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The fall harvesting transition from the Salinas Valley to Huron, California (San Joaquin Valley region) will begin in a limited way the week of October 16. 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 16

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

Week of October 23 and 30

• 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
• MFC Premium Green Leaf and Romaine will continue to be harvested in Salinas

Week of November 6

• Limited supplies of packer label green leaf, iceberg, and romaine will be available in Yuma
• MFC Premium Iceberg will remain available in Huron
• MFC Premium Green Leaf and Romaine will continue to be harvested in Salinas
• Transfers to Salinas from Yuma and Huron will be available

Week of November 13

• Limited supplies of MFC Premium Green Leaf, Iceberg, and Romaine will be available in Yuma
• MFC Premium Iceberg will remain available in Huron
• MFC Premium Green Leaf and Romaine will continue to be harvested in Salinas
• Transfers to Salinas from Yuma and Huron will be available

Week of November 20

• 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 UPDATE: Fall 2017 Harvesting Transition
  • MFC Premium Green Leaf and Romaine will continue to be harvested in Salinas

Please contact your Markon customer service representative for more information.

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