News and Stories

Cucumbers

• Markon First Crop (MFC) and Markon Essentials (ESS) Cucumbers are available
• The Baja Peninsula in Mexico is the main growing region on the West Coast
  • Limited transportation and increased fuel costs are having an impact on prices
  • Quality is excellent
• East Coast weather has ended the Georgia season; crops have transitioned to North Carolina, Virginia, and New Jersey
  • Current supply is adequate and will increase over the next two weeks as more local/regional production gets underway
  • Quality is very good
• Expect elevated prices over the next two weeks

Onions
New Mexico

• Suppliers are packing ahead of an expected storm system and storing onions in packing sheds to avoid supply disruptions
• The market is expected hold steady as demand for the Fourth of July holiday has subsided

California

• Ample supplies of MFC Red and Yellow Onions are available

Washington

• The MFC Washington storage crop has been depleted
• Markon is monitoring the current heatwave in the Pacific Northwest as onions for the 2021-2022 storage season are currently in the ground

Please contact your Markon customer service representative for more information.
 
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