STAT Fresh Fruit and Vegetable NewsAgNews that matters for growers processors and tradersUnited States Fruit and Vegetable Shipments- (Found July 5, 2008 ) WASHINGTON - Jul 108 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today.http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/324578.phtml No Change in 2008 Orange Forecast- (Found July 5, 2008 ) WASHINGTON - Jun 1008 - SNS -- Citrus fruit production in the United States is up slightly from earlier estimates on account of better than expected grapefruit and tangerine yields, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates.http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/320850.phtml United States Fruit and Vegetable Shipments- (Found July 5, 2008 ) WASHINGTON - Jun 1008 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today.http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/320949.phtml U.S. Potato Inventories Rise- (Found July 5, 2008 ) WASHINGTON - Jun 1308 - SNS -- The 13 major potato States held 58.7 million cwt of potatoes in storage June 1, 2008, up 32% from a year ago and 41% above June 1,http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/321505.phtml Minnesota Berries Survive Spring- (Found July 5, 2008 ) ST. PAUL - Jun 1608 - SNS -- Berry crops in southern Minnesota and the Twin Cities Metro area have survived the spring and will soon be ready to open for pick-your-own berry customers, with farms in the northern part of the state expected to be open one to two weeks later than their southern Minnesota counterparts.http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/321861.phtml Chiquita Reports Fuel Driven Banana Market- (Found July 5, 2008 ) NEW YORK - Jun 1608 - SNS -- Chiquita Brands International, Inc. says there have been significant year-over-year increases in banana prices in all markets for April-May 2008 on flat and lower volumes in North America and Europe, respectively.http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/321863.phtml United States Fruit and Vegetable Shipments- (Found July 5, 2008 ) WASHINGTON - Jun 1708 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today.http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/322036.phtml Sharp Drop in U.S. Tart Cherry Crop- (Found July 5, 2008 ) WASHINGTON - Jun 1908 - SNS -- Tart cherry production in the United States is expected to total 177 million pounds this year, 30% below the 2007 production and 33% below the production in 2006, according to the USDA.http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/322420.phtml Sharp Drop in U.S. Tart Cherry Crop- (Found July 5, 2008 ) WASHINGTON - Jun 1908 - SNS -- Sweet cherry production in the United States is forecast at 249,580 tons, down 23% from 2007 and 15% below 2006, according to the USDA's latest production estimates.http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/322424.phtml Fresh and Frozen Inventories Down- (Found July 5, 2008 ) WASHINGTON - Jun 2008 - SNS -- Frozen fruit supplies dropped 24 million pounds in May to finish the month at almost 842.5 million pounds, down 3% from the previous year, according to the USDA's latest report on agricultural products in cold storage.http://www.statpub.com/stat/open/322710.phtml |