Before this week, orange-juice futures had plunged 24 percent in six weeks, to less than the amount charged by processors that buy oranges, squeeze them and freeze the juice. June 29 (Bloomberg) -- Orange-juice futures rose the most in eight months as traders snapped up contracts that had dropped below the prices juice producers are paying processors for frozen concentrate. Forecasts for a larger orange harvest may lead to lower juice prices, according to analysts. orange-juice sales fell...

Just eight strawberries have the equivalent vitamin C as a glass of orange juice, and contain only 46 calories of a delightfully sweet, fat free fruit. Consumers need to be aware that the varieties grown on local farms are not the same as many varieties available in grocery stores shipped in from other areas. New York growers have many varieties planted to bring on early season berries, and extend the harvest so consumers can enjoy fresh berries through early July. Consumers interested in...

Attendees will experience the two-and-a-half acre deep-planted Smokey and Martin saskatoon orchard in various production stages, as well as two acres of newly planted and five acres of established Kent and Cavendish strawberries. If individuals are looking to establish their own orchards, they will be able to take some good information home and apply it themselves. The farm will also display several pieces of equipment, including a complete line of strawberry production equipment,...

The unseasonably warm weather at the start of April may have been welcomed by the general public, but don't include the countys strawberry growers in that group. Price said this years king bloom produced some good quality fruit, but the size is down and he is not sure what he going to get for the secondary blooms. Were going to wait a little bit to let the secondary fruit grow a little then harvest for processing, he said. Our size is definitely down, the quality is good, but its been so...

Apple growers remember what happened in the 1990's when china began selling apple juice concentrate in the United States. Now, with the farm bill up for renewal this year, apple growers are pressing for more federal funding to develop technologies to make harvesting less costly. Prices got so low; some United States juice companies were forced out of the domestic market. They are worried that China may flood the United States market with fresh apples in the coming years. For station...