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Please click here to view a Markon Live from the Fields video regarding iceberg lettuce harvesting in Yuma, Arizona.

• Iceberg lettuce production has begun in a light way in Yuma, Arizona  
• The bulk of production remains in Huron and Salinas, California, but will ramp up in Yuma and the surrounding desert areas this week and next
• Quality is very good, yet supplies remain tight and case weights for 24-count palletized lettuce are ranging from the mid-30s to low 40-pound range max
• Current fields look healthy with no virus/disease pressure or die-off, which were major problems closing out the Salinas season
• Cooler weather is forecast this week with lettuce ice possible Tuesday through Friday, November 19-13
• Expect case weights to increase slowly into next week

Please contact your Markon customer service representative for further information.
 
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