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Tony DiMare, ChairmanFlorida Tomato Committee

2000-2001

Letter from the Chairman

The 2000-2001 season brought many challenges tothe industry. Two hurricanes in the fall of 2000 followedby a New Year’s freeze resulted in major market volatility.High markets followed the freeze and low markets cameon the heels of recovery. These swings tend to rewardsome and punish others, generally resulting in a verymixed year for many growers. The overall effect was areduction in volume with improved average returns overthe previous season.

Retail promotion remained a central focus of ourmarketing program and was accomplished through thejoint effort of the Florida Department of Agriculture andConsumer Services and the Florida Tomato Committee.Statewide coverage in spring promotions was achievedwith over 600 stores participating. Using USDA MarketAccess and Promotion (MAP) funds, joint participationwith the California Tomato Commission continued in theUSA Tomato Promotion Program, which was targeted atthe Canadian market and the developing market of Japan.

The proposed change in the weight exemption forfield-packs was the only new regulation presented to theCommittee in 2000-2001 and appropriate action isunderway to reestablish the 25-lb. requirement for the2001-2002 season.

At the conclusion of the year, I will have completedmy two years as Chairman and look forward to workingwith the incoming Chairman. The opportunities andchallenges are always ongoing and the Committee shouldcontinue to foster cooperation among the industry tomeet those needs.

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Table of Contents

Introduction 1

Crop Summary 1

Tomato Imports Summary 3

Market Share 3

Education and Promotion Summary 4

Research Summary 6

Regulations and Compliance Summary 7

District Map 8

Committee Meetings Summary 9

Budget 10

Statistics 11

Tables 12

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Introduction

The Annual Report is intended to provide an understandable summary of the Committee’sactivities and an overview of the Florida fresh tomato industry’s 2000-01 marketing season. Facts onthe following pages will document a varied season of moderately high to extremely low pricesrecurring throughout the harvesting period.

The season started with the same regulations that were in effect at the end of the 1999-2000season with one exception. The maximum diameter of size 6x6 was increased by 2/32 of an inch to2 29/32 inches from 2 27/32 inches. Total shipments for the 2000-2001 season were 53,649,50825-lb. equivalents. This numberrepresented 2,357,213 25-lb.equivalents fewer than the56,006,721, 25-lb. equivalentsshipped for the 1999-2000 season.The total acreage harvested was35,910 acres, 518 acres fewer thanthe 36,428 acres harvested duringthe 1999-2000 season. Thesenumbers resulted in a 4.2% decreasein total shipments and 1.4% decreasein harvested acreage for the 2000-2001 season as compared to the1999-2000 season. Decreasedacreage, tropical storms damage, andthe effects of freezing temperaturesall contributed to the decreased harvest this season.

Mexican tomato imports were slightly ahead of last season’s numbers though their effect on themarket remained the same. Canadian and Holland greenhouse tomato imports continued theirstrong showing in many domesticmarkets with Canadian greenhousetomatoes being sold at relatively lowprices at various times during theseason.

Economically, the season wasmixed. Tropical storms and freezingtemperatures caused erratic supplieswith prices for a 25-lb. box of 5X6mature, green tomatoes fluctuatingfrom a high of $20.00 to a low of$4.00. The average price for theseason was $9.16. The total cashvalue of the crop was $491,259,430compared to $399,428,177 lastseason and $419,827,041 the seasonbefore last.

Crop Summary

According to the Florida Agricultural Statistics Service, Districts 2 and 4 began planting in earlyAugust for the fall crop. District 3 started transplanting the third week of August. Field working wasdelayed in some areas by the effects of Hurricanes Debby and Gordon. The passage of HurricaneGordon through the Florida straights and off the Gulf Coast brought significant rains to Immokalee,Palmetto-Ruskin, and the East Coast areas in mid-September. Transplanting of limited acreage inDistrict 1 began the last week of September. During the week of October 1 through 7, a tropicaldepression deposited heavy rains in Districts 1, 2, and 3, causing fieldwork to be delayed. Mostacreage escaped significant damage from the heavy rains and where damage occurred, growersrepaired plastic that had bubbled and replanted flooded acreage.

There was increased spraying of fields after the rains in order to combat disease and insects.Dry, mild conditions prevailed for several weeks following the rains, allowing damaged crops torecover and transplanting to get back on schedule. Districts 2 and 4 began harvesting the thirdweek in October. District 3 started a week later. Mostly dry conditions during November allowedharvesting to gain momentum in the Southwest, East Coast, and Palmetto-Ruskin regions. Yieldswere below normal due to increased bloom drop, scars, and water damage. Several cold fronts inlate November and early December slowed fruit sizing and plant growth.

Acreage

Shipment

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Heavy rains in Dade County during early December and strong winds in mid-December, tossedvines in Districts 1, 2, and 3, but caused no significant damage. Picking in Southwestern and EastCoast localities remained steady during December. District 4 harvesting began to slow down inmid-December and was virtually over by the end of the month. Temperatures near freezing dippedinto southern Peninsula localities during the New Year’s holiday and caused significant damage tofoliage and some frozen fruit in the Immokalee area. Dade County producers started picking asmall acreage during late December increasing volume in early to mid-January. Dade Countygrowers ran irrigation to protect plants from the freeze during early January. Freeze damage tofoliage around Immokalee was significant, and younger plants received less damage than olderplants. Southwestern producers salvaged as much fruit as possible from fields damaged by the earlyJanuary cold and kept fields as wet as possible to aid plant recovery after the freeze. Some plants inthe East Coast region showed cold damage to the tops of plants while other plants in warmer spotswere not affected. Strong winds accompanying the freeze increased bloom and fruit drop.

Cool weather during January delayed plant growth and fruit maturation. Dade Countyproducers finished transplanting in late January. Growers around Immokalee finished during lateFebruary. Southwestern producers picked reduced supplies throughout February, but supplies fromDade County increased steadily over the month. Strong winds followed showers in mid-March inthe Southwest and Palmetto-Ruskin areas and broke stems and caused leaves to fall off plants.Blowing sand scarred some fruit. Transplanting ended in the East Coast and Palmetto-Ruskin regionsduring late March. Packouts were below normal during late March in Dade County and theSouthwest with shoulder damage and stem cracks causing fruit to fall short of grade standards.Heavy rains during the last week of March brought light hail to some Palmetto-Ruskin localities. Byearly April, southern Peninsula producers started to pick acreage planted after the New Year’s freeze.A low market during most of April caused producers not to make some third picks. Warmertemperatures during early April accelerated fruit ripening in the East Coast region. Picking began inthe Palmetto-Ruskin area in mid-April. Some fruit, with inadequate foliage cover, blistered andsunburned during late April in the Southwest and Palmetto-Ruskin regions.

Warm temperatures in the East Coast area caused plants to wilt during late April. Dade Countygrowers turned most fields over to vine ripe harvesting during the last half of April, and the seasoncompleted by late May. Strong winds caused some foliage damage, and wet ground delayed somefield activities for a few days during early May in the East Coast region.

A higher market in mid-May caused some growers to increase the number of picks in theSouthwest and East Coast areas. Vine-ripe and U-Pick harvesting became active in the Palmetto-Ruskin area by mid-May while the picking of greens increased. Hot temperatures during Mayaccelerated fruit ripening. Frequent rains during late May and all of June interrupted field work in allareas. Quincy growers started picking by early June as Southwestern and East Coast producersfinished. Storms, caused by the remains of Tropical Storm Allison, interrupted some field activitiesaround Quincy in mid-June, and frequent showers during the last half of the month damaged fruitand delayed harvesting. Palmetto-Ruskin and Quincy producers completed harvesting in early July.

The major varieties harvested in the production area by percentage were: Florida 47, 41.1%;Sanibel, 11.8%; Florida 91, 10.8; All BHN, 10.1%; Solar Mars, 4.7%; Agriset 761, 4.5%; Solar Set,3.2%; Sunpride, 2.2%; Teresa, 1.0%; Floralina, 0.8%, and other, 9.8%.

