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IMMOKALEE, Fla. (AP) - Shoppers can expect to pay much more for tomatoes and peppers, especially in grocery stores along the East Coast, for the next two months because Hurricane Wilma flooded fields and tore through crops in Florida.
Florida growers who choose to replant destroyed crops likely won't be able to bring their produce to market for another two months. This will cause a temporary shortage of tomatoes and peppers since the state provides more than half of the nation's fresh vegetables between the months of November and February, industry officials said Wednesday.
Only California annually produces more fresh vegetables than Florida.
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