As California’s tomato growers reach the end of harvest, there just hasn’t been enough tomatoes to harvest this year. It's something that consumers will feel when they go to the grocery store.
- California’s water crisis is causing problems for tomato farmers in the state, and now inflation is also hurting their bottom line.
But between the crushing three-year drought and the rising cost of growing tomatoes, farmers like Barcellos are feeling the squeeze as their margins get sliced and diced. “There aren’t any farmers making any money on tomatoes in California this year, even with a record price,” Barcellos said. “Ninety-five % of the processed tomato products consumed in the United States come right here from California’s Central Valley,” said Mike Montna, president and CEO of California Tomato Growers Association.
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