Prices remain elevated due to constrained supplies and strong demand across all production regions. Market conditions are expected to remain firm until volume increases.
Domestic
- Markon First Crop (MFC) and Markon Essentials (ESS) Lemons are available
- Small sizes (165- through 235-count fruit) remain limited
- Expect to make Country of Origin substitutions to fill orders
- Quality is good; 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
- 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 Account Manager for more information.
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