Green Leaf

• Markon First Crop (MFC) Green Leaf is sporadic due to elevated levels of dirt following high winds and dust storms in the Arizona/California desert growing regions; Markon Best Available (MBA) is being substituted, as needed
• Quality is good; epidermal blistering and peeling are present in some lots
• Supplies are abundant, holding markets steady at low levels
• The spring harvesting transition will begin in three weeks
  • Some grower-shippers will move to Huron, California and Oxnard, California in late March
  • Harvesting will begin in Salinas, California in early April
  • Production in the Arizona/California desert growing regions will be depleted by late April

Iceberg

• MFC Green Leaf is sporadic due light weights following cold temperatures and high winds in the Arizona/California desert growing regions; MBA is being substituted as needed
• Quality is good; epidermal blistering/peeling and growth cracks are being reported in some fields
• Supplies are adequately meeting demand at average prices
• The spring transition will begin in three weeks and run through early May
  • Some grower shippers will move to Huron and Oxnard in late March
  • Harvesting will begin in Salinas in early April; the latest start date in Salinas is the week of May 8 (roughly three weeks behind the typical latest start date)
  • Production in the Arizona/California desert growing regions will be depleted by mid- to late April

Romaine

• MFC Romaine is sporadic due to elevated levels of dirt and light weights following inclement weather; MBA is being substituted as needed
• Quality is good; epidermal blistering/peeling and wind damage are being observed in many lots
• Supplies are ample, holding markets steady at low levels
• The spring transition will begin in three weeks
  • Some grower shippers will move to Huron and Oxnard in late March
  • Harvesting will begin in Salinas in early April
  • Production in the Arizona/California desert growing regions will be depleted by late April

Please contact your Markon customer service representative for more information.

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