Feb 5, 2016
WhyYour Super Bowl Vegetable Platter Might Cost More This Year
California
USA
by
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Los Angeles Times

A vegetable platter with hummus. Photo: Sarah Simms, LaFemmeEpicure.com
Drought followed by the rains of El Niño, and heat followed by cold snaps created a cauliflower price boom that now has turned to a bust, and a celery inflation that lingered just long enough, growers and industry experts say.
Carrots, broccoli, lettuce, green onions, and even strawberries have suffered from price swings as well.