News and Stories
UPDATE SUMMARY: WEEK OF JULY 2, 2018
July 05, 2018
Brussels Sprouts
- Ready-Set-Serve (RSS) Brussels Sprouts and RSS Brussels Sprout Halves are limited
- Mexican supplies continue to diminish, shifting demand to California
- Washington’s harvest will start in early September; the new crop Mexican season begins in late October
- Expect high prices through the summer
Celery
- Markon First Crop (MFC) Celery is available in Salinas, California
- Growers are in transition, shifting demand to California
- Production will ramp up in Michigan and Eastern Canada by mid- to late July
- Expect elevated markets for the next two to three weeks
Lemons
- MFC and Markon Essentials Lemons are limited; packer label is being substituted as needed
- Stocks will remain extremely limited through the summer
- High temperatures are forecast in the coastal growing region, increasing plant maturity and shortening the growing season
- Prices will continue climbing through the summer
Please contact your Markon customer service representative for more information.
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