Tomato supplies are tightening as regional seasons wind down and new districts start with limited volume. Markets are rising across all varieties. Storms also threaten Florida and Baja production, adding risk to availability, quality, and transportation.

Quality and Planning

• Expect variable color, firmness, and shelf life during the regional transitions
• Order to current needs, manage safety stock carefully, and maintain flexibility on sizing
• Elevated markets may persist through Thanksgiving or longer, depending on storm impacts and the pace of Florida productio

Rounds

• East Coast and Midwest
  • Production is winding down in Michigan, Tennessee, and Virginia, with limited offerings expected next week
  • Georgia harvests have been delayed due to a wet summer; expect increased volume in mid- to late October
  • Quincy, Florida will start the season with limited supplies after heat and rain reduced bloom and yields
  • Hurricane Isaias is forecast to strengthen and threaten the Gulf Coast this weekend; Quincy may be exposed to heavy rainfall
  • Florida’s Ruskin/Palmetto season will start off with low volume in early November
• Mexico
  • Baja recovered better than expected from Hurricane Polo, with no major structural damage and normal October-November volume anticipated
  • Hurricane Rachel now threatens Northern Baja this Sunday, renewing risk to harvests, quality, and crossings
  • Central Mexico supplies remain tight; recent rain continues to affect yields and fruit condition
• California
  • Northern production has transitioned to southern growing regions in the San Joaquin Valley
  • Some seasons have finished while others will run through late October
  • Large 4×5 rounds are becoming especially limited

Romas

• East Coast

• Tennessee and other regional programs are finishing, leaving minimal East Coast supplies volume through late October

• • Quincy and North Florida will provide only light bridge supplies before production starts in Ruskin/Palmetto
  • Growers in the Quincy region are bracing for heavy rain from Hurricane Isaias this week
• Mexico

• Volume remains low in Baja and Central Mexico; newer Baja fields were expected to add modest October yields

• • Hurricane Rachel creates additional uncertainty for Northern Baja harvests this weekend
  • Quality ranges from fair to good by district, with rain-related variability
• California

• Production is tapering, with several growers finished or wrapping up by mid-October

• • Low volume may persist through late October from late-season growers

Grape and Cherry

• East Coast
  • Supplies are extremely short as Virginia and other regional programs wind down
  • Recent weather has increased culling and reduced usable volume

• Early Ruskin/Palmetto yields should be tight, but will increase in November

• Mexico
  • Availability is very limited in Baja and Central Mexico; quality is merely fair
• Hurricane Rachel could disrupt harvests, crossings, and expected improvement from new acreage

Please contact your Markon Account Manager for more information.

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