Lemon prices will continue to rise for the next four weeks due to low volume and strong demand across all growing regions.

Domestic

• Markon First Crop (MFC) and Markon Essentials (ESS) Lemons are available  
• Small sizes (165- through 235-count) remain limited
• Expect to make Country of Origin substitutions to fill orders
• Quality is average; brown spotting, early decay, and scarring are being reported
• Quality will improve when growers start harvesting new crop fruit in three weeks
• Elevated pricing is forecast for the next four weeks

Offshore

• Offshore fruit from Argentina and Chile will be shipped into North America through early December
• Shipments are down as much as 50% this year compared to last due to fears of low pricing and the impact of tariffs
• Size will be dominated by large lemons (95- to 140-count stocks); smaller sizes will be available as well
• Expect higher pricing (compared to domestic and Mexican fruit) due to strong quality

Mexican

• Mexican shipments have started and will run through late November
• These supplies will help fill the demand not met by California lemons
• Sizing will be dominated by 165- to 235-count fruit; larger sizes will also be available
• Quality is good; scarring is being reported
• Expect pricing to be comparable to domestic fruit

Please contact your Markon customer service representative for more information.