UPDATE: PEARS
The California pear season is expected to end in late October. New crop Washington Bartlett supplies are available. Expect lower volume and…
UPDATE: CAULIFLOWER
Markon Essentials (ESS) Cauliflower is available; packer label is being substituted as necessary. Salinas and Santa Maria Valley prices are…
UPDATE: MIXED BERRIES
Blueberry supplies will remain limited through early October. New crop blackberry and raspberry stocks are limited; quality is fair. Blueberries…
UPDATE: CALIFORNIA STRAWBERRIES
The California strawberry market has inched down. Santa Maria growers are reporting high volume due to recent mild weather. Santa…
UPDATE: HURRICANE HELENE
Tropical Storm Helene is expected to become a hurricane by Wednesday morning, September 25, and quickly become a category 3…
UPDATE: BRUSSELS SPROUTS
Markon First Crop (MFC) and Ready-Set-Serve (RSS) Brussels Sprouts are readily available. Supplies out of the Salinas and Santa Maria…
UPDATE SUMMARY: WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 16, 2024
Asparagus Prices continue to rise amid tight supplies and strong demand in the sole growing region of Baja, Mexico. Markon First…
UPDATE: POTENTIAL EAST COAST AND GULF COAST PORT STRIKES
Negotiations between East Coast and Gulf Coast port workers and management have been strained for months over a contract renewal…
UPDATE: ASPARAGUS
Prices continue to rise amid tight supplies and strong demand in the sole growing region of Baja, Mexico. Markon First Crop…
UPDATE: GREEN LEAF, ICEBERG, AND ROMAINE
Green leaf, iceberg, and romaine markets are low; supplies are abundant in Salinas, California. Markon First Crop (MFC) Premium Green Leaf,…
UPDATE: BROCCOLI
Markon Best Available (MBA) Broccoli is being packed out of Salinas, California and Guanajuato, Mexico (shipping out of South Texas). …
UPDATE: BELL PEPPERS
Green Bell peppers are transitioning from the Midwest to North Carolina and Georgia over the next two weeks. Red bell…