Spinach shortage

Looks like spinach repackers are in for a rough ride for the next couple of weeks.  The supply on the east coast is exhausted due to the unseasonable weather we have experienced.  The next stable supply area in Colorado has had the coldest, windiest May in memory and will not be able to harvest before the end of the week.  Meanwhile, the spring supply in Ontario was wiped out for a couple of weeks in a rainstorm last Friday.  Some repackers will use California spinach as a stopgap, but the FOB plus freight will convince many to simply stop packing until traditional suppliers can once again harvest.  Not good for them or the farmers.