Cilantro markets continue to fall; supplies are increasing on California’s Central Coast.

• Ready-Set-Serve (RSS) Washed & Trimmed Cilantro is available
• Quality has improved from prior weeks; yellowing and premature breakdown are much less prevalent
• The primary quality issue has been seeder, brought on by high temperatures in the growing regions
  • Warm weather and long days encourage reproductive growth in plants; frilly shoots are being observed in final packs (see photos)
  • While mostly an aesthetic defect and almost impossible to detect once product has been processed/chopped, Markon is working with suppliers to minimize
• Younger plantings from Salinas, Santa Maria, and Oxnard, California are entering the market with less seeder
• Markets are expected to remain relatively low for the next one to two weeks

Please contact your Markon customer service representative for more information.

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