UPDATE: ONIONS
The seasons for Markon First Crop (MFC) Onions sourced from Idaho, Oregon, and Washington are winding down. Fresh-run MFC Onions…
UPDATE: CHILE PEPPERS
Prices for all chile pepper varieties remain elevated due to low volume in Mexico and Florida. The upcoming California season…
VIDEO UPDATE: READY-SET-SERVE (RSS) PROCESSOR’S SEASONAL TRANSITION
Please click here to view a video about how Markon’s RSS salad processors make their seasonal production move from Yuma,…
UPDATE SUMMARY: WEEK OF MARCH 30, 2026
Blueberries Blueberries are extremely limited; prices are elevated. The offshore season has ended. Florida/Georgia production is delayed due to recent…
UPDATE: APPLES
Demand is higher for Washington Gala apples as the Michigan and New York seasons wind down; prices are rising. Washington…
UPDATE: TOMATOES – ROUNDS CRITICALLY LOW
All tomato varieties are extremely limited; demand exceeds supply. Rounds tomatoes are especially scarce this week and will remain so…
UPDATE: MIXED BERRIES
Mixed berry yields are tightening throughout the industry. Blueberry demand outpaces available supplies. Blackberry and raspberry volume is average; quality…
UPDATE: CANTALOUPE AND HONEYDEW MELONS
Although honeydew supplies remain limited, availability is beginning to stabilize. Cantaloupe yields are average but tightening. The domestic season will…
UPDATE: STRAWBERRIES
California’s key growing regions—Santa Maria, Oxnard, Salinas, and Watsonville—are benefiting from clear forecasts and ideal growing conditions. Quality is improving…
UPDATE: CITRUS
California lemons are tightening, especially 165- and 200-count sizes. The crop is currently yielding mostly larger fruit in the 95-…
UPDATE: TOMATOES – EXTREMELY LIMITED
Tomatoes are extremely limited; demand exceeds supply. Florida’s freezing temperatures killed many acres last month; Mexican yields are also low…
FROM THE FIELDS: DESERT BROCCOLI QUALITY
Value‑added broccoli florets out of the Arizona/California desert growing region are currently exhibiting quality challenges tied to recent heat stress. Reported…