Salinas floods to cause spring shortages, high markets
Salinas floods to cause spring shortages, high markets
California has been pummeled by several atmospheric river events over the past two to three weeks. The resultant floods in the Salinas Valley, which accounts for roughly 80 percent of the nation’s vegetable production from April to early July, are expected to lead to product shortages and high markets in the spring, according to Markon.
Atmospheric rivers are concentrated streams of water vapor originating over the Hawaiian tropics, ranging about 100 to 250 miles in width and follow a tight path toward western North America.