WASHINGTON - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about USDA Citrus Fruit Grower Prices - Jan/05 . . . Subscribers Only

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BRUSSELS - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- The European Commission told the WTO it plans to set banana import tariffs at 230 Euros per metric ton (MT) effective January 1, 2006. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 1/05 - SNS -- South Korea only allows imports of fresh cherries from the United States in the stone fruit category, but it has been enough to allow the U.S. to dominate this product category, reports the U.S. agricultural attache for the country. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - 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). . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- This season's avocado harvest in Mexico should reach 1.03 million metric tons (MT) on account of favorable weather conditions, current phytosanitary programs which have successfully controlled pests, and more trees cominginto production. . . . Continue or visitors click here

LANSING - Feb 3/05 - SNS -- The Michigan Farm Bureau will join with the Michigan Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Association (MACMA) Asparagus Division and the Michigan Asparagus Advisory Board to press the USDA to buy more product this year. . . . Continue or visitors click here

TOKYO - Feb 4/05 - SNS -- Dry white wine made from Koshu grapes is regaining popularity in Japan and attracting the interest of foreign markets as offerings from some wineries have started winning awards at international contests. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 4/05 - 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 - Feb 4/05 - 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 - Feb 7/05 - SNS -- USDA researchers are working on ways to automate New Mexico's chili harvest in an effort to lower the industry's cost structure. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 8/05 - SNS -- Citrus limonoids in oranges and other citrus fruit provide unexpected health benefits, according to USDA researchers, who say they are helpful in fighting cancers of the mouth, skin, lung, breast, stomach and colon. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about USDA 2004-05 Citrus Fruit Production Summary . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Feb 9/05 - SNS -- The U.S. all orange February forecast for the 2004-05 season is 9.65 million tons, unchanged from the previous forecast but 25% below last season's final utilization, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 9/05 - SNS -- Hawaii fresh papaya utilization is estimated at 2.54 million pounds for January, 17% lower than last month and 29% less than a year ago, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 9/05 - SNS -- The U.S. grapefruit forecast is 985,000 tons, unchanged from the previous forecast but 54% below last season's final utilization, according to the USDA's latest crop production estimates. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 9/05 - SNS -- The USDA left this season's tangerine, tangelo and temple production estimates unchanged from its January crop production report. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 11/05 - 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 - Feb 11/05 - 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 - Feb 11/05 - SNS -- The USDA will hold a referendum on proposed amendments to Marketing Order 946, regulating the handling of Irish potatoes grown in Washington State. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 15/05 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 15/05 - SNS -- The USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service will hold a March 2 public hearing on a petition filed by the Potato Growers of Idaho, Inc., under the Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Farmers Program. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Average Annual Fruit Crop Values -- 2004 . . . Subscribers Only

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A table about U.S. Fall Potato Production and Stocks Feb 1, 2004 . . . Subscribers Only

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WASHINGTON - Feb 15/05 - SNS -- Potato stocks in the 15 major producing states are up 2% over last year at 204 million cwt (100 pound Units) as of February 1, 2005, according to the latest USDA data. . . . Continue or visitors click here

A table about U.S. Average Annual Sweet Potato Values -- 2002-04 . . . Subscribers Only

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WASHINGTON - Feb 18/05 - SNS -- Canadian and American researchers have discovered the presence of Strawberry latent ringspot virus, a problem for the past 30 to 40 years in Europe, in North America. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 18/05 - 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 - Feb 18/05 - 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 - Feb 22/05 - SNS -- Inventories of fresh and frozen fruit remained above year earlier levels at the end of January, 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

A table about U.S. Apples in Cold Storage - Jan 31, 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

A table about USDA Apple and Pear Stocks by Month -- 2004 . . . Subscribers Only

WASHINGTON - Feb 22/05 - SNS -- Frozen vegetable supplies rose 7% during January to finish the month at almost 2,072 million pounds, up 7% from the previous year, according to the USDA's latest report on agricultural products in cold storage. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- Researchers at the USDA's Agricultural Research Service (ARS) and University of Mississippi have found a way to use the naturally occurring compound, called sampangine as an agricultural fungicide. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- The latest weekly fruit market trend report was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- The latest weekly vegetable market trend report was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

WASHINGTON - Feb 23/05 - SNS -- The latest weekly onion and potato market trend report was released by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

OTTAWA - Feb 25/05 - SNS -- Canadian fruit and vegetable producers experienced a rough year in many parts of the country in 2004, notes Statistics Canada in its annual review of the sector. . . . Continue or visitors click here

NEW YORK - Feb 25/05 - 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 - Feb 25/05 - 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

A table about U.S. Potato Grower Prices -- Feb 2005 . . . Subscribers Only

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