The total acreage harvested was 35,910, which was 518 acres fewer than the 36,428 acresharvested during the 1999-2000 season. Planted acreage in District 1 was 3,658 acres, up 529acres from the 3,129 acres harvested during the1999-2000 season. In District 2, planted acreagewas 4,255, down 409 acres from the previous seasons harvested acreage of 4,664. District 3showed a 2,018-acre decrease from the 1999-2000 season harvested acreage of 17,198, with a total

planted acreage of15,180. District 4showed an increaseof 1,380 acres overthe previous seasonsharvested acreage of11,437, with a totalplanted acreage of12,817.

Percentage of Varieties Planted

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Shipments

The total shipments for all four districts were 53,649,508 25-lb. equivalents shipped over a 36-week period. Twenty-six of these weeks had shipments exceeding one million packages with tenweeks showing more than two million. The total shipments were down 2,357,213 25-lb.equivalents from the previous season.

The total value of the crop was about $491.3 million, compared to $399.4 million the previousseason. The average price was $9.16 per 25-lb. equivalent for the entire season compared to $6.89for 1999-2000. Tables Two, Three, Four and Five show the variations in average prices betweendistricts.

1998-1999 1999-2000 2000-2001

Tomato Imports Summary

The Mexican import figures for the season were slightly ahead of last year’s shipments. The totaleffect of Mexican tomatoes on the domestic market remained about the same as last year. Mexicohad its largest shipments during the months of January, February, and March, shipping 5.8, 6.2, and7.8 million 25-lb. equivalents respectively during those months. According to the Federal-StateMarket News, fresh tomato crossings from Mexico during the 2000-2001 season were 32,691,00025-lb. equivalent cartons. This is 1,324,000 25-lb. equivalent cartons more than the 31,367,000 25-lb. equivalent cartons shipped during the 1999-2000 season and 10,659,000 25-lb. equivalentcartons fewer than the 43,350,000 25-lb. equivalent cartons shipped during the 1998-99 season.Mexican shipments during Florida’s season were up approximately 4.2% over the previous seasonand down 24.6% over the 1998-1999 season. During the same period, Florida shipments weredown about 7.5% from the 1999-2000 season and 5.4% from the 1998-1999 season.

Although sound import numbers are unavailable for Canadian and Holland greenhouse tomatoimports, this category appears to be on the rise. Many domestic markets were flooded with lowpriced greenhouse tomatoes at various times during the season. Canadian greenhouse tomatoescontinue to be sold at suspiciously low prices when compared to their estimated costs ofproduction.

Market ShareFlorida vs. Mexico

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Above are three of the winners from this year’s FloridaSun Fresh Tomato Display Contest. Almost 700 storesin Florida, South Carolina, and Georgia took part inthis promotion, which increased volume as much as84% over the previous week’s sales.

Education and Promotion Summary

The 2000-01 education and promotion plan for Florida Sun Fresh Tomatoes had several goals.The main goal of the plan was to achieve a higher demand and increase sales for field growntomatoes from Florida. Our goal was to find the best programs for Florida Sun Fresh tomatoes. TheCommittee analyzed each promotional opportunity to make sure that they were being utilized totheir highest and most efficient degree. Forexample, in the Florida Sun Fresh 2001Produce Display Contest, we refined thecontest to reduce the total cost to half ofthe previous years and reached almost 700retail outlets.

RetailThe Committee focused on relationships

with the retail community. We continued ourrelationship with Super Wal-Mart, expandedour relationship with the Publix organization toinclude all three districts in Florida, andcreated a relationship with Kash N’ Karry. TheCommittee found that to achieve the results wewere looking for we must tailor our efforts tothe specific groups involved.

January’s taste test promotion with SuperWal-Mart evolved out of our “Pick a FloridaTomato” promotion from the last season. Thepromotion took place in over 90 storesthroughout the state of Florida.

The Committee, in conjunction with theFlorida Department of Agriculture andConsumer Services (FDACS), worked to takeretail promotions to a new level. The result wasseparate promotions for each district of Publixand a larger promotion for all 114 Kash N‘Karry stores in the state of Florida. Thesepromotions increased volume as much as 84%over the previous week’s sales. The number ofstores involved jumped from 286 last year toalmost 700 this year.

FoodserviceThe Committee focused its foodservice

activities around education. A newfoodservice brochure and poster weredeveloped and are currently in the final stagesof design for next season. The Committee alsotook part in advertising opportunities with theFoodservice Newsletter. Ads gave us theopportunity to share Florida Sun Fresh recipesalong with nutritional information and properhandling and storage methods. TheFoodservice Newsletter reaches over 25,000foodservice operators. The Committee hosteda section of PMA’s Produce Academy in the fallof 2000. The academy is a two-day intensiveinteractive classroom experience that gives allparticipants important lessons on properhandling of field grown tomatoes and theirmany foodservice uses.

In support of the Committee’s efforts infoodservice, Lewis & Neale developed a newfoodservice brochure with several new and innovative recipes. In addition, Lewis & Neale achieved14 separate placements of Florida tomato recipes with four-color photography and use informationin magazines that reach foodservice operators. The final initiative on the foodservice front was the

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Jennifer Mannion, a student at Peter Kump’sCooking School in New York City, won firstprize in this year’s “Best of the Best” TomatoContest for her Roasted Florida TomatoesParmesan recipe.

This year the Committee created new tradeadvertising that focused on the Fresh FromFlorida message and highlighted the FloridaSun Fresh branding initiative.

12th Annual Florida Sun Fresh “Best of the Best” TomatoRecipe Contest for culinary students. The winningrecipes will be publicized through foodservicemagazines and placed with a syndicated newspapereditor during the upcoming year.

Public RelationsDuring the 2000-01 marketing year, the Committee

continued to work with New York based, Lewis andNeale. As a result of press releases and one-on-onework with magazine and syndicated newspaper foodeditors, articles published across the country showcasedFlorida tomato recipes, food photography, as well as thekey message — “Don’t refrigerate fresh tomatoes!” Forthe first time, many of these press materials weretranslated into Spanish and distributed to publicationsthat reach the growing Latino population in the U.S.The result: An estimated consumer readership totalingmore than 100 million.

In support of “April is Florida Sun Fresh TomatoMonth” kits were produced and sent to produce buyers and merchandisers around the countryoffering them leaflets, point of purchase materials and educational videos. Consumer affairsdirectors received kits with various aids to assist them in educating the public on tomatoes.

Market Access and PromotionActivities to support market development outside of the United States were focused in Japan and

Canada. Most of the Committee’s emphasis was placed on the Canadian market. Brad Brownsey ofBrownsey and Associates was retained to represent USA Tomatoes with the cost shared with TheCalifornia Tomato Commission.

In March, the Committee took part in a retail based, reverse trade mission with Sobey’s ofQuebec. Two technical services seminars were held inCanada with Associated Growers and Bridge BrandFoodservice. Email communiqués were sent out duringthe season. These updates provided information on cropavailability, future trends, and marketing/educationalopportunities in order to encourage continued listing and/or promotional support for Florida tomatoes. These briefand informative issues remain one of the most wellreceived elements of the program.

Canadian consumer research was undertaken toassess the importance of USA Tomatoes. The LegerMarketing Study found that USA tomatoes remained afavorite of Canadian consumers. Canadian hothousetomatoes were the preferred type of tomato purchased at41%. U.S. field-grown and vine-ripe tomatoes followedclose behind at 37% and 33% respectively, based onthis survey.

Brownsey and Associates worked with retail chainsto assure that USA Tomatoes were prominently featuredin retail circulars throughout the season as well asshowcasing the Florida Tomato Industry was representedat multiple trade shows this past season. The trade showsincluded the Canadian Produce Marketing Association’sAnnual Conference and Exhibition held in Vancouver,B.C., the Canadian Food & Beverage Show in Toronto,Serca Foodservice in Ontario, and Associated GrocersRetailer Exhibition and Conference in Kelowna, B.C.

Trade Advertising and Press PlacementsCareful review of trade advertising was undertaken during the year. The Committee is still

reviewing whether or not ad placement in trade publications has a tangible effect on final sales.With that thought in mind, the Committee continued to participate in trade advertising but on aslightly smaller scale, focusing on key issues of publications. The Committee participated inadvertising with The Packer, Produce News, Produce Merchandising, Produce Business and FDACSFresh From Florida Magazine.

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This past December, Florida tomatoes werehighlighted in the latest cooking series withworld famous chef, Burt Wolf. The specialbegan airing in December of 2000 and willcontinue in PBS syndication throughout theworld for the next two years.

