Markets are extremely elevated amid low yields and reduced quality in the Salinas Valley as the season winds down.
- Markon Best Available (MBA) is being substituted due to low weights
- Quality and yields continue to decline following recent rains and lingering humidity, coupled with a hailstorm last week that severely damaged some mature lots
- Additional rain is forecast starting Friday evening and continuing through Saturday
- Less than 0.25” total precipitation is expected
- Disease pressure is also increasing as the Salinas season comes to a close; some fields are exhibiting yield loss as high as 50%
- Iceberg and romaine production is ongoing in Huron, California; product is being transferred to Salinas
- Salinas lettuce harvests will conclude the week of November 10
- Arizona-California desert region production will start the week of November 3
- Expect markets to remain elevated through the transition to the Arizona-California desert season in mid-November, at minimum
Please contact your Markon Account Manager for more information.
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