crop update

Pepper prices remain high

Both red and green bell pepper markets remain high as Mexico’s volume winds down and domestic supplies increase. In a...

3 years ago 1 minute read

California navel season winds down

The California navel season is nearing its end with growers expecting to ship through the end of May. According to...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Strawberry prices should drop soon

Strawberry prices remain strong with limited supplies from California thanks to rain. But in a crop update April 5, Markon...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Broccoli market heating up

After weeks of low prices, broccoli demand is growing as the crop transitions, causing prices to rise. Just this week,...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Onion market softening as new crops start

Texas-grown onions are hitting the market as spring starts just in time as Northwest storage crops are running low on...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Bargain strawberry prices disappearing as crops transition

Wholesale strawberry prices, which had been falling or staying low for the past few weeks, should head back upward as...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Desert weather causing lettuce quality problems

Markon Cooperative BB #:123315 From the Field Report February 28, 2022 — The Arizona/California desert region continues to experience inconsistent...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Mixed berry prices to rise on tight volume

Blueberry, raspberry, and blackberry supplies are tightening, which will likely cause prices to rise over the next few weeks. According...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Weather shifts strawberry demand Westward

Florida’s weather problems are shifting strawberry buyers to look West, and prices are likely to rise as a result. “Low...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Growers overcoming desert lettuce problems

Despite freezing temperatures that hit the Arizona/California desert growing region earlier this month, growers report volumes returning, prices dropping and...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Ice in desert delays lettuce harvest, packing

Below freezing weather in the California and Arizona desert areas is causing harvest and packing delays on lettuce varieties. Markon...

3 years ago 1 minute read

Balmy desert weather boosts vegetable yields

Growers in the Arizona-California desert growing region are experiencing ideal weather conditions with highs in the 80s this week, which...

3 years ago 2 minute read

Lettuce sees stronger demand as it moves from desert to central California

Lettuce and other leafy greens are moving from the California/Arizona desert to the short Huron, CA, season, with the Salinas...

4 years ago 1 minute read

Texas produce outlook: It’s bad, with assessments ongoing

Extreme low temperatures, power outages, gas shortages, and ice-covered roadways threaten crops and logistics across Texas. Rio Grande Valley grower-shippers...

4 years ago 4 minute read
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