On an editorial level, the Committee produced aregular column for Tomato Magazine. The Committeealso submitted several articles to The Packer, ProduceNews, Produce Business, Florida Grower and ProduceMerchandising. The Committee also published anarticle in Florida Grower and used effective editorialresponse to refute some of the misconceptions on theindustry that were published in an article in the ProduceNews.

2000-2001 Research Summary

During the 2000-2001 season, the Committeefunded fifteen research projects totaling $275,000.

Complete overviews of these projects werepresented at the Organizational Meeting of the FloridaTomato Committee in September 2000. The results weremade available in printed form to those present at themeeting and any person desiring more information canobtain a copy of the results from the Florida TomatoCommittee office in Orlando.

The Florida Tomato Committee supports research bycontributing funds to particular projects in which theyhave interest. Florida tomato producers feel thatcontinued support of research projects through the IFASsystem is essential to the future of the industry. TheResearch Subcommittee of the Florida TomatoCommittee will continue to review all requests forresearch funds and make recommendations to the full Committee.

2000-2001 Research Projects

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Evaluating approaches for weed and nematode controlfor tomato production in south Florida

Development of grade standards for tomato softness

Developing tomato cultivars with Broad-spectrumResistance to Whitefly-Transmitted Geminiviruses inFlorida

Breeding Tomatoes for Florida

Tomato Flavor Analysis of High Lycopene Hybrids andInbreds, Transgenics, and other Tomato Lines with WithSpecific Flavor Characteristics

Breeding Tomatoes for Resistance to all Three Races ofthe Bacterial Spot Pathogen

Residual Effects of Fumigant Alternatives on Nutsedge,Root Knot Nematode, Fusarium Wilt and Double CropCucumber/Cover Crop Production

IPM of Thrips and Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus in Florida

Leader(s)

Herbert Bryan, Gladis Zinati,Robert McSorley

Mark Ritenour

J.E. Polston, J.W. Scott,E. Hiebert, D.J. Schuster

J.W. Scott

Elizabeth Baldwin, J.W. Scott

J.W. Scott, J.B. Jones

J.P. Gilreath, J.W. Noling,J.P. Jones, P.R. Gilreath

Joe Funderburk, Tim Momol,Stephen Olsen, Phyllis Gilreath

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Regulations and Compliance Summary

Regulatory Bulletin No. 1, issued October 2, 2000, outlined the initial regulations for the 2000-2001 season. Regulatory Bulletin No. 2, issued November 8, 2000, amended Regulatory BulletinNo. 1 by removing 2-27/32 under “Max. Diameter” in inches for size 6x6 and by adding 2-29/32 inits place. Regulatory Bulletin No. 2 is reproduced as an insert to this report. The regulations alsorequired Registered Handlers to provide pack-out figures daily; to pay assessments in a timelymanner; and to be registered with the Committee in order to obtain inspection to ship tomatoes outof the regulated area. They defined the minimum and maximum diameters for all sizes and requiredall tomatoes packed by Registered Handlers to be in new containers of 10, 20, or 25 pounds netweight. The name and address of the Registered Handler had to be printed on each container.

The Agricultural Law Enforcement Uniformed Operations Section of the Florida Department ofAgriculture and Consumer Services and representatives of the Federal-State Fruit & VegetableInspection Service were extremely cooperative in assisting the Florida Tomato Committee in itsenforcement efforts. Both organizations are commended highly by the entire Florida TomatoIndustry for this invaluable service.

During the 2000-2001 season, Florida Agricultural Law Enforcement intercepted 67 shipmentsin violation of the Marketing Order, as compared with 87 interceptions the previous season. Someof these involved legitimate shipments that did not have the proper inspection certificates and inthese cases, the violators secured proper certification and were permitted to proceed to theirdestinations. Twenty-one of the violators were arrested or placed under bond, ranging from $75 to$750. Twenty of the violators donated their tomatoes to charitable institutions rather than return tothe point of shipment for proper inspection. Ten of the violators returned to the point of shipmentfor proper inspection or dumped their loads.

Enforcement efforts remained a central focus for the season due to the vigilant practices by theAgricultural Law Enforcement Uniformed Operating Section of the Florida Department ofAgriculture and Consumer Services. The USDA Branch office in Winter Haven, Florida providedcontinued support. Several Registered Handlers also assisted in theCommittee’s compliance efforts by calling in tips on possible illegalactivities. These tips were greatly appreciated and often proved highlyeffective in detecting and apprehending violators along withpreventing violations before they actually occurred.

The Committee staff continued to work with the USDA’s AMSCompliance Section, for federal investigation of serious violatorsand possible prosecution. Collecting late assessments fromRegistered Handlers was again successful this season due to thecooperative efforts of the USDA. Strong efforts will continue nextseason to better enforce the regulations of the Marketing Order.

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Sanitation and Temperature Management DuringTomato Harvest and Packing Operations May AffectIncidence of Storage Decay

Development of Diagnostic Test for Identification ofTomato Little Leaf

Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus Gene Function

Economics and Competitiveness in the Florida

Study to Assess Feasibility of Robotics for theMechanized Harvesting of Tomatoes

Crop Protection Coalition

Steven Sargent, Jerry Bartz,M. Tom Momol, P.D. Roberts,E. Rosskopf

S.M. Olson, P.C. Anderson,T.M. Momol, P.D. Roberts,E. Rosskopf

Scott T. Adkins,Charles A. Powell

John J. VanSickle

Anthony J. Stentz, NationalRobotics EngineeringConsortium

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Florida Tomato Committee District Map

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Members Alternates

Committee Meetings Summary

The Organizational Meeting of the Florida Tomato Committee was held on September 7-8,2000, at The Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Naples, Florida. The following officers were unanimously electedfor the 2000-2001 season: Tony DiMare, Chairman; Stephen Thomas, Vice Chairman; KernCarpenter, Secretary; and Glenn Dickman, Treasurer.

Dr. Everett Emino, Assistant Dean for Research at IFAS, University of Florida, expressedappreciation for the research grants funded by the Florida Tomato Committee and distributed copiesof the results. He introduced Dr. Jay Scott who gave a brief slide presentation on work involved inbreeding tomatoes for crown rot resistance.

Chairman DiMare introduced Nelson Pugh, Director, Division of Marketing & Development,Florida Department of Agriculture. Mr. Pugh showed a brief video highlighting “Tomato Campaign2000,” the first joint venture of the Florida Tomato Committee and FDACS. He gave an overview ofthe various promotions that took place within the past year. Reggie Brown reviewed the jointproject with FDACS on the Florida Sun Fresh identity mark and “box promotion.” He also thankedAsgrow Vegetable Seeds for their support in this promotion.

The Marketing Subcommittee recommended a change to the initial regulations, whereas, themaximum diameter of size 6x6 would be increased by 2/32 of an inch. This change increased thediameter to 2-29/32 inches from 2-27/32 inches.

The production research projects and the education and promotion plan recommended to theSecretary of Agriculture by the Florida Tomato Committee were approved as presented. Bothsubjects are outlined in this Annual Report.

Chairman Tony DiMare appointed members to the various subcommittees. The Bylaws statethat the Chairman is an ex-officio member of all subcommittees.

Executive SubcommitteeTony DiMare, Chairman Joseph EsformesStephen Thomas, Vice Chairman John ThomasKern Carpenter, Secretary Marshall HaganGlenn Dickman, Treasurer Galen Mooso

Finance SubcommitteeGary Smigiel, Chairman David NeillChristian Leleu Kent ManleyDan McClure James GraingerDavid Murrah Ed English

Marketing SubcommitteeJay Taylor, Chairman Dale JohnsonKern Carpenter Paul DiMareLarry Lipman James BarfieldBill O’Quinn Jamie Williams

Research Subcommittee Education & Promotion SubcommitteeKern Carpenter Teena Borek Elizabeth Esformes-AlvarezJames Grainger Kern Carpenter Peter Harllee, Jr.David Neill Glenn Dickman David MurrahDan McClure Tony DiMare David Neill

Joseph Esformes John Thomas

The Committee met again on February 27, 2001, at the Manatee County Extension Office.Districts reported on their current harvesting operations. Committee members also discussed theprogress of the Carnegie Mellon University study on the feasibility of robotic harvesting equipmentfor staked tomatoes with Dr. Herman Herman. New research programs were also discussed. Amotion was made to reinstate the weight requirements on field-packed tomatoes as follows; 25-lb.net weight with a two lb. tolerance over the minimum for a total of a 27-lb. net weight. The motionwas passed eight for and two against.

