Drought-Caused Vegetable Price Fluctuations Tough to Swallow

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It’s been a wild season in the winter produce market dominated by California growers, who are responsible for 90 percent of the country’s many winter vegetables, the Los Angeles Times noted in a report tied to California vegetables’ role in filling Super Bowl snack spreads.

Drought followed by the rains of El Niño, and heat followed by cold snaps created a cauliflower price boom that now has turned to a bust, growers and industry experts say. Carrots, broccoli, lettuce, green onions, and even strawberries were also subject to price swings.

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