U.S. Green Pepper Industry by Drs. Other states had fairly small production levels, those being led by Texas, North Carolina and New Jersey. Looking at shipping trends, Florida volumes will steadily increase as the harvest gears up in southern parts of the state. The usual harvest begins around October 20, with the most active harvest period between November 15 and June 15. High temperatures and frequent hard rains will cause a low supply of the extra large pepper sizes.
Prices remain unstable however, as demand is fairly light.
The normal f.ob. Georgia is also dealing with a tight supply of extra large peppers and growers expect prices to be strong. Overall increased competition with rising Florida supplies will pressure prices for all sizes to decrease. California's shipments to the East Coast are expected to slow which, combined with the moderate demand, pressures down the prices. Both Georgia and California supply are seasonally slowing.