The arctic cold front sweeping the nation this week is expected to bring freezing evening temperatures as far south as Central Florida heading into this holiday weekend.

• Overnight temperatures around 32F are expected December 23-25 and may damage plants in central regions of Florida

• • Crops include bell peppers, cabbage, cucumbers, eggplant, green beans, squash, strawberries, and tomatoes
  • Expect harvesting delays as crews start later during freezing conditions
  • Strawberry volume will decrease yet quickly rebound with warmer weather forecast for early next week
• South Florida production started and will not experiece frost conditions this weekend

Please contact your Markon customer service representative for more information.

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