USDA Market News Expands Reporting to Include Weekly Apple Juice Concentrate

AMS No. 254-10

Jimmie Turner (202) 720-8998jimmie.turner@ams.usda.gov

WASHINGTON, Dec. 10, 2010 – USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is now publishing the Apple Juice Concentrate Report.

Available free every Thursday, the new report is included in the National Apple Processing Report at: http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/ams.fetchTemplateData.do?template=Templ….

The new report, developed in a joint effort with the Minneapolis Grain Exchange, provides prices offered mostly to importers for various U.S. entry points. Prices are reported on a per gallon basis in U.S. dollars.

For more information about the Market News Portal or the new Apple Juice Concentrate Report, contact Fred Teensma at (510) 637-1815 or fred.teensma@ams.usda.gov; or Jeff Main, (509) 575-8903 or jeff.main@ams.usda.gov.

For more information about the services of AMS’ Fruit and Vegetable Market News, contact Terry Long at (202) 720-2175 or terry.long@ams.usda.gov.

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