News and Stories

Citrus

• Unseasonable rain events in California’s Central Valley and Ventura County (California’s primary citrus growing regions) have reduced overall citrus volume
• Flexibility in size and grade may be needed for order coverage
• Markon First Crop (MFC) and Markon Essentials Lemons and Oranges are available

Strawberries

• Unseasonable rain events occurred in the Santa Maria and Watsonville, California growing regions
• Bleeding, bruising, and water-damaged berries may be present in finished packs
• Expect lower volume and quality related issues over the next two weeks

Onions

• Limited supplies of MFC Onions are now available in New Mexico
• The Southern California MFC onion season will end the week of June 3; MFC Onions will transition to Central California the same week
• Fresh-run MFC Onions in South Texas will be available through the week of the June 3 
• Washington storage crop MFC Onions will be depleted this week

Potatoes

• The Burbank variety will be shipped until new crop, field-run Norkotahs become available in early to mid-August 
• 40- through 80-count stocks will require more lead-time to produce; expect active pricing
• 90- to 120-count potatoes dominate supplies; markets will remain steady
• Expect pricing and availability for No. 2-grade supplies to remain steady

Please contact your Markon customer service representative for more information.

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