FROM THE FIELDS: PIN ROT IN DESERT BROCCOLI SUPPLIES
After multiple rain events in the Arizona/California desert growing regionover the past week, many row crop vegetables are developing quality…
UPDATE: BELL PEPPERS
Red bell pepper markets are higher due to increased holiday demand and cool rainy autumn weather in California. Markon First…
LIVE FROM THE FIELDS: DESERT WEATHER CHALLENGES
Please click here to view a Markon Live From the Fields video about the above-normal rainfall that the Arizona/California desert…
UPDATE: LIMES
Mexican shipments slowed significantly last week, tightening short-term availability and pushing markets higher. Markon First Crop (MFC) and Markon Essentials…
FROM THE FIELDS: DESERT WEATHER
Weather forecasts for the Arizona/California desert growing region have been updated multiple times over the last few days. What was…
UPDATE: MIXED BERRIES
Mixed berry prices are stabilizing. Supplies are plentiful; quality has improved. Blackberries Mexican supplies have begun to rebound after recent…
UPDATE: CANTALOUPE AND HONEYDEW MELONS
The transition to offshore production has begun on the East Coast. Packer label cantaloupes are now arriving in Southern Florida,…
UPDATE: BABY TUSCAN LETTUCE
Markon First Crop (MFC) Baby Tuscan Lettuce supplies are unavailable until Monday, November 24. The Salinas season ended earlier than…
FROM THE FIELDS: MORE DESERT RAIN
The Arizona and California growing regions received another round of isolated showers last night and will see off-and-on showers this…
UPDATE: GRAPES
California-grown grapes will ship out of storage for the remainder of the season; expect prices to rise as the season…
UPDATE: SQUASH
Zucchini and yellow squash supplies are lighter due to cool Autumn weather. Markets are expected to rise this week due…
UPDATE: STRAWBERRIES
Harvesting has been cancelled in the Santa Maria and Oxnard growing regions today through Friday, November 21, due to heavy…