Vegetable: Outlook and Situation

摘要

Vegetable prices continue low. Sharply larger U.S. acreage of fresh vegetables will likely be harvested this winter. The larger area, combined with equal or increased supplies from Mexico compared with a year ago, should keep grower and retail prices substantially below a year earlier. Meanwhile, larger processed vegetable supplies--especially of frozen vegetables--will likely mean stable prices through first-half 1983. Large 1982 crops of potatoes, sweetpotatoes, and dry beans, along with sluggish demand, have pushed prices down sharply since fall. During the first half of 1983, price rises for these commodities will likely be less than the typical seasonal gain.