Halal Market Report

Halal Market Report

Week of

Sep 7–13, 2026

What moved this week

• Eggs have collapsed, not spiked. National loose large is 35¢/dz and Northeast cartoned 84¢ — down about 84% year over year on post-HPAI overexpansion. Build brunch and egg-forward specials now.
• Rounds and brisket are firming, not easing. Inside round +11¢ to $4.15, outside +7¢ to $4.01, bone-in brisket +37¢ to $4.99. Last week’s relief call was wrong; hold your gyro and shawarma pricing.
• Cucumbers and romaine both turned. Light Baja cucumber supply on weather; INSV virus in Salinas is cutting romaine weights and yields. Tzatziki, raita and salad builds get more expensive.
• Mango supply cliff forming. Mexico is finished at 82.4M boxes. Ecuador opens Sep 19 at roughly half of last year, total September volume down 21%. Lock Brazilian fruit this week.
• Shrimp is the one seafood moving your way. Vendors report lower pricing across the imported complex as Ecuador expands peeled capacity into the US.

Rising / High Watch Steady Easing / Value

Produce

14 items

Avocados (Hass)

MX volume up; good 48s and 60s availability

STEADY

Bell peppers, green

strong NJ crop, Midwest volume building; FOB trending lower

SOFTER

Cilantro

adequate Central Coast and MX supply; quality fair to good

STEADY

Cucumbers

light Baja supply on weather; firm through September

RISING

Eggplant

East Coast production climbing; market easing

SOFTER

Garlic, peeled (fresh)

no current peeled quote; CA new-crop yields near last season

STEADY

Ginger

China the volume origin; Peru on the organic line

STEADY

Jalapeños

MX crossings through TX meeting demand; very good quality

STEADY

Limes

spiked wk of Aug 28, eased by Sep 4; quality defects persist

WATCH

Mangoes

MX done at 82.4M boxes; Ecuador opens Sep 19 at −52%

RISING

Onions, red + yellow

Idaho harvest started, NW volume building; WA yellow −6.7% wk

SOFTER

Romaine lettuce

INSV virus in Salinas cutting weights, yields and quality

RISING

Spinach

supply and quality strong; watch insect pressure into fall

STEADY

Tomatoes, round (fresh)

East tight on TN/NC weather; CA improving, market flat

STEADY

Meats · halal

12 items

Beef brisket

bone-in $4.99/lb, +37¢; post-holiday bounce, no relief yet

RISING

Beef, ground

90% lean trim $4.43/lb, −12¢; off the top but historically high

HIGH

Beef inside round 168

$4.15/lb, +11¢; rounds firming, not easing

RISING

Beef outside rnd 171B

$4.01/lb, +7¢; rounds firming, not easing

RISING

Chicken breast, BL/SL

unchanged all sizes; flat expected through September

STEADY

Chicken leg, BL/SL

dark meat stable; no move reported

STEADY

Chicken thigh, BL/SL

unchanged; steady through September

STEADY

Chicken wings

jumbo and medium off slightly; mediums tighter as birds run heavy

SOFTER

Gyro cone (beef & lamb)

both inputs firming; Choice cutout $376, lamb cutout up

HIGH

Lamb, ground

US lamb at roughly a 46% premium to Australian; import-reliant

HIGH

Lamb leg, BRT

carcass cutout $757.64/cwt, +$1.84 on the week; near records

HIGH

Whole chicken (WOG)

demand and pricing both off slightly

SOFTER

Seafood

5 items

Asian white shrimp P&D

vendors reporting lower pricing across the imported complex

SOFTER

Branzino (sea bass)

no current public market quote — take a vendor number

STEADY

Cod

Barents TAC −16%; 2027 advice +10%, so relief is next year

HIGH

Salmon fillet (Atlantic, farmed)

steady but elevated; little supply growth into fall

STEADY

Tilapia

stable; China tariffs shifting origin to Vietnam and Brazil

WATCH

Dairy

8 items

Cheddar Jack, fancy shred

barrels $1.53 inverted above blocks; shred not following blocks down

STEADY

Eggs, large (shell)

NE cartoned 84¢/dz, national loose 35¢ — post-HPAI glut

PEAK VALUE

Feta

Mediterranean import; dairy complex soft

STEADY

Monterey Jack, fancy shred

tracks blocks at $1.465 and easing

GOOD VALUE

Mozzarella

blocks $1.4650, down on the week; still the cheap cheese

GOOD VALUE

Paneer

tracks milk; steady

STEADY

Plain yogurt (Greek)

milk solids ample; steady

STEADY

Sour cream

Eastern cream multiples 1.26–1.52, tightest in the country

WATCH

Pantry & bread

4 items

Basmati rice

India exports open, but a weak monsoon cut output to 147 MMT

WATCH

Chickpeas (canned)

global crop near 17.8 MMT, Australia at a near record; stable

STEADY

Cooking oil (soybean)

68.9¢/lb, off 74 pts on the week; EPA 5.4B gal mandate floors it

WATCH

Naan / pita

Dec wheat $7.34, −24¢ wk but +43% yr off a three-year high

WATCH

Prepared Sun Sep 6, 2026 — market data through Fri Sep 4. Benchmarks: USDA Market News & CME (conventional wholesale); halal proteins run above quoted marks. Poultry direction reflects packer and distributor reporting for the week ending Aug 29 — USDA’s weekly chicken report was unavailable at press time. Branzino carries no public market quote; take a vendor number.