Tag: crop update

Markon Cooperative reports as of January 6, 2025, strawberry supply exceeds demand; falling prices are forecast through next week.

Central American melon supplies are extremely limited following the effects of Tropical Storm Sara. Markets are elevated; demand exceeds supply.

Ideal weather conditions aided growth in November and December. Lettuce and other desert row crops, including value-added items, are demonstrating great quality and high yields. Supplies are abundant throughout the desert growing region.

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.