Idaho Growers and Shippers Face Apple Price Standstill
Buyers from Idaho’s Shenandoah Cumberland district protest 85 cent minimum prices for Jonathan apples set by the FPI code. Growers insist on 85c minimum, or they will pull orchards. cash buyers demand lower prices due to weak eastern storage demand. A six member committee delivered resolutions to buyers after Friday night meeting at Fruitland’s Carnifix packing house.
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Payette
Idaho
Jonathans
Carnifix
Fruitland
Apple Harvest Lagging in the Wenatchee Area
Wenatchee Washington October 10 The apple harvest in the Wenatchee Okanogan district continues to lag due to late maturity and a disorganized apple market. In late September only 836 cars of apples were shipped versus 1710 cars in the prior year period.
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Idaho
Wenatchee
Michigan
Wenatchee, Wash
Wenatchee-Okanogan
Apple shipments fall as pests and weather bite district crop
District fruit observers report a declining apple output with pest damage wind and hail losses and spray burn blamed for poor quality. Shipments total 1812 cars this season against 2844 last year and 4894 three years ago while Jonathans face storage loans and expectations of higher later prices.
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Eures
Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation
Federal loans aid Pacific Northwest Jonathan apples
Federal agencies approve a loan rate of 35 cents per box for Jonathan apples stored cold, plus 7 cents per box for the first month, aimed at growers in the Pacific Northwest. A Northwest Fruit Industries committee visited Spokane to discuss details.
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Northwest
Jonathans
Yakima. Wash
Pacific Northwest
Northwest Fruit Industries, Inc
Spokane
Loans to Stabilize Jonathan Market Through Regional Credit Aid
Officials from the Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation and the Reconstruction Finance Corporation approved loans to stabilize the Jonathan market. The funds will allow growers to store fruit and avoid distress selling, with loans limited to unmortgaged free fruit and distributed via local credit entities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Regional Agricultural Credit Corporation
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Cold storage to be considered agricultural under NRA rules
Yakima labor group asks Northwest Fruit Industries to press NRA amendment classifying cold storage as agricultural. They argue cold storage is inseparable from growing and packing, affecting wages. scenes describe workers moving apples from packing to cold rooms and washing lines as part of AAA or NRA coverage.
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Yakima
Wash
Yakima Valley Traffic and Credit Association
Northwest Fruit Industries, Inc
NRA
AAA
Growers defend cooperative storage against NRA rules
F. EB. Miller, committee chair, argues growers cannot be separated for wage rules. He says growers with their own cold storages should not be forced under the NRA and that cooperative storage should not be treated as Saree summing centers with customers.
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F. EB. Miller
NRA
Apple Season Opens Late in Lewiston Area
Oct 10 Lewiston reports a late apple packing season with Jonathan and Delicious varieties picked for storage for shipment. Estimated total pack around 60 carloads split between Lewiston orchards and Clarkston districts. Local handling dominates, growers form groups for Northwest fruit code shipping and local sales. Winds damaged some fruit but overall quality remains relatively clean.
Heavy Damage Reported to Michigan Fruit by Storm
Grand Rapids Michigan October 10 Western Michigan reports heavy damage to apple crops as a strong storm sweeps through the region. Growers assess losses to fruit orchards and storage facilities amid lingering winds and rainfall.
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Michigan
Grand Rapids
Mich
Weather Wrecks Orchard Crop and Hail Strikes Belt
Wind rain storms cut at least 1000 bushels from crops. Abe Hern reports eels returning after inspection. Thousands of fruit blown from trees. McIntosh and Spies varieties hit hard. Dealers see potential windfall but markets unsettled. Orchardists call losses manageable but severe overall.
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Abe Hern
McIntosh
Cooler Weather Lifts Apple Trade In New York City
In New York City on Oct 10 dealers report a stronger apple market last week with steady demand for top grades. Eastern crates were abundant beyond demand, while Connecticut and New England shipments showed best quality in years though prices remained misaligned. Overall volume moved was the best since the deal opened despite some late deterioration and buyers were more encouraged by improving quality.
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APPLE
New York City
New York
Connecticut
New England
Winter Weather Spurs Apple Demand and Storage Shifts
The weather signals the start of a winter with rising apple demand and higher prices. Dealers expect a price uptick as shippers report steady arrivals and a minimum selling price policy. Apple storage filling in Manhattan while Newark and Jersey City warehouses still have space.
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He Iy
Manhattan
Newark
Jersey City
Motz reports arrivals on other side Washington
F A Motz, representative in England of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, lists weekly fruit arrivals in the United Kingdom to October 8. Canada and United States totals are given for apples pears and fruit in barrels boxes and baskets with upcoming week projections for both countries and both fruits. Five named quantities appear for Canada and the United States across apples pears and baskets.
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Washington
F. A. Motz
England
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Department of Culture
United Kingdom
Canada
United States
Pearl
Local Social Notes from Brucetown Va
Brucetown Virginia reports visits from W R Jobe and sons of Georgia to Miss Belle C Jobe and other local residents. Maude B Clendening leaves for Romney West Virginia for a state appointed role at the Deaf and Blind School. Rhodella Whitacre improves and can go out. Various neighbors hosted relatives and friends including Triggs of Martinsburg, Windle and Gon James of Lebanon Church, Gander of Washington, and Ed Headley of Winchester.
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Brucetown
W R. Jobe
William and
Horace Jobe
Belle C. Jobs
Maude
Clendening
Romney
W Va
State Department of West Virginia
Herpo
Rhodella Whitacre
Paul Triggs
Martinsburg
Wesley Brill
Ollie Windle
Gon. James
Lebanon Church
J. B. Snapp
Walter Gander
Wally
Washington
Belle C. Jobe
C. W. Hardesty
Stephenson
Corrie Swimley
Ed Headley
Winchester
L. O Smith
J. D. Russell
Greatest Wheat Centers of Republic Are Signed Up
A circular from the Agricultural Adjustment Administration reveals Ford County Kansas leads as the first 100 percent sign up of wheat growers. Fifteen South Dakota townships have full sign ups, with North Dakota reporting 5,440,000 acres and Nebraska 3,000,000 acres signed up as of the third week of September.
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Agricultural Adjustment Administration
United States Department of Agriculture
Ford County
Kansas
Union
South Dakota
North Dakota
Nebraska
York Picking Season Late In Valley District
Apple distributors at Martinsburg report a late York harvest in the Valley District with the bulk picked in the second and third weeks of October. The crop is limited and heat slowed growth, pushing completion around October 21. Export demand has improved with increased buyer interest.
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Martinsburg
York
Husion
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