Hurricanes walloped Texas and Florida but vegetable market persevered
Hurricanes Harvey and Irma, which ravaged Florida’s orange crop, “seem to have had little effect on vegetable prices,” says USDA’s Vegetable and Pulses Outlook. The storms arrived early in the planting season for so-called winter vegetables, “primarily causing a delay in plantings,” according to USDA economists. Florida is the third-largest vegetable-producing state, behind California and… » Read More
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