News and Stories

Broccoli

• Markon First Crop Broccoli Crowns are available to load in South Texas and Western Arizona
• Quality is good: crowns are deep green and heads are compact  
• Growers are experiencing planting gaps in many Mexican growing regions; expect limited supplies through December
• Prices are climbing

Cauliflower

• Markon Essentials Cauliflower is readily available in Western Arizona
• Quality is good: heads are firm and snowy white  
• Growers are experiencing planting gaps in many Mexican growing regions; expect limited supplies through December
• Prices are climbing

Tomatoes

• Tomato prices continue to climb
• Supplies in Florida and Mexico remain extremely limited; mature green volume will remain limited for the next four weeks
• Mexican-grown vine ripe supplies are scarce; winter production will not ramp up until early January
• Limited vine ripe stocks will cause a spike in demand for Mexican Romas; expect rising prices for three weeks

Please contact your Markon customer service representative for more information.

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