Prices are elevated. Industry-wide quality challenges are limiting yields at the field level.
- Markon First Crop (MFC) Broccoli Crowns are tight in Salinas, California and South Texas; Markon Best Available (MBA) and packer label will be substituted as needed to maintain quality
- Warm weather and high humidity across the Santa Maria and Salinas Valleys has helped promote growth but introduced several quality challenges
- Brown bead remains the primary concern but yellowing is also being reported in most lots
- Hollow cores with bracketed crown structures are being observed in many lots where heat has been extreme
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- This year’s West Coast plantings were lighter due to spring flooding, keeping industry supplies lean and prices elevated
- Mexican product remains available in South Texas at slightly lower pricing; however, defects like cat eye, yellowing, and bracketed structure are being reported by Markon inspectors
Please contact your Markon customer service representative for more information.
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