Expect extremely limited cantaloupe supplies for the next three weeks. Markon First Crop (MFC) Cantaloupe Melons and Ready-Set-Serve (RSS) Cantaloupe Chunks are sporadic; packer label will be shipped as needed.

Cantaloupe

Arizona-California Desert Region

• Cantaloupe production, regardless of size, will be critically low until growers transition to new growing regions in July
• Some suppliers have issued Force Majeure on existing contracts
• Fields have been hit by unprecedented disease pressure this season; the warm winter has led to an increase in whitefly, which harms the plants’ ability to photosynthesize
• Markets will rise through the next few weeks as demand has rapidly outpaced supply

San Joaquin Valley, California

• The harvesting transition to new crop supplies will in begin early July
• Initial volume will be modest, but yields will ramp up quickly

Honeydew

• Honeydew supplies are adequate, which has kept pricing lower, but supplies are also diminishing

Please contact your Markon Account Manager for more information.

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