The committee will review the full spectrum of issues faced by the fruit and vegetable industry and provide suggestions and ideas to the Secretary of Agriculture on how USDA can tailor its programs to meet the industry's needs. The ITA found that revocation of the antidumping orders on pasta from Italy and Turkey would likely to lead to continuation or recurrence . In a related action, The Department of Commerce ruled that revocation of the countervailing duty order on pasta from Turkey would likely lead to continuation or recurrence of a countervailable subsidy. Full Notice Market News - updated daily U.S. imports of grape, lemon, pear and orange concentrates through Aug. 1 were down when compared to the same period of time a year ago, while imports of pineapple concentrate were up. This could change once the harvest is in full swing and the crop is dug up, which will give processors a better idea of the overall quality of this season's crop.
Some limited harvesting is underway throughout the Midwest.
The cooler temperatures that have been present over the past few weeks are a concern, as they will cause the crop to size improperly. In Greece, the 2001 forecast for fresh peaches, adversely affected by a mild winter, a warm spring and hail storms, is approximately 804,000 metric tons , according to USDA's Foreign Agricultural Service . It is doubtful that the EU quota of 300,000 metric tons of fresh clingstone peaches to be processed by Greek canners will be met this year due to extensive damage by hail. View Details Farmers in California's Central Valley say growing conditions for pumpkins have been favorable and that this year's crop has excellent quality and good color , reported The California Farm Bureau . Produce handlers call supplies ample.