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Cauliflower Shortage???

Caaareful Shopper — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 21:03:30 GMT

I went to five different grocery stores in the past 2 days looking for cauliflower. Actual cauliflower, not already riced or mashed cauliflower in packages. The only thing I found was one anemic little head the size of my fist, with a bit of brown in some spots.

I went to two Giant food stores, Wegmans, Safeway, and Fresh Market. It's probably a regional thing (northern VA). It's so frustrating.

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PA Mom-mom — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 21:08:46 GMT

@Caaareful Shopper This morning, I was at a local greenhouse that also sells their own produce. They must have had 15 heads of cauliflower and 20 of broccoli. I bought orange cauliflower there on Thursday. Are there any farm stands in your ares, because this is prime time for all the cruciferous veggies.

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RedTop — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 21:10:32 GMT

None to be found locally when I was looking for it 2 weeks ago; trucker daughter brought some from NC.

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KathyM23 — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 21:14:08 GMT

@Caaareful Shopper DH also couldn't find cauliflower last week and when he found some a few days ago they were very small and brown inside. We like to steam cauliflower and broccoli together.

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Caaareful Shopper — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 21:35:19 GMT

@KathyM23 wrote:
@Caaareful Shopper DH also couldn't find cauliflower last week and when he found some a few days ago they were very small and brown inside. We like to steam cauliflower and broccoli together.

@KathyM23 I'm hooked on roasted cauliflower with chili oil and tossed over red pepper hummus. I was making it every weekend.

I'll drive to Eastern Market in DC tomorrow for the local growers' harvest. Good Idea @PA Mom-mom I'll try there.

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Kachina624 — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 21:40:10 GMT

Sounds like there may still.be a big farm to market transportation problem. How disheartened it would be to grow crops then not be able to get them to stores.

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sunshine45 — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 21:40:41 GMT

@Caaareful Shopper wrote:
I went to five different grocery stores in the past 2 days looking for cauliflower. Actual cauliflower, not already riced or mashed cauliflower in packages. The only thing I found was one anemic little head the size of my fist, with a bit of brown in some spots.

I went to two Giant food stores, Wegmans, Safeway, and Fresh Market. It's probably a regional thing (northern VA). It's so frustrating.

well, if there has to be a shortage, this is the shortage i would be all for. LOL

want me to drive some down to you from baltimore @Caaareful Shopper ?

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songbird — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 21:45:50 GMT

The vegan trend has turned Cauliflower in to triple duty as pasta, rice and veggie. We now can get pizza made from cauliflower and as a replacement for rice. The pizza version isn't great. Don't like cauliflower as pasta. It's OK as rice. Better tasting in some cases. I don't have it much as my husband hates it. He does like rice and he resents me trying to use more veggies.

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Caaareful Shopper — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 21:46:16 GMT

@sunshine45 wrote:
@Caaareful Shopper wrote:
I went to five different grocery stores in the past 2 days looking for cauliflower. Actual cauliflower, not already riced or mashed cauliflower in packages. The only thing I found was one anemic little head the size of my fist, with a bit of brown in some spots.

I went to two Giant food stores, Wegmans, Safeway, and Fresh Market. It's probably a regional thing (northern VA). It's so frustrating.

well, if there has to be a shortage, this is the shortage i would be all for. LOL

want me to drive some down to you from baltimore @Caaareful Shopper ?

@sunshine45 Funny! Can you imagine -- a cauliflower exchange??? If the shortage goes on much longer.......I'll bookmark your post

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On It — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 21:51:06 GMT

I suspect the massive drought has something to do with this shortage. The salad bowl growing area in California was heavily impacted as was the rest of the Southwest.

Because of the drought, cotton will be in short supply. Some of the crop was shredded and plowed under because the stalks died or produced little fruit. I have no idea how this will affect the supply since last year was an excellent harvest.

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phoenixbrd — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 22:05:42 GMT

@Caaareful Shopper YUM....I'm trying that!

@Caaareful Shopper wrote:
@KathyM23 wrote:
@Caaareful Shopper DH also couldn't find cauliflower last week and when he found some a few days ago they were very small and brown inside. We like to steam cauliflower and broccoli together.
@KathyM23 I'm hooked on roasted cauliflower with chili oil and tossed over red pepper hummus. I was making it every weekend.

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phoenixbrd — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 22:10:57 GMT

@songbird I buy the cauliflower crust two at a time at Costco....I use Rao's as a topper with roasted veggies (mushrooms, onions, and bell peppers), a heavy hand with vegan mozzarella/Parmesan and kalamata olives. A favorite in our home! I also use the cauliflower rice as a base in some of my recipes. I know it's not the same...but I've found a way to make it tasty!

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Bhvbum — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 22:14:19 GMT

Amazing that nobody looked it up so I went online to see what the problem may be:

"A shortage due to high temperatures and low rainfall where cauliflower grows in the US—California’s Imperial Valley and near Yuma, Arizona—has caused wholesale prices to more than double, according to US Department of Agriculture data. Wholesale prices passed $4 per head."

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cindyNC — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 22:29:32 GMT

Yes, we have a difficult time finding it here in NC also. Pretty much we eat frozen florets, frozen mashed or frozen riced. It seems to go bad so quickly.

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millieshops — Sat, 08 Oct 2022 22:42:02 GMT

I'm planning to start tomorrow at the green market near by, but really have no idea exactly where some of the participating farmers have their fields. Fingers crossed somewhere so that they weren't flooded.

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CoffeeNut — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 02:26:39 GMT

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mspatmac — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 02:32:20 GMT

@CoffeeNut wrote:
I told my husband about the cauliflower shortage I had read about on here. His response was "good!" I love it and he doesn't.

@CoffeeNut

i'm with your husband on this LOL

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Twins Mom — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 03:27:41 GMT

For individuals who are gluten intolerant, cauliflower is a great alternative in pizza dough, etc. Seeing how much cauliflower is being used in frozen foods, I wondered if a shortage was in the future.

By the way, I looked for organic iceberg lettuce, the heads were so light I refused to purchase. Making taco salad, it would have been too skimpy.

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songbird — Sun, 09 Oct 2022 16:02:18 GMT

@CoffeeNut wrote:
I told my husband about the cauliflower shortage I had read about on here. His response was "good!" I love it and he doesn't.

That and broccoli are close to 1 and 2 on the hate veggie list. Not surprised. They are bitter foods. Bitter food have always been considered good for you, but rarely eaten. My husband despises them both. Not allowed as part of any meal for him.