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Prune Update
By Patrick Ferreira The prune harvest and drying season has concluded. Fall has come and gone. Winter and the holidays are upon us. Earlier this year, the California Agricultural Statistics Service (CASS) predicted the 2009 prune crop estimate to be 170,000 tons. Then the prune prognosticators announced 160,000 tons was a more realistic number. Just think, in the year 2000 we had a prune crop in excess of 200,000 tons and implemented a tree pull program. The ACFSQ/DFA prune grading program, conducted at the Yuba City Inspection Center, began the second week in September. At the end of October a majority of the prune tonnage had been received and inspected. For the most part size was good and quality was average. Currently the focus of attention is centered on marketing the 2009 prune crop. The industry looks for favorable market conditions. It is common knowledge that we compete for prune sales in the world market place. Keeping that in mind, other producing countries may have been affected by inclement weather conditions. For the short term this may be beneficial to prune sales. Now the industry's goal is to continue to market prunes domestically and internationally and promote prunes as a healthful, wholesome nutritious snack. |
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Comments, questions or story ideas? Please contact newsletter editor Richard Cherrix at 916.561.5900 ext. 107 or richc@agfoodsafety.org  View Newsletter Archive IN THIS ISSUE Member Spotlight: Valley Fig Growers 24th European Dried Fruit Meeting ACFSQ/ DFA Board Members: Don Soetaert, Chairman Shoei Foods USA, Inc. Susan Brauner Blue Diamond Growers Sam Keiper Diamond Foods, Inc. Jack Mariani Mariani Nut Company George Sousa, Sr. Mariani Packing Company, Inc. Barry Kriebel Sun-Maid Growers of California Mark Dalrymple Sunsweet Growers Inc. Mike Emigh Valley Fig Growers Pete Turner Wilbur Packing Company SCTC Board Members: Michael Cassidy, Chairman Sun-Maid Growers of California Chip Litten CalDak International, LLC Bruce Higton California Food Connections Craig Duerr Campos Brothers Farms N. Leon Dermenjian Derco Foods Martin Mariani Mariani Nut Company Jim Zion Meridian Nut Growers, LLC Everett Golden Otis McAllister, Inc. Linda Robbins Pacific Century Trading, Inc. President’s "E" Award By Erika Tarr Known as one of the oldest and most widely trusted companies dealing in global trade of food products, Otis McAllister, Inc. is truly a shinning star. Founded in 1892 by James Otis, Jr., M. Hall McAllister and Everett N. Bee, their mission was simple: to provide their global customers the widest breadth of sources for high quality and reasonably priced foods, beverages and food ingredients and to conduct business with all suppliers and clients in an ethical manner. This practice has continued for one hundred and sixteen year history as a key company in the worldwide food industry. <read more> Agriculture Transportation Coalition (AgTC) 2010 Ag Shipper Workshops By Erika Tarr The Specialty Crop Trade Council works closely with The Agricultural Transportation Coalition (AgTc). The AgTC monitors government and commercial activity on ocean shipping and other transportation issues and keeps AgTC members up-to-date on how these will impact their business. To view Ag Shipper Workshop Dates and Locations, please visit http://www.agtrans.org/Section.asp?article_id=1989 American Shipper <view PDF> |
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