Fruit and Tree Nuts Situation and Outlook Report August 1997DIANE Publishing |
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Page 14 - New Jersey New Mexico New York North Carolina Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina Tennessee Texas Utah Virginia Washington West Virginia...
Page 28 - FCOJ are also running above last year for the first 2 f=Forecast. 1/ Season begins in December of the first year shown. 2/ Data may not add due to rounding. Beginning with 1994/95 ending stocks, stock data includes chilled as well as canned and frozen concentrate juice. 3/ SSE = single-strength equivalent. To convert to metric tons at 65 degree brix, multiply by 1,405.88.
Page 46 - Mexico are limited to apples from the States of Washington, Oregon, California, Idaho, Colorado, Utah, Michigan, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia, with the exception of any area regulated for fruit flies of quarantine importance. Within these areas, only storage/treatment facilities that have been inspected and cleared by Mexican phytosanitary officials may take part in the export program, which is expensive to producers. To date, only producers in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho...
Page 8 - State and area EASTERN STATES: Connecticut Delaware Georgia Maine Maryland Massachusetts New Hampshire New Jersey New York North Carolina Pennsylvania Rhode Island South Carolina Vermont Virginia West Virginia Total CENTRAL STATES: Arkansas Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Michigan Minnesota Missouri Ohio Tennessee Wisconsin Total WESTERN STATES: Arizona California Colorado Idaho New Mexico Oregon Utah Washington Total United States...
Page 48 - Fuji apples are only available for regular storage apples, not controlled atmosphere apples, which means the time series ends midway through the season. To complete the time series, we use data from the Washington Growers Clearing House Association (WGCHA) on average monthly prices for all Fuji apples as a basis to estimate a price for Washington Extra Fancy apples during the controlled atmosphere storage part of the season.
Page 42 - ... in the product price. These attributes can be important to consumers and producers. For example, if a country is free of a damaging pest, imports from a country with that pest may be regulated on the grounds that the market price does not reflect the potential costs to society of pest infestation and eradication efforts.
Page 43 - This is an important structural change in the industry as producers are responding to high prices for the fresh export market and changing consumer preferences for sweeter apples.
Page 47 - ... days. Due to this requirement, most US apples exported to Mexico are marketed later in the season, when much of the Mexican harvest has already been sold. The 40-day treatment carries a greater risk of damage to the fruit, but it is attractive from a marketing perspective. Exports to Mexico must also be free of plant debris and soil. There is a maximum average tolerance of two leaves per box, which is more problematic for Golden Delicious apples than for Red Delicious apples. This requirement...
Page 44 - Environmental conditions, such as warm and humid weather at bloom time, can promote an outbreak. The disease can spread under these conditions if infectious material is in the air. Affected branches are cut off to prevent the spread of the disease.
Page 46 - Mexican inspectors who are in residence during the entire shipping season to monitor the program. The industry collects money from shippers throughout the season to pay for the phytosanitary requirements.