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The bell pepper market will climb over the next two weeks. Volume in Coachella, California will move past its peak over the next 10 days; the season will wind down by mid-June. Production will transition north into the San Joaquin Valley by mid-June. Harvesting will end in South Florida in the next 10 days; stocks are currently ample in Central and Northern Florida. Mexican supplies (into Nogales, Arizona) will remain available through the first week of June.

Green Bell Peppers

• Markon First Crop (MFC) and Markon Essentials (ESS) Green Bell Peppers are available in California, Florida, and Mexico (into Nogales)
• Expect tighter supplies in Coachella over the next two to three weeks
• Prices will rise over the next week as demand shifts to domestic stocks
• West Coast quality is excellent
• East Coast supplies are ample in Central and Northern Florida; peppers are exhibiting some scarring and wind damage
• Mexican stocks will be on the market through early June; cooler weather in the Mexican growing regions will extend the season approximately two weeks 

Red Bell Peppers

• MFC Red Bell Peppers are available in California and Mexico (into Nogales)
• The Coachella crop is at peak production; quality is excellent
• Expect steady markets over the next two weeks
• Coachella supplies will wind down in mid-June and transition north to Bakersfield; expect active prices in mid-June as transition takes place
• Mexican supplies will be on the market through early June; next week’s cool temperatures will cause lighter-than-normal color that will persist for approximately the next two weeks

Please contact your Markon customer service representative for more information.

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