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May 07, 2012

   
 

IFDA News

5¿ù10ÀÏ 2½Ã°æ TechnomicÀº ÃÖ±Ùµ¿Çâ°ú ¾÷µ¥ÀÌÆ®ÀڷḦ ¹ÙÅÁÀ¸·Î ÇÑ 2013³â ½ÄÇ°¼­ºñ½º»ê¾÷ÀÇ Àü¸Á¿¡ ´ëÇؼ­ ¹ßÇ¥ÇÒ ¿¹Á¤ÀÌ´Ù Tomorrow at 2:00 PM EDT, Technomic shares their 2013 outlook for foodservice based on freshly updated data and current trending.  . Many of last year's forecasts have already become reality – including rising food costs and consumers wishing to revive their dining out habits. Bob Goldin of Technomic and Dr. Arjun Chakravarti of IIT Stuart School of Business will share key factors to watch in the upcoming months and what to expect in 2013. This webinar, open to IFDA Distributor Members, IFDA Partners, and IFDA Allied Members, costs only $25 per station. To register, click here.

Distributor News

Clover Hill Food´Â ÃÖ±Ù Steubenville Fruit Co¿Í Seafood Direct Àμö ÀÌÈÄ ´õ ¸¹Àº ÇÕº´ ±âȸ¸¦ ã°í ÀÖ´Ù Clover Hill Foods is likely to pursue more mergers after acquiring OH-based foodservice distributor Steubenville Fruit Co. this year and wholesaler Seafood Direct last year. . The company, which works out of a 73,000-sq. ft. Bridgeville, PA distribution center and the VA-based Staunton Foods operation, reported revenues of $68 million last year and predicts $76 million for this year. The company feels that an acquisition every 18 months is a good pace, reported Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Full Story

¹Ì±¹ÀÇ À¯°¡°¡ °¶·±´ç 4.057·Î Áö³­ÁÖº¸´Ù 0.016¼¾Æ® Ç϶ôÇßÀ¸¸ç, ÀÌ´Â 1³âÀü ´ëºñ 0.047´Þ·¯ ³·Àº ¼öÁØÀÌ´Ù. As of May 7, US average diesel fuel prices were $4.057 per gallon, down 0.016 cents per gallon from a week ago, and down $0.047 from one year ago. . Full Story

McLance Co.Inc´Â Family Dollar Store¿¡ ³Ãµ¿ ¹× ³ÃÀå½ÄÇ°À» °ø±ÞÇÒ ¿¹Á¤ÀÌ´Ù. McLane Co. Inc. will provide refrigerated and frozen foods to Family Dollar Stores Inc. locations, starting in September. Family Dollar claims the agreement will enable it to tailor its assortment of foods to local markets. The deal also will give the discount retailer a national supply chain for refrigerated and frozen items, reported Charlotte Business Journal. Full Story (Free Registration Required)

Operator News

°í ¿­·® ÆнºÆ®Çªµå°¡ Áö¼ÓÀûÀÎ »ó½ÂÃß¼¼¿¡ ÀÖ´Ù. High-calorie fast food is on the rise , according to CT News. With Pizza Hut's "Cheesy Bites" pizza, KFC's "Double Down," Taco Bell's Dorito Loco taco, some chains, such as Denny's, Outback Steakhouse, Chili's, Cracker Barrel and IHOP, have vowed to offer lower calorie children's meals and more emphasis on fruits, vegetables, whole grains and lean proteins. Full Story

Frito-Lay, Subway and P.F. Chang's°°Àº ȸ»çµéÀÌ Gluten-free Á¦Ç°À» Ãß°¡ÇÏ¿´´Ù Companies such as Frito-Lay, Subway and P.F. Chang's are adding gluten-free items.. P.F. Chang's added seven more gluten-free items to its menu and Frito-Lay recently began labeling packaging on more than a dozen chips that are gluten-free, reported USA Today. Full Story

´øŲµµ³ÊÃ÷´Â ±Û·Î¹ú È®Àå°èȹ Áß Çϳª·Î 5¿ù 8ÀÏ Àεµ ´ºµ¨¸®¿¡ Flagship Á¡Æ÷¸¦ ¿ÀÇÂÇÒ °ÍÀÌ´Ù.Dunkin' Donuts will open a flagship store in New Delhi, India on May 8 as part of its global expansion plan..Dunkin' Donuts is expected to compete with Starbucks for a share of the country's local cafe market, estimated to grow to $680 million in annual sales by March 2016, from about $190 million in the year through March 2011. The location is part of an 80-100 store-franchise agreement between Dunkin' Brands Group and Jubilant FoodWorks last year, reported The Wall Street Journal. Full Story (WSJ Subscription Required)

