September 29, 2025

Weekly Market Report

Welcome to the Bondi Weekly Market Report — your go-to for all the highs & lows of the week.

Between our Ottawa expansion, fall crop arrivals, and exciting projects on the go, things are moving FAST at Bondi. We know this season is just as busy in your kitchens too — menus evolving with autumn harvests, prep lists stretching longer, and Thanksgiving planning already in full swing.

It’s a packed season all around, so let’s get straight to it with this week’s updates...

✅Pistachio Recall - Bondi Unaffected: Our pistachio vendor has confirmed, after a full quality and lot traceability review, that their products meet all health and safety standards and are NOT part of the current recall. Full QA documentation here.

📈 What’s Up/Down?: Price increases this week on Olive Oil Pons Bag in Box, Belgian Red Endive, and Truffles. Lower prices on limes!

🍂Download our Fall Planner: Plan your menus with the season’s best — download our Fall Produce Planner.

🍠 New Arrivals: Cookstown’s fall lineup — blonde potatoes, rainbow carrots, beets — plus new Fall Décor.

🟥 Red Flags & Border Delay:  A few shorts from last week to note and a CBSA system outage today is causing Canada–U.S. border delays and holding up shipments across Southern Ontario. Details below.

🌟New & Newsworthy: Bondi expands east! Our Orleans Fresh Fruit acquisition establishes a permanent Ottawa hub. Email ordersyow@bondiproduce.com to talk to our Ottawa team!

⚠️Quality Update From Babe Farms: Humid weather in California causing cosmetic issues on their Tokyo Turnips, Ninja Radish, Kohlrabi & Beets. Supply is steady but expect some visual defects.

🌽Finished/Finishing Soon: Welsh Bros corn has wrapped — see below for more seasonal wind-downs.

🍁Pantry Pick of the Week: Pefferlaw Creek Farms Maple Syrup — your fall staple.

⚫Cart Filler Alert!: Black nitrile gloves are now available through Bondi.

🚨Upcoming Thanksgiving Closure: Bondi will be closed Monday, Oct 13th for Thanksgiving — regular deliveries resume Oct 14th. Please adjust orders!

Market Recap

What's Up, What's Down

📈Price Increases📈

These items have surged in price this week:

• OLIVE OIL PONS *BAG IN BOX* (8114) - increase in freight has resulted in a price increase.
• BELGIAN RED ENDIVE (4566) - Cold weather has tightened supply, but production should rebound in the coming weeks with prices easing.
• BLACK SUMMER TRUFFLE (5302) - change in truffle variety has resulted in a price increase.

📉Price Drops📉

These items have dropped in price this week:

• LIMES (2718 & 2720) - Smaller lime sizes seeing stronger availability with the new crop shifting into 230s and 250s.

This Just In!

🍠New Arrivals🍠

New Local Fall Arrivals From Cookstown Greens!

We've got a handful of new seasonal additions from Cookstown this week including:

• Organic Blonde Potatoes 5lb | Code 4517
• Organic Red Beets 5lb | Code 4494
• Organic Mixed Beets “Cookstown” 5lb | Code 9019
• Organic Nantes Carrots 5lb | Code 4499
• Organic Rainbow Carrots 5lb | Code 4502

More New Fall Decor!

We've also added a few additional items to our Fall Decor pre-order including:

• Hay Bales | Code 2566
• Corn Stalks | Code 2381

We also have: 

• Corn Flint | Code 2380
• Gourds | Code 2542
• Mini Decorative Pumpkins | Code 4453
• Mini White Decorative Pumpkins | Code 3804
• Carving Pumpkins | Code 3195
• Pie Pumpkins | Code 3190

Supply Watch!

🚩Last Week's Shortages🚩

CBSA System Outage:

A CBSA system outage is causing Canada–U.S. border delays and holding up shipments across Southern Ontario. As a result, we’ll be short on Broccolini 18ct (Code 2216). Backup supply is not available, and other in-transit orders may also be affected.

Discontinued: 

Effective Oct 19, B&W will exit the Canadian retail bag market — the following products will no longer be available:

• B&W Watercress (Bag) 6/4oz | Code 3462 
• B&W Arugula (Bag) 6/4oz | Code 4128 

Last Week's Shorts:

• Bay Leaves | Code 2137 — Demand spike; now back in stock.
  
• King Oyster Mushrooms | Code 2776 — High demand; subbed with Baby King Oysters.
• Shishito Peppers | Code 3019 — Demand is rising, but supply remains steady.
• Yam Jumbo | Code 3476 — Brief new crop transition gap; supply is stable.
  
• Blue Coronation Grapes | Code 3745 — Season ending; supply tight.
• Red Watercress | Code 4479  — Weather-related challenges have led to prorated orders, but supply is expected to stabilize and return to normal by November.
• Pompom Mushrooms | Code 5158 — Short supply due to limited harvests, but availability should improve in the coming weeks.
  
• BDN Tomatoes Whole Peeled | Code 6502 — Back in stock after transport delays.
  
• Sprout Basil (Cut) | Code 7757 — high demand caused shorts on this and living substitutes also sold out.
• Sweet Corn (Welsh Bros )| Code 8908 — Season finished.
• Fable Mushrooms | Code 10631 — Vendor delay, product expected back in stock Thursday.

Bye, Bye!

🌽Finished/Leaving Soon🌽

• Welsh Bros Corn - finished!
• Ontario Coronation Grapes - finishing soon!
  
• Ontario Brocollette - finishing up in the next couple of weeks!
• Ontario Baby Artichokes - finishing up in the next couple of weeks!
• Ontario Tigchelaar Strawberries - finishing up in the next couple of weeks!

Pantry Pick of the Week!

✨Pefferlaw Creek Farms Maple Syrup | Code 5382✨

Nothing says fall like a drizzle of Ontario maple. Pefferlaw's Maple Syrup brings warm, caramelized depth that turns seasonal dishes into cold-weather comfort: glaze your squash, roast your carrots, whisk it into a mustardy vinaigrette, or finish a braise with a touch of sweetness. An easy way to layer fall flavour into every dish.

Cart Filler Alert!

New Black Nitrile Gloves

We know this new addition isn’t exactly sexy… but it’s something every chef actually needs. We're now stocking black nitrile gloves built for busy kitchens. Perfect for switching between proteins, produce, and pastry without slowing service.

10/100ct:

• Small | Code 11715

• Medium | Code 11716

• Large | Code 11717

• Extra Large | Code 11718