Chile supplies, including Jalapeno, Serrano, and others specialty varieties as well as tomatillos, are extremely tight due to poor weather and harvesting gaps between growing regions. Markets are elevated.

• The Baja peninsula chile season is quickly ending; fruit quality is degrading due to the age of the plants
• The states of Sonora and Sinaloa, Mexico’s next growing region for chiles experienced severe storms in early fall that affected plant maturity
  • Supplies are extremely tight
  • Quality is marginal
  • Several growers in Southern Sinaloa are replanting after suffering torrential tropical rains several weeks ago
• Georgia has experienced cooler weather, reducing jalapeno volume
• Florida jalapeno harvests are slowly starting this week; however, specialty chiles aren’t expected until the Plant City season begins in two weeks
• Expect high prices over the next two to three weeks

Please contact your Markon customer service representative for more information.

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