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The Arizona and California desert growing region experienced low morning temperatures that dipped into the low-to mid-30°s, causing widespread lettuce ice to form over the weekend.

The Arizona and California desert region experienced strong winds early in the week, resulting in current morning temperatures dipping into the low- to mid-30°s, causing widespread lettuce ice to form.

After two weeks of favorable weather, a cold trough sweeping through the Arizona/California desert region will bring cold winds with gusts up to 40 mph today.

California has been pummeled by several atmospheric river events over the past two to three weeks.

Demand exceeds supply in all California growing regions due to rain. Expect supplies to tighten in Florida and South Texas as these regions help fill the shortages out of California.

The Arizona/California desert growing region has experienced an early cold weather pattern with multiple mornings of freezing temperatures.

Oxnard, California is the primary celery growing region; disease (fusarium) pressure is dramatically reducing harvestable yields.

The California season will wrap up in late December. Expect pricing to gradually increase as the California season winds down.

Markon Cooperative released this crop update December 13, 2022.

Harvest has been cancelled in the Santa Maria and Oxnard growing regions Monday, December 12 through Tuesday, December 13, due to rainfall.