¿ù¸¶Æ®°¡ Æ÷ÃóÀÌ ¼±Á¤ÇÑ Å¾500±â¾÷ Áß2À§¸¦ Â÷ÁöÇÏ¿´´Ù. Walmart was knocked down to the No. 2 spot on Fortune's Top 500 list, ranking America's largest corporations. CVS Caremark (No. 18), Kroger (No. 23) and Costco Wholesale (No. 25) were also named. Full List

61%ÀÇ Ä³³ª´Ù ÀεéÀº 10°³¿ù ¾È¿¡ ¿ÀÇ ÇÏ´Â Target¿¡¼­ ¼îÇÎÀ» ÇÒ ÀÇÇâÀÌ ÀÖ´Ù°í ÀÀ´äÇß´Ù Some 61% of Canadians surveyed plan to shop at Target when it opens in the country in 10 months , according to research from KubasPrimedia. Among cross-border shoppers who have visited a Target store in the US in the past year the figure is even higher, around 90%, reported The Toronto Star. Full Story

À̵¿¼ºÃ¤³ÎÀÇ ¡®Ready to Cook¡¯½ÄÇ° ½ÃÀåÀº Áö³­ 5³â°£ 15% »ó½ÂÇÏ¿© 2011³â ¹Ì±¹ÀÇ ³ë»óÀÚÆDZ⠸ÅÃâ¾×ÀÇ 37%¸¦ Â÷ÁöÇÏ¿´´Ù. Mobile food-preparation businesses increased 15% over five years to make up 37% of the $1.4 billion of US street vending revenue in 2011 , according to IBISWorld Inc. However, in Los Angeles County, sickness linked to food trucks and hot carts rose to 33 illnesses in 2011 from 21 in 2009, according to the Public Health Department. The county has 13 inspectors to oversee mobile food facilities, of which 2,428 are trucks offering prepared or gourmet food, reported Bloomberg.com. Full Story

¡®Yum!¡¯ºê·£µåÀÇ KFC ¿Í Pizza HutÀÌ Áß±¹ÀÇ ÀüÀÚ±â±â ¾Æ¿ï·¿ ¡®Suning Applicance¡¯ ¸ÅÀå ÃÑ 150°³¿¡ °ÉÃÄ ¿ÀÇ °è¾àÀ» ü°áÇÏ¿´´Ù. Yum! Brands Inc plans to open KFC and Pizza Hut restaurants inside stores operated by one of the largest electrical appliance retailers in China.. According to the agreement, Yum will open 150 restaurants in the next five years in stores run by Suning Appliance Co Ltd. They will include KFC, Pizza Hut, Little Sheep and East Dawning brand restaurants, reported China Daily. Full Story

ºÏ¾Æ¸Þ¸®Ä«ÀÇ ¹ö°ÅÅ· ¸ÅÀåÀÌ 2³â ¸¸¿¡ óÀ½À¸·Î ÆǸŷ®ÀÌ Áõ°¡ÇÏ¿´´Ù Sales at Burger King's North American restaurants started growing for the first time in more than two years . The net number of new Burger King restaurants grew by 22 during the quarter ended Mar. 31 to a total of 12,534. The brand continues to focus on international expansion; just more than half its restaurants are in North America, reported Miami Herald. Full Story (Free Registration Required)

Retail News

¹Ì±¹¿¡¼­ Áö³­ 2³â°£ ½º³¼Çªµå»ê¾÷ÀÇ ¼ºÀå·üÀÌ ¼öÆòÀ» À¯ÁöÇÏ°í ÀÖ´Ù Growth in the snack food industry has been virtually flat in the U.S. for the past two years., according to Euromonitor, while combined sales in China, Brazil and Russia rose 15% in 2010 and 11% last year to $17 billion. PepsiCo performed consumer research throughout Russia, and introduced "Crab" chips in 2006, now the third-most popular flavor in the country. A "Red Caviar" flavor also does best in Moscow and contributed to sales of Lay's more than doubling there in the past five years, reported The Associated Press. Full Story

