BOLETIN INFORMATIVO 1. 2. 3. 4. Contenido: PMA Fresh Connections México USDA to purchase $4.5 million in fresh tomatoes, Packer Daily Demand for Florida tomatoes looks strong, Packer Daily Mexico dominates U.S. fresh produce imports; Packer Daily 1. PMA Fresh Connections México Teniendo como anfitriones a PMA y Meister Media Worldwide, la Conferencia y Expo PMA Fresh Connections México 2013, tendrá lugar los días 16 y 17 de Mayo en el Hotel Presidente Intercontinental de Guadalajara, Jalisco (México). Fresh Connections México ofrece a los profesionales en el mercado de frutas, hortalizas y flores frescas la oportunidad de establecer relaciones comerciales valiosas con los principales productores, distribuidores y comercializadores de México. Este evento de dos días incluye sesiones educativas impartidas por oradores expertos, con información detallada sobre los principales problemas que afectan a nuestra industria. Fresh Connections México presenta numerosas oportunidades para los expositores y patrocinadores que deseen ampliar sus redes de contactos y establecer relaciones comerciales valiosas con líderes de todos los sectores de la cadena de valor de frutas, hortalizas y flores frescas, además de conocer a clientes potenciales listos para cerrar tratos comerciales. Visita: http://www.freshconnectionsmexico.com/es/ 2. USDA to purchase $4.5 million in fresh tomatoes, Packer Daily The U.S. Department of Agriculture plans to purchase $4.5 million in fresh tomatoes. “This purchase will assist tomato growers who are struggling with challenging marketing conditions caused by an oversupply of domestic tomatoes, international competition, and declining prices” Edward Avalos, USDA under secretary of Marketing and Regulatory Programs said in an April 4 e-mail. “The purchase will help mitigate further downward prices, stabilize market conditions, and provide high-quality, nutritious food to recipients of USDA’s nutrition programs.” Para la nota completa visita: http://www.thepacker.com/fruit-vegetable-enewsletter/packer-daily/USDA-announces-45million-fresh-tomato-purchase-201523771.html PDF created with FinePrint pdfFactory trial version www.pdffactory.com 3. Demand for Florida tomatoes looks strong, Packer Daily Florida grower-shippers expect strong demand for high-quality tomatoes as the deal moves north. Homestead, Fla.-based DiMare Co. expects to wind down its Homestead deal in mid-April and its Immokalee, Fla., harvest a week later, said Tony DiMare, vice president. Suspension agreement DiMare said that as of early April, the effects of a new suspension agreement between Mexico and the U.S., which raises the floor prices of Mexican tomatoes, has been minimal. “I think it’s still too early to determine. I don’t know if it’s had much of an effect,” he said. “Look at the market pre-suspension, it was a $12-14 market. Since then the market in Florida has come down to $8-10.” Para la nota completa visita: http://www.thepacker.com/fruit-vegetable-enewsletter/packer-daily/Demand-for-Floridatomatoes-strong-201439871.html?view=all 4. Mexico dominates U.S. fresh produce imports; Packer Daily Statistics from the U.S. Department of Agriculture show that Mexico by far is the most important supplier of fresh produce to the U.S., accounting for 69% of U.S. fresh vegetable import value and 37% of U.S. fresh fruit import value in 2012. U.S. imports of Mexican fresh fruit totaled $2.86 billion in 2012, with the import value increasing by an average of about 20% per year from 1999 to 2012. By comparison, the value of U.S. imports of Chilean fruit totaled $1.22 billion in 2012, up an average of 10% per year over the same period. Mexico accounted for $4.05 billion in U.S. fresh vegetable imports in 2012. From 1999 to 2012, the average annual growth in the value of U.S. fresh vegetable imports from Mexico was 15%, compared with 14% annual growth in the value of U.S. fresh imports from Canada. While Peru accounted for just 5% of U.S. fresh vegetable import value in 2012, annual growth in the value of imports of fresh vegetables from Peru averaged 31% from 1999 to 2012, according to the report. Para la nota completa visita: http://www.thepacker.com/fruit-vegetable-enewsletter/packer-daily/Mexico-dominates-USfresh-produce-imports-201449021.html Atentamente, Estrategias Agrícolas AARC del Río Culiacán PDF created with FinePrint pdfFactory trial version www.pdffactory.com