Avocados

Pricing on smaller sizes (60- to 70-count fruit) has stabilized as supplies increase. However, markets for larger sizes (32- to 48-count fruit) continue to increase due to limited availability. To help reduce costs while maintaining supply, Markon recommends substituting 48-count fruit with 60-count fruit whenever possible.

Mexico

• Large sizes (32- to 48-count supplies) continue to rise in price due to limited availability
• Small sizes (60- to 70-count stocks) have stabilized and pricing has softened
• No. 2-grade fruit is limited and may need to substituted with No. 1-grade stocks
• Quality is good
  • Checkerboarding (uneven ripening within a case) has been reported
  • Current dry matter is 27% and will take fruit longer to ripen
• Expect lower markets over the next four weeks

California/Peru

• Yields will diminish as these seasons wind down through late August
• Remaining quality is good; checkerboarding (uneven ripening) has been reported
• Expect stable pricing through the end of both seasons

Broccoli & Cauliflower

Supplies remain plentiful across key growing regions, keeping markets subdued. Markon First Crop (MFC) Broccoli is available in Salinas, California. Markon Essentials (ESS) Cauliflower is on the market.

Broccoli

• Production is underway in Maine; harvesting will ramp up next week
• Mexican quality ranges from average to poor; reported defects include cat-eye, browning, and widespread hollow core
• California quality ranges from average to good

• Occasional discoloration and mechanical damage are being reported
• Diamondback pressure has been observed in some lots
• Continued high temperatures may increase diamondback activity, discoloration, and dehydration
• Markets are expected to remain soft as East Coast production expands and overall supplies increase

Cauliflower

• Salinas and Santa Maria supplies remain abundant, allowing growers to maintain selective harvests
• California quality is good
• Markets are steady across all growing regions
• Maine will begin cauliflower production the first week of August

Limes

Although the lime market is currently steady, it’s expected to climb as small sizes are decreasing and quality challenges are increasing. MFC and ESS Limes are available.

Mexico (into South Texas)

• Rain has continued to fall nearly daily in the key Mexican growing region
• Wet weather has increased lime size and reduced supplies of smaller sizes (230- and 250-count fruit)
• Moisture-related quality issues such as skin breakdown and oil spotting are becoming more common
• Overall prices will remain steady through this week but will inch up into mid-August as volume slowly declines

Colombia

• Quality is very good
• Small sizes are more readily available than in Mexico
• The market is trending higher than Mexican limes

Hawaii

• The industry is still waiting on regulatory approval to begin shipping into the USA
• Quality has been solid despite some discoloration
• Prices are comparable to Colombian market

Onions

Fresh-run MFC Onions are available in Northern California and New Mexico. New crop onion harvests have started in Washington, with Idaho and Oregon to start over the next two to three weeks.

California

• Northern California’s onion season is expected to end the second to third week of August
• Remaining stocks are dominated by medium and jumbo sizes; colossal and super colossal sizes are limited
• White onions are tightening as the season wraps up
• Quality is good; fresh-run onions will exhibit higher moisture content, thinner skins, and overall shorter shelf life
• Expect slightly lower prices over the next 7-10 days

New Mexico

• New Mexico fresh-run onion season is expected to end by the second week of August
• Stocks are dominated by medium and jumbo sizes; colossal and super colossal sizes are limited
• Quality is good; fresh-run onions will exhibit higher moisture content, thinner skins, and overall shorter shelf life
• Expect slightly lower prices for red and yellow medium sizes; larger sizes are tight, commanding higher prices

Washington

• New crop red and yellow onion production has begun in a limited manner; white onion harvests will start in the next 7-10 days
• Stocks are dominated by medium and jumbo sizes
  • Colossal and super colossal sizes are limited but will increase as the season continues
  • Washington and Oregon wildfire smoke is impacting plant growth, leading to immature/smaller onions
• Quality is good; fresh-run onions will exhibit higher moisture content, thinner skins, and overall shorter shelf life
• Initial FOB prices are comparable to those from California’s San Joaquin Valley

Idaho/Oregon

• The Idaho/Oregon fresh-run onion season will begin in a limited manner in two to three weeks
• Sizing will be dominated by medium and jumbo supplies
  • Expect tight colossal and super colossal sizes at the start of the season
  • Washington and Oregon wildfire smoke is impacting plant growth, leading to immature smaller onions
• Expect opening prices to be comparable to California FOBs, then inch down as more growers begin production

Utah

• New crop harvests will begin in a limited manner the first week of September

Oranges

The California Valencia crop is dominated by large sizes (56- and 88-count pieces); small supplies(88- and 138-count oranges) are tightening. With school seasons about to get underway and many more starting in the coming weeks, small domestic oranges will become limited.

Domestic

• MFC and ESS Valencia Oranges are available
• Supplies are dominated by large sizes (56- to 88-count pieces); smaller sizes (113 to 138-count oranges) are tightening
• Expect 113- and 138-count oranges to become scarce as more school systems open across North America; size and grade substitutions may be needed to fill orders
• Quality is good
  • Pale coloring and excessive scarring have been reported in choice-grade fruit
  • Sugar levels range from 11-14% Brix
• Expect elevated markets and limited supplies of all small fruit through early October

Imports

• Chilean, South African, and Peruvian oranges are being imported into both the East and West Coasts
• Expect 88- to 113-count oranges to become tight over the next three to four weeks as they help fill the void from California

• Quality is great
  • Color is deep orange and skin texture is smooth
  • Sugar levels range from 12-13% Brix
• Expect prices to remain steady but pickup once school demand increases

Squash

Squash harvests are spread out across many summer growing regions. The West Coast’s recent hot weather accelerated some field transitions; prices are up slightly. MFC Zucchini and Yellow Squash are available.

West Coast

• California’s San Joaquin Valley growers are between harvesting sets due to recent hot weather

• Santa Maria supplies are steady
• Quality is good
• Markets are slightly higher

East Coast

• Prices are down a bit in New Jersey and New York
• Quality is good
• Supplies are abundant

Midwest

• Volume is high
• Quality is good
• Markets remain steady due to ideal weather conditions

Please contact your Markon Account Manager for more information.

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