Tag: Markon Cooperative

California’s Salinas Valley 2024 growing season is winding down. Historically, it is common to see increased soil disease and plant viruses starting to affect crop quality and yields by late Summer/early Fall, which in turn has our Markon inspectors closely monitoring soil health and quality of iceberg, leaf lettuce, and tender leaf items.

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 Cooperative’s annual fundraiser, The Taste of Markon, is set to take place on Friday, October 4, 2024. This highly anticipated event supports Rancho Cielo in Salinas, California.

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.

Markon Cooperative, a leader in fresh produce supply and innovation, proudly held its 19th Annual Markon Summit in Monterey, California.

Markon Cooperative released an avocado market update in its Fresh Crop Report, week of August 11, 2024, projecting rising prices.

Markon Cooperative reports tomato markets are higher than usual this summer season due to extreme weather and less overall acreage planted.

All row crop vegetables that have been exposed to these temperatures are expected to exhibit varying levels of heat-related quality and shelf-life concerns over the next two weeks.

Markon, a leading fresh produce purchasing and marketing organization, is excited to announce the establishment of a new Regional Buyer position on the East Coast.