Vegetable Market News for June 2011

United States Fruit and Vegetable Shipments

WASHINGTON - Jun 1/11 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

United States Onion and Potato Market Trend Report

WASHINGTON - Jun 1/11 - SNS -- The latest weekly onion and potato market trend report was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

United States Fruit and Vegetable Shipments

WASHINGTON - Jun 7/11 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

No Change in 2010 Sweet Potato Estimate

WASHINGTON - Jun 9/11 - SNS -- Production of sweet potatoes in 2010 totaled 23.8 million cwt (100 pound units), unchanged from the Crop Production 2010 Summary released in January 2011 but up 22% from the previous year, according to the latest USDA crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

United States Fruit and Vegetable Shipments

WASHINGTON - Jun 14/11 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Peruvian Asparagus Output Rising

WASHINGTON - Jun 17/11 - SNS -- Asparagus production in Peru is expected to increase 20,000 metric tons (MT) to an estimated 360,000 from 32,000 hectares for both 2011 and 2012, according to a recent report from the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

United States Fruit and Vegetable Shipments

WASHINGTON - Jun 21/11 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

United States Fruit and Vegetable Shipments

WASHINGTON - Jun 28/11 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

More Summer Spuds Sown

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/11 - SNS -- Growers in the summer producing States planted an estimated 40,900 acres of potatoes this year, up 5% from last year, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2011. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Bigger Sweet Potato Crop in Works

WASHINGTON - Jun 30/11 - SNS -- Planted area of sweet potatoes is expected to total 132,600 acres for the 2011 season in the United States, up 11% from last year, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2011. . . . Continue or visitors click here