Massachusetts Apple Report
No.
3
SEPTEMBER 20, 2001
NOTE: WITH THE START OF THE 2001-02 APPLE MARKETING
SEASON, WE ENTER OUR 79TH CONTINUOUS YEAR OF PUBLISHING THE APPLE
REPORT DEALING EXCLUSIVELY IN THE MARKETING AND STORING OF APPLES. IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO, PLEASE MAKE
A CHECK PAYABLE TO : MASSACHUSETTS
FRUIT GROWERS ASSOCIATION, INC. AND MAIL TO THE ADDRESS STATED BELOW IN THE
AMOUNT OF $6.50 TO COVER POSTAGE.
MASSACHUSETTS FRUIT GROWERS ASSOCIATION
P.O. BOX 9632
AMHERST, MA. 01002
CALENDAR
MASSACHUSETTS PESTICIDE EXAM SCHEDULE
UMASS Eastern Extension Center—240 Beaver St.,
Waltham
OCTOBER 19. Deadline for submitting
application—OCTOBER 12.
QUESTIONS CALL—617-626-1785.
FAIRS
MASSACHUSETTS
Eastern States Exposition, West Springfield September 14-30
Bolton Fair, Bolton September
22-23
Belchertown Fair, Belchertown September
28-30
Old Sturbridge Village Fair,
Sturbridge September 29-30
Topsfield Fair, Topsfield September
29- October 8 OLDEST
FAIR IN THE COUNTRY
FOR
MORE INFORMATION ON THESE OR OTHER MASSACHUSETTS FAIRS PLEASE CALL 617-626-1742
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Rochester Fair, Rochester September
14-22
Deerfield Fair, Deerfield September
27-30
Sandwich Fair, Sandwich October
6-8
FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 603-271-2404
MAINE
Fryeburg Fair, Fryeburg September 30-October 7 MAINE’S BLUE RIBBON CLASSIC
REMINDER
Apples that are being shipped to
CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, NEW MEXICO, IDAHO AND UTAH must be certified by the
Massachusetts Department of Food and Agriculture, Bureau of Farm Products, to
have been in cold storage for a period of at least 40 days or more with
the temperature at 32 degrees F or less.
Apples in controlled atmosphere
must be in CA storage for a continuous period of 60 days with the
temperature at 38 degrees F or less and said storage room or building
has been approved as a controlled atmosphere facility by the proper authority.
Questions, call George Porter at
617-626-1800.
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APPLE INDUSTRY
HOPES FOR SELLER’S MARKET
By Karen Gentry
With
predictions for the smallest U.S. apple crop since 1988, apple industry
representatives are optimistic about marketing and prices this year.
“In
terms of crop size, it looks like we’re moving from a buyer’s market to a
seller’s market, which should help growers make back some of the losses they’ve
sustained over the past five years,” said Jim Cranney, vice president of
USApple.
National
production of apples will be down 15%, according to USApple’s forecast of 215.1
million, which is also 16% lower than the five-year average. USApple’s estimate is significantly smaller
than the USDA estimate of 228.9 million bushels.
With
a loss of 20,000 acres, weather calamities and an off-production year, the
state of Washington is expected to come in at 113 million bushels, compared to
USDA’s forecast of 116.6 million bushels.
Pennsylvania
should overtake California as the fourth largest apple producing state, based
on USApple forecasts. New York and
Michigan are expected to be up in production this year-New York up 3% with 24.5
million bushels and Michigan up 19% with 24.1 million bushels. Total production in the East is expected to
be down 4%, up 15% in the Midwest and down 24% in the West, according to
USApple.
The
U.S. apple industry continues to deal with dramatic structural changes in the
world economy and the global apple market.
Growers face retail consolidation and relentless marketing pressure from
other apple exporting countries. China
has increased its apple production five-fold from four million metric tons to
over 20 million since the 1990s. China
is also beginning to affect the world fresh apple market.
For
the first time in recent history, production of Red and Golden Delicious will
make up only 43% of total U.S. production, down from 50% last year, according
to USApple. Production of new popular
varieties including Braeburn, Cameo, Fuji, Gala, Honeycrisp and Pink Lady is
expanding to meet consumer demand.
(Article excerpted from THE FRUIT GROWERS NEWS, September, 2001)
WEATHER HITS SOME STATES IN EAST HARD
By Chris Koger
New
England is expected to drop from 4.5 million bushels last year to 4.1 million
bushels this year, according to the U.S. Apple Association.
“There
will be a modest decrease, but I think overall, for the region it will be a
pretty good year,” said Russell Powell, executive director of the New England
McIntosh Growers Association. The
organization represents all apple varieties, but McIntosh is the area’s
signature variety, Powell said.
“There
was some hail damage here and there and some issues with frost, particularly in
parts of Connecticut,” he said. “Maine
will rebound strongly, but I think we’ll still be down overall because of fewer
acres in production.”
Ned
O’Neill, sales manager of J.P. Sullivan Co. said there’s more to be optimistic
about this year.
