News and Stories

Idaho Potatoes

• The Idaho potato market is expected to remain consistently higher than the 2018-2019 season.
• Both varieties, Norkotahs and Burbanks, will need to be utilized to prevent shortages through April 2020
• Markon expects that orders will need to be supplemented with Washington potatoes by April 2020.

Strawberries

• California quality and supply levels will be affected by wet weather
• New crop Florida berries have begun shipping in a limited way
• New crop Mexican supplies are available for loading in South Texas
• Pricing remains elevated; stocks are tight

Desert Region Weather

• The Arizona/California desert growing region experienced two storms over the past week that dropped just over an inch of rain
• This cold, wet weather pattern will persist into the week of December 2
• Disruptions and delays in harvesting, processing, and loading operations are expected

Please contact your Markon customer service representative for more information.

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