Nationwide food shortage hitting local shoppers in the wallet

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.wdrb.com/story/30881799/nationwide-food-shortage-hitting-local-shoppers-in-the-wallet

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- A nationwide food shortage is threatening your dinner table and your bank account, and it's about to get worse, as it gets harder for local restaurants and stores to feed their customers' needs.

"That can't be $3.49," said Arthur Edison, as he looked at a tomato in the produce section at the ValuMarket in Mid-City mall. "I buy those for .99 cents a pound usually."

The sticker shock comes as local grocery stores raise prices on fruits and vegetables and find some produce impossible to stock.

"The freeze in Mexico is hurting the vegetable crop more than anything," said Dave Renn, ValueMarket produce manager.

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[catnhatnh]

1. Oh the horror!

I shall be forced to eat nothing but bacon.................Bwaaahahaha

[csziggy]

2. On the other hand it has been far too hot in Florida for many winter vegetables

Upper 80s all the way through the end of December when I was down visiting family over Christmas. That is too hot for many of the vegetables grown in the winter in Florida. Broccoli bolts when it is that hot. Tomatoes tend to not set fruit. Plus it has been very dry down there - or was up until I came back from Central Florida December 29.

[librechik]

3. several different brands of a dozen eggs:$7!

true they are the organic kind, usually about 5.

[Warpy]

4. Freeze in Mexico and no water in California

I tend to live on more wintry fare this time of year so the market had all I was looking for.

Well, I did get a tiny, overpriced container of cubed watermelon. I'm not made of stone. All my veg will be root veg and cabbage.