Tag: crop update

On the heels of Thanksgiving, the unofficial sweetpotato eating holiday, The North Carolina Sweetpotato Commission, is reporting a smaller annual yield despite a slight increase in acreage after a challenging growing and harvest season.

Ecuador’s mango exports to the U.S. started earlier and stronger this season and are expected to be more than 160 percent higher than in 2023. As a result, Brazil is setting its sights on the European market.

Markon Cooperative released this Live from the fields report on California strawberries November 12, 2024:

Several key commodity and value-added fruits and vegetable items such as broccoli, cauliflower, lettuce, and leafy greens are exhibiting heat-related quality and shelf-life issues.

The current fruit set on California avocado trees across multiple growing regions is considerably higher this year than in previous years, leading many growers to project that the 2025 crop harvest may yield an increase in crop size compared to recent seasons.

Bosc pears see the steepest decline, down 62% from last year. Cumulative effects of intense freezes the past couple of years are the driver of this year’s drop.

Residual rains from Tropical Storm Francine will further drive up lime pricing in Veracruz, Mexico. Markon First Crop (MFC) and Markon Essentials (ESS) Limes are available.

Markon First Crop (MFC) Asian-Cut Broccoli Crowns from the Salinas, California and Central Mexico growing regions are currently not available; Markon Best Available and packer label supplies will be substituted temporarily.

California’s available Valencia supply continues to dwindle; some growers have already ended their season, and more will end over the next few weeks.

The Washington State Tree Fruit Association (WSTFA) released its forecast for the 2024 Washington state fresh apple crop estimated at 124 million standard forty-pound boxes of fresh apples.