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Tomato supplies remain very limited. Expect elevated prices through the month of October until new crop supplies increase. Contract trigger levels have been met.

• California volume is below normal due to high summer temperatures; California’s San Joaquin Valley season will run through the end of October
• East Coast production out of Alabama and Tennessee is winding down and has been slowed due to rain with cooler weather further reducing yields 
• Florida’s season is forecast to start in late October/early November
  • Quincy, Florida production will be postponed until October 24; Hurricane Sally brought heavy rain to the growing region, delaying the start of the season
• The Palmetto season will begin in late October; however, sufficient volume is not expected until November 1
• Fall Mexican production is underway in Jalisco and will run through mid-November; Culiacan will follow in December

Please contact your Markon customer service representative for more information.

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