The Southern California Marsh Ruby grapefruit season will unexpectedly end next week. Persistently high temperatures have impacted the remaining crop. Expect a gap in supplies as Rio grapefruit harvesting is not set to begin in the Southern California desert region until late October.

Southern California

• Marsh Ruby production is expected to wrap up by the end of the week
• Desert Rio harvesting will start in late October
• Low volume and elevated prices are anticipated for the next six to eight weeks

Arizona/California Desert

• The season is expected to start in late October
• The Arizona/California growing region includes Brawley, California and Yuma, Arizona

Florida

• The season will begin in early October
• Expect size to be dominated by 48- and 56-count fruit
• Suppliers will only pack U.S. No. 1 grade stocks

South Texas

• The season will start in early November

Please contact your Markon customer service representative for more information.

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