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Tomato prices continue to escalate. The California season will end this week; Florida supplies remain limited.

• Production in the Central Florida areas of Palmetto and Ruskin is increasing; although growing conditions are improving, prices remain in a demand-exceeds-supply scenario
• Mature green volume will remain behind seasonal norms for the next four weeks due to the severe impact of Hurricane Irma
• Mexican vine ripe supplies will increase in early to mid-December, easing elevated markets
• Mexican Roma stocks are sufficient; stronger demand could push prices higher as the Roma variety will be used to supplement round tomato shortages
• Florida’s grape and cherry tomato volume remains extremely low; cold weather and holiday demand will push prices to extreme levels

Please contact your Markon customer service representative for more information.

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