Good news for berry lovers is not so good news for berry farmers.
A strawberry surplus generated by erratic weather in California and Florida has dropped prices, so pint containers that usually go for up to $5 can be found for as little as $1 at some street-corner fruit stands in New York City.
“They’re not real sweet,” said Alan Weinerman, who recently took advantage of a two-pints-for-two-dollars deal at a stand in Astoria, Queens. “But they’re better than you would expect for this time of year.”
The bumper crop is a product of a late start for Florida’s strawberry harvest and an early start to the California season. Both peaked at the end of March, around the time Florida’s season usually ends and California’s begins.
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