News and Stories

Brussels Sprouts

• Expect the market to inch up a bit more due to holiday demand and lower volume over the next several weeks
• Once Mexican supplies increase in late November, prices will ease

Oranges

Navel

• Growers are in production; all sizes are available
• Color continues to deepen each day, but fruit will need to be exposed to ethylene gas for approximately three weeks
• Sugar levels are increasing daily; current fruit ranges from 10 to 11 Brix

Valencia

• All harvesting is expected to be finished within the next 10 days
• Color is a much deeper orange than new crop Navels
• Sugar levels are in the 12.5 to 13.5 Brix range

Potatoes

• Idaho’s freeze event, occurring the week of October 9, 2019, affected roughly 15% of the entire Idaho potato crop
• Both varieties, Norkotahs and Burbanks, may need to be utilized in orders to prevent shortages now through April 2020
• Expect consistently higher prices than last season

Please contact your Markon customer service representative for more information.

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