News and Stories

Grapes

• Markon First Crop (MFC) Red Seedless and Lunch Bunch Grapes are currently in the Flame variety
• MFC Green Seedless Grapes are the Ivory variety at this time
• Pricing will gradually decrease as harvesting ramps up
• Quality is very good  

Limes

• High temperatures and rain in the primary growing region of Veracruz, Mexico are causing quality issues and reducing yields
  • Suppliers are culling more damaged fruit than normal
  • High-quality fruit is commanding elevated prices
• Tropical Storm Hanna will further tighten supplies this week as many shipments are being delayed
  • Flooding and power outages have impacted a few packing sheds in South Texas
  • Inbound and outbound shipments have been affected
• Expect prices to continue rising into next week

Onions

• Supplies will ship out of California’s San Joaquin Valley through mid-August; the New Mexico season will run concurrently 
• The Colorado season will start in mid-August
• Utah-grown stocks will become available in early September
• Northwest onions will have a rounder, more globe-like shape than stocks shipped during the spring/summer months; these early season stocks will still exhibit thin, light-colored skins until packed out of storage

Potatoes
Storage Crop

• Burbank quality remains good; pressure bruising and hollow heart may be seen on occasion
• Pricing will remain elevated as supply does not meet current demand

New Crop Norkotahs and Burbanks

• The U.S. No. 2 potato supply will be scarce, as new crop potatoes exhibit very few defects during the early stages of harvesting
• Quality in test digs is excellent: minor skinning and excess moisture may be observed in fresh-run potatoes
• New crop potatoes have not gone through the sweat process yet
• New crop Burbank production will begin in late September/early October

Please contact your Markon customer service representative for more information.

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