date:Aug 11, 2016
uction coming from Salinas, Watsonville and Santa Maria. California shippers also have to compete with supplies coming from Michigan and Quebec. With so much available, prices have suffered.
On August 9, prices for a two-dozen carton of celery coming from Salinas and Watsonville were between $6.45 and $9.45, and prices for a carton from Santa Maria were between $5.00 and $7.95. By comparison, Marshall says it's not unusual to get up to $11.00 per carton during this time of year. He's seen curr