USDA VEGGIE REPORT- WHICH VEGGIES WILL GO UP IN PRICE??

Released October 1, 2010, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

Fall Season Fresh Vegetable Harvested Area Down 1 Percent

Fall Season Melon Harvested Area Up 1 Percent

Summer Storage Onion Production Down 5 Percent

The prospective area for harvest of 11 selected fresh market vegetables during the fall quarter is forecast at 150,160 acres, down 1 percent from last year. Acreage declined from last year for snap beans, broccoli, cabbage, carrots, and tomatoes while acreage increased for cauliflower, celery, sweet corn, cucumbers, head lettuce, and bell peppers.

Area forecasted for fall melon harvest is 17,600 acres, up 1 percent from last year. Cantaloup harvested area is forecast at 14,000 acres, up 1 percent from 2009. Honeydew harvested area is forecast at 3,600 acres, unchanged from last fall.
Summer storage onion production is forecast at 54.7 million hundredweight, down 5 percent from last year. Storage onion harvested area is forecast at 104,470 acres, down 1 percent from 2009. California production, at 13.1 million hundredweight, is 9 percent below 2009. Harvested area is expected to total 29,000 acres, down 8 percent from last