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USA: Tomato supplies begin to pick up after hurricanes
by Decius at 6:53 pm EST, Dec 3, 2004 |
] After severe crop damage caused by four hurricanes,
] tomato supplies in Florida are beginning to pick up
] again.
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] 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. Thank God! I went to my favorite local Burrito place today and they didn't have any pico de gallo! The horror! |
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RE: USA: Tomato supplies begin to pick up after hurricanes
by noteworthy at 10:29 pm EST, Dec 3, 2004 |
Decius wrote:
] Thank God! I went to my favorite local Burrito place today and
] they didn't have any pico de gallo! The horror! I encountered the same thing here about two weeks ago. They had put up a sign about the situation, The sign explained that the shortage had dramatically increased the cost of tomatoes, and it said that, by default, tomatoes would be removed from their recipes "to ensure the highest quality and safety" or something like that. They offered to include them by request, but they made it sound like you were taking a health risk to ask them for the expensive tomatoes they were buying. |
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