Nomination meetings were held in each of the four districts on April 18 and 19, 2001, to selectmembers and alternates to serve on the Florida Tomato Committee during the 2001-2002 season. Alist of nominees was forwarded to the Secretary of Agriculture for consideration in appointing thenew Committee. Current issues and problems were also discussed at these meetings.

On May 8, 2001, the Florida Tomato Committee Research Subcommittee met in Palmetto,Florida with Hagen Schempf of Carnegie Mellon University and Dr. Jay Scott of the University ofFlorida to discuss progress on the robotic tomato harvesting project and the tomato breeding program.

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Over (Under) Actual Budget Budget

REVENUES:

Assessments $ 1,349,217 $ 1,250,000 $ 99,217

Interest and other income 65,047 50,000 15,047

MAP reimbursements 141,670 180,000 (38,330)

Total revenues 1,555,934 1,480,000 75,934

EXPENSES:

Education and promotion 520,807 726,000 (205,193)

MAP promotion 181,640 280,000 (98,360)

Research 275,721 315,700 (39,979)

Salaries 304,170 328,900 (24,730)

Travel - committeemen 3,204 12,000 (8,796)

Travel - employees 30,927 40,000 (9,073)

Audit 5,980 4,500 1,480

Annual report materials 8,806 6,000 2,806

Communications 9,235 12,000 (2,765)

Depreciation 29,613 27,000 2,613

Employees health insurance 33,251 34,000 (749)

Employees retirement program 69,078 44,900 24,178

Equipment maintenance 1,310 1,500 (190)

Insurance and bonds 8,263 8,000 263

Miscellaneous 1,777 15,000 (13,223)

Office 5,762 14,000 (8,238)

Postage 6,947 6,000 947

Rent - office 24,480 24,500 (20)

Payroll taxes 22,643 20,000 2,643

Supplies and printing 10,091 10,000 91

Total expenses 1,553,705 1,930,000 (376,295)

EXCESS OF REVENUES (Expenses)

OVER EXPENSES (Revenues) 2,229 (450,000) 452,229

OPERATING RESERVE,

at August 1, 2000 1,779,846

OPERATING RESERVE,

at July 31, 2001 1,782,075

Florida Tomato CommitteeAudited Statement of Income and Expenses

for Fiscal Year Ended July 31, 2001

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Statistics

Each Federal-State Inspection Supervisor reported the details of the tomatoes packed theprevious day under the inspection of his crew in terms of grade, size, maturity, and containerweights. The information was compiled in the Committee office and remained confidential. Thetotals were not disseminated to Registered Handlers this season.

During the season, USDA’s Fruit and Vegetable Market News Service obtained F.O.B. priceinformation for each grade and size of tomatoes for the daily Tomato Fax Report. Because theTomato Fax Report does not report field pack or packinghouse pink F.O.B. prices, these tomatoes ofcolor are assigned the same prices and price structure as the mature greens for the purposes of thisreport. All of these reported prices and sales figures maybe inflated since price adjustments aftersales were not reported to the Committee office.

A summary of total weekly shipments was compiled from inspection certificates. This providedthe Committee with a detailed analysis of Florida shipments in terms of volume, price per unit, andtotal dollars returned for each grade and size of green and ripe tomatoes.

The following tables reflect summaries of the raw data collected above. The annual summary ofthe weekly shipments was compiled and is reproduced in this statistical section as Table One. Thetotal volume in this table is the total of the weekly shipments and the sales dollars are the total of theweekly returns. The average prices shown were calculated to the nearest cent; therefore, the volumetimes these calculated prices will not necessarily result in the exact sales dollars in the table. TablesTwo, Three, Four, and Five provide the same information for each district. Tables Six, Seven, Eight,and Nine deals with weekly shipments. Tables Ten and Eleven list weekly planting and harvestinginformation, and Table Twelve shows a five-year comparison of annual 25-lb. equivalents oftomatoes shipped from Florida and Mexico as reported by the Federal-State Market News Service.

This Annual Report contains Tables Thirteen, Fourteen, and Fifteen which provide planting andharvesting information for the past six seasons.

Appreciation is hereby expressed to the Florida Agricultural Statistics Service; FloridaDepartment of Agriculture and Consumer Services; Federal-State Inspection Service; U.S. MarketNews Service; University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences; and the many otherswho have assisted in developing the statistical information, which is so vital to the administration ofthe Florida Tomato Marketing Agreement and Order.

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Grade Avg. Sales Avg. SalesSize Containers % Price % Dollars Containers % Price % Dollars

85% U.S. No. 1 or Better

5 X 6/Larger 11,664,265 25.62 10.70 25.41 $124,829,170 438,516 5.39 8.46 0.76 $3,709,179

6 X 6 6,724,477 14.77 10.21 13.97 $68,650,373 72,789 0.90 8.91 0.13 $648,240

6 X 7 3,259,010 7.16 9.19 6.10 $29,948,323 15,472 0.19 8.69 0.03 $134,527

Total 21,647,752 47.56 10.32 45.48 $223,427,866 526,777 6.48 8.53 0.91 $4,491,946

U.S. Combination

5 X 6/Larger 8,795,726 19.32 8.87 15.88 $78,010,408 3,503,229 43.10 8.37 5.97 $29,305,215

6 X 6 5,401,508 11.87 8.27 9.09 $44,667,569 766,297 9.43 8.30 1.29 $6,356,906

6 X 7 3,083,756 6.77 7.73 4.85 $23,827,897 170,682 2.10 7.84 0.27 $1,337,346

Total 17,280,990 37.96 8.48 29.82 $146,505,874 4,440,208 54.62 8.33 7.53 $36,999,467

U.S. No. Two

5 X 6/Larger 3,568,743 7.84 9.04 6.57 $32,272,548 2,434,211 29.95 7.23 3.58 $17,607,802

6 X 6 1,925,839 4.23 8.31 3.26 $16,003,298 694,625 8.55 7.37 1.04 $5,120,204

6 X 7 1,097,275 2.41 7.82 1.75 $8,585,667 33,088 0.41 7.40 0.05 $244,758

Total 6,591,857 14.48 8.63 11.57 $56,861,513 3,161,924 38.90 7.27 4.68 $22,972,764

Totals

5 X 6 Larger 24,028,734 52.79 9.78 47.86 $235,112,126 6,375,956 78.44 7.94 10.30 $50,622,196

6 X 6 14,051,824 30.87 9.20 26.32 $129,321,240 1,533,711 18.87 7.91 2.47 $12,125,350

6 X 7 7,440,041 16.34 8.38 12.69 $62,361,887 219,242 2.70 7.83 0.35 $1,716,631

Total 45,520,599 100.00 9.38 86.88 $426,795,253 8,128,909 100 7.93 13.12 $64,464,177

Total Sales $491,259,430Total 25-lb. Equivalents 53,649,508Average Price Per 25-lb. Equivalents $9.16

Table One2000-2001 Annual Summary

Analysis of Shipment and SalesState

Greens 25-lb. Equivalents Ripes 25-lb. Equivalents

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5 X 6/Larger 1,743,335 36.38 10.77 32.03 $18,783,233 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 $0

6 X 6 870,446 18.17 11.25 16.70 $9,794,581 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 $0

6 X 7 379,765 7.93 11.02 7.14 $4,185,567 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 $0

Total 2,993,546 62.47 10.94 55.88 $32,763,381 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 $0

