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Massachusetts
Apple Report
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Vol.79 |
November
6, 2001
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CALENDAR
MASSACHUSETTS PESTICIDE
EXAM SCHEDULE
UMASS
Eastern Extension Center—240 Beaver St., Waltham NOVEMBER
16. Deadline for submitting
application—NOVEMBER 9. QUESTIONS CALL—617-626-1785.
NORTHEAST ORGANIC FARMERS ASSN. of NH (NOFA-NH) meeting. Conservation Ctr., Concord, NH—November 10. CALL—603-224-5022
THE GREAT MAINE APPLE DAY---November 10. Call Umaine Cooperative Extension at 800-287-1426
MASSACHUSETTS STATEWIDE PESTICIDE COLLECTION
This is an opportunity for pesticide
users to dispose of unused, unwanted, banned or cancelled pesticides.
Licensed and certified pesticide applicators, farmers, state
agencies and municipal agencies are eligible to participate.
Dates are as follows: November 13—Bridgewater
November 14---Waltham November 15---Millbury November 16---Northampton November 19---Topsfield Safety-Kleen will be the licensed
hazardous waste hauler collecting the pesticides. You must pre-register with Safety-Kleen to
participate. The cost of disposal
is $9 per gallon and $1.35 per pound. QUESTIONS CALL THE PESTICIDE BUREAU AT 617-626-1773.
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.
APPLE INDUSTRY COOPERATION SHOULD BE TOP PRIORITY
By James Allen
Since John Chapman made his
historic trek across the Northeast, apple growers and marketers have
looked across the street and over the hill to find someone to blame
for a poor market. As the country grew, so
did the apple industry, providing only more persons to blame for poor
market conditions. Isn’t it
always the other guy who messes up the market? Amazing as it may be, sometimes
it is the other guy, and sometimes our industry has a hard time identifying
the real competition. I suppose sometimes it
is hard to recognize the competition when you are reluctant to look
beyond your own boundaries. Recently portions of our
industry have had the foresight to recognize issues and identify the
problems that are affecting the apple community, and have acknowledged
the fact that competition comes in many forms and wears many different
faces. Most importantly, they
have seen the need to work together as a unified industry, to approach
problems with one voice, with one position, and with one organization
that will best serve apple growers form the East Coast, through Michigan,
to the West Coast. U.S. Apple Association
is that voice. If USApple is to be the clear voice, it must clearly
be talking for the entire industry, with no exceptions. Our apple industry must
focus on attacking the competition from the outside, rather than trying
to battle each other. The
apple market has been horrendous over the past few years, and everyone
is to blame, and everyone has shared in the pain. Many different factors
have contributed to our problems, such as supply, retail consolidation,
strong U.S. dollar, weak foreign economies, unfair trade restrictions,
world production, and the list goes on and on. These are problems that
each apple producing area is faced with, but they are problems that
should be fought on a national front.
The efficiencies of a national group effort far outweigh each
state’s group spending grower funds individually. Let’s look back on issues
that have arisen over the past few years, and consider what the outcome
might have been if each state group had reacted on its own, rather
than via national effort with USApple.
The anti-dumping case against China, the Environmental Working
Group’s attempted reenactment of the Alar issue, the Apple Market
Loss Assistance Payment, the Korean apple import issue and many other
“crosses” that were best handled by the national voice of the industry. Besides the hot items that
we are all familiar with, let’s remember the proactive approach our
unified industry has taken in nutritional research and health benefits
of apples. Continued support of this
ongoing research can only benefit our industry, and provide us with
further good news about apple consumption.
(Article
taken from “THE FRUIT GROWERS NEWS” August 2001)
U.S. GRADES FOR APPLES BRUISING
U.S.EXTRA FANCY—Slight bruises incident to proper handling and packing are allowed. In any type of pack the following shall be scored against this grade as being worse than slight: a) any bruise over 1/8” in depth; b) any bruise exceeding 5/8” in diameter; c) any combination of lesser bruises which detract from the appearance of edible quality of the apple to an extent greater than any one bruise in (a) or (b). As a guide, score noticeable bruises when aggregating more than a circle ½” in diameter. U.S. FANCY and U.S. N0. 1—The following shall be scored against these two grades: a) any bruise over 3/16” in depth; b) in a tray or cell pack any bruise over 7/8” in diameter, or in other packs any bruise over 1” in diameter; c) any combination of lesser bruises which detract from the appearance or edible quality of the apple to an extent greater than any one bruise described in (a) or (b). As a guide, score noticeable bruises when aggregating more than a circle ¾” in tray and cell packs, and 7/8” in other type packs.
NOTE: Noticeable bruises are bruises that are noticeable without
holding the apple at an angle to the light.
Superficial bruises that are not noticeable shall be ignored.
