakersfield Baby/Mini Watermelons: These melons cut with 90% size 6 and 7. The very popular 8's and 9's are hard to find in the vigorous vines early in the Bakersfield season!

Bell Peppers: We are picking green bells in better volume this week and we have Very High Quality on the first pick. Load volume with be available late in the week. The walls are a medium thickness and the color is good. We have the Barron "blocky" variety currently. Most of the volume is in Extra Large and Large sizing. We should have more of the popular "choice/chopper" fruit this week as we move through the fields.

Hot Peppers: Jalapenos look good and we grow a "hot" variety!( it burned my eyes ALL week) Slow steady picking all week. Serranos started last week and we have small pallet volume in stock.

Red, White and Yellow Onions: Check Nancy/Jack for your onion needs. The crop is packing with good quality and we can pack to your specifics on our computerized onion line.

Keep Fresh California Fruit in front of your customers!!!!!!

Hope to get some pictures of our items up on the blog this week.

Thank you for your support!!

Jeff Thomson and Family

Crop Update 4/22/10

2010-04-22T11:09:00.000-07:00

Watermelons: Coachella: Report today from our harvest contractor: Melons in the first block size 10-15 lbs at this time will continue to grow and ripen. May 5-10 start date. Its been cool. Vines look good. The first 10-14 days will have low volume. May 20th on will have large volume.

Peppers: Plants are 6 inches and growing well. June 1 possible harvest date.

Onions: Now bulbing heavily in the early blocks/fields. Very uniform and color is good. Late May or early June harvest. Looks very healthy.

April 20, 2010

2010-04-20T10:34:00.000-07:00

We started shipping Watermelons from Obregon, Mexico last week. Supplies are tight and quality is good. We can pack them in bins, cartons or the TJ48. The demand seems to be high and we are trying our hardest to service our customers.

Corprate Retreat

2010-03-28T20:19:00.001-07:00

Today all the board of directors are at a Corporate Retreat to discuss the past week of retailer visits. We are looking forward to a great season in 2010 with many opportunities on the horizon for retailers and customers alike.

2009-09-23T11:43:00.001-07:00

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2009-09-20T18:34:00.002-07:00

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