U.S. Combination

5 X 6/Larger 542,712 11.33 9.87 9.13 $5,354,241 342,573 33.59 8.36 4.88 $2,863,097

6 X 6 393,901 8.22 9.91 6.66 $3,904,184 68,368 6.70 9.77 1.14 $668,045

6 X 7 246,057 5.14 9.37 3.93 $2,305,559 22,759 2.23 10.16 0.39 $231,306

Total 1,182,670 24.68 9.78 19.72 $11,563,984 433,700 42.53 10.16 6.42 $3,762,448

U.S. No. Two

5 X 6/Larger 355,746 7.42 10.02 6.08 $3,563,327 455,971 44.71 7.32 5.69 $3,337,413

6 X 6 160,341 3.35 9.77 2.67 $1,567,298 124,771 12.24 8.70 1.85 $1,085,358

6 X 7 99,359 2.07 9.52 1.61 $946,254 5,313 0.52 8.57 0.08 $45,551

Total 615,446 12.84 9.87 10.36 $6,076,879 586,055 57.47 7.62 7.62 $4,468,322

Totals

5 X 6 Larger 2,641,793 55.13 10.49 47.24 $27,700,801 798,544 78.31 7.76 10.57 $6,200,510

6 X 6 1,424,688 29.73 10.72 26.04 $15,266,063 193,139 18.94 9.08 2.99 $1,753,403

6 X 7 725,181 15.13 10.26 12.68 $7,437,380 28,072 2.75 9.86 0.47 $276,857

Total 4,791,662 100.00 10.52 85.96 $50,404,244 1,019,755 100.00 8.07 14.04 $8,230,770


Table Two2000-2001 Snnual Summary

Annual SummaryAnalysis of Shipments and Sales

District 1


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5 X 6/Larger 1,240,594 18.51 10.72 19.37 $13,295,238 364,324 40.27 8.71 4.62 $3,172,938

6 X 6 662,879 9.89 10.42 10.07 $6,909,092 67,890 7.50 9.05 0.90 $614,394

6 X 7 221,946 3.31 9.52 3.08 $2,113,668 14,316 1.58 8.64 0.18 $123,697

TOTAL 2,125,419 31.70 10.50 32.52 $22,317,998 446,530 49.36 8.76 5.70 $3,911,029

U.S. Combination

5 X 6/Larger 1,842,761 27.49 8.79 23.60 $16,193,726 325,861 36.02 7.83 3.72 $2,552,742

6 X 6 1,444,152 21.54 8.26 17.38 $11,925,639 87,726 9.70 7.95 1.02 $697,491

6 X 7 755,241 11.27 8.06 8.87 $6,090,005 44,409 4.91 7.45 0.48 $331,024

TOTAL 4,042,154 60.29 8.46 49.85 $34,209,370 457,996 50.63 7.45 5.22 $3,581,257

U.S. No. Two

5 X 6/Larger 330,847 4.94 8.89 4.29 $2,942,710 80 0.01 3.00 0.00 $240

6 X 6 154,749 2.31 8.12 1.83 $1,256,429 14 0.00 3.00 0.00 $42

6 X 7 50,914 0.76 7.95 0.59 $404,982 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 $0

TOTAL 536,510 8.00 8.58 6.71 $4,604,121 94 0.01 3.00 0.00 $282

Totals

5 X 6 Larger 3,414,202 50.93 9.50 47.26 $32,431,674 690,265 76.30 8.30 8.34 $5,725,920

6 X 6 2,261,780 33.74 8.88 29.28 $20,091,160 155,630 17.20 8.43 1.91 $1,311,927

6 X 7 1,028,101 15.34 8.37 12.54 $8,608,655 58,725 6.49 7.74 0.66 $454,721

TOTAL 6,704,083 100.00 9.12 89.08 $61,131,489 904,620 100.00 8.28 10.92 $7,492,568


Table Three2000-2001 Annual Summary

Analysis of Shipments and SalesDistrict 2


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5 X 6/Larger 2,393,070 18.82 10.70 19.25 $25,612,185 66,033 2.21 7.09 0.35 $468,191

6 X 6 1,379,285 10.85 10.35 10.72 $14,272,832 4,101 0.14 6.48 0.02 $26,572

6 X 7 704,303 5.54 9.29 4.92 $6,543,332 1,106 0.04 9.43 0.01 $10,427

Total 4,476,658 35.21 10.37 34.89 $46,428,349 71,240 2.38 7.09 0.38 $505,190

U.S. Combination

5 X 6/Larger 2,890,566 22.73 7.74 16.80 $22,358,996 668,679 22.38 7.93 3.98 $5,301,757

6 X 6 1,594,778 12.54 7.30 8.75 $11,648,897 97,255 3.26 7.87 0.58 $765,859

6 X 7 926,620 7.29 6.94 4.83 $6,434,378 14,762 0.49 7.26 0.08 $107,164

Total 5,411,964 42.56 7.47 30.39 $40,442,271 780,696 26.13 7.26 4.64 $6,174,780

U.S. No. Two

5 X 6/Larger 1,321,814 10.40 9.15 9.09 $12,093,008 1,705,029 57.07 7.17 9.19 $12,232,078

6 X 6 921,249 7.25 8.17 5.66 $7,528,164 408,668 13.68 7.12 2.19 $2,911,753

6 X 7 583,408 4.59 7.89 3.46 $4,605,099 21,878 0.73 7.47 0.12 $163,345

Total 2,826,471 22.23 8.57 18.20 $24,226,271 2,135,575 71.48 7.17 11.50 $15,307,176

Totals

5 X 6 Larger 6,605,450 51.95 9.09 45.13 $60,064,189 2,439,741 81.66 7.38 13.53 $18,002,026

6 X 6 3,895,312 30.64 8.59 25.13 $33,449,893 510,024 17.07 7.26 2.78 $3,704,184

6 X 7 2,214,331 17.41 7.94 13.21 $17,582,809 37,746 1.26 7.44 0.21 $280,936

Total 12,715,093 100.00 8.74 83.48 $111,096,891 2,987,511 100.00 7.36 16.52 $21,987,146

Total Sales $133,084,037Total 25-lb. Equivalents 15,702,604

Average Price Per 25-lb. Equivalents $8.48

Table Four2000-2001 Annual Summary



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5 X 6/Larger 6,287,266 29.50 10.68 29.07 $67,138,514 8,159 0.25 8.34 0.03 $68,050

6 X 6 3,811,867 17.89 9.88 16.31 $37,673,868 798 0.02 9.12 0.00 $7,274

6 X 7 1,952,996 9.16 8.76 7.41 $17,105,756 50 0.00 0.00 0.00 $403

Total 12,052,129 56.56 10.12 52.80 $121,918,138 9,007 0.28 8.41 0.03 $75,727

U.S. Combination

5 X 6/Larger 3,519,687 16.52 9.69 14.77 $34,103,445 2,166,116 67.33 8.58 8.05 $18,587,619

6 X 6 1,968,677 9.24 8.73 7.44 $17,188,849 512,948 15.94 8.24 1.83 $4,225,511

6 X 7 1,155,838 5.42 7.78 3.90 $8,997,955 88,752 2.76 7.52 0.29 $667,852

Total 6,644,202 31.18 9.07 26.11 $60,290,249 2,767,816 86.04 7.52 10.17 $23,480,982

U.S. No. Two

5 X 6/Larger 1,560,336 7.32 8.76 5.92 $13,673,503 273,131 8.49 7.46 0.88 $2,038,071

6 X 6 689,500 3.24 8.20 2.45 $5,651,407 161,172 5.01 6.97 0.49 $1,123,051

6 X 7 363,594 1.71 7.23 1.14 $2,629,332 5,897 0.18 6.08 0.02 $35,862

Total 2,613,430 12.26 8.40 9.51 $21,954,242 440,200 13.68 7.26 1.38 $3,196,984

Totals

5 X 6 Larger 11,367,289 53.34 10.11 49.76 $114,915,462 2,447,406 76.08 8.46 8.96 $20,693,740

6 X 6 6,470,044 30.36 9.35 26.21 $60,514,124 674,918 20.98 7.94 2.32 $5,355,836

6 X 7 3,472,428 16.30 8.27 12.44 $28,733,043 94,699 2.94 7.44 0.30 $704,117

Total 21,309,761 100.00 9.58 88.41 $204,162,629 3,217,023 100.00 8.32 11.59 $26,753,693


Table Five2000-2001 Annual Summary



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Shipments By Grade as a Percentage of Total

Green Shipments of 85% orBetter as a Percent of Total

Green Shipments of Combinations asa Percent of Total

Green Shipments of Two’sas a Percent of Total

Packing House PinkShipments of 85% or Better as

a Percent of Total

Packing House Pink Shipmentsof Combinations as a

Percent of Total

Packing House PinkShipments of Two’sas a Percent of Total

Ripe Shipments of 85% orBetter as a Percent of Total

Ripe Shipments of Combinations asa Percent of Total

Ripe Shipments of Two’sas a Percent of Total

Field Pack Shipments of 85%or Better as a Percent of Total

Field Pack Shipments ofCombinations as a

Percent of Total

Field Pack Shipments of Two’sas a Percent of Total

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Avg. Avg. Avg.Date F.O.B. Total Sales F.O.B. Total Sales F.O.B. Total SalesW/E Packages Price (Dollars) Packages Price (Dollars) Packages Price (Dollars)

