Truck Crop Growers In Busy Month
Growers of truck crops in Florida report a busy January as warmer weather and adequate rainfall boost early season production. In Hastings and Dade counties potato planting and shipments ramp up with 15 000 to 16 000 acres forecast in Hastings and Bewig continued market optimism as prices rise to about double last year. Shipments extend into June with first Digging in March and February availability anticipated.
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Florida
North Florida
Hastings
Federal Point
Flagler County
Dade County
United States
Rails Battle To Recapture Citrus Traffic Share
Railroads cut rates to eastern markets to win back citrus shipments from Florida. Fruit men report rising fruit movement by rail as boat traffic declines. Five seasons of data show shifts in citrus share between boat and all rail, totaling large revenue losses to steamships. Citrus statisticians watch this season to see how the split develops.
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Seaboard
Florida B
Big Eastern
Interstate Commerce Commission
Citrus Rate Cuts Sought by Florida Growers and Shippers
Florida citrus growers and shippers at the twelfth annual Growers and Shippers League meeting in Orlando discuss need for substantial rate reductions to inland destinations. Speakers argue lower rates would boost tonnage and railroad revenues in the long run. There is also interest in rates to the northern Pacific coast where Florida citrus is in demand.
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Florida
The
Growers and Shippers League of Florida
Orlando
San Juan
Sharkey’s
Pacific Coast
Market News Service Proves Its Value to Citrus Growers
The Federal State Market News Service in Orlando, led by H. F. Willson, disseminates citrus market information to growers shippers receivers and carriers. About 2000 citrus and 2000 auction reports are mailed daily to 34 states DC Puerto Rico Cuba and Canada with support from the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Florida Marketing Bureau.
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Florida
Federal State Market News Service
H. F. Willson
Orlando
District of Columbia
Canadian
Puerto Rico
Cuba
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Florida State Marketing Bureau
Florida Citrus Exchange
Florida Department of Agriculture
Florida celery shipments start as growers expect good prices
Florida celery shipments begin with quality noted as excellent and growers predicting solid prices. The state plans 6 500 acres this spring with Seminole county likely leading at 4 200 acres and Sarasota and Bradenton contributing substantial plots. Last season averaged 1 56 dollars NET per crate, with 7 251 carloads shipped and 6 200 acres in production. The industry eyes continued profitability despite uncertain future.
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Florida
Sarasota
Sanford
Bradenton
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Seminole County
Tangerines in Short Supply Spark Citrus Market Debate
Florida citrus faces short crops with two thirds of the tangerine harvest already shipped. Grapefruit totaled 6.5 million boxes with about 36 percent moving north early this year, leaving under 4 million boxes in state. orange estimates stand at 12.5 million with roughly 4.2 million shipped, raising questions about future demand and prices as canneries seek supplies.
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Florida
Federal State Market News Service
Farm & Grove
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R. B. Woolfolk
Everglades
Ocala
Titusville
Rex Beach
Sebring
Celery
Oviedo
Helen Marentette
Camilla Puleston
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