UPDATE: STRAWBERRIES
Mild weather is forecast for California growing regions over the next 10 days. Quality remains good; over-ripe fruit, mishappen berries,…
UPDATE: MIXED BERRIES
Blueberry supplies remain snug. Raspberries are becoming more readily available as growers start harvesting new crop berries in Mexico. Blackberry…
UPDATE: HURRICANE MILTON
Hurricane Milton was forecast to become a Category 5 but has dropped to a Category 4 strength storm overnight. It…
UPDATE: ORANGES
California’s available Valencia orange supply continues to diminish. Markon expects California to experience a supply gap from mid-October until the…
UPDATE: US PORT WORKERS AND OPERATORS REACH DEAL TO END EAST COAST STRIKE
Operations at 14 US ports has resumed. The U.S. dockworkers strike on the East and Gulf Coasts have been suspended…
UPDATE: CANTALOUPE AND HONEYDEW MELONS
California’s San Joaquin Valley melon season is nearing its end; markets are steady. New crop Arizona/California desert season will begin…
UPDATE: STRAWBERRIES
California growing regions have experienced high temperatures this week, with six days of 85-degree weather on them. Santa Maria Markon…
UPDATE: GREEN LEAF, ICEBERG, AND ROMAINE
MFC Premium Green Leaf, Iceberg, and Romaine are available; MBA is being substituted as needed due to light weights. Salinas,…
UPDATE SUMMARY: WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Asparagus Prices have peaked and will begin to inch lower, though tight supplies and strong demand continue. Markon First Crop (MFC)…
FROM THE FIELDS: CALIFORNIA HEAT WAVE
High temperatures continue to impact key California growing regions this week with temperatures in the Salinas Valley reaching mid-70°s to…
UPDATE: BROCCOLI
Markon Best Available (MBA) Broccoli is being packed out of Salinas, California and Guanajuato, Mexico (shipping out of South Texas). …
UPDATE: CILANTRO
Despite ample supplies in multiple California growing regions, persistent heat is hampering quality and shortening shelf life Abnormally hot weather…