After a wet autumn and warm sunny days in the first three months of this year, the 2022 strawberry crop was exceptionally promising. Then the spring rains came.
WATSONVILLE — After a wet autumn and warm sunny days in the first three months of this year, the 2022 strawberry crop was exceptionally promising — growing earlier and more rapidly than usual. It was a pleasant surprise for Javier Zamora, owner of JSM Organics in Watsonville.San Rafael Traffic Stop Yields Drugs, Stolen Gun; 4 Arrested
Strawberries are typically planted in November, and the first major crop begins producing at the end of March or early April. Now the first two weeks of harvest, when the berries typically command their highest price, have been lost. Although the damaged plants will eventually reproduce, it’s a big hit for growers.
Thirty minutes away in Salinas, Rigoberto Bucio, owner of Bucio Organic Farms, says 50 percent to 60 percent of his strawberry crop has been destroyed, costing him about $15,000.READ MORE:“The temperature changes it being cold and raining forms a white color on the lettuce, and it makes it hard to sell,” Bucio said.
Zamora said all the farms in the area have been affected by the rains. The big conglomerates, however, have insurance policies and deeper pockets, which mitigate the impact when crops are lost. It’s a safety net that small, family-run farms like his do not have.
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