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CALIFORNIA CROP UPDATE -- Fall pruning of stone fruit orchards continued, with older orchards being pushed out to make way for new plantings this winter and spring. Table grapes were [...]

CALIFORNIA CROP UPDATE -- The harvest of apples, pears, Asian pears, pomegranates, quince and olives continued. Late variety peaches, plums, nectarines and pluots were picked. Growers began pruning stone fruit [...]

CALIFORNIA CROP UPDATE -- In Yuba County, prune orchard cleanup continued with some prune and peach orchards removed. Valencia orange harvest continued. In San Joaquin County, apples, pears and pomegranate [...]

CALIFORNIA CROP UPDATE -- Pineapple quince and Asian pears were harvested. Stone fruit continued to be exported. Valencia orange harvest continued. Pomegranates were harvested, while persimmons were nearing harvest. Late [...]

COLORADO POTATOES--About 20% of Colorado's potato crop was affected by summer rain and hail. Some growers were expected to start harvesting the first week of September and the rest by [...]

CALIFORNIA CROP UPDATE--Peaches, nectarines, and plums continued to be picked, packed and shipped to local and foreign markets. Late variety plum harvest was underway. Stone fruit export continued. Fruit quality [...]

CALIFORNIA CROP UPDATE--The harvest of late navel and Valencia oranges continued, but has slowed. Tangelos, grapefruit and lemons continued to be harvested and packed. Bartlett, Bosc, and Asian pear harvests [...]

CALIFORNIA CROP UPDATE--Table grape harvest continued, with Flame Seedless, Summer Royal, Princess, Red Globe, and Thompson varieties harvested in the San Joaquin Valley. Kiwi and pomegranate fruit continued to grow [...]

CALIFORNIA CROP UPDATE--Corn was planted as a second crop. Cling peach harvest is ahead of schedule in Sutter and Yuba counties and growers are anticipating harvest completion by mid-August. Apples [...]

KOREAN IMPORTS OF ORANGES--USDA is proposing to allow the importation of two Unshu orange hybrids from the Republic of Korea. Easy-peel seedless mandarin varieties, including Unshu oranges, are gaining popularity [...]

CALIFORNIA CROP UPDATE--During the week ended July 20, Pomegranate trees continue to bloom and develop fruit. Apple growers thinned fruit. Avocado bloom was ongoing. Nectarines, peaches and plums were harvested. [...]