Florida Tomato Shipments Surge After Lost Winter
New York dispatch notes Florida finally ramps up tomato exports after a winter drought. A warm harvest front led to a flood of trucks around April 1, averaging over 100 cars daily. Cuban and Mexican shipments decline as Florida quality improves but keeps debates about keeping quality and repacking.
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New York
Florida
Cuba
Atlantic Coast
Mexico
Middle West
Texas
Citrus Prices Make Strong Recovery In Northern Markets
Citrus prices show a sturdy rebound in April as shipments run heavy and weather hampers distribution. California oranges and Valencias push export prospects while Florida prices rise and imports from Puerto Rico edge upward. Off quality fruit and heavy shipments threaten near term slumps, but overall demand remains solid with storage movement possible after May.
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California
Central California
Spain
Palestine
Brazil
Texas
Florida
Middle West
Mountain States
Arizona
Puerto Rico
New York
Hit In Northern Markets On Quality Peppers
Florida peppers have kept prices steady with no heavy supplies causing steady demand. Extra fancy Florida peppers command premiums with wide price variation across grades while red peppers fetch poorer prices. If Florida shipments rise later in April, imports from Cuba and Mexico decline, making Florida the sole national supplier and Gulf state competition delayed until May.
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Florida
New York
Cuba
Mexico
Gulf States
Warren Potato Bill Faces Opposition From Deficiency States
Washington correspondent reports the Warren potato bill aims to curb surpluses by assigning tax free allotments to farmers and taxing sales above that quota. Deficiency states oppose, complicating passage as AAA seeks a plan for potato surplus control amid possible shifts toward basic commodity status or marketing agreements.
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Warren
Lindsey Warren
North Carolina
Congress
House Agricultural Sub-Committee
Mr. Warren
Schuyler Bland
Virginia
Ralph Brewster
Maine
AAA
Science methods could sustain leadership in naval stores
Dr Eloise Gerry of the Forest Service explains that the South, using improved methods from scientific research, has a chance to maintain its world leadership in naval stores production. The industry now employs about 50 000 people and generates roughly 50 million dollars in annual output.
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Department of Agriculture
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