FROM THE FIELDS: HURON REGION LETTUCE SUPPLY
Growers have begun harvesting iceberg and leaf lettuce crops out of the Huron, California region this week. Salinas Valley supplies…
UPDATE: LEMONS
Prices for small lemons remain elevated due to tight stocks and strong demand. Volume will rise in the coming weeks…
UPDATE: ORANGES
Small oranges (113- through 138-count fruit) remain limited due to low volume, but better availability is forecast once new crop…
UPDATE SUMMARY: WEEK OF OCTOBER 16, 2023
Blueberries Blueberry supplies remain extremely limited; the domestic season has ended while imported shipments have been delayed. Expect elevated markets…
UPDATE: STRINGLESS SUGAR SNAP PEAS
Prices remain elevated. Supplies continue to be limited due to industrywide quality challenges, but availability has increased this week as…
UPDATE: STRAWBERRIES
Production continues to decline in Salinas/Watsonville. Santa Maria’s fall strawberry crop has peaked; Oxnard production has begun. Salinas/Watsonville Markon Frist Crop…
UPDATE: IDAHO POTATOES
Idaho’s potato harvest is now complete; overall demand is moderate. Expect markets to increase over the next few weeks. The…
UPDATE: ONIONS
Markon First Crop Onions are shipping out of storage from Idaho, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and Colorado. MFC Red and Yellow…
UPDATE: BRUSSELS SPROUTS
Although the market remains high, it’s starting to ease. Markon First Crop (MFC) and Ready-Set-Serve (RSS) Brussels Sprouts are available…
UPDATE: WEST COAST FALL HARVESTING TRANSITIONS
Please click here to view a Markon presentation about West Coast fall harvesting transitions. Although many produce items are available…
UPDATE: BROCCOLI
Markon First Crop (MFC) Broccoli Crowns are available in Salinas, California. California – Salinas and Santa Maria Valleys Brown bead…
UPDATE: CILANTRO
Ready-Set-Serve (RSS) Washed & Trimmed Cilantro is available Quality has taken a downturn following a high pressure system that brought…