Panorama de precios de arandanos en EEUU

Aqui recopilamos información de precios al productor y envíos en las últimas zonas productoras de arándanos frescos en EEUU que son las que compiten con la primicia Argentina y chilena. Las informaciones nos fueron enviadas de Washington, Michigan, Oregon y British Columbia
Blueberries — F.o.b.s as of Sept. 8
06/Sept/2009 - 19/sept/2009
MICHIGAN — Shipments (38-32-22) — Movement expected to decrease as season continues to wind down. Trading very active. Prices higher. Flats of 12 1-pint cups with lids medium-large $28.50-32, flats of 12 6-ounce cups with lids medium $22-24.50. Quality variable. BRITISH COLUMBIA CROSSINGS THROUGH NORTHWEST WASHINGTON — Crossings (9-13-10) — Movement expected to decrease seasonally. Trading moderate. Prices slightly higher. Prices of 12 6-ounce cups with lids Canada 1 medium-large mostly elliots and bluecrop, mostly $16.50-18.50. 12 1-pint cups with lids Canada 1 remaining supplies insufficient to establish a market. Prices in U.S. dollars. Includes palletizing and cooling. Quality generally good. OREGON/WASHINGTON — Shipments (9-8-6) — Movement expected to decrease slightly. Trading moderate. Prices slightly higher. Flats of 12 6-ounce cups with lids medium-large mostly elliot, $16.50-20.50. Includes palletizing and cooling. Handlers generally anticipated packing and shipping 12 6-ounce cup flats the week of Sept. 7 before transitioning to 12 4.4-ounce cup flats. Quality generally good.
Blueberries — F.o.b.s as of Aug. 31
30/Aug/2009 - 12/Sept/2009
MICHIGAN — Shipments (51-38-32) — Movement expected to decrease as below normal temperatures has slowed fruit maturity. Trading very active. Prices higher but in a wide range. Flats of 12 1-pint cups with lids medium-large $24-26.50, flats of 12 6-ounce cups with lids medium $14.50-17. Most harvesting curtailed Aug. 26-29 because of rain and wet fields. Many shipments from prior commitments at lower prices. Quality variable. OREGON/WASHINGTON — Shipments (11-8-8) — Movement expected to decrease slightly. Trading moderate. Prices higher. Flats of 12 1-pint cups with lids medium-large mostly $20-22, flats of 12 6-ounce cups with lids medium-large $14.50-16.50. Includes palletizing and cooling. Varieties being harvested as of Aug. 31 were elliots, aurora and briggita. Quality generally good

Fuente LATINBERRIES

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En EE.UU. y a pesar de las ayudas prometidas al sector, los profesionales del agro coinciden en esta interesante encuesta, en sus pronósticos de problemas financieros para los productores norteamericanos durante los próximos 3 años.

La encuesta enviada titulada Agricultural Financial Conditions for 2009 fue realizada por numerosas Universidades de EE.UU. y muestra claramente como los profesionales relacionados al agro ven que la crisis financiera impactará en la producción americana tarde o temprano.

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Según Rabobank debido al tipo de cambio aumentarían las exportaciones de berries desde EEUU. al mundo

Según este reciente trabajo llamado Ag Focus US Berries, publicado por Rabobank, debido a la debilidad del dólar y al aumento de la demanda de nuevos mercados, EE.UU. tiene una gran oportunidad para aumentar sus ventas en mercados externos. Aquí una descripción del trabajo.

The low dollar combined with increased demand for berries has given U.S. farmers the opportunity to expand their exports, according to a recent Rabobank report. According to the report, "Ag Focus - U.S. Berries," the United States has room to expand its berry exports overseas as demand continues to grow-particularly demand for raspberries and blueberries. In fact, Japan has increasingly become a marketplace for blueberries. While strawberry demand is leveling off, Canada remains the top export target, accounting for more than 80% of the exports, while Mexico takes 12%.

"There are opportunities for U.S. berry farmers in markets where domestic blueberry production can't keep up with demand-such as northern Europe or Asia," said Rabobank Assistant Vice President of Food & Agribusiness Research and Advisory (FAR) Marieke de Rijke. "However, even the U.S. consumer appetite for blueberries has most likely not been fulfilled, which creates additional domestic growth opportunities."

