As cool weather rolled into parts of California earlier this month, production of leafy greens has been affected. Crops like spinach, which are low to the ground, were light last week as a result of the weather.“This is typically one of the best times of the year for products like lettuce,” said Mark McBride of Coastline Produce. “Typically, there are warm, sunny days and cool nights, and that combination builds nice, strong product. But we're nowhere near normal.” The early warm weather coupled with recent cool weather has confused the plants, explained McBride, and, as a result, volumes have not been steady.
“The temperature is important for spinach, since it grows close to the ground,” said McBride. “Supply has been limited, and that started a few weeks ago when we had some rain – and rain and spinach aren't good.” Though supplies have been light, demand was reported as fairly light over the weekend, which made for a wide range in prices. On May 8, prices for a carton of bunched 24s were between $14.35 and $19.95 out of the Central Coast.
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Mark McBride
Coastline Produce
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