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Markon First Crop (MFC) Lunch Bunch Grapes and Markon Essentials (ESS) Red Seedless Grapes will be available through the week of January 9. The California storage season is ending; supplies will transition offshore for the winter and spring months. Beginning the week of January 16, red seedless grapes will be shipped from Chile; expect higher prices. MFC Lunch Bunch Grapes will resume shipping the week of February 13 once offshore stocks increase; packer label supplies will be substituted until that time. California-grown 19-pound ESS Red Seedless Grapes will not resume shipping until July.

Green Seedless

• The California storage season has ended
• New crop Chilean and Peruvian supplies in the Sugraone variety are being shipped
• Berry size is extra large
• Quality is very good
• Prices are elevated
• The market will continue to ease as offshore supplies increase
  

Red Seedless

• ESS Red Seedless Grapes from California will be available through the week of January 9
• Packer label Chilean supplies in the Flame variety will begin shipping the week of January 16; commodity and value-added prices will rise at that time
• Offshore quality is good
• Berries are rounder in shape compared to the current California variety; size may appear slightly smaller due to shape
• Overall color is slightly darker
• Expect tighter-than-normal supplies from mid-January through early February
• The primary growing region in Chile received rainfall
• Fewer grapes will make export grade for shipping to the U.S.
• Prices will remain elevated through mid-February when quality improves and export stocks increase
  

Lunch Bunch

• California-grown MFC Lunch Bunch Grapes will be available through the week of January 9
• Packer label Chilean supplies in the Flame variety will begin shipping the week of January 16
• Portioned packed prices are beginning to inch up as the California season ends; prices are expected to jump once offshore supplies begin shipping
• Offshore quality is good
• Berry shape is rounder compared to the slightly elongated shape of the current California variety; size may appear slightly smaller due to shape
• Overall color is slightly darker
• MFC Lunch Bunch Grapes from Chile are expected to hit the market the week of February 13 (once quality improves and supplies increase)

Please contact your Markon customer service representative for more information.

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