“It’s
a nice size crop and the quality is good,” he said. “It’s encouraging that the Washington crop is down. We really did feel a lot of pressure from
them last year.” (article excerpted
from THE PACKER, September 10, 2001)
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U.S. GRADES FOR APPLES
PACKS
Apples
in a package marked with a minimum diameter are of the size marked or larger
except for the undersize tolerance. MINIMUM
means that there are no apples smaller than the specified minimum diameter,
except for the undersize tolerance.
Thus, all of the apples may be larger than the marked minimum diameter
and yet meet the marking requirements.
APPLE
SHIPMENT TRACKING
Source: USDA
Amounts
are shown in units of 10,000 pounds
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Season Begins |
08/26/01- 09/01/01 |
08/19/01- 08/25/01 |
08/27/00 09/02/00 |
Total this season 09/01/01 |
Total last season 09/02/00 |
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SEPTEMBER |
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8,016 |
6,971 |
5,501 |
31,064 |
33,729 |
MID-WEEK F.O.B. PRICES AT MASSACHUSETTS COUNTRY SHIPPING POINT
Prices and grades received by telephone, September 20, 2001
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VARIETY |
GRADE |
SIZE |
PRICE |
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McINTOSH |
Cartons Cell Pack U.S. Extra Fancy |
80s |
19.00 |
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96s |
18.50 |
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Cartons Film Bags U.S. Fancy |
12-3s 2-1/2” min |
12.50 |
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Cartons Tote Bags U.S. Fancy |
8-5s 2-1/2” min |
14.00 |
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CORTLAND |
Cartons Cell Pack U.S. Extra Fancy |
72s & 80s |
18.00 |
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Cartons Film Bags U.S. Fancy |
12-3s 2-1/2” min |
12.50 |
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Cartons Tote Bags U.S. Fancy |
8-5s 2-1/2” min |
14.00 |
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FEDERAL
MARKET NEWS SERVICE, EVERETT, MASS. SEPTEMBER
19, 2001 MARKET
ABOUT STEADY |
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NEW ENGLAND |
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McINTOSH |
Cartons Cell Pack U.S. Extra Fancy |
80s |
19.00-20.00 |
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100s |
18.00 |
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120s |
15.00 |
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CORTLAND |
Cartons Bushel U.S. Fancy |
Loose 2-1/2” min |
20.00 |
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MACOUN |
Cartons Bushel U.S. Fancy |
Loose 2-1/2” min |
20.00 |
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RED DELICIOUS |
Cartons Bushel U.S. Fancy |
Loose 2-1/2” min |
10.00-12.00 |
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SHIPPED IN |
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McINTOSH |
NY Hudson Valley Ctns CelPk U.S.ExFcy |
80s |
18.00-22.00 |
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100s |
17.00-20.00 |
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120s |
12.00-15.00 mostly 12.00-13.00 |
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NY Hudson Valley Ctns CelPk U.S.Fcy |
100s |
10.00-12.00 |
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120s |
10.00-11.00 |
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140s |
9.00-10.00 |
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NY Hudson Valley Ctn FlmBg U.S.ExFcy |
12-3s 2-1/2” min |
12.00 |
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12-3s 2-1/4” min |
9.00-10.00 |
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Lake Champlain Ctn Film Bag U.S. ExFcy |
8-5s 2-1/2” min |
18.00-20.00 |
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CORTLAND |
NY Hudson Valley Ctns CelPk U.S. ExFcy |
64s |
20.00 |
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80s |
18.00-20.00 |
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100s |
18.00-22.00 mostly 18.00 |
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NY Hudson Valley Ctn FlmBgs U.S. ExFcy |
12-3s 2-3/8” min |
12.00-13.00 |
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MACOUN |
NY Hudson Valley Ctns CelPk U.S. Fcy |
100s |
23.00 |
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GOLDEN DELICIOUS |
WA Cartons Tray Pack WAExFcy |
80s |
22.00-24.00 |
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88s |
21.00-24.00 |
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GINGER GOLD |
NY Hudson Valley Ctns TryPk U.S. ExFcy |
88s |
17.00-18.00 |
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PA Cartons Tray Pack U.S. ExFcy |
100s |
18.00 |
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WA Cartons Tray Pack WAExFcy |
88s |
18.00-22.00 |
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100s |
20.00 |
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GALA |
NY Hudson Valley Ctns TryPk U.S. ExFcy |
100s |
22.00 |
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ROYAL GALA |
WA Cartons Tray Pack WAExFcy |
80s |
26.00-26.50 |
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88s |
23.50-26.50 |
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CIDER |
New England Preserved Cartons |
4 1-gallon bottles |
9.00- 9.40 |
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9 ½-gallon bottles |
10.00-11.25 |
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PUMPKINS |
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New England |
Large Bins |
130.00-150.00 mostly 130.00 |
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Pie Type |
8.00-10.00
mostly 9.00-10.00 |
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Miniature |
9.00-10.00 |
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New York |
Large Bins |
140.00-150.00 |
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Canada |
Large Bins |
115.00-120.00 mostly 115.00 |
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New York |
Pie Type |
8.00-10.00 mostly
8.00- 9.00 |
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Ohio |
Pie Type |
10.00-11.00 |
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New York Shellacked |
Miniature |
9.00-12.00 mostly
10.00-11.00 |
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Ohio Shellacked |
Miniature |
10.00-12.00 mostly 11.00 |
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Howard Vinton, Editor
