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UPDATE SUMMARY: WEEK OF JULY 2, 2018

July 05, 2018

Brussels Sprouts

  • Ready-Set-Serve (RSS) Brussels Sprouts and RSS Brussels Sprout Halves are limited
  • Mexican supplies continue to diminish, shifting demand to California
  • Washington’s harvest will start in early September; the new crop Mexican season begins in late October
  • Expect high prices through the summer

Celery

  • Markon First Crop (MFC) Celery is available in Salinas, California
  • Growers are in transition, shifting demand to California
  • Production will ramp up in Michigan and Eastern Canada by mid- to late July
  • Expect elevated markets for the next two to three weeks

Lemons

  • MFC and Markon Essentials Lemons are limited; packer label is being substituted as needed
  • Stocks will remain extremely limited through the summer
  • High temperatures are forecast in the coastal growing region, increasing plant maturity and shortening the growing season
  • Prices will continue climbing through the summer

Please contact your Markon customer service representative for more information.

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