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Freeze drives up produce prices

April 27, 2010  By Kristin Wright


April 27, 2010, Tampa, Fla. – Vegetable growers struggled through one of the coldest Florida winters.

April 26, 2010, Tampa, Fla. – Vegetable growers struggled through one of the coldest Florida winters.
Farmers spent long nights trying to protect their crops, but the freeze
destroyed much of the state's produce. As a result, many of the tomatoes
at the Tampa Bay Farmer's Market had to be shipped in from Mexico and
Arizona.

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