USDA Market News Expands Reporting to Include Weekly Organic Summary

AMS No. 073-10
 

Jimmie Turner (202) 720-8998jimmie.turner@ams.usda.govBilly Cox (202) 720-8998billy.cox@ams.usda.gov

WASHINGTON, April 29, 2010 – USDA’s Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) is now publishing the National Fruit and Vegetable Organic Summary.

Available free every Tuesday at www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/fvworganic.pdf, the new report provides an easy-to-use summary of the market data, including wholesale and shipping point prices and movement data.

The report provides all available organic market data at a glance; thus, significantly reducing the amount of time customers spend searching for organic market data.

For more information about the Market News Portal or the new National Fruit and Vegetable Organic Summary, contact Fred Teensma at (510) 637-1815 or fred.teensma@ams.usda.gov. 

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