Hurricane Polo dissipated over northwest Mexico after making landfall in Baja California Sur and near Guaymas, Sonora. According to a Markon Cooperative update, the primary concerns are flooding, saturated fields, power outages, and transportation delays — not the broad crop destruction that many feared when the storm was tracking toward key growing regions. Growers are still assessing fields as conditions allow.
The storm came at a sensitive time for Sonora's fall vegetable season, which was already navigating volatile post-El Niño weather when Polo arrived. Earlier assessments had flagged watermelon, squash, peppers, and asparagus as the most exposed crops given their production windows and geography.
The situation appears better than worst-case scenarios, but field assessments are ongoing. Watch for updates on asparagus in particular — supply was already at multi-year lows before the storm hit, and even moderate harvest delays from saturated fields could extend the tight market further into October.