BENTON HARBOR, MICHIGAN 7-Feb-2012
Provided by: Fruit and Vegetable Market News,
             Federal Market News Service, USDA

Phone: (269)982-1004        Fax: (269)982-1005
   
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APPLES FOR PROCESSING

Trading is fairly active for juice and peelers.  Juice apples are 
higher and selling from 7.50-10.00 per cwt.delivered to receiving 
station. Some hard varieties are selling for 13.00 with some soft 
varieties 11.00. 

The Michigan Processing Apple Growers Marketing Committee of the Farm 
Bureau’s Michigan Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Association, Inc. 
negotiated minimum processing apple prices for the 2011 crop.  Prices 
are per cwt F.O.B. packing shed:
Jonathan                   2-1/2 inches & up   14.00
Jonagold, Idared & Crispin 2-1/2 inches & up   13.25
Northern Spy               2-1/2 inches & up   12.25
Hard varieties (including Golden Delicious and Rome)   
                           2-1/2 inches & up   12.25
Soft varieties             2-1/2 inches & up   10.50
Straight loads of Juice Apples                  7.50
Apples under 2-1/2 inches in peeler loads       6.50


FRESH FRUIT, SOLICITATION NO.: 2000000820
http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELPRDC5096774

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) invites offers to sell fresh fruit pursuant to the 
AMS Master Solicitation for use in theNational School Lunch Program and other Federal food 
and nutrition assistance programs.  Acceptances will be announced by midnight,February 14, 
2012. Deliveries are to be made between March 5 to 7, 2012.
This solicitation is 100% Small Business Set-Aside - See FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small 
Business Set-Aside. Vendors or subcontractors who are supplying fresh fruit are required to 
undergo the USDA AMS FVP Fresh Products Branch Good Handling Practices (GHP) 
certifications process, and must score at least 80% on EACH of the following element: House 
Packing; Storage and Transportation; and Traceback. In addition to the GHP, vendor
or subcontractors/suppliers are also required to undergo the Good Agricultural Practices 
(GAP)certification process. This requirement must be met prior to bid opening. Brokers are 
exempt from this requirement. Vendors must submit a list of growers/ suppliers to be used for 
the above referenced Solicitation who are USDA GHP/GAP certified prior to the bid opening 
date. The list can be uploaded to WBSCM along with the bid submission.
The Fresh Produce Audit Verification Program can be accessed at the following website:
https://www.ams.usda.gov/fv/fpbgapghp.htm

BOTTLED FRUIT JUICES, SOLICITATION NO: 2000000814
http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=STELPRDC5096772

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) invites offers to sell bottled fruit juices pursuant to 
the AMS Master Solicitation for use in the National School Lunch Program and other Federal 
food and nutrition assistance programs. Acceptances will be announced by midnight, February 
28, 2012. Deliveries are to be made between April 1, 2012 and June 30, 2012.
This Solicitation may show multiple stops on some line items; however, the number of stops 
will be limited to a maximum of three. To determine the number of destinations review the 
"Tendering Text" for the lot, which will indicate the City and State for each stop. Also, note that 
each lot for the split shipments must have the same price.
For offshore destinations (Puerto Rico, Hawaii, etc.), offerers have the option to choose to 
enter their bids direct to the offshore destination or to the port.
The Apple Juice, Cranberry Apple Juice, Cherry Apple Juice, and Grape Juice of this 
solicitation are 100%, Small Business Set-Aside. See FAR 52.219-6 Notice of Total Small 
Business Set-Aside.

Weekly Summary of Commodity Purchases can be found at the link below:

http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/getfile?dDocName=stelprdc5095738