Oct. 15, 00 45,538 $15.09 $686,985 5,149 $16.72 $86,117 72,378 $10.68 $773,102

Oct. 22 67,430 $15.38 $1,037,194 4,948 $15.95 $78,939 474,836 $2.35 $1,116,133

Oct. 29 455,216 $13.61 $6,196,742 19,620 $14.31 $280,759 999,896 $6.48 $6,477,501

Nov. 5 917,556 $13.23 $12,143,201 82,340 $13.09 $1,077,763 777,836 $17.00 $13,220,964

Nov. 12 678,019 $12.66 $8,581,302 99,817 $12.78 $1,275,340 1,374,826 $7.17 $9,856,642

Nov. 19 1,256,043 $12.65 $15,890,064 118,783 $12.67 $1,504,447 1,641,986 $10.59 $17,394,511

Nov. 26 1,555,795 $13.93 $21,677,628 86,191 $14.20 $1,223,939 2,212,370 $10.35 $22,901,567

Dec. 3 2,050,121 $13.56 $27,808,562 162,249 $14.06 $2,281,559 2,277,102 $13.21 $30,090,121

Dec. 10 2,079,784 $12.17 $25,309,273 197,318 $13.00 $2,565,257 2,761,773 $10.09 $27,874,530

Dec. 17 2,510,786 $9.69 $24,332,928 250,987 $9.36 $2,349,579 2,260,086 $11.81 $26,682,507

Dec. 25 1,848,053 $6.28 $11,603,334 412,033 $5.98 $2,465,225.0 1,780,268 $7.90 $14,068,559

Dec. 31 1,545,315 $4.53 $7,000,592 234,953 $4.17 $978,939 767,981 $10.39 $7,979,531

Jan. 7, 01 643,330 $10.23 $6,578,952 124,651 $9.71 $1,210,728 1,284,867 $6.06 $7,789,680

Jan. 14 1,122,389 $14.62 $16,414,822 162,478 $13.44 $2,183,653 1,266,561 $14.68 $18,598,475

Jan. 21 1,140,931 $10.02 $11,432,109 125,630 $8.75 $1,099,702 1,642,550 $7.63 $12,531,811

Jan. 28 1,446,874 $9.72 $14,068,362 195,676 $8.82 $1,724,913 1,529,729 $10.32 $15,793,275

Feb. 4 1,303,342 $8.87 $11,555,663 226,387 $7.77 $1,759,639 1,375,670 $9.68 $13,315,302

Feb. 11 967,804 $6.15 $5,952,267 407,866 $5.28 $2,153,186 1,301,437 $6.23 $8,105,453

Feb. 18 1,077,052 $6.76 $7,280,013 224,385 $5.75 $1,289,414 1,128,495 $7.59 $8,569,427

Feb. 25 947,164 $7.09 $6,711,537 181,331 $6.58 $1,192,644 764,209 $10.34 $7,904,181

Mar. 4 530,846 $7.74 $4,108,682 233,363 $7.82 $1,825,399 401,036 $14.80 $5,934,081

Mar. 11 260,043 $11.71 $3,044,657 140,993 $12.10 $1,706,369 735,346 $6.46 $4,751,026

Mar. 18 603,721 $17.68 $10,672,994 131,625 $17.25 $2,271,068.0 1,289,157 $10.04 $12,944,062

Mar. 25 1,108,013 $17.27 $19,137,138 181,144 $17.51 $3,172,717 1,634,037 $13.65 $22,309,855

Apr. 1 1,488,305 $13.63 $20,290,647 145,732 $13.17 $1,919,776 2,362,842 $9.40 $22,210,423

Apr. 8 1,950,670 $6.16 $12,018,002 412,172 $4.86 $2,001,150 2,465,970 $5.69 $14,019,152

Apr. 15 1,948,190 $4.22 $8,212,136 517,780 $3.62 $1,873,992 2,579,077 $3.91 $10,086,128

Apr. 22 2,023,720 $4.44 $8,978,032 555,357 $3.63 $2,017,398 1,879,865 $5.85 $10,995,430

Apr. 29 1,460,430 $3.76 $5,487,246 419,435 $3.09 $1,298,009 2,053,768 $3.30 $6,785,255

May 6 1,793,634 $6.53 $11,719,164 260,134 $6.15 $1,599,152 2,637,700 $5.05 $13,318,316

May 13 2,150,112 $9.28 $19,950,820 487,588 $8.89 $4,335,093 1,994,258 $12.18 $24,285,913

May 20 1,673,870 $9.78 $16,365,308 320,388 $9.50 $3,042,859 2,408,923 $8.06 $19,408,167

May 27 2,085,253 $11.66 $24,309,735 323,670 $11.58 $3,748,950 1,861,654 $15.07 $28,058,685

June 3 1,466,937 $9.17 $13,447,527 394,717 $8.93 $3,523,149 1,089,589 $15.58 $16,970,676

June 10 879,491 $5.21 $4,584,755 210,098 $4.80 $1,008,630 510,743 $10.95 $5,593,385

June 17 438,822 $5.03 $2,206,880 71,921 $4.71 $338,724 510,743 $4.98 $2,545,604

TOTALS 45,520,599 $9.38 $426,795,253 8,128,909 $7.93 $64,464,177 53,649,508 $9.16 $491,259,430

Table Six2000-2001

Shipments, Average F.O.B.Prices and Total Sales by Weeks

25-lb. Equivalents

Greens Ripes All Maturities

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Shipment, Sales and FOB Prices Comparison

Shipments of All Maturities

Weekly Sales (weekly average price times volume sold)

Average Weekly FOB Prices

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Table Seven2000-2001

Weekly Shipments of Greens by Sizes25-lb. Equivalents

Greens

Date W/E 5 X 6 6 X 6 6 X 7 Total

Oct. 15, 00 21,454 15,545 8,539 45,538Oct. 22 36,291 20,247 10,892 67,430Oct. 29 260,699 136,254 58,263 455,216

Nov. 5 605,019 232,002 80,535 917,556Nov. 12 343,114 220,575 114,330 678,019Nov. 19 478,675 467,048 310,320 1,256,043

Nov. 26 627,756 547,109 380,930 1,555,795Dec. 3 872,434 692,374 485,313 2,050,121Dec. 10 918,665 695,001 466,118 2,079,784

Dec. 17 1,304,389 796,554 409,843 2,510,786Dec. 25 1,135,882 498,870 213,301 1,848,053Dec. 31 892,925 450,121 202,269 1,545,315

Jan. 7, 01 374,903 185,283 83,144 643,330Jan. 14 594,236 345,519 182,634 1,122,389Jan. 21 640,466 347,669 152,796 1,140,931

Jan. 28 836,482 424,481 185,911 1,446,874Feb. 4 851,654 325,408 126,280 1,303,342Feb. 11 580,790 272,862 114,152 967,804

Feb. 18 536,251 356,597 184,204 1,077,052Feb. 25 448,191 307,405 191,568 947,164Mar. 4 240,682 171,556 118,608 530,846

Mar. 11 94,629 95,656 69,758 260,043Mar. 18 286,825 192,915 123,981 603,721Mar. 25 516,896 350,642 240,475 1,108,013

Apr. 1 808,177 426,039 254,089 1,488,305Apr. 8 1,093,337 564,538 292,795 1,950,670Apr. 15 991,200 651,100 305,890 1,948,190

Apr. 22 1,232,325 569,519 221,876 2,023,720Apr. 29 685,915 513,630 260,885 1,460,430May 6 954,364 575,936 263,334 1,793,634

May 13 1,172,176 668,000 309,936 2,150,112May 20 917,819 482,082 273,969 1,673,870May 27 1,126,244 610,726 348,283 2,085,253

June 3 822,590 452,821 191,526 1,466,937June 10 490,861 260,089 128,541 879,491June 17 234,418 129,651 74,753 438,822