À̺£ÀÌ¿Í ¿ù¸¶Æ®´Â ¾Æ¸¶Á¸°ú ´õ ³ªÀº °æÀïÀ» À§ÇÏ¿© »õ·Î¿î À¥¼­Ä¡¿£ÁøÀ» °³¹ß ÁßÀÌ´Ù.EBay and Walmart are developing new web search engines to better compete against Amazon.com . Walmart launched a new search engine on its website that was built in less than nine months. The technology focuses on groups of related terms and phrases people use when describing products, rather than matching queries to exact words in listings. U.S. retail spending online grew 13%, to $161.5 billion last year, according to comScore, reported Reuters. Full Story

South FloridaÀÇ ½´ÆÛ¸¶ÄÏÀÌ ¿¡³ÊÁöÈ¿À²À» À§Çؼ­ LED·Î ¹Ù²Ù¾úÀ¸³ª, Á¶¸í¾Æ·¡ Á¦Ç°ÀÌ ´õ¿í ¼±¸íÇÏ°Ô º¸ÀÎ´Ù°í ¹àÇû´Ù Supermarkets across South Florida are switching from fluorescent to LED lighting, energy-efficient bulbs to save money, but the bulbs also make items underneath it look more vivid... Some stores claim they made the switch only to save money, not to make food look more attractive. However, FDA has standards that states that food and color additives, or lights may not be used to misrepresent the true appearance or quality of the food, reported Sun Sentinel. Full Story

¹Ì½©¿À¹Ù¸¶ÀÇ ¡®Food Desert Plan¡¯ (½ÄÇ° »ç¸·. ½Å¼±ÇÑ À½½ÄÀ» ±¸¸ÅÇϱ⠾î·Æ°Å³ª ±×·± À½½ÄÀÌ ³Ê¹« ºñ½Ñ Áö¿ª¿¡ °¡°Ô¸¦ ¼¼¿ì´Â °èȹ)¿¡ Wal-Mart»Ó ¾Æ´Ï¶ó ´Ù¸¥ °æÀï¾÷üµéµµ ¶Ù¾îµé¾ú´Ù Michelle Obama's food desert plans has yielded few new stores., according to Bloomberg.com. Walmart, which claimed last July it would have 300 food-desert stores nationwide by 2016, opened 23 and delayed opening some locations after a backlash from activists. Supervalu, which pledged to double its Save-A-Lot stores to 2,376, slowed the pace of openings amid declining sales and scarce financing for its licensees. Meanwhile, grocers are opening stores in wealthier urban enclaves. Full Story

76%ÀÇ °í°´µéÀº ¸ÅÀå ¾È¿¡¼­ »óÇ°±¸¸Å°áÁ¤À» ÇÏ´Â °ÍÀ¸·Î ¹àÇôÁ³´Ù. Some 76% of shoppers are making purchasing decisions in-store , according to Point of Purchase Advertising International's 2012 Shopper Engagement Study. Today's shopper is more empowered than ever before to make educated and responsible buying decisions, but surprisingly it turns out than more shoppers are utilizing in-store marketing and branding cues to make an overwhelming portion of their purchase decisions. Full Story

Industry News

ÃÖ±Ù Ä¿ÇÇ°ªÀÌ ÇÏÇâÇßÁö¸¸ Á¶¸¸°£ »óÇâ Á¶Á¤ µÉ °ÍÀ¸·Î ¿¹»óµÈ´Ù.Coffee prices have been near record lows but are expected to rise in the near future , according to The Paragon Report. Brazil, home to roughly one-third of the world's coffee beans, has been experiencing some major problems with their current harvest. Brazil was expected to produce one of the largest crops of Arabica beans on record, and prices have dropped as much as 21% as a result. Government estimates of just over 50 million 60-kilogram bags fell under private estimates of 60 million bags. Full Story

Seventh Generation°¡ »õ·Î¿î Á¦Ç° Ãâ½Ã·Î ÀÎÇØ ¼ºÀå·üÀÌ µÇ»ì¾Æ³µ´Ù. Seventh Generation is rekindling its growth by rolling out new products . The company will increase its item count by more than a third, to 240 that will feature revamped packaging, reported Advertising Age. Full Story (Free Registration Required)

