Green leaf, iceberg, and romaine markets are adjusting as supplies from the Arizona-California desert region have increased. Salinas supplies will remain minimal through this week. Desert region supplies will be consolidated and loaded at the Markon’s Salinas Consolidation Dock. Markon First Crop (MFC) Premium Green Leaf, Iceberg, and Romaine Lettuces are available in Salinas, California; Markon Best Available (MBA) is being substituted as needed due to low weights.
Yuma, Arizona
- General quality is good
- Weights may be slightly lower as many suppliers are harvesting ahead of schedule to meet demand
- Market prices are inching down
Salinas/Santa Maria, California
- Quality ranges from fair to good; insect pressure, internal burn, mildew, and seeder are being found in many lots
- Disease pressure, including INSV and Sclerotinia, persists; percentages of impacted heads vary from lot to lot
- The Salinas Valley season is winding down
- All prices are easing
Huron, California
- Iceberg, romaine, and romaine heart quality is very good
- Head weights range from 38 to 42 pounds
- Markets are lower
Mexico (crossing into Texas)
- Iceberg production continues year-round
- Quality is very good
- Head weights range from 28 to 32 pounds
- Prices are inching down
New Mexico
- The iceberg market is falling
- Quality is very good
- Weights are in the low to mid-40s
- Early season rains wiped out 10-15% of total plantings; romaine is expected to be the most limited lettuce this fall season (through late November)
- Pricing holding in the mid-$20s
South Carolina
- Production will begin in the next two to three weeks
Please contact your Markon Account Manager for more information.
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