<p style="text-indent:0px; line-height:12px;"><span style="font-weight:bold;">Central Valley, CA-</span><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">By ANUK Staff<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">2.15.13</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>With desert weather complications and two freezes in Oxnard in the middle of January, cabbage supplies are not where growers would like them to be.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Frank Ratto VP of Marketing at Ratto Bros. noted that the California cabbage crop took a hit this winter, meaning that as supplies were hurt in terms of the quality of the product, other states moved in to fill the void. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/Cabbage_Shortage_BODY_02.jpg" alt="Cropped Images Friday 02152013" /></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Following the influx, prices dropped last week but as of this week are not showing signs of getting any lower. The industry predicts demand to increase and hopefully for supply to catch up with demand.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">As St. Patrick’s Day approaches, retailers are starting to plan their ads for the holiday. It’s tough to commit to customers knowing that yields are in short supply, a grower told AndNowUKnow.</p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><img src="https://cdn.andnowuknow.com/legacyWriterImages/Cabbage_Shortage_BODY_01.jpg" alt="Cropped Images Friday 02152013" /></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p>Companies have adjusted back acreage this past year in response to last year's sluggish market and low prices. That, combined with the weather complications this season have contributed to the lack in supply.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">However, growers note that tight supplies have led the cabbage market to be very active. Also, warmer weather on the horizon should help out with production.<hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">Prices for a 24 count carton are currently hovering around $14 and are expected to increase as demand grows going into St. Patrick’s Day. </p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><p><a class="btn btn-sm btn-primary col-lg-12" style="white-space: normal;" href="http://www.rattobros.com/" target="_new">Ratto Bros. </a></p><hr class="legacyRuler"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding"><hr class="invisible minimal-padding">
