date:Jan 24, 2013
ng to turn a profit as some vegetables have doubled in price.
In the Winter time, around 90% of the nation's vegetable supply is cultivated in affected areas, where 25% of crops have been damaged.
Some of the produce that is getting through to the food chain is said to be of lower quality than usual.
It isn't as pretty and perfect as it normally is, said Wendy Fink-Weber, a spokeswoman for the Western Growers Association.