Vegetable Production Areas

Question 1

How has vegetable production evolved in terms of where vegetable are grown?

Answer 1

It has evolved from being widely scattered around the US to where vegetables are grown in regions best suited for growing them and then shipped, largely by truck, to distant markets.

Question 2

Why is California so dominant in vegetable production?

Answer 2

it has a long growing season, a variety of different climates, an advanced irrigation system, low humidity that greatly reduces diseases, productive alluvial soils, and an abundance of inexpensive labor.

Question 3

What are the three categories of vegetable production?

Answer 3

Fresh market, lightly processed (or fresh cut) and processed.

Question 4

Whey are processed crops usually grown in areas where temperatures are more moderate?

Answer 4

This allows processors more flexibility in scheduling harvests since the crops mature more slowly at cooler temperatures.