À¯·´ÀÇ »ê¾÷¿ë ¼³ÅÁ ¼ö¿äÀÚµéÀº ÇϷ绡¸® À¯·´ÀÇ ½ºÀ§Æ®³Ê ºÎÁ·À» ¾ß±â½ÃÅ°´Â ¼³ÅÁ ÄõÅÍÁ¦¸¦ ÆóÁöÇ϶ó°í Ã˱¸ÇÏ¿´´Ù. European industrial sugar users have urged policymakers to end production limits on sugar as soon as possible , reported Reuters. Sugar users blame the quota system for a shortage of the sweetener in Europe. In October, the European Commission proposed eliminating national production quotas, which currently limit annual sugar output to 13.8 million tonnes, compared with annual consumption of about 16.5 million tonnes. But several EU governments, including top sugar beet grower France, want to delay the end of quotas from 2015 to 2020. Full Story

4¿ù ºÏ¾Æ¸Þ¸®Ä« ±×·çÆùÀÇ 30%°¡·®Àº ¸ð¹ÙÀÏÀ» ÅëÇØ °Å·¡µÇ¾ú´Ù. Nearly 30% of Groupon's North American transactions were completed on mobile devices in April , according to the company's CEO. Groupon sold more than 170 million Groupons to more than 33 million active customers by the end of 2011, and is targeting a broad international roll-out of SmartDeals by the end of the year, reported Reuters. Full Story

¡®Nestle¡¯¿Í °°Àº ½ºÀ§½º¾÷üµéÀº ´Þ·¯³ª À¯·Î¿¡ ºñÇØ °­ÇÑ Ãß¼¼ÀÇ È¯À² ´öºÐ¿¡ ´õ ¸¹Àº Àμö°èȹÀ» ÃßÁø ÁßÀÌ´Ù Swiss companies with strong local currency cash piles, such as Nestle, are defying a weak global economy as they look for more acquisitions . The Swiss franc is some 30% firmer than at the time of the Lehman Brothers collapse in 2008, reported Reuters. Full Story

¹Ì±¹ÀÇ µ¿¹°¾ÖÈ£´Üü´Â Tyson Foods¿¡ ÀÇÇÑ µ¿¹°ÇÐ´ë ¿µ»óÀ» ¹èÆ÷Çϸç Wyoming¿¡ÀÖ´Â °ø±ÞÀڷκÎÅÍ µ·À°±¸¸Å Áß´ÜÀ» Ã˱¸ÇÏ¿´´Ù. A video released by the Humane Society of the U.S. showing animal abuse caused Tyson Foods to stop buying pork from a supplier in Wyoming . The company stressed that none of the hogs it buys from Wyoming Premium are processed in Tyson plants. Wyoming Premium houses approximately 11,000 to 13,000 sows and piglets at any one time, and has three other facilities in the state, reported Chicago Tribune. Full Story (Free Registration Required)

ÆäÀ̽ººÏ¡¯¿¡ ºê·£µå¿Í ¿¬°üµÈ °Ô½Ã¹°ÀÌ ¡®ÁÁ¾Æ¿ä¡¯, ÄÚ¸àÆ® µî ´Ù¸¥ »ç¿ëÀÚÀÇ Âü¿©°¡ ´õ ¸¹Àº °ÍÀ¸·Î ¹àÇû´Ù. A Facebook study revealed that posts on a topic relevant to the brand were more likely to yield more engagement in the form of likes, comments and shares ¡®. Another finding was that asking people to like a post indeed yielded more likes, but it did not do much for the other forms of engagement, reported Advertising Age. Full Story (Free Registration Required)

Blommer Chocolate Co. ¿¡¼­´Â 2020³â±îÁö ÄÚÄÚ¾ÆÀÇ Áö¼ÓÀ» À§ÇØ $45m À» ÅõÀÚÇÒ °ÍÀ̶ó°í ¹àÇû´Ù. Blommer Chocolate Co. will invest $45 million to support cocoa sustainability efforts by 2020 under its new Sustainable Origins program . As part of the initiative, the family-owned company expects to double its base of 50,000 cocoa farmers that participate in the company's programs to produce sustainable and traceable cocoa. Blommer is reportedly the largest processor of cocoa beans and the largest chocolate ingredient supplier in North America, reported Crain's Chicago Business. Full Story (Free Registration Required)

