BRUSSELS - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- Officials in the European Union are not happy with a decision by banana producing nations in Latin America to seek WTO arbitration on the EU's proposed new tariff for bananas. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- Fresh vegetable producers in the United States intend to cut seedings of spring vegetables 5% to 214,100 acres of 11 fresh market vegetables monitored by the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- Processors expect to contract 1.21 million acres of the 5 major processed vegetable crops in the U.S. this year, down 1% from last year, according to the USDA's latest update on vegetable production in the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Cucumbers for Pickles - Apr 1, 2004 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Snap Beans for Processing - Apr 1, 2004 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Green Peas for Processing - Apr 1, 2004 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Forecast Asparagus Output - Apr 1, 2004 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Forecast Strawberry Output - Apr 1, 2004 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- Total planted onion acreage for all seasons in 2005 is forecast at 172,300 acres, down 3% from last year, according to the USDA's latest update on vegetable production in the United States. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Tomatoes for Processing - Apr 1, 2004 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. 2005 Fresh Spring Vegetables by State . . . Subscribers Only

A table about U.S. Sweet Corn for Processing - Apr 1, 2004 . . . Subscribers Only

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by frozen orange juice traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 1/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by frozen orange juice traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 2/05 - SNS -- Irish potato producers in certain designated counties in Idaho and Malheur County, Oregon, voting in a January referendum have decided to continue their federal marketing order program. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 5/05 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The U.S. all orange April 1 forecast for the 2004-05 season is 9.19 million tons, down 2% from the March 1 forecast and 29% below last season's final utilization, according to the latest USDA crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- Hawaii fresh papaya utilization is estimated at 2.31 million pounds for March, 1% higher than last month but 18% less than a year ago, according to the latest USDA crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- This year's potato production outlook is starting on a down note, with massive reductions in spring output swamping modest gains in the size of the winter harvest, according to the latest USDA crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- Modest increases in the forecast size of this year's citrus crops over initial forecasts are expected, but the revisions will still result in a significantly smaller crop than last year, according to the latest USDA crop report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by frozen orange juice traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 8/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by frozen orange juice traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 12/05 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 12/05 - SNS -- The most important stone fruit grown in Mexico are peaches, with the country producing unimportant quantities of apricot and cherry; and no nectarines. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LANSING - Apr 14/05 - MFB -- Fresh asparagus growers in Michigan are worried about prices they will obtain this year now that Honee Bear Canning, the state's largest asparagus processor, has made it clear that it will not bargain with Michigan Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Association (MACMA) this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Potatoes Used for Processing - April 1/05 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Apr 14/05 - SNS -- Potato stocks increased in the major producing regions of the United States, with the USDA pegging them at 130 million cwt (100 pound units) as of April 1, up 3% from last year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 14/05 - SNS -- Peach production levels are expected to increase this year in Greece, while apricot output will likely be unchanged from last year, according to a recent report by the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by frozen orange juice traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 15/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by frozen orange juice traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- The latest weekly fruit market trend report was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- The latest weekly vegetable market trend report was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- The latest weekly onion and potato market trend report was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 19/05 - SNS -- Smaller domestic harvests will force South Africa's fruit producers to export less canned fruit this year because of reduced deliveries of fresh fruit to processors. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 21/05 - SNS -- Citrus exports from Morocco are registering a better performance than initially expected this season, according to the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Apples in Cold Storage - March 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by frozen orange juice traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by frozen orange juice traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- Inventories of fresh and frozen fruit remained above year earlier levels at the end of March, though they were down from month earlier levels, according to the USDA's latest report on agricultural products in cold storage. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 22/05 - SNS -- Frozen vegetable supplies dropped 10% during March to finish the month at almost 1,789 million pounds, up 12% from the previous year, according to the USDA's latest report on agricultural products in cold storage. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 26/05 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- Citrus fruit production in Israel improved in 2004, rising 15% to an estimated 563,000 metric tons (MT), according to the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- Italy produced a good crop of peaches and nectarines in 2004, with output rising 26% above 2003 and just above the previous three-year average to total 1.7 million metric tons (MT), according to the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- Problems with last year's Florida grapefruit harvest on account of the hurricanes which swept across the state has forced Japanese importers to look further afield for product, notes the U.S. agricultural attache for thecountry. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on options and futures positions held by frozen orange juice traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Apr 29/05 - SNS -- The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released the latest weekly report on futures positions held by frozen orange juice traders on the New York Board of Trade (NYBOT). . . . Continue or visitors click here

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