TOTALS 24,028,734 14,051,824 7,440,041 45,520,599

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Table Eight2000-2001

Weekly Shipments of Ripes by Sizes25-lb. Equivalents

Ripes

Date W/E 5 X 6 6 X 6 6 X 7 Total

Oct. 15, 00 4,533 570 46 5,149

Oct. 22 3,472 1,160 316 4,948

Oct. 29 15,952 3,120 548 19,620

Nov. 5 69,380 11,040 1,920 82,340

Nov. 12 83,088 15,168 1,561 99,817

Nov. 19 91,870 23,159 3,754 118,783

Nov. 26 61,345 19,626 5,220 86,191

Dec. 3 117,424 33,335 11,490 162,249

Dec. 10 132,867 47,378 17,073 197,318

Dec. 17 187,106 49,400 14,481 250,987

Dec. 25 348,770 50,461 12,802 412,033

Dec. 31 193,263 35,912 5,778 234,953

Jan. 7, 01 109,780 13,744 1,127 124,651

Jan. 14 136,945 21,274 4,259 162,478

Jan. 21 106,248 16,610 2,772 125,630

Jan. 28 158,055 32,832 4,789 195,676

Feb. 4 191,078 30,003 5,306 226,387

Feb. 11 346,104 51,875 9,887 407,866

Feb. 18 184,551 36,891 2,943 224,385

Feb. 25 138,873 37,077 5,381 181,331

Mar. 4 174,404 49,882 9,077 233,363

Mar. 11 90,653 43,335 7,005 140,993

Mar. 18 75,612 46,050 9,963 131,625

Mar. 25 131,382 43,566 6,196 181,144

Apr. 1 104,484 36,688 4,560 145,732

Apr. 8 342,393 62,186 7,593 412,172

Apr. 15 426,416 81,395 9,969 517,780

Apr. 22 466,858 82,944 5,555 555,357

Apr. 29 349,022 66,253 4,160 419,435

May 6 195,837 60,229 4,068 260,134

May 13 355,009 117,789 14,790 487,588

May 20 230,266 81,680 8,442 320,388

May 27 242,405 75,927 5,338 323,670

June 3 302,629 84,904 7,184 394,717

June 10 153,383 53,969 2,746 210,098

June 17 54,499 16,279 1,143 71,921

TOTALS 6,375,956 1,533,711 219,242 8,128,909

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Table Nine2000-2001

Weekly Shipments of 25-lb. Equivalentsand Percentages by Districts

All Maturities

DATE DISTRICT NO. 1 DISTRICT NO. 2 DISTRICT NO. 3 DISTRICT NO. 4 25 LBS.W/E % % % %

Oct. 15, 00 0 0.00 0.00 0.00 0 0.00 51,282 100.00 51,282

Oct. 22 0 0.00 11,374 15.84 0 0.00 60,409 84.16 71,783

Oct. 29 0 0.00 60,888 12.59 30,562 6.32 392,009 81.08 483,459

Nov. 5 0 0.00 122,348 12.28 163,944 16.45 710,050 71.27 996,342

Nov. 12 0 0.00 67,090 8.47 98,894 12.48 626,361 79.05 792,345

Nov. 19 0 0.00 94,734 6.95 348,027 25.52 920,790 67.53 1,363,551

Nov. 26 13,231 0.80 133,347 8.09 372,266 22.57 1,130,450 68.54 1,649,294

Dec. 3 18,851 0.85 273,946 12.37 574,532 25.93 1,348,052 60.85 2,215,381

Dec. 10 42,478 1.86 278,091 12.18 609,111 26.67 1,354,017 59.29 2,283,697

Dec. 17 72,544 2.62 260,469 9.40 855,614 30.88 1,581,926 57.10 2,770,553

Dec. 25 138,748 6.19 271,702 12.13 880,209 39.29 949,789 42.39 2,240,448

Dec. 31 103,091 5.83 230,415 13.03 681,289 38.52 753,934 42.63 1,768,729

Jan. 7, 01 107,408 14.02 161,106 21.03 346,460 45.23 151,027 19.72 766,001

Jan. 14 242,248 18.84 151,141 11.75 642,932 49.99 249,775 19.42 1,286,096

Jan. 21 263,109 20.80 205,312 16.23 556,666 44.00 240,159 18.98 1,265,246

Jan. 28 313,963 19.12 279,911 17.05 705,045 42.94 342,877 20.88 1,641,796

Feb. 4 415,612 27.15 296,870 19.39 636,572 41.58 181,927 11.88 1,530,981

Feb. 11 400,448 29.07 272,137 19.76 515,346 37.41 189,537 13.76 1,377,468

Feb. 18 447,093 34.43 283,435 21.83 473,588 36.48 94,271 7.26 1,298,387

Feb. 25 322,523 28.58 223,261 19.78 465,961 41.29 116,750 10.35 1,128,495

Mar. 4 286,413 37.48 131,969 17.27 213,665 27.96 132,162 17.29 764,209

Mar. 11 190,153 47.42 103,728 25.87 88,538 22.08 18,617 4.64 401,036

Mar. 18 395,865 53.83 209,126 28.44 77,480 10.54 52,875 7.19 735,346

Mar. 25 551,284 42.76 207,831 16.12 420,940 32.65 109,150 8.47 1,289,205

Apr. 1 517,842 31.69 337,126 20.63 495,822 30.34 283,199 17.33 1,633,989

Apr. 8 416,088 17.60 469,884 19.87 1,006,940 42.58 471,744 19.95 2,364,656

Apr. 15 334,478 13.48 479,564 19.32 979,210 39.46 688,502 27.74 2,481,754

Apr. 22 190,080 7.31 412,424 15.86 868,092 33.39 1,129,038 43.43 2,599,634

Apr. 29 20,061 1.07 288,787 15.42 474,606 25.34 1,089,831 58.18 1,873,285

May 6 5,542 0.27 253,715 12.26 466,687 22.55 1,343,249 64.92 2,069,193

May 13 1,850 0.07 419,345 15.90 477,044 18.09 1,739,070 65.94 2,637,309

May 20 414 0.02 193,092 9.55 372,581 18.43 1,455,885 72.00 2,021,972

May 27 0 0.00 218,468 9.04 296,859 12.28 1,902,262 78.68 2,417,589

June 3 0 0.00 138,704 7.66 283,745 15.68 1,387,259 76.66 1,809,708

June 10 0 0.00 34,089 3.19 166,843 15.61 867,587 81.20 1,068,519

June 17 0 0.00 33,274 6.64 56,534 11.29 410,962 82.07 500,770

TOTAL 5,811,417 10.83 7,608,703 14.18 15,702,604 29.27 24,526,784 45.72 53,649,508

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End of Week Total for all Districtsin which acres for harvestPlanted District 1 District 2 District 3 District 4

1999-2000 2000-2001

Aug. 5, 00 0 225 129 1,873 2,487 2,227Aug. 19 0 183 337 1,306 2,162 1,826Aug. 26 0 175 562 807 1,929 1,544Sept. 2 0 175 740 956 1,765 1,871Sept. 9 0 154 799 469 1,280 1,422Sept. 16 0 0 833 0 1,313 833Sept. 23 0 217 1,125 0 1,314 1,342Sept. 30 0 0 1,014 0 1,237 1,014Oct. 7 120 169 995 0 1,411 1,284Oct. 14 132 98 873 0 1,075 1,103Oct. 21 216 181 764 0 1,142 1,161Oct. 28 238 137 702 0 1,060 1,077Nov. 4 207 154 587 0 1,110 948Nov. 11 214 187 512 0 993 913Nov. 18 254 161 560 0 1,083 975Nov. 25 305 126 493 0 1,130 924Dec. 2 313 220 635 0 1,140 1,168Dec. 9 325 238 708 0 1,174 1,271Dec. 16 329 172 547 0 1,322 1,048Dec. 23 318 154 583 0 782 1,055Dec. 30 317 0 417 0 688 734Jan. 6, 01 370 179 402 328 1,044 1,279Jan. 13 0 126 210 854 1,318 1,190Jan. 20 0 130 237 1,218 1,307 1,585Jan. 27 0 130 272 855 1,290 1,257Feb. 3 0 101 0 738 1,032 839Feb. 10 0 80 0 1,078 950 1,158Feb. 17 0 96 144 582 684 822Feb. 24 0 107 0 765 832 872Mar. 3 0 89 0 542 374 631Mar. 10 0 91 0 446 0 537Mar. 17 0 0 0 0 0 0Mar. 24 0 0 0 0 0 0Mar. 31 0 0 0 0 0 0Apr. 7 0 0 0 0 0 0Apr. 14 0 0 0 0 0 0Apr. 21 0 0 0 0 0 0Apr. 28 0 0 0 0 0 0May 5 0 0 0 0 0 0May 12 0 0 0 0 0 0May 19 0 0 0 0 0 0May 26 0 0 0 0 0 0June 2 0 0 0 0 0 0June 9 0 0 0 0 0 0June 16 0 0 0 0 0 0

