UPDATE: ARUGULA AND TENDER LEAF VARIETIES
Supplies of tender leaf/spring mix varieties are limited in the Arizona and California growing regions. Freezing temperatures in California’s Imperial…
UPDATE: BELL PEPPERS
Orange, red, and yellow bell pepper supplies are extremely limited; demand exceeds supply. Green bell pepper volume is improving; supplies…
UPDATE: SQUASH
Poor weather on the coasts have limited supply for zucchini and yellow squash; demand is strong. Markon First Crop (MFC)…
UPDATE: ONIONS
Onion prices remain elevated; demand for Mexican exports is strong. Markets are expected to remain active over the next three…
LIVE FROM THE FIELDS: CALIFORNIA NAVEL ORANGE CROP
Please click here to view a Markon Live from the Fields video regarding the 2023/2024 California Navel orange crop that…
UPDATE: READY-SET-SERVE (RSS) GREEN ONIONS
Green onion volume has fallen. Low temperatures have hindered growth and limited production in Mexicali, Mexico A seasonally reduced labor…
UPDATE: STRAWBERRIES
California winter yields are higher this week, but more rain is forecast to begin Friday, January 19. Mexican-grown strawberries (crossing into…
UPDATE: GREEN LEAF, ICEBERG, AND ROMAINE
Iceberg markets are higher; supplies are tightening following multiple lettuce ice events last week. Green leaf and romaine prices are…
UPDATE SUMMARY: WEEK OF JANUARY 8, 2024
Bell Peppers Green bell pepper supplies are tight due to cooler weather in Florida and Mexico. Red bell volume is…
FROM THE FIELDS: FREEZE-RELATED QUALITY CHALLENGES
The Arizona/California desert growing region recorded freezing temperatures and heavy lettuce ice on five of the last six days. Temperatures…
UPDATE: MIXED BERRIES
Low temperatures have reduced mixed berry volume in Central Mexico. Prices are climbing. Blueberries Peruvian import shipments have been delayed;…
UPDATE: MELONS
Central American cantaloupe and honeydew supplies are limited; prices are climbing. Cantaloupes Imported supplies are shipping out of Guatemala and…