Slicing tomato statistics and headlines
How much has the North American tomato industry suffered as a result of the consequences of the FDA advisories linking tomatoes to salmonella? One thing is certain, the damage has not been limited to traders in "unapproved" regions. A strict f.o.b. price comparison with year-ago numbers shows the market was no dream at the same time a year ago, either. Here are some of today's headlines about the reeling tomato business:
Salmonella scare not hurting local tomato growers (Wisconsin)
Jalapenos may be salmonella culprit
Mexico: U.S. salmonella outbreak not caused by Mexican tomatoes
Labels: FDA, tomatoes and salmonella
posted by Tom Karst @ 10:07 AM
2 Comments:
Hey TK---
Not to pick a nit, but I'm pretty sure California would have started off 2008 on a decidedly better note had this outbreak not taken place.
Even with higher freight than '07, the Calif. boys started later than last year and would've no doubt had a stronger starting market as a result.
And volume still hasn't hit stride out there in the central San Joaquin valley--it just looks like there's heavy volume because business has been so slow to come back.
Jay
Point well taken...
TK
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