USA: Cold fronts and Hurricane Roslyn impact vegetable and fruit supply
Fruits
Vegetables
United States
Published Oct 24, 2022
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Hurricane Ian’s official damage reports are rolling in, making real what Eastern tomato markets have known for some time. The citrus and tomato supply will suffer the most due to Ian’s damaging winds and rains. According to preliminary reports, tomato-growing areas impacted by a Category 1 storm will lose 10-25 percent of annual projected production. On the West Coast, Mexican tomato growers in Sinaloa are receiving heavy winds and rain from hurricane Roslyn.
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Hurricane Ian’s official damage reports are rolling in, making real what Eastern tomato markets have known for some time. The citrus and tomato supply will suffer the most due to Ian’s damaging winds and rains. According to preliminary reports, tomato-growing areas impacted by a Category 1 storm will lose 10-25 percent of annual projected production. On the West Coast, Mexican tomato growers in Sinaloa are receiving heavy winds and rain from hurricane Roslyn. Roslyn landed as a Category 3 hurricane and weakened to a tropical storm as it moved inland to the Northeast, starting south of Mazatlan (which is South of Culiacan). The storm dropped 3-5 inches of rain in/around Sinaloa. Like Ian, it will likely take time until the industry can assess the impact on plants and future harvests.At $26, round tomato prices (25lb loose 5×6) fall shy of 2021’s ten-year high record. However, prices will likely continue to creep higher due to reduced yields in all growing regions caused by extreme ...
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