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Florida Tomato Shipments Back to NormalWASHINGTON - Feb 2/05 - SNS -- Market news reporters in Florida are finding shipments of tomatoes in the state have nearly returned to pre-hurricane season levels, says the USDA's Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS). Florida tomato farmers are recovering from a historically brutal summer that saw four major hurricanes uproot their crops across the state in August and September. USDA Market News reported that on Nov. 15, 2004 total season shipments of Florida tomatoes were down to 42% of the figure for same date in 2003 (52 million pounds versus 125 million pounds a year earlier). Subscribers can read the full text of the article by Clicking here
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