Latest News From California Winter Desert Vegetables

If you’ve been to the store lately, you know that post-pandemic inflation is spiking in just about every category.

Foodservice business has bounced back significantly from where it was a year ago, but most California winter vegetable grower-shippers say there’s still a way to go before sales approach pre-pandemic levels.

There should be plenty of California winter vegetables available this season, with generally strong markets for grower-shippers and reasonable prices for retailers and consumers.

Take a look at these California desert vegetable industry business updates from Baloian Farms, North Shore Greenhouses, Petter Rabbit Farms and Ocean Mist Farms.

There might be a gap for some fall/winter items between the end of production in Salinas, Calif., and the transition to the desert growing areas, but buyers likely will be pleased with the quality out of the desert.

Good growing conditions should result in plenty of high-quality vegetables out of the California desert this winter, grower-shippers say. But rain in Yuma, Ariz., could affect early iceberg lettuce volume.

A number of desert growers are responding to increased consumer demand for organic produce by expanding their organic product lines.

Business updates from companies featured in The Packer's California Winter Desert Vegetables profile.

There’s good news for pepper lovers from growers in the California desert this fall and winter. Pepper supplies are plentiful and quality is good, they say.

Growers of winter desert vegetables anticipate ample supplies of good-quality product for the holidays.