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APPLE
SHIPMENT TRACKING
Source: USDA
Amounts
are shown in units of 10,000 pounds
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Season Begins |
10/14/01- 10/20/01 |
10/07/01- 10/13/01 |
10/15/00 10/21/00 |
Total this season 10/20/01 |
Total last season 10/21/00 |
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SEPTEMBER |
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8,656 |
9,323 |
11,508 |
64,578 |
96,694 |
MID-WEEK
F.O.B. PRICES AT MASSACHUSETTS COUNTRY SHIPPING POINT
Prices and grades received by telephone, November 6, 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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EMPIRE |
Cartons Cell Pack U.S. Extra Fancy |
80s |
18.00 |
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96s |
17.50 |
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Cartons Film Bags U.S. Fancy |
12-3s 2-1/2” min |
11.50 |
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Cartons Tote Bags U.S. Fancy |
8-5s 2-1/2” min |
13.00 |
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RED DELICIOUS |
Cartons Tray Pack U.S. Extra Fancy |
80s & 88s |
13.50 |
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Cartons Film Bags U.S. Fancy |
12-3s 2-1/2” min |
11.00 |
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Cartons Tote Bags U.S. Fancy |
8-5s 2-1/2” min |
13.00 |
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FEDERAL
MARKET NEWS SERVICE, EVERETT, MASS. NOVEMBER
5, 2001 MARKET
ABOUT STEADY |
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NEW ENGLAND |
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McINTOSH |
Cartons Cell Pack U.S. Extra Fancy |
80s |
18.00-20.00 mostly 19.00 |
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96s |
17.00 |
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100s |
20.00 |
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Cartons Cell Pack U.S. No. 1 |
96s |
11.00-12.00 |
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100s |
10.00-11.00 |
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120s & 140s |
9.00- 9.50 |
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Cartons Film Bags U.S. No. 1 |
12-3s 2-3/8” min |
9.50 |
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CORTLAND |
Carton Cell Pack U.S. Extra Fancy |
80s |
19.00 |
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100s |
17.00 |
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Cartons Film Bags U.S. Extra Fancy |
12-3s 2-3/8” min |
12.00-13.00 |
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RED DELICIOUS |
Cartons Tray Pack U.S. Extra Fancy |
88s |
15.00 |
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100s |
13.00 |
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SHIPPED IN |
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McINTOSH |
NY Hudson Valley Ctns CelPk U.S.ExFcy |
80s & 100s |
20.00 |
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Lake Champlain Cartons CelPk U.S. ExFcy |
80s & 96s |
19.00 |
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120s |
16.00 |
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NY Hudson Valley Ctns CelPk U.S. Fcy |
100s |
9.00-10.00 |
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120s |
10.00-11.00 |
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140s |
9.00-10.00 |
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Lake Champlain Ctns CelPk U.S. Fcy |
120s |
10.00-11.00 |
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140s |
8.50 |
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Lake Champlain Ctn FlmBg U.S. ExFcy |
12-3s 2-1/2” min |
11.00 |
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CORTLAND |
NY Hudson Valley Ctns CelPk U.S. ExFcy |
56s & 64s |
15.00-17.00 |
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80s |
18.00-20.00 |
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100s |
17.00-20.00 |
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MACOUN |
NY Hudson Valley Ctns TryPk U.S. ExFcy |
100s |
23.00 |
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NY Hudson Valley CTns CelPk U.S. ExFcy |
80s |
27.00-28.00 |
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100s |
24.00-25.00 |
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EMPIRE |
PA Cartons Tray Pack U.S. ExFcy PA Cartons Tray Pack U.S. ExFcy |
88s |
19.00 |
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100s |
17.50 |
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NY Hudson Valley Ctns CelPk U.S. Fcy |
80s |
19.00 |
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NY Hudson Valley Ctns FlmBg U.S. Exfcy |
12-3s 2-1/2” min |
12.00 |
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RED DELICIOUS |
WA Cartons Tray Pack WAExFcy |
64s, 72s, 80s |
18.00-19.00 fine appear 20.00-21.00 |
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88s & 100s |
17.00-19.00 mostly 18.00 |
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113s |
17.00-18.00 fine appear 19.00-20.00 |
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125s |
16.00-17.00 |
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NY Hudson Valley Ctns FlmBgs U.S. ExFcy |
12-3s 2-1/2” min |
12.00-13.00 |
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WA Cartons Film Bags WAExFcy |
12-3s 2-1/2” min |
17.00 |
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GOLDEN DELICIOUS |
WA Cartons Tray Pack WAExFcy |
64s |
24.00 |
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72s |
23.00-24.00 |
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80s & 88s |
22.00-23.00 |
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100s |
21.00 |
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113s |
18.00-19.00 mostly 19.00 |
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125s |
18.00 |
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WA Cartons Cell Pack WAExFcy |
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