As an aside, and I am somewhat leery to mention this but say it to show an economics lesson.
Got back from my local supermarket. Hastily made up signs all over the fresh produce section, stating a big fresh produce sale will begin tomorrow.
I'm surmising a ton of New Orleans area supermarkets have canceled their fresh produce contracts and that produce has no place to go so a glut has happened.
Before anyone gets mad at me, fresh produce will do no good in the Katrina hit areas, canned goods are the most needed.
You're absolutely right. My restaurant gets a weekly report from our produce/meat suppliers faxed to us every week. We just got ours yesterday and the weather down there has disrupted things greatly. For us, it's a good thing, as produce prices have been very high over the last 8-10 months or so, and the decreased demand is going to drop prices, albeit temporarily.