News and Stories

Avocados

• California fruit is available, but extremely limited
  • Crop estimates are down approximately 50% due to last summer’s warmer-than-normal temperatures that caused severe bloom drop (affecting this summer’s crop)
  • All sizes are scarce
• Expect elevated markets through mid-July, when summer volume will increase in Mexico

Colored Potatoes

• California: Reduced acreage and unseasonably cold, wet weather has reduced volume
• Colorado: The season is ending; new crop stocks will be available in late August
• Eastern Shore: Production will start in North Carolina and Virginia the week of June 24
• Florida: Abnormally warm and humid weather brought the season to an early end
• Idaho: Supplies remain limited
• Texas: Adverse weather conditions have limited supplies, but volume will increase by mid-July

Iceberg Lettuce

• Processors must harvest more acres than normal to fill commodity and value-added orders
• Regional seasons will begin next month in Colorado, Eastern Canada, and the Northeastern U.S.; however, past and current adverse weather conditions will delay their normal start dates
• Lower yields are forecast in all growing areas; demand will continue to exceed supply through early July

Green Leaf, Iceberg, and Romaine

• Quality issues are being reported from the fields; expect lower harvestable yields in the coming weeks
• Supplies have also decreased due to gaps in planting schedules
• Prices continue to rise, stocks will remain tight for the next couple of weeks

Green Beans

• Ready-Set-Serve Trimmed Green Beans are limited; packer label will be substituted as needed
• High temperatures have diminished supplies in the growing regions of Texas, Georgia, and North Carolina
• The Ohio season is delayed due to record rainfall; the new expected start date is mid-July
• Expect elevated markets and low volume through July

Please contact your Markon customer service representative for more information.

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