UPDATE: CELERY March 21, 2023 Markets are slightly lower but are poised to rise as demand shifts from the Arizona/California desert region to Oxnard, California....
UPDATE: PINEAPPLES March 22, 2023 Costa Rican and Mexican pineapple supplies are tightening. Expect low volume and high markets for the next three to four...
UPDATE: BELL PEPPERS March 21, 2023 Green bell pepper markets are higher due to tight supplies. Red bell peppers are increasing. Markon First Crop (MFC) and...
UPDATE: LIMES March 21, 2023 Lime pricing remains elevated; demand is strong out of the main growing region of Veracruz, Mexico. Markon First Crop (MFC) and...
UPDATE: MELONS March 21, 2023 Increased Guatemalan cantaloupe and honeydew supplies are pushing down markets this week. Honeydew Imported honeydews are now shipping out of...
UPDATE: CAULIFLOWER March 20, 2023 Expect markets to ease through this week. Warmer weather has helped spur growth and increase stocks Quality is average; mold/mildew,...
UPDATE: STRAWBERRIES March 20, 2023 Rain is expected in all California growing regions starting Tuesday, March 21 through Wednesday, March 22. Production is winding down...
FROM THE FIELDS: INCREASED INSECT PRESSURE March 17, 2023 The Arizona/California desert growing region is seeing a spike in insect pressure, particularly in leaf lettuce items. It is not...
UPDATE: CITRUS March 17, 2023 Production remains slow due to wet and muddy conditions. Forecasts call for more rain which will continue delaying harvests. Lemon markets...
UPDATE SUMMARY: WEEK OF MARCH 13, 2023 March 16, 2023 Asparagus Markets are low; mild weather has promoted abundant supplies of all sizes. Markon First Crop (MFC) Asparagus is available...
UPDATE: STRAWBERRIES – CENTRAL MEXICO March 16, 2023 Yields continue to decline as Central Mexico’s growing season winds down. The harvest will run through March, weather pending. Supplies...
FROM THE FIELDS: OXNARD STRAWBERRIES March 15, 2023 Southern California, including the Oxnard growing region, received record amounts of rainfall over the past 36 hours due to the...