{"id":40410,"date":"2023-12-21T18:15:49","date_gmt":"2023-12-21T23:15:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/?p=40410"},"modified":"2023-12-21T18:15:55","modified_gmt":"2023-12-21T23:15:55","slug":"florida-strawberry-farmer-resorts-to-processing-due-to-recent-rains","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/2023\/12\/21\/florida-strawberry-farmer-resorts-to-processing-due-to-recent-rains\/","title":{"rendered":"Florida Strawberry Farmer Resorts to Processing Due to Recent Rains"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Florida strawberry growers are still feeling the impact of inclement weather last weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/63dbdc2ac2cedf3229322b72_Shots-nieuwe-website-aardbeien-V2-poster-00001-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-40411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/63dbdc2ac2cedf3229322b72_Shots-nieuwe-website-aardbeien-V2-poster-00001-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/63dbdc2ac2cedf3229322b72_Shots-nieuwe-website-aardbeien-V2-poster-00001-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/63dbdc2ac2cedf3229322b72_Shots-nieuwe-website-aardbeien-V2-poster-00001-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lakelandgazette.info\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/63dbdc2ac2cedf3229322b72_Shots-nieuwe-website-aardbeien-V2-poster-00001.jpg 1280w\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dustin Grooms with Fancy Farms in Plant City, Florida, confirmed on Wednesday that he is processing strawberries this week that were damaged by rainfall. The damage was restricted to one variety, but that still involves a lot of acreage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cGoing back and checking the field, the majority of it was bad. So we made a decision (Tuesday). Luckily, Wish Farms has a processing facility, and we\u2019re able to do some processing to get all of those berries that were damaged and put them in the tubs and the juices real good on them. They\u2019re still sweet,\u201d Grooms said. \u201cIt\u2019s industry wide with this variety it seems like. I\u2019ve chatted with a few people, and they\u2019re throwing down the majority of theirs. It\u2019s unfortunate. That long duration of the rain, staying wet and the wind, it didn\u2019t take it very good this time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Having to resort to the processing side is not as profitable as the fresh market for growers like Grooms. But it is the best option for the farm\u2019s long-term success this season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cA processed deal is more to keep up with the field than to make money. You\u2019re definitely not paying the bills out of it,\u201d Grooms said. \u201cIt\u2019s more of a cleanup and to stay up with the fresh. You essentially have to come out here and basically strip all of the fruit off and get nothing for it. It\u2019s costing a lot of money to do this as far as harvesting (Wednesday). We\u2019re able to stay up with the field and not discard all of the fruit.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Florida strawberry growers are still feeling the impact of inclement weather last weekend. 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