date:May 31, 2021
a few more weeks here and then in two to three weeks, well switch to Bakersfield, says a local grower.
That said, overall production has been down out of Coachella. Challenging the crop were high winds at the start of the season which led to slower harvesting initially, as well as warm temperatures. (There are also some reports of California growers who lost peppers due to bloom drop and the heat.) Competing with Coachella product is also Mexican product coming out of Nogales, AZ.
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