TOTAL 3,658 4,255 15,180 12,817 36,428 35,910

Table TenFlorida Weekly Tomato Plantings by Area for 2000-2001

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Date Acres Pre-fruit Set Fruit Set Harvesting Times Picked HarvestW/E for to Date

Harvest One Two Three

Aug. 5, 00 4,053 4,053 0 0 0 0 0Aug. 19 5,597 5,597 0 0 0 0 0Aug. 26 7,468 7,468 0 0 0 0 0Sep. 2 8,813 8,412 401 0 0 0 0Sept. 9 9,723 7,961 1,762 0 0 0 0Sept. 16 10,978 7,354 3,624 0 0 0 0Sept. 23 12,079 6,727 5,352 0 0 0 0Sept. 30 13,243 6,031 7,212 0 0 0 0Oct. 7 14,214 5,666 8,548 0 0 0 0Oct. 14 15,159 5,436 8,892 831 0 0 0Oct. 21 16,250 5,322 8,538 2,390 0 0 0Oct. 28 17,207 5,128 8,153 3,085 841 0 0Nov. 4 18,144 4,901 7,682 3,229 2,332 0 0Nov. 11 19,072 4,858 7,785 2,627 2,961 841 0Nov. 18 19,905 4,746 7,554 2,062 3,570 1,973 0Nov. 25 12,014 5,016 7,762 1,858 2,819 2,327 1,232Dec. 2 22,265 5,379 7,762 1,509 2,643 2,412 2,560Dec. 9 23,297 5,634 7,754 1,673 2,004 1,724 4,508Dec. 16 24,359 5,767 7,609 1,859 2,184 885 6,055Dec. 23 19,747 5,797 7,327 2,183 2,025 924 1,491Dec. 30 26,004 5,805 7,430 1,742 2,075 1,442 7,510Jan. 6, 01 21,246 5,795 7,012 1,806 2,559 388 3,686Jan. 13 27,642 5,793 6,925 2,145 1,133 508 11,138Jan. 20 28,836 5,994 7,017 1,894 1,534 309 12,088Jan. 27 30,222 6,361 7,106 1,770 1,611 227 13,147Feb. 3 31,232 6,543 6,984 1,853 1,634 450 13,768Feb. 10 32,210 6,923 6,878 1,564 1,924 703 14,218Feb. 17 33,395 7,430 6,610 1,729 1,886 1,008 14,732Feb. 24 34,066 7,479 6,397 1,750 1,748 902 15,790Mar. 3 34,884 6,670 7,170 1,813 1,938 907 16,386Mar. 10 35,464 5,417 8,154 1,842 2,033 1,034 16,984Mar. 17 35,770 4,561 8,122 2,181 2,279 1,417 17,210Mar. 24 35,835 3,635 7,686 2,626 2,488 1,127 18,273Mar. 31 35,910 2,563 7,656 2,579 2,833 1,191 19,088Apr. 7 35,910 1,753 7,619 2,088 2,704 1,390 20,356Apr. 14 35,910 938 7,643 1,601 2,561 578 22,589Apr. 21 35,910 446 6,641 2,460 2,563 644 23,156Apr. 28 35,910 0 5,525 3,313 1,946 626 24,500May 5 35,910 0 3,604 3,778 1,751 723 26,054May 12 35,910 0 2,245 3,374 2,678 354 27,259May 19 35,910 0 1,187 2,351 3,659 669 28,044May 26 35,910 0 795 1,359 3,396 1,882 28,478June 2 35,910 0 170 1,152 2,174 2,856 29,558June 9 35,910 0 0 745 1,451 1,997 31,717June 16 35,910 0 0 105 983 1,681 33,141June 23 35,910 0 0 0 615 1,128 34,167June 30 35,910 0 0 0 0 0 35,910

Table ElevenFlorida Weekly Plantings by Area for 2000-2001

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Table TwelveFive Year Comparison of Annual 25-lb. Equivalents of Tomatoes

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Table ThirteenAcreage Harvested by Districts and Total

SEASON DISTRICT 1 % DISTRICT 2 % DISTRICT 3 % DISTRICT 4 % ALL DISTS.

1995-96 5,959,355 12.61 5,943,354 12.58 15,327,438 32.43 20,032,066 42.38 47,262,213

1996-97 5,614,099 11.73 7,266,736 15.18 13,898,710 29.03 21,099,539 44.07 47,879,084

1997-98 4,999,538 10.50 7,648,792 16.06 15,322,648 32.17 19,662,182 41.28 47,633,160

1998-99 7,185,189 12.67 8,557,685 15.09 17,524,699 30.90 23,439,112 41.33 56,706,685

1999-00 6,714,770 11.99 7,140,969 12.75 17,701,423 31.61 24,449,559 43.65 56,006,721

2000-01 5,811,417 10.83 7,608,703 14.18 15,702,604 29.27 24,526,784 45.72 53,649,508

Table FourteenTotal Shipments of 25-lb. Equivalents and

Percentage by Districts-All Maturities

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Districts Season Total Shipments Value Average PricePer 25-lb.Equivalent

1996-97 5,614,099 59,725,258.50 10.641997-98 4,999,538 44,633,422.00 8.931998-99 7,185,189 51,224,998.00 7.131999-00 6,714,770 50,952,079.00 7.592000-01 5,811,417 58,635,014.00 10.09

1995-96 5,943,354 59,471,512.50 10.011996-97 7,266,736 65,058,463.50 8.951997-98 7,648,792 71,298,637.50 9.321998-99 8,557,685 59,408,193.50 6.941999-00 7,140,969 46,848,462.00 6.562000-01 7,608,703 68,427,998.00 8.99

1995-96 15,327,438 106,978,985.50 6.981996-97 13,898,710 102,736,848.50 7.391997-98 15,322,648 138,098,522.50 9.011998-99 17,524,699 132,474,656.50 7.561999-00 17,701,423 121,301,299.00 6.852000-01 15,702,604 133,084,037.00 8.48

1995-96 20,032,066 134,276,710.50 6.701996-97 21,099,539 153,841,900.00 7.291997-98 19,662,182 179,821,033.00 9.151998-99 23,439,112 176,749,755.50 7.541999-00 26,449,559 180,326,377.00 6.822000-01 24,526,784 230,916,322.00 9.41

1995-96 47,262,213 369,646,570.50 7.821996-97 47,879,084 381,362,470.50 7.971997-98 47,633,160 433,851,615.00 9.111998-99 56,706,685 419,857,603.50 7.401999-00 58,006,721 399,428,177.00 6.892000-01 53,649,508 491,259,430.00 9.16

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Florida Tomato CommitteeP.O. Box 140635

Orlando, FL 32814-0635Ph. (407) 894-3071 • Fax (407) 898-4296

www.floridatomatoes.org

Members Alternates

Kern Carpenter, Secretary Teena BorekHomestead Princeton

Tony DiMare, Chairman Paul J. DiMareHomestead Homestead

Gary Smigiel David NeillLake Worth Ft. Pierce

Stephen Thomas, Vice Ch. John ThomasBoca Raton Boca Raton

Christian Leleu Kent ManleyNaples Naples

Larry Lipman James BarfieldImmokalee Immokalee

David Murrah Ed EnglishImmokalee Immokalee

Bill O’Quinn Jamie WilliamsImmokalee Immokalee

Glenn Dickman, Treasurer Galen MoosoRuskin Ruskin

Peter Harllee, Jr. Joe EsformesPalmetto Palmetto

Dan McClure James GraingerPalmetto Bradenton

Jay Taylor Dale JohnsonPalmetto Myakka City

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