The recent freeze in Northern Mexico and Southwestern U.S. is going to cost everyone at the supermarket. It is being called the worst freeze in 60 years, and it wiped out entire crops.
Peppers, zucchini, cucumbers, asparagus, the entire asparagus crop has been wiped out. Roma tomatoes have more than doubled in price since Thursday and very soon they may not be available at all.
Next week, lettuce and spinach prices are expected to rise. Normal prices likely won't return until new crops in Mexico start producing again in late March and early April.
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A good reason to grow your own! Similar losses occurred here in Australia with the huge floods and then the cyclone... bananas, mangoes, sugar cane and wheat, to name just a few.
I thought you had stopped writing, Greg, so I have not visited for a while. Nice to see you are back.
Writing sporadically as I find time. Good to be back.
I've been following your weather problems, dreadful stuff. Last week saw bell pepper prices fifty cents, yesterday they are $1.14! Similar increases for tomatoes.
Can't wait to get plants back in the ground, running out of last years produce.
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