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FOB avocado prices remain elevated and are poised to rise even higher with yet another Tropical Storm building near Mexico. Supplies will not increase until early October.

• The California and Peruvian seasons will end next week
• Chilean fruit will begin arriving next week, but will not make up for low volume in California and Peru
• Most growing regions in Mexico have been facing low maturity levels in the summer crop, creating fruit that cannot be harvested
  • Low maturity means there is high water content in the fruit, which results in a failing grade when maturity levels are tested
  • The addition of rain will keep maturity levels low as the fruit absorbs water
  • This will delay the crop an additional two to three weeks until fruit meets the minimum oil content required for harvesting
• Expect high prices and extremely limited supplies through early October (longer than originally anticipated)

Please contact your Markon customer service representative for more information.

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