After severe crop damage caused by four hurricanes, tomato supplies in Florida are beginning to pick up again.
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Supplies are approaching normal volumes now, according to shipment data from the Florida Tomato Committee, a tomato marketing organisation, which reported shipments last week at 75% of what they are normally for the week.
Two weeks ago, tomato growers in Florida were packing just 35% of what is typical for the season. The Committee expects shipments to return to normal volumes by the third week of December, with tomato prices expected to respond accordingly.
This season (as of 28 November), Florida tomato growers had packed about 50% of the total packed last year during same time period, due to hurricane damage to the state’s tomato crop.
“With this unusual weather phenomenon, we have truly seen trying times here in Florida – the likes of which we hope not ever see again,” said Reggie Brown, manager of the Florida Tomato Committee.
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By GlobalDataFlorida produces virtually all the fresh-market, field-grown tomatoes in the US from October to June each year, and accounts for about 50% of all fresh tomatoes produced domestically.
