PLANT CITY — We count on them every February and March, big glossy berries, maybe with whipped cream and shortcake, maybe all by their lonesome, one frilly-capped stem at a time. Florida strawberries are a dependable harbinger of spring, but what they taste like, the price they command and just how competitive they are with strawberries from California and Mexico change dramatically year to year.
What can we expect this year? Some changes, some optimism and some uncertainty.
We tagged along in the Florida strawberry fields on a recent tour for corporate chefs and managers. Industry experts talked about this year's harvest, new plant cultivars and what the new administration in Washington might mean for Florida agricultural products.
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