Poor weather slows Chilean fruit production growth, but U.S. imports increase – U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service report Poor weather in November and December negatively affected deciduous fruit production in Chile and reduced expectations of record-high fresh fruit exports to the United States. The Foreign Agricultural Service projected total 1991/92 Chilean fruit production […]
Category: Situation and Outlook Report: Fruit and Tree Nuts
Per capita consumption revisions reflect 1990 census population estimates – consumption of fruit, fruit products, and tree nuts according to USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service report – U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service report U.S. Population Numbers Revised Downward The total U.S. population, including armed forces overseas, is used to calculate per capita consumption […]
U.S. citrus production forecast up 7 percent in 1991/92 – Department of Agriculture forecast; orange crop increases 11% from previous year; Florida grapefruit production decreases 7% from past year; lemon production still adversely affected by 1990 freeze – U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service report The total U.S. citrus crop is expected to reach […]
Allocation increased for export market promotion program – $200 million of USDA 1991 Market Promotion Funds allocated to assist U.S. producers finance export market promotion of agricultural products; $96 million for promotion of horticultural products – U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service report Almost Half of the 1991 Market Promotion Funds Are for Horticultural […]
Net cash income and selected characteristics of U.S. farms producing fruits, tree nuts, and berries – 1987 Census of Agriculture reports fruit, tree nut and berry farms vary in income, crops and structure according to region, type and size – U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service report Doyle C. Johnson According to the 1987 […]
Florida grapefruit crop forecast down 7 percent from 1990/91 – low consumer demand; fresh grapefruit prices decrease below last year; grapefruit exports similar to last year – U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service report U.S. grapefruit production was projected at nearly 2.2 million short tons in the 1991/92 season (September through August), and 82 […]
U.S.-Mexico fruit trade – U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Economic Research Service report Dennis A. Shields Abstract: Fruit trade between the United States and Mexico increased from $146 million in 1986 to $334 million in 1990. The United States exported $48 million of fruit, mostly deciduous fruit, to Mexico and imported $286 million from Mexico, primarily […]