<p style="text-indent:0px; line-height:12px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;line-height:130%"> Salinas, CA</span><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">By Jordan Okumura<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">04.02.13</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>The industry is experiencing quite the mixed bag on supplies due to cool temperatures in California. Broccoli and cauliflower are in very short supply at the moment due to cooler weather in Salinas the last few months, while iceberg and leaf lettuces are in big supplies as they finish up in the desert. As the desert crops transition from the growing regions of Arizona and California, and move into Salinas, the delays in production caused by the low temps may be creating a short gap in supply.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Right now, prices on broccoli and cauliflower are extremely high, but that could change in the next few days.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>This time of year, growers are transitioning from the winter growing areas of the desert to the summer growing areas of Northern & Central California. Temperatures have been cooler than normal so the plants are growing a little slower than expected, growers tell us.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Product quality from the desert also continues to be affected from the previous weeks' warm temperatures, presenting the occasional heat related damages. Most crops suffered some dehydration, and wilting on leafy items. Iceberg and romaine were potentially exposed to heat that caused tip burn, internal burn and at times, sunscald on the outer leaves.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
