Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Summer Veg shortages

The shortages are coming.  When we get weather like this on the east coast, the first thing that happens is gardeners abandon their waterlogged, insect infested plots for more fun venues.  There won't be a glut of zucchini anytime soon in your neighborhood.  Next, small growers on marginal land will lose their crops.  Finally, major chainstore suppliers on good, well drained soils will start cutting back orders as their yields drop.  California will be able to supply some of these shorts, but higher FOBs, coupled with increased demand for trucks will cause sticker shock at the Veg counter.  It is still early, but the weather pattern does not look good for eastern shippers and growers. 

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