News and Stories

Tomato prices continue to climb, but are expected to peak next week. Supplies in Florida and Mexico will remain extremely limited for the next three weeks; however, stocks will increase by early January, causing the market to ease.

• Central and South Florida mature green volume will remain below seasonal norms for the next one to two weeks
  • Growers will start harvesting new crop plantings that followed Hurricane Irma this coming weekend
  • Markets will stabilize the week of December 24, then ease in early January
• The season for Mexican-grown mature greens is expected to start the first week of January
• Vine ripe supplies remain scarce; winter production will ramp up in early January and ease prices
• Roma and grape prices will spike next week, but begin to inch down by the last week of December

Please contact your Markon customer service representative for more information.

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