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USA - Storm-damaged crop may cost farm thousands

14.05.2015 248 views

The overnight storms left several Rio Grande Valley farmers picking up the pieces. Gerardo Portillo, the farm manager for Big Bear Farm, waded through water hoping to salvage crops.

Just a few days ago, he tended to a plush crop of cantaloupes. Now, the vine and its fruit are rotting, after too much rain.

“The company spends maybe $3,000 per acre to make the crop. We're going to lose a lot of money,” said Portillo.

The company has close to 100 acres. Portillo and his crew had planned to pick and harvest the cantaloupes tomorrow. But with about six inches of rain accumulated on the field overnight, more than half the crop may be a total loss.

This isn't Big Bear Farm’s only crop the storm damaged. There are a total of 720 acres used to grow cilantro, onions and other vegetables.

Source - http://www.freshplaza.com/

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