Cabbage supplies are plentiful right now. “There is a small amount of cabbage in a lot of places and it’s flooding the market, especially when there’s not as much demand,” says Eric Hansen of Hansen Farms LLC.
The cabbage market just finished up its transition this month from Florida where supply comes from throughout the winter, to Georgia in May and then North Carolina in June. From there, it goes to regions such as New Jersey, Delaware, Michigan and more. “Some of these deals that start at the end of late June or early July, they’ve lingered longer than they usually do. North Carolina for instance has been longer and that trickles down,” says Hansen.
Rainy conditions
While there currently is more cabbage supply than this time last year, weather conditions in some regions could impact things. In Central New York where Hansen Farms is based, there have been heavy bouts of rain for short periods of time hitting between two to five inches of rainfall at a time. “I look at my own supply and I’m concerned going forward,” says Hansen. “You can’t plant when it’s wet. I still have 90 acres left to plant still and this is way later than I’d like to do that. I may not plant all that because it’s so late.” He notes that while generally, cabbage likes water, it too has limits on how much water it can take. “I’m waiting to see if anything will happen in August based on this weather,” he says.
At the same time, while retail demand has stayed steady, processing demand has softened somewhat for cabbage. In turn that has left pricing on the low end, though Hansen hopes that will strengthen again once the many local cabbage deals exit the market.
For more information:
Eric Hansen
Hansen Farms
Tel: +1 585-526-5260
[email protected]
http://hansenfarms.com
