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California Lemon Acreage Experienced Biggest Increase Of All Citrus Types
September 2, 2022
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has released its 2022 California Citrus Acreage Report. The report includes detailed data on acreage broken down by bearing and non-bearing, type, variety, location, and year planted. The overall statewide bearing acreage is up 1.7% or 4,297 acres in 2022 compared to 2020. This is an increase from 251,231 total acres in 2020 to 255,528 in 2022. Lemon acreage experienced the biggest increase of all citrus types, increasing by 3,765 acres or 8.8%. Acreage…
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Tomato Prices Likely To Rise
August 26, 2022
Rain in the Northeast and Southeast U.S. and Mexico has slowed tomato harvests, and water restrictions in California have led to less volume. Expect prices to rise over the next two weeks. In a crop update August 25, 2022, Markon Cooperative BB #:123315 noted that markets are rising and should continue to rise until mid-September when early fall production starts. “Alabama, Tennessee, and the Northeast region have seen significant rain this week, hampering the harvest of round and Roma tomatoes,” the report…
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Low Prices Lead To Unharvested Acreage Of California Broccoli and Cauliflower
August 26, 2022
It hasn't been an easy season for cauliflower and broccoli out of California. Currently, production is in the Central California region. BroccoliSupplies of broccoli are below normal right now compared to supplies in the last several weeks. “This is in response to heat spikes that have affected the quality of the California acreage,” says Mark McBride of Coastline Family Farms. “Many growers are noting discoloration of bud clusters (heads) and those crowns cannot be packed and sold.” On top of…
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Many Ports Report Record Volume Numbers In July
August 26, 2022
Record-setting container volumes continued flowing through some of the nation’s major ports in July, while industry challenges compelled declines at other facilities. The Port of Los Angeles saw a 5% increase in the number of twenty-foot equivalent containers processed for the month, rising to 935,423 TEUs compared with 890,799 a year ago. Los Angeles has set monthly records in five of seven months in 2022. “Remarkably, we continue to move record amounts of cargo while working down the backlog of…
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South African Table Grape 2021-22 Season Sees Increases In Production, Exports
August 26, 2022
The 2021-22 South African table grape season finished with marginal increases in both production and exports, despite numerous challenges. A total of 77.7 million cartons (4.5kg equivalent) were inspected and passed for export (intakes), a marginal increase of approximately 4 percent, in comparison to last season. Good weather conditions during the season as well as new cultivars coming into full production supported a large harvest, according to a recently published South African Table Grape Industry (SATI) report. Despite numerous challenges, such…
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