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The fall harvesting transition from the Salinas Valley to Huron, California (the San Joaquin Valley region) will begin in a limited way the week of October 17. Some growers of iceberg have elected to stay longer in Salinas and harvest earlier in Yuma, Arizona to avoid the Huron growing region. Green leaf and romaine growers will remain in Salinas until the industry makes the full transition to Yuma in mid-to-late November.

Below are approximate transition dates (subject to change):

Week of October 17

• Limited harvesting of Markon First Crop (MFC) Premium Iceberg will start in Huron
• Transfers from Huron to Salinas will be available (transfer fees apply)
• MFC Premium Green Leaf, Iceberg, and Romaine will continue to be harvested in Salinas

Week of October 24 and 31

• Higher quantities of MFC Premium Iceberg will be harvested in Huron
• Limited amounts of MFC Premium Iceberg will remain available in Salinas
• Transfers from Huron to Salinas will remain available (transfer fees apply)
• MFC Premium Green Leaf and Romaine will continue to be harvested in Salinas

Week of November 7

• Limited supplies of MFC Premium Green Leaf, Iceberg, and Romaine will be available in Yuma and Salinas
• MFC Premium Iceberg will remain available in Huron
• Transfers to Salinas from Yuma and Huron will be available (transfer fees apply)
• MFC Celery will be harvested in both Oxnard and Salinas (transfers out of Oxnard to Salinas are accessible if needed)

Week of November 14

• Processors of Ready-Set-Serve (RSS) Salads, RSS Washed & Trimmed items, and cello-wrapped products are scheduled to begin processing and loading in Yuma
• Markon commodity and processed items will be harvested and loaded out of the Arizona/California desert growing region as well
• MFC Premium Iceberg harvested in Huron will also be an option (transfer fees apply)
• MFC Premium Green Leaf and Romaine will continue to be harvested in Salinas (transfer fees apply)  
• MFC Celery will be harvested in Oxnard and Salinas (transfers to Yuma are available)  

Week of November 21

• MFC Premium Green Leaf, Iceberg, and Romaine will be harvested in Yuma; some harvests will begin to take place in Coachella (transfer fees to Yuma available)
• MFC Celery will be harvested in Oxnard and Salinas (transfers to Yuma are available)  

Please contact your Markon customer service representative for more information.

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