Vegetable Market News for June 2012

United States Fruit and Vegetable Shipments

WASHINGTON - Jun 5/12 - 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 12/12 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

Sweet Potato Crop Slips

WASHINGTON - Jun 12/12 - SNS -- Production of sweet potatoes in 2011 totaled 27.0 million cwt ( 100 pound units), down slightly from the Crop Production 2011 Summary released in January 2012 but up 13% from the previous year, according to the latest crop report from the USDA. . . . Continue or visitors click here

United States Fruit and Vegetable Shipments

WASHINGTON - Jun 19/12 - 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 26/12 - SNS -- Fruit and vegetable shipments and exports were summarized by the USDA today. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Summer Potato Area Off Slightly

WASHINGTON - Jun 29/12 - SNS -- Growers planted an estimated 48,100 acres of summer potatoes this year, down slightly from 2011, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2012.. . . . Continue or visitors click here

U.S. Sweet Potato Plantings Slip

WASHINGTON - Jun 29/12 - SNS -- Planted area of sweet potatoes is estimated at 131,400 acres for the 2012 season, down 2% from last year, according to the USDA's seeded area estimates for 2012.. . . . Continue or visitors click here