into the pressure cooker

I spoke to a friend in Ontario today and he said they had an hellacious rainstorm early this morning (following several over the weekend) to be followed by 100 degree heat later today and tomorrow.  He said people who have been in the veg business for more than 50 years have never seen weather like this.  A grower in Ohio said virtually the same thing, saying some crops will be a month late this year.  That doesn't mean as much to a California grower growing year round, but for east coast growers, it means a 25% cut in volume in the heart of the growing season.  You can't make up for something like that.