UPDATE: TOMATOES – CRITICALLY LOW ROUND TOMATO SUPPLIES
All tomato varieties are extremely tight. Round tomatoes are especially scarce this week and will remain so through April. Round…
UPDATE: BELL PEPPERS
While green bell pepper supplies are limited, red bell peppers are virtually nonexistent. Mexico is struggling to meet demand due…
UPDATE: STRAWBERRIES
California’s key strawberry growing regions—Santa Maria, Oxnard, Salinas, and Watsonville will receive light to moderate showers, Thursday, April 9 through…
UPDATE: CELERY
Celery prices are rising as the Arizona/California desert season comes to an end. Oxnard, California will serve as the primary…
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…