Halal Market Report

Market Reports
Written By Pete Deserto

Produce

  • Avocados (Hass) — supply recovered; ample, steady (STEADY)

  • Bell peppers, green — green rising, red steady (RISING)

  • Cilantro — ample supply (STEADY)

  • Cucumbers — tzatziki & raita; steady (STEADY)

  • Eggplant — Mediterranean & S. Asian; steady (STEADY)

  • Garlic, peeled (fresh) — USA origin; premium vs import (STEADY)

  • Ginger — S. Asian staple; verify origin (STEADY)

  • Jalapeños — ample MX supply (SOFTER)

  • Limes — off its spike; plateaued but still elevated (STEADY)

  • Mangoes — peak import season (PEAK VALUE)

  • Onions, red + yellow — new-crop transition (STEADY)

  • Romaine lettuce — INSV ~25% crop loss; tight, slowly improving (RISING)

  • Spinach — saag & sautés; steady (STEADY)

  • Tomatoes, round (fresh) — CA + MX summer crop online; off freeze highs (STEADY)

Meats · halal

  • Beef brisket — very high; analysts see some easing post-July 4 (HIGH)

  • Beef, ground — lean trim tight · +halal premium (HIGH)

  • Beef inside round 168 — Canada-sourced · elevated (HIGH)

  • Beef outside rnd 171B — Canada-sourced · elevated (HIGH)

  • Chicken breast, BL/SL — breast steady this week; ample supply (STEADY)

  • Chicken leg, BL/SL — dark-meat easing; leg steady (STEADY)

  • Chicken thigh, BL/SL — still soft; spot loads available, stable-to-weak into July (SOFTER)

  • Chicken wings — mostly steady; jumbo wings rising (STEADY)

  • Gyro cone (beef & lamb) — tracks high beef + lamb (HIGH)

  • Lamb, ground — tracks tight US/imported lamb (HIGH)

  • Lamb leg, BRT — US lamb near records; import-reliant (HIGH)

  • Whole chicken (WOG) — demand eased; price slipped this week (STEADY)

Seafood

  • Asian white shrimp P&D — tariff + freight driven; confirm count (RISING)

  • Branzino (sea bass) — Mediterranean farmed; imported, steady (STEADY)

  • Cod — 2026 quota cut ~21%; very tight, supply challenges (HIGH)

  • Salmon fillet (Atlantic, farmed) — Chilean prices up; demand strong, gaining share (RISING)

  • Tilapia — China tariff-hit; soft demand, origins shifting (WATCH)

Dairy

  • Cheddar Jack, fancy shred — soft / low — good value (GOOD VALUE)

  • Eggs, large (shell) — multi-year lows now; bird flu back in 12 states — expect firmer by late summer (GOOD VALUE)

  • Feta — Mediterranean; dairy steady (STEADY)

  • Monterey Jack, fancy shred — tracks cheddar block (STEADY)

  • Mozzarella — tracks soft cheese complex (GOOD VALUE)

  • Paneer — S. Asian; tracks milk, steady (STEADY)

  • Plain yogurt (Greek) — raita & marinades; steady (STEADY)

  • Sour cream — cream / Class II — steady (STEADY)

Pantry & bread

  • Basmati rice — India supply ample post export-curb; watch monsoon (STEADY)

  • Chickpeas (canned) — hummus & chana; stable (STEADY)

  • Cooking oil (soybean) — biofuel demand floor; oils index up YoY (RISING)

  • Naan / pita — tandoor bread; stable (STEADY)

Prepared Sat Jul 4, 2026. Benchmarks: USDA Market News & CME (conventional wholesale); halal proteins run above.

Pete Deserto