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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.

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

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New fruit fly found at New Jersey farm

08/23/2011 7:59:41 AM
Andy Nelson

Courtesy USDA New Jersey fruit growers are fighting a new pest this year.

A spotted wing drosophila has been found in a trap on a blueberry farm in Atlantic County, N.J., according to a news release from the New Jersey Department of Agriculture.

The finding was confirmed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Systematic Entomology Laboratory.

So far this season, growers of blueberries and peaches in the Garden State haven’t reported damage from spotted wing drosophila, which are more commonly known as vinegar flies or fruit flies.

Scientists at Rutgers, New Jersey’s state university, are tracking drosophila populations and advising growers on crop protection measures.

A native of Southeast Asia, drosophila was first confirmed in the U.S. in 2008, in California. Since then, the pest has been found in Florida, Washington and six other U.S. fruit-producing states and in five Canadian provinces.

Drosophilae pierce the skin of soft fruits and lay eggs in them. Tiny holes on the skin of fruits and maggots in their flesh are telltale signs of the pest.

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New fruit fly found at New Jersey farm

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08/23/2011 7:59:41 AM
Andy Nelson