FROM THE FIELDS: SALINAS VALLEY RAIN AND WIND
The forecast calls for scattered rainfall beginning on Monday, May 12, and a second rain event on Tuesday, May 13…
UPDATE: SWEET POTATOES
Sweet potato prices are poised to rise. Expect limited storage supplies in July and August. Louisiana Yields were lower last…
UPDATE SUMMARY: WEEK OF MAY 5, 2025
Asparagus Prices are inching down. While Mexico’s Caborca season has ended, production has transitioned to the Baja Peninsula. Markon First…
UPDATE: CUCUMBERS
Cucumber prices are weak. Supplies are average in Mexico, while East Coast growers are transitioning from Florida to Georgia. Markon…
UPDATE: BROCCOLI
California Markon First Crop (MFC) Premium Broccoli is being harvested in California’s Salinas and Santa Maria Valleys Markets are steady…
UPDATE: CALIFORNIA ORANGE TRANSITION
The California Navel season is projected to wrap up in late June. California Valencia production has started in a limited…
UPDATE: ASPARAGUS
Prices are inching down. While Mexico’s Caborca season has ended, production has transitioned to the Baja Peninsula. Markon First…
UPDATE: GREEN LEAF, ICEBERG, AND ROMAINE
Green leaf and iceberg markets remain depressed amid abundant supplies and weak demand. Romaine prices are slowly rising as quality…
UPDATE: CALIFORNIA STONE FRUIT
The California stone fruit season is approaching; volume will ramp up in early June. Peaches The California season will run…
UPDATE: STRAWBERRIES
Strawberry supplies are ample; demand remains strong this week. Oxnard/Santa Maria, California Markon First Crop (MFC) Strawberries are available The…
UPDATE: CANTALOUPE AND HONEYDEW MELONS
Central American cantaloupe and honeydew volume is starting to decrease as the offshore melon season winds down. Cantaloupe Central America…
FROM THE FIELDS: SALINAS VALLEY ROMAINE QUALITY
Markon First Crop (MFC) Romaine is limited in California’s Salinas Valley; Markon Best Available (MBA) is being substituted as needed….