Additionally, promotion of the health benefits of berries has been touted internationally pushing demand up beyond U.S. borders. "Over the past several years, demand for all U.S. berry varieties has grown significantly due to increased consumer awareness of their health benefits. In the short term, demand for blueberries and raspberries is expected to continue growing," said de Rijke. "They are the type of fruit today's consumer is looking for: convenient, healthy and available year-round. In the medium to longer-term however, demand for berries, and strawberries in particular, are expected to grow at a more gradual pace."

In the United States, fresh blueberry consumption is up 65%, fresh raspberry consumption is up nearly 300% and fresh strawberry demand is up 45%. This growth has kept prices strong and has encouraged farmers to expand production acreage.

Wild blueberries, which are indigenous to North America, combined with cultivated blueberries make up the second largest berry crop in the United States. And, while 2007 production is down slightly from 2006, demand continues to increase. "Blueberries, which are a rich source of antioxidants, vitamin C and fiber, have enjoyed increased demand as consumers continue to look for healthier and more nutritious diets," de Rijke said. "Additionally, consumers also appear to prefer the convenience of eating blueberries because they don't require any peeling or slicing."
Source: Business Credit

Precios al productor y producción en EEUU

Según fuentes desde New Jersey a las que tuvo acceso LATINBERRIES, se esperan en este estado buena producción y buenos precios de arándanos a pesar de la crisis financiera en EE.UU.New Jersey es el segundo estado productor en EE.UU. detrás de Michigan. Según el USDA durante 2007 New Jersey produjo 54 millones de libras de arándanos por un valor de 90 millones de U$D.

Michigan fue el primer estado productor. Produjo 93 millones the libras en 2007 con algunas bajas en producción en los lugares mas alejados de los lagos debido a las fuertes heladas en floración.Los precios recibidos por el productor seguirían subiendo. En el 2005 los productores recibieron en promedio U$D 0,44 por libra, subió a U$D 0,5 por libra en 2006 y finalmente a U$D 1,67 por libra durante el año pasado. Se esperan precios superiores para este 2008 según los especialistas que seguirían la tendencia inflacionaria de la mayoría de los alimentos en EE.UU.

Fuente LATINBERRIES

A pesar de tener un gran año de producción, se pagaron precios récord a productores estadounidenses de arándanos

A pesar de tener records en producción varios estados de EE.UU. obtuvieron también precios récord para sus arándanos. Aquí un extracto de la nota.

HAMMONTON -- Blueberry farmers here and throughout New Jersey say good weather helped yield their highest-ever crop in 2007.
The U.S. Agriculture Department reports Garden State farmers produced 54 million pounds of blueberries at a value of $90.2 million. In 2006, the blueberry crop set a previous record of $83 million.
Paul Macrie of Macrie Brothers Blueberry Farm on Weymouth Road here said in addition to the good weather, other factors figured into the record year. "The labor was plentiful. There was also plenty of demand for the supply of the blueberries," Macrie said Tuesday. "There was interest in juice products, as well as the fresh berries on the shelves."
The Duke variety of blueberry, which is one of three varieties grown on the 600 acres of farmland dedicated to the tiny berry at Macrie's, also is a high yield berry which reaches its peak in early July, right at the prime time for blueberries.
Known as "The Blueberry Capital of the World," Hammonton has dozens of farms, which grow the berry in the sandy soil of the Pinelands region. A summertime festival dedicated to the blueberry attracts thousands here each year.
State Agriculture Secretary Charles Kuperus says the public is responding to good taste and the fruit's reported health benefits.
"The demand for blueberries is increasing, not only for their good taste and versatility, but due to the reported health benefits of eating them," Kuperus said. "We expect a continued consumer interest in blueberries and for our blueberry farms to keep pace." Prices farmers received increased to $1.67 per pound, up from $1.61 in 2006, another record-high. It also was a large jump from the $1.23 per-pound average reached in 2005.
The Garden State ranks behind Michigan for blueberry production in the U.S. In 2007, Michigan farmers produced 93 million pounds of blueberries, valued at $165 million.

Fuente The Hammonton News