Farmer's in the largest tomato-producing area in the U.S. are sounding the alarm about possibly shortages. They asid things like ketchup, salsa and pasta sauce could be in short supply.
California's farmers grow nearly all of America's processing tomatoes, but this year is shaping up to be another poor harvest season.
California's farmers grow nearly all of America's processing tomatoes, but this year is shaping up to be another poor harvest season. This means products like ketchup, salsa, and pasta sauce could soon be in shortDrought, inflation, and supply chain issues are to blame for this possible shortage, according to California Tomato Growers Association President Mike Montna. farmer Bruce Rominger said.
California farmer Bruce Rominger said there hasn't been enough rain this harvest season, causing the tomatoes to ripen unevenly and die. "This is my crop, but it’s everybody’s food. This is your pizza sauce, ketchup, this is your salsa. This is where it all comes from, so this isn’t just my issue. This is everybody’s issue," Rominger said. Rominger has been farming for more than four decades. "Farming is always a very risky proposition, having to rely on the weather to get your income at the end of the year," he said.
Prolonged drought has caused less processed tomatoes to be planted and harvested over the past few years. Last year, 10.775 million tons of processing tomatoes were harvested, down from the peak harvest in 2015 when nearly 14.3 million tons were harvested, according to the
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