The 165- through 235-count domestic lemon market remains elevated due to extremely low volume and strong demand. Quality on domestic lemons is down due to excessive heat in California’s Central Valley. Offshore and Mexican lemons will help supplement domestic supplies.

Domestic

• Markon First Crop (MFC) and Markon Essentials (ESS) Lemons are available  
• Small sizes (165- through 235-count) remain extremely limited
• Several days of excessive heat has caused quality concerns for domestic fruit
• Quality is average at best; brown spotting, early decay, and scarring are being reported
• Elevated pricing is forecast for the next six weeks

Offshore

• Offshore fruit from Argentina and Chile is arriving in North America, running through early December
• These shipments will help fill the demand not met by California lemons
• Size will be dominated by large lemons (95- through 140-count); smaller sizes will be available as well
• Expect higher pricing compared to domestic and Mexican fruit due to high quality

Mexican

• Mexican shipments have started and will run through late November
• These supplies will help fill the demand not met by California lemons
• Size will be predominately 165- through 235-count fruit; larger sizes will be available
• Expect pricing to be comparable to domestic fruit until volume rises

Please contact your Markon customer service representative for more information.

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