News and Stories

Bell Peppers

• Red bell markets remain firm; supplies are limited; California production is transitioning to coastal growing regions
• Green bell prices are weak; supplies are ample
  • Production is underway in Canada and Michigan
  • California volume is high

Idaho Potatoes

New Crop Burbanks

• New crop Burbank harvesting will begin in late September
• Fresh-run packer label supplies will be on the market while harvesting takes place
• Markon First Crop (MFC) Burbank Potatoes will enter the market in late October

New Crop Norkotahs

• Prices will remain elevated through early September
• Size is dominated by 80- through 100-count potatoes; 40- through 70-count and No. 2 supplies are limited
• Minor skinning, excess moisture, and cooler mold may be observed in fresh-run potatoes; condensation develops on potatoes when they are transferred from warm fields to refrigerated trucks 

Limes

• MFC and Markon Essentials Limes are limited; packer label is being substituted as needed
• Yields are low in Veracruz, Mexico; shipments into the U.S. are much less frequent than normal
• Large sizes (110- through 200-count fruit) are very tight; the crop is dominated by small-size fruit (230- through 250-count limes)

Please contact your Markon customer service representative for more information.

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