Juices & concentrates.(Markets)(supply and demand)

Food Institute Report, The, October, 2004

GRAPE--U.S. grape production is expected to total 6.07 million tons, down 5% from the Aug. 1 forecast and 8% below 2003. California leads the U.S. in grape production with 91% of the total.

Grape production for New York is forecast at 145,000 tons, down 3% since August and 27% since 2003. Growers in the Finger Lakes region are reporting low yields caused by cold temperatures in January. Rainy weather this summer adversely affected fruit quality and grapes are not ripening normally.

Michigan's grape production is forecast at 54,600 tons, 22% below the August forecast and 42% below 2003. Black rot and phomopsis resulted from wet conditions before bloom in the southwest part of the state where weakened vines were already producing less fruit. Grape berry...

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