WASHINGTON - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- The latest weekly fruit market trend report was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- The latest weekly vegetable market trend report was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 3/04 - SNS -- The latest weekly onion and potato market trend report was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

SYDNEY - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Australian Citrus Growers Inc (ACG) were pleased by the results of the free trade negotiation between Australia and the United States and hope the AUSFTA wins the approval of both the U.S. congress and Australian parliament. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Production of all oranges was lowered 1% in the USDA's latest crop production estimate to 13.3 million tons for the 2003-04 crop. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Citrus fruit production in the United States saw some changes from the USDA's January crop production estimates, with tangerine output dropping, while production estimates for grapefruit, tangelos and temples were left unchanged. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Hawaii fresh papaya utilization is estimated at 3.64 million pounds for January, 21% higher than December but 8% below January 2003, according to the latest USDA crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- The latest weekly fruit market trend report was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- The latest weekly vegetable market trend report was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- The latest weekly onion and potato market trend report was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WELLINGTON - Feb 10/04 - SNS -- This year's kiwi harvest in New Zealand is expected to advance from 245,000 metric tons (MT) in 2003 to 270,000 MT because of optimal growing conditions in major growing regions. . . . Continue or visitors click here

VANCOUVER - Feb 12/04 - SNS -- Genome British Columbia and Genome Canada are involved in a $6.2 million international research project to sequence the genes of grapes. . . . Continue or visitors click here

BRUSSELS - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- European researchers believe tomato waste contains a wealth of untapped, nutritious ingredients and economic potential for the commercial processing industry, according to preliminary results from the European Union's (EU) TOM(ato). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 13/04 - SNS -- Potato stocks posted a modest 1% gain in the United States in January, starting February at 201 million cwt (100 pound units) in the 21 major producing states. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about USDA Average Grower Prices For Fruit . . . Subscribers Only

A table about USDA Average Grower Prices For Vegetables . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- The latest weekly fruit market trend report was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- The latest weekly vegetable market trend report was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 18/04 - SNS -- The latest weekly onion and potato market trend report was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 19/04 - SNS -- The USDA intends to buy up to three million pounds of dried red tart cherries for use in child nutrition and other domestic food assistance programs. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LANSING - Feb 19/04 - MFB -- The United States produces about 650 million pounds of cherries each year. Generally, Michigan produces 200 million to 250 million pounds of tart cherries. The total U.S. tart cherry crop is 275 million to 300 million pounds. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LANSING - Feb 19/04 - MFB -- After eight years of various setbacks, West Michigan apple growers are celebrating what is expected to be their first shipment of apples to Mexico - a country they believe is a promising, new market for their fruit. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 20/04 - SNS -- Frozen vegetables on hand in cold storage in the United States at the end of January was virtually unchanged from year earlier levels, according to the latest data available from the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 20/04 - SNS -- The USDA reported a general decline in stocks of fresh and frozen fruit in cold storage in the United States as of January 31. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LONDON - Feb 23/04 - SNS -- An outbreak of potato ring rot on a farm in Wales has been contained and no other farms have grown or received infected stocks, says the United Kingdom's agriculture department. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 24/04 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 24/04 - SNS -- The latest weekly fruit market trend report was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 24/04 - SNS -- The latest weekly vegetable market trend report was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 24/04 - SNS -- The latest weekly onion and potato market trend report was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 25/04 - SNS -- The USDA says the Oregon/Washington Blackberry Marketing Order Proponent Committee has withdrawn its request for a hearing to establish a processed blackberry marketing order. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. -- Historic Strawberry Production Summary . . . Subscribers Only

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