°Ç°­¿¡ ´ëÇÑ °ü½ÉÀÌ ³ôÀº °í°´µéÀº ½Å¼±ÇÑ ¾ßä°¡ ´ÙÀ̾îÆ®»Ó ¾Æ´Ï¶ó Áغñ ¶ÇÇÑ Æí¸®ÇÑ »óÇ°À» ±â´ëÇÏ°í ÀÖ´Ù Value-added fresh vegetables are expected to grow as health conscious consumers look to improve their diets with healthy easy to use and prepared foods , according to a report from Rabobank's Food & Agriculture Research and Advisory group. It recommends grower-shippers devote more resources to developing products that meet the desire for healthy convenience. Rabobank is a leading financial company servicing the food and agricultural industries. Full Story

¹Ì±¹ÀεéÀº ¿µ¾ç¼ººÐ Ç¥¿¡ ´õ ¸¹Àº Á¤º¸°¡ ±âÀçµÇ¾î Àֱ⸦ ¹Ù¶ó´Â °ÍÀ¸·Î ³ªÅ¸³µ´Ù.More Americans want additional information on nutrition labels than two years ago, while confidence in the safety of U.S. food is unchanged , according to a survey from the International Food Information Council. Some 24% of respondents claim they would prefer more information on labels, including data on nutrition, ingredients and potential allergens and their side effects, up from 18% in 2010, reported Bloomberg.com. Full Story

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Health News

µµÃà Áß¿¡ À§»ýÀ» ÁöÅ°´Â °ÍÀÌ À½½Ä¾ÈÀü¿¡ ´ëÇÑ ±âº»ÀûÀΠù ¹ø° Á¶°ÇÀÌ´Ù.Clean animals and good hygiene during slaughtering are essential preconditions for food safety , according to research presented at The Norwegian School of Veterinary Science. Hot water pasteurization treatments may be a solution to help reduce E.coli by as much as 99.5%, reported Science Daily. Full Story

2030³â±îÁö ¹Ì±¹Àα¸ÀÇ 42%°¡ ºñ¸¸ÀÌ µÇ¸ç, °Ç°­°ü·Ã ºñ¿ëÀÌ ³ô¾ÆÁú °ÍÀ¸·Î ¿¹»óµÈ´Ù. Obesity will affect 42% of the US population by 2030, resulting in higher healthcare costs, according to a recent study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. The report suggests an additional 30 million Americans will be obese in 18 years. But keeping obesity levels down could save $549.5 billion. Full Story

°­È²°ú ±¸¸£±×¹ÎÀÌ Àå¾Ï Á¾¾çÀ» Æı«ÇÏ´Â È¿°ú°¡ ÀÖ´ÂÁö ½ÇÇèÇØ º¼ °ÍÀÌ´Ù A chemical found in turmeric, curcumin will be tested for its ability to kill bowel cancer tumors in patients , reported BBC News. Full Story

»ý¼±À» ¸¹ÀÌ ¸Ô´Â »ç¶÷Àϼö·Ï °áÀå¾Ï°ú Á÷Àå¾Ï¿¡ °É¸± À§ÇèÀÌ ³·Àº °ÍÀ¸·Î ³ªÅ¸³µ´Ù.People who eat lots of fish may have a lower risk of colon cancer and rectal cancer, , according to an analysis of 41 studies published in the American Journal of Medicine, reported Reuters. Full Story

Washington News

California State Teachers¡¯ Retirement SystemÀº ¸ß½ÃÄÚ¿¡¼­ÀÇ ³ú¹°¼ö¼öÇøÀÇ·Î WalmartÀÇ ÀÓÁ÷¿øµéÀ» °í¼ÒÇÏ¿´´Ù. The California State Teachers' Retirement System sued officers and directors of Walmart over allegations the retailer bribed officials in Mexico . The lawsuit claims the company's executives and directors exposed the company to litigation, investigations and potential liability under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, reported The Sacramento Bee. Full Story (Free Registration Required)

Æé½ÃÄݶóÀÇ ºñ¹ýÀ» ¹ßÀü½ÃŲ ÈÄ°èÀÚ Richard Ritchie°¡ 5¿ù4ÀÏ¿¡ PepsiCo¸¦ °í¼ÒÇÏ¿´´Ù The heirs of Richard Ritchie, the man who developed the formula for Pepsi-Cola, sued PepsiCo on May 4.. The lawsuit asks the court for undisclosed damages for what it calls Pepsi's "improper interference with their rights in the Ritchie invention and the Ritchie documents," reported Reuters. Full Story

