Sweet corn had a rough early spring, with extreme weather in Florida causing short supplies during the traditional kickoff window. Heat stress in Western growing regions compounded the problem, creating disruptions across two of the category's most important early-season production areas.
Sweet corn is a Memorial Day and summer staple — short early-season supply puts pressure on retail promotions right when demand is peaking. Florida has already been dealing with one of its worst agricultural seasons in recent memory, so this fits a broader pattern of disruption hitting the state's vegetable output.
The good news is that supply typically broadens as the season moves north through the summer. But buyers should expect tighter availability and potentially higher costs on early corn programs while regional growing catches up.