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UPDATE: TOMATOES
September 14, 2020
Tomato prices are rising; demand is strong. Supplies are tightening; extreme heat has reduced yields in California’s Central Valley. Expect active markets until the Florida season ramps up in a few weeks.
- High temperatures have limited the production of field-grown tomatoes in California’s San Joaquin Valley
- Unfavorable weather in Baja, Mexico as well as the northeastern mainland have reduced yields
- East Coast regional harvesting is winding down
- Florida’s season is forecast to start at the end of October/early November
Please contact your Markon customer service representative for more information.
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