date:Aug 12, 2013
Expect to pay the cost of the summer's above-average rain at the produce stand.
Fields throughout the Southeast were flooded, destroying crops and inflating prices for fruit and vegetables. Some produce sellers can't get their hands on summer favorites, leaving customers to balk at the prices for the limited quantity available.
When they come, they're ready to buy. If we don't have it, they get upset, said Mattie Judge, who sells produce at the Augusta State Farmers' Market on Fifth Street.
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