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UPDATE: Bell Peppers
December 18, 2019
Red Bell Peppers
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Prices remain elevated
- Supplies are limited
- The California season is ending
- Mexican stocks are behind schedule due to cool, rainy weather early in the growing season; availability will increase by early January
- Florida supplies are tight; production is getting a slow start on the East Coast
- The California desert season will end in two weeks
- Expect elevated prices until Mexican supplies ramp up in January
Green Bell Peppers
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Prices are inching up
- The California season has ended
- Poor weather is reducing supplies in Florida and Mexico
- Rain on the East Coast is affecting Florida production; stocks have tightened
- Mexican markets are rising as demand shifts West
- Expect higher prices through the month of December
Please contact your Markon customer service representative for more information.
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