LIVE FROM THE FIELDS: HEAT-RELATED DEFECTS IN THE SALINAS VALLEY

View a Markon Live from the Fields video about heat-related defects in the Salinas Valley.

• Higher-than-average daytime and nighttime temperatures in the Salinas Valley have caused industry-wide heat-related defects in commodity and value-added items
• Romaine products have been hardest hit; warmer temperatures are causing internal burn, insect pressure, and seeder
• Temperatures are expected to return to seasonal averages over the next several days, which will help improve quality

Please contact your Markon customer service representative for further information.

Blake Anderson

Quality Assurance

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