The outlook for fresh vegetables this winter indicates greatly improved supplies and much lower prices. At the same time, demand is expected to continue to slowly improve as consumers cautiously return to away-from-home meals. The largest market for U.S. vegetable exports is Canada, which purchased 46 percent of shipments in 2011. Japan and Mexico are by far the next largest markets for U.S.-grown vegetables.
The Indigo Rose purple tomato steps out 1n 2012. The new Indigo Rose variety is a novelty type intended for home gardens and the fresh market. Indigo Rose tomatoes are not GMO....More
Field tomato growers say a new virus-resistant tomato variety may provide a glimmer of hope for an industry that has been decimated by a raging virus complex spread by the dreaded whitefly. The outbreak so intense that it has destroyed virtually all field tomato production in the vegetable-rich Rio Grande Valley and has challenged growers from Arizona to Florida who have been losing ground to Canadian and Mexican tomato imports in recent years....More
In lettuce, the foxglove aphid is a serious pest of all spring lettuce types (leaf, romaine, and head) and typically begin showing up in January under mild weather conditions and are generally most active in February and March....More
One factor that has contributed to higher crop prices is adverse weather in parts of Argentina and southern Brazil during a critical phase of crop development....More
