Giumarra to sell New Zealand cherries, apricots

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TOMATOES — F.O.B.S AS OF MAY 14

CENTRAL AND SOUTH FLORIDA DISTRICTS — Shipments (433-454-398) — Movement expected to increase. Trading moderate. Prices 5x6s higher, others lower. Extra services included. 25-pound cartons loose mature-greens 85% U.S. 1 or better 5x6s $8.95-9.95, 6x6s $7.95-8.95, 6x7s $7.95-8.95. Quality generally good.

MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH NOGALES, ARIZ. — Crossings (152-146-159, greenhouse 124-123-137, vine-ripes 28-23-22) — Movement expected to decrease seasonally. Supplies 4x4 to 4x5s light. Trading 4x4 to 4x5s fairly active, others slow. Prices 4x4 to 4x5s higher, others generally unchanged. Field-grown and greenhouse cartons/flats two-layer 4x4s mostly $9-10, 4x5s mostly $7.95-9, 5x5s mostly $4.99-5, 5x6s $4.64-5. Quality variable.

MEXICO CROSSINGS THROUGH OTAY MESA, CALIF. — Crossings (8-8-11, greenhouse 7-7-9, vine-ripes 1-1-2) — Movement expected to increase seasonally. Supplies in too few hands to establish a market. Quality generally good. The first f.o.b. report was expected to be issued the week of May 21.

WEST FLORIDA DISTRICT — Shipments (0-0-0) — Light harvest expected to start the week of May 28. Expect first f.o.b. by the first week of June.

U.S. SHIPPING POINTS — Greenhouse (54-56-**) — No prices reported. **unavailable

CANADA SHIPPING POINTS — Greenhouse (149*-150-**) — No prices reported. **unavailable, *revised

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Giumarra to sell New Zealand cherries, apricots

12/29/2011
Mike Hornick

Courtesy RD8 Fresh ProduceThe Giumarra Companies has partnered with New Zealand-based RD8 Fresh Produce to offer apricots and cherries in the U.S. New Zealand-based RD8 Fresh Produce will export apricots and cherries to the U.S. through a new partnership with The Giumarra Cos.

The cherries are shipping now through mid-February with a peak in mid-January, according to a news release. Apricots will harvest in early January and finish in early March.

The fruit will be available in the U.S. on both the East and West coasts.

“We are confident in the superior quality of this fruit and think it will be perfect to complement our stone fruit from Chile,” Craig Uchizono, southern hemisphere vice president for Los Angeles-based Giumarra Cos., said in the release.

The fruit is grown in New Zealand’s Central Otago region. RD8 Fresh Produce is based in Auckland. Craig Hall is managing director; Dean Astill heads sales and marketing.

“The apricot season is progressing well,” Astill said in the release. “Temperatures have lifted and the fruit is growing nicely.”

The company name is derived from the rural postal delivery service in New Zealand. Numbered routes became part of the address by which farms were identified.