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| Dear Grower: | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| CTGA Signs Additional $49.50
Agreements The Association is pleased to announce that it has signed additional Agreements at $49.50 per net ton with SK Foods, Small Planet Foods, ConAgra Foods and Unilever Best Foods. A summary of the agreements is as follows: SK Foods and Small Plant Foods will both utilize a cash contract for the 2002 season at $49.50 per net ton. Both contracts call for standard late season premiums of $5.00 per net ton for tomatoes deliveries from September 15 through September 24, $7.50 for tomatoes delivered from September 25 through October 5, and $10.00 for all deliveries after October 6. ConAgra, who is also utilizing a cash contract of $49.50 per net ton, will include deducts for MOT at 1X through the entire range. Late season premiums are $5.00 per net ton for all deliveries from September 15 through September 24 and $6.50 for all deliveries from September 25 through the end of the season. Unilever Best will utilize an agreement that follows the Del Monte model. The contract holds a Base Price of $49.28 per net ton and late season premiums of $5.00, $7.50 and $10.00 on a weekly basis starting on September 15th. Growers are hereby released to sign the above CTGA approved contracts. |
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California Processing Tomato Report California Agricultural Statistics Service (CASS), in a survey of processors, reported that as of May 15, California’s tomato processors have or will have contracts for 10.5 million tons of processing tomatoes for 2002. This production is 23 percent more than the contracted production of last year. The production for 2002 is expected to come from 282,000 acres. The estimated acreage is 11 percent more than last year’s contracted planted acres. The June acreage is down from the January intentions forecast of 289,000 acres. Due to excellent weather, processors are expecting a high yielding crop, and, thus, the expected production remains the same as January despite the slight decline in acreage. |
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CTGA Grower Survey A recent survey conducted by the California Tomato Growers Association, Inc. (CTGA) revealed actual acreage planted in the state to be 285,000 acres, slightly more than the 282,000 acres reported by the California Agricultural Statistics Service in its Processing Tomato Contract Tonnage Report released May 31, 2002. CTGA, utilizing a three-year average yield by county is projecting the 2002 crop will produce 10.4 million tons, up 17% from the total harvested in 2001. Overall the 2002 crop of processing tomatoes is off to a very good start. Moderate temperatures experienced in the field have contributed to good stands of tomatoes statewide and have benefited early fields with near ideal fruit setting conditions. |
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CTGA 2002 Statewide Acreage Survey |
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* Other counties include:
Contra Costa, Glenn, Imperial, Kern, Madera, San Benito, Santa Clara and
Tulare |
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| CTGA appreciates the cooperation of the growing community in verifying acreage information used to complete the annual survey. Again there has been excellent participation by growers that helps maintains the integrity of the statewide grower survey. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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John C. Welty |
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