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Utilized
apple production for 2008 is estimated at 10.0 billion-lbs., up 10%
from 2007. Utilized grape production for 2008 is estimated at 7.42 million
tons, up 5% from the 2007 crop. Meanwhile, the 2008 almond crop is valued
at $2.23 billion, 7% less than the previous year, while pistachio value
for 2008, at $539 million, is 8% less than 2007. Noncitrus
Fruits and Nuts Report
QSR
Magazine compiled lists of projected commodity prices for 2009–2010,
including coffee, sugar, cocoa, wheat and corn. Full
Story
Niman
Ranch and its network of U.S. family farms and ranches will merge
with an affiliate of its largest shareholder, Natural Food Holdings LLC.
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Tight supplies and generally favorable weather helped increase prices
and quality of iceberg lettuce shipping out of the Arizona and California
deserts. Salinas Valley lettuce production shifts to the warmer desert
regions in the winter and grower-shippers claim winter production overall
has fewer acres than previous years, reported The Packer Online.
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Shippers are hoping the strong pricing trend for potatoes this year
will extend through the traditionally slow period from late January
through February. In mid-January, prices started to come down as the market
headed into its slowest time of the year, reported The Packer Online.
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Meanwhile, California's Central Valley Project managers released data
showing project reservoirs much lower than last year at this time.
The report states precipitation in Northern California is only 66% of
average and 74% in the San Joaquin River Basin, reported California
Farm Bureau.
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