¼Ò°í±â»ê¾÷Àº ÃÖ±Ù ¹®Á¦°¡ µÇ°í ÀÖ´Â ¡®meat-glue¡¯¶ó´Â ºÎÁ¤Àû ½Ã¼±¿¡ ´ëÇØ ÇظíÇÏ¿´´Ù. The beef industry fighting back against negativity surrounding so-called "meat glue." The American Meat Institute, a Washington-based trade group that includes Cargill Inc. and Tyson Foods Inc., released information showing how transglutaminase is used in dairy, seafood and baked goods, as well as in beef for texture or to bind cuts together. The group argues transglutaminase is an enzyme that has been sold for almost two decades and has inaccurately been nicknamed meat glue for "shock appeal," reported Bloomberg.com. Full Story

USDA´Â ³óºÎµéÀÌ ½ÄÇ°½ÂÀÎÀ» ¹Þ±â À§ÇØ ÇÊ¿äÇÑ ÀýÂ÷¸¦ µµ¿ÍÁÖ±â À§ÇØ $4millionÀ» ÅõÀÚÇÏ¿´´Ù. USDA is spending $4 million to help hook up farmers with the necessary tools to accept food stamps, according to The Associated Press. Less than a quarter of the nation's roughly 7,100 farmers markets are set up to use the Electronic Benefit Transfer system, or food stamps, reported NPR. Full Story

TSA´Â ¿©¸§ ¼º¼ö±â µ¿¾È ¹Ì±¹Ç×·Î ¿îÀÓ¿¡ ÇÒÁõºÎ°ú¸¦ ³íÀÇÇÏ¿´´Ù. A group representing the transpacific container shipping industry is recommending a surcharge on containers for the peak summer season. . The Transpacific Stabilization Agreement recommended a surcharge of $600 per 40-foot container (FEU) from June 10, reported Reuters. Full Story

Market News

OhioÁÖÀÇ Ãß¿î ±âÈÄ·Î ÀÎÇØ 163°³ÀÇ ¿ÍÀγóÀåÀÇ Æ÷µµ°¡ ¾ó¾úÀ¸¸ç, ¼öÈ®¿¡ ¸·´ëÇÑ ¿µÇâÀ» ³¢Ä¥ °ÍÀ¸·Î º¸ÀδÙ. A cold spell in Ohio caused most grapes to freeze., which could have a dramatic impact on harvest this fall for dozens of the state's 163 wineries, . The market will be affected starting next year and possibly extending until 2015, claimed the executive director of the Ohio Wine Producers Association, reported The Plain Dealer. Full Story

Georgia¡¯sÀÇ ºí·çº£¸®, º¹¼þ¾Æ, ¼ö¹Ú µîÀÌ Æò³âº¸´Ù ÀÏÂï °Å·¡¸¦ ½ÃÀÛÇÒ °ÍÀ¸·Î º¸ÀδÙ. Buyers could see Georgia¡¯s blueberry, peach and watermelon deals starting earlier than normal this year... Early season blueberry production is expected to be significantly lower than normal following February freezes. Volume typically peaks in late April and early May. Because of the freeze damage this year, however, volume should hit during the second and third weeks of May, reported The Packer Online. Full Story

±â·ÏÀûÀÎ ÇÑÆÄ°¡ OntarioÀÇ »ç°ú ÀÛ¹° 80%°¡·®À» Æı«½ÃÄ×´Ù. A catastrophic freeze has wiped out about 80% of Ontario's apple crop and has the province's fruit industry looking at losses already estimated at more than $100 (Canadian) million. Warm temperatures got fruit trees blooming early and when temperatures plummeted it damaged or wiped out much of the $60 million apple crop and 20% to 30% of Ontario's $48 million tender fruit crop, which includes peaches, cherries, pears, plums and nectarines, reported Canada.com. Full Story

µû¶æÇÑ ³¯¾¾°¡ °è¼ÓµÊ¿¡ µû¶ó ¹Ð ¼öÈ®ÀÌ Æò³âº¸´Ù ´õ ºü¸¦ °ÍÀ¸·Î º¸Àδ٠Some farmers in north-central Kansas are preparing to begin wheat harvesting weeks earlier than normal as wheat crop is sprouting early because of a mild winter and spring . Wheat harvests generally begin in Kansas around mid-June, and the harvest already began in Oklahoma and Texas, reported The Associated Press. Full Story

