PRO*ACT Crop Update: Numerous crops to suffer from tropical systems
June 26, 2025
Tropical activity continues in the Eastern Pacific following hurricane Erick last week as another tropical system is expected to form off the coast of southern Mexico later this week.
“Environmental conditions are conducive for gradual development and a tropical depression is likely to form over the weekend,” according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
These regions have already received significant precipitation and hail from previous tropical systems with extensive damage reported in some Iceberg, Romaine and broccoli fields. Numerous crops are likely to be impacted, and with more heavy rain on the way yields and quality will suffer. Growers are having a problem getting equipment into the saturated fields for harvesting activities severely impacting production for the near term. It will take some time for growers to conduct crop assessments following these storms.
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