ERS/USDA Publications - Fruit and Tree Nuts Outlook and Yearbook

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The every-other-month Fruit and Tree Nuts Outlook, which is presented in a newsletter format, provides current intelligence and forecasts the effects of changing conditions in the U.S. fruit and tree nuts sector. Topics include production, consumption, shipments, trade, prices received, and more. For release dates, see the 2004 release calendar.

Subscribe to e-mail alerts of these reports and see a listing of all outlook reports. Printed copies of the newsletter (together with the yearbook) can be purchased from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) by calling 1-800-999-6779 (specify SUB-FTS-4036). Users who subscribe to this every-other-month newsletter will also receive articles on timely topics via e-mail notification (ERS subscribers) or by mail (for NTIS subscribers).

Newsletters are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format and are best viewed using Adobe Acrobat Reader 4.0 or 5.0.

Outlook newsletters (every other month)

2004

September 29, "2004 U.S. Pear and Grape Crops Forecast Smaller
But More Apples and Cranberries This Fall"
July 29, "Smaller Supply of Citrus This Summer, But More Sweet Cherries and Blueberries"
May 26, "Abundant Supplies of Strawberries, Peaches, and Nectarines Expected in 2004"
March 30, "Large Florida Orange Crop Drives Up Citrus Production In 2003/04"
January 28, "Lower Pear and Most Citrus Fruit Grower Prices Weaken Overall Fruit Prices"

2003

November 21, "Bigger Citrus Crop Forecast for 2003/04"
September 24, "Larger Apple and Pear Crops This Fall"
July 30, "More Cherries and Peaches Expected This Summer"
May 28, "U.S. Tropical Fruit Supplies Larger, California Stone Fruit Supplies Lower"
March 25, "2002/03 Citrus Crop: Florida Production Down, California Up; Grower Prices Down"
January 30, "Higher Apple and Pear Grower Prices Drive Up Overall Fruit Prices"

2002

November 21, "Citrus Crop Expected Smaller in 2002/03"
September 17, "Smaller Crops of Apples and Pears"
July 23, "Weather Reduces Some Summer Crops"
May 22, "California Stone Fruit Supplies Adequate, U.S. Tropical Fruit Supplies Mixed"
March 21, "Citrus Crop and Prices Up in 2001/02"
January 31, "2001/02 Fruit Prices Higher Due To Reduced Production"