California King SalmonÀÌ 4³â¸¸¿¡ µ¹¾Æ¿Ô´Ù. A banner year is expected for California king salmon.. After four years of closures and shortened seasons, the California king salmon is back. The commercial season opened May 1, about three weeks after sportfishing began, and not since 2005 has there been this much anticipation over the local bounty that should be in stores within a few days, reported San Francisco Chronicle. Full Story (Free Registration Required)

µû¶æÇÑ ³¯¾¾·Î ÀÎÇØ Pacific NorthwestÀÇ Ã¼¸®½ÃÀåÀº Æò³âº¸´Ù ÀÏÂï ½ÃÁðÀ» ¿­ °ÍÀ¸·Î º¸ÀδÙ. Pacific Northwest cherry shippers continue to hope for an earlier start to the season, which depends on the weather between bloom and harvest . The 2012 season appears a bit earlier in some production areas, although some claim harvests will begin about seven days later than normal. Based on increased acreage, production could range between 18 million and 24 million boxes, reported The Packer Online. Full Story

µ·À°ÀÇ ¼±¹°°¡°ÝÀÌ Áö³­ 9°³¿ù µ¿¾È 26%Ç϶ôÇßÁö¸¸ ¼ÒºñÀÚµéÀº ¿©ÀüÈ÷ ±â·ÏµÈ °¡°ÝÀ¸·Î ±¸¸ÅÇÏ°í ÀÖ´Ù. Futures prices of lean hogs declined 26% over the past nine months, delaying an anticipated rebound while consumers continue to pay record prices for the meat . High retail prices caused by stores reluctant to discount pork products are deterring consumers from buying them, and demand from places such as China and South Korea is slowing. Supplies are also expected to be more abundant than usual because of a mild U.S. winter, resulting in heavier hogs, reported The Wall Street Journal. Full Story (WSJ Subscription Required)

¼Ò°í±â»ê¾÷ÀÌ ³«³ó»ê¾÷¸¸Å­ÀÇ °¡°ÝÀ» ȸº¹ÇÏ´Â µ¥¿¡ 5³â Á¤µµ °É¸± °ÍÀ¸·Î ¿¹»óµÈ´Ù. Many ranchers estimate the beef industry may need five years to fully recover as cattle prices are high, cash reserves are low and the weather remains uncertain . With winter rains breaking records, ranchers are looking to restock their herds after last year's drought left Texas with its smallest herd since the 1950s. A quality cow that sold last year for less than $1,800 now is worth about $3,000, while the average price for a bull is up $500, reported The Associated Press. Full Story

µû¶æÇÑ ±âÈÄ·Î ÀÎÇØ ¿ÃÇØ ³óÀÛ¹° ¼öÈ®ÀÌ 2ÁÖÁ¤µµ »¡¸® ½ÃÀÛµÉ °ÍÀÌ´Ù. Garden State grower-shippers started this season's harvest a couple of weeks earlier than normal, due to warm weather . This year's spring produce such as lettuces and leafy greens are several weeks earlier than normal in late March vs. mid-April, with high quality, reported The Packer Online. Full Story

USDA¿¡¼­ ¿Ã¿©¸§ ¿Á¼ö¼ö»ý»ê¿¡ ±â·ÏÀ» ¼¼¿ï °ÍÀ̶ó°í ¿¹»óÇÑ µÚ ¿Á¼ö¼ö°¡°ÝÀÌ ±Þ°ÝÈ÷ Ç϶ôÇß´Ù. Corn prices took a dive after USDA predicted corn production would set a record this summer, reported The Associated Press.. Full Story

È£ÁÖ¿Í ³²¾ÆÇÁ¸®Ä«°øÈ­±¹¿¡ Å« Ÿ°ÝÀ» ÁÖ¾ú´ø ¾Æº¸Ä«µµ »Ñ¸®¿ªº´(PRR)ÀÌ ¹Ì±¹ Ķ¸®Æ÷´Ï¾Æ¿¡ $30m~$40mÀÇ ÇÇÇظ¦ ÀÔÈú °ÍÀ¸·Î º¸ÀδÙ. Phytophthora root rot, a disease that has already eliminated commercial avocado production in many areas in Latin America and crippled production in Australia and South Africa, could cost California an estimated $30 million to $40 million a year . Research from the University of California, Riverside, shows how three rootstocks, available for commercial propagation by nurseries, that demonstrate superior tolerance to the disease, reported Western Farm Press. Full Story

 

 

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