Monday Morning Market Memo, Wasilla Alaska
Workers separate tomatoes at the sprawling Central de Abastos market in Mexico City on June 10
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So how much damage can a few rotten tomatoes really do? The tomato-linked salmonella outbreak announced by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on June 3 has claimed 228 victims in 23 states over 58 days (and counting). It has put 25 people in the hospital and may have had a role in hastening the death of a cancer patient. And then there’s the flurry of panic as many of the tomatoes that American consumers take for granted every day suddenly disappear
Thanks for sharing the information. It looks like things aren’t going too bad in that part of the country compared to some other markets.
[…] The inventory grew by only 3 additional listings compared to last week’s Market Memo. That would be encouraging if we didn’t also see a fall off in pending and closed sales. […]