Easter in the produce and farming biz

Once again the Easter "rush" has failed to materialize in the produce world.  As one wag in the Hunt's Point market put it "we took Easter in the keister".  The traditional drivers of produce sales in the Northeast are Jews and Italians.  the Jewish passover holiday is usually not vegetable oriented and the Italian catholics are still fasting for Lent (at least the older ones).  One or two items are on sale and short, but in general, there is plenty of cheap produce to go around.   Meanwhile, the weather is acting more like March than April.  If the rains continue and the air and ground temperatures remain low, the farmers in the Northeast and Midwest are going to be late getting in their summer crops.  The fun never ends.