The weather has not been producers’ friends this season. Iowa farmers are seeing a delay on tomato crops.
Cool weather has caused the delay making the harvest a few weeks later than most years. Some plants have a few “ready to pick” tomatoes, but overall farmers will not see tomatoes until early August.
“It just hasn’t been the greatest weather for tomatoes,” Buy Fresh-Buy Local coordinator, Matt Russell said. “They just like the heat and we just haven’t been that hot.”
Although the weather is cooler, causing a delay the crops are expected to be high quality. Farms with less plants may see more tomatoes sooner than farms. ”Vendors selling local produce at farmers markets are likely to have Iowa tomatoes this week, Russell said.
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