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January 19, 2010

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 The Front Page

Florida, Texas reeling from extensive freezes

Freezing temperatures that greeted the new year in Texas and Florida hurt some vegetable crops in Texas, left many citrus crops unscathed, but caused huge losses to fruits and vegetables in Florida, according to published reports.
To learn more. . .

* 92 million pounds of avocados from Mexico due
* WP Rawl acquires Mississippi sweet corn grower
* Florida Citrus Hall of Fame inductees named
* Orange box from Airdrome marks Chinese New Year
* Retail Roundup

 

Outside the Insider

* Chemicals coat apples decades after Alar scare (Chippewa.com)
* Cherry industry plans for challenge of another big crop (Yakima-herald.com)
* Gov. Crist asks for agriculture disaster declaration (palmbeachpost.com)
* ICE audit leads to firings at Gebbers Farms (wenatcheeworld.com)
* New FDA deputy to lead food-safety mandate (washingtonpost.com)
* Delegation seeks assistance for potato growers (idahostatejournal.com)
* [United Kingdom] Tesco loses place in global top three of retailers (business.timesonline.co.uk)

 

People

BILL VARGAS is no longer with Coastline a dba of Sunridge Farms Inc., Salinas, California.

RICHARD DURKIN is no longer connected with Chestnut Hill Farms, Miami, Florida.

DAVE WATSON is no longer associated with Strube Celery Vegetable Co., Chicago, Illinois. BOB STRUBE SR passed away January 14, 2010. He was 91.

CAMERON LOW is now with Curry & Co., Inc., Brooks Oregon to concentrate on the company's year-round onion program.

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