California’s available Valencia orange supply continues to diminish. Markon expects California to experience an orange supply gap in October that will persist until the Navel season begins in late October/early November. Size, grade, Country of Origin substitutions, and loading date changes will be necessary to fill orders.

Oranges

California Valencia

• Markon First Crop (MFC) and Markon Essentials (ESS) Valencia Oranges are available
• Quality is fair, at best
• New crop California Navels will begin shipping in late October
• Expect elevated markets for the remainder of the Valencia season

Import Navels

• Oranges are being imported into both the East and West Coasts
• Imported stocks continue to tighten as they are filling the supply void in California
• Quality is good: early decay and scarring are being reported

• Expect steady, yet elevated markets as supplies continue to diminish

Mexico

• The season is just beginning with limited crossings into Texas
• The Early orange variety will be available in Edinburg, Texas
• Quality is good; yellowish color has been reported
• Expect elevated pricing until supplies increase

Lemons

Domestic

• MFC and ESS Lemons are available 
• New crop California production has begun in a limited matter; quality is good
• Expect slowly declining pricing over the next six weeks

Offshore

• Offshore fruit from Argentina and Chile will be shipped into North America through early December
• These shipments will help fill the demand not met by California lemons
• Quality is good; brown spotting, early decay, and scarring are being reported

Mexican

• Mexican shipments have started and will run through late November
• Size will be predominately 165- through 235-count fruit; larger sizes will be available
• Expect pricing to be lower than domestic fruit

Please contact your Markon customer service representative for more information.

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