The Food Institute Report articles from May 2007

The Food Institute Report archives from May 2007

U.S. food-based retailing: a $967.9 billion market.(Market share report)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... Of the $4.33 trillion in retail trade last year, food-based retailers accounted for 22.3% of the total or $541.7 billion, just slightly more than the 22.2% share a year earlier, according to FOOD INSTITUTE analysis of revised sales data from...

Ahold finds a buyer for U.S. Foodservice.(Clayton, Dubilier and Rice Fund VII L.P.)(Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Co L.P.)
May 7, 2007... In a move that will allow it to focus on its retail businesses in the U.S., Ahold reached an agreement to sell U.S. Foodservice to a consortium of CLAYTON, DUBILIER & RICE FUND VII, L.P. and KOHLBERG KRAVIS ROBERTS & CO L.P. for $7.1 billion....

Whole Foods aggressively promoting local buying.(briefs)
May 7, 2007... Austin, TX-based Whole Foods presently sells more than 200 produce and floral items from more than 60 local growers in the region covering Colorado, New Mexico, Kansas and Missouri. Overall, the natural foods retailer, with 186 stores, does...

Pathmark's new prototype highlights "Go Fresh, Go Local" initiative.(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... Pathmark Store Inc.'s new supermarket concept, emphasizing its "Go Fresh, Go Local" branding and merchandising initiatives, made its debut at the newly remodeled, full-service store in Kinnelon, NJ. A warm color palette, specialty lighting,...

Gluten-free product on the rise.(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... It is estimated that one in 133 people suffer from celiac disease, which causes people to be unable to eat wheat, rye, or barley. The only treatment for it is a gluten-free diet. There are now more than 3,100 gluten-free products. Breweries...

The battle for breakfast continues.(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... The $78 billion breakfast market is facilitating competition and growth within the industry. MCDONALD'S is beginning to cash in on the premium coffee craze whereas Starbucks is moving into the breakfast sandwich department. BURGER KING has also...

Baby boomers may say one thing but often do another.(The Hartman Group, Inc.)
May 7, 2007... The baby boom generation is the largest, most educated, affluent generation in American history and has greatly impacted consumer trends and will continue to do so for the next several decades. They present both opportunities and challengers...

Probiotic food trend gaining momentum in U.S.(United States)
May 7, 2007... The latest trend sweeping the dairy industry is probiotics, living organisms that are added to dairy products to aid consumer digestion and boost the immune system, according to Medill Reports from NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, Chicago. Some...

Allied Capital Corporation, Washington, DC, invested $64.6 million to acquire a majority interest in Old Orchard Brands, LLC, a manufacturer and marketer of ready-to-drink and frozen juice products.(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... ALLIED CAPITAL CORPORATION, Washington, DC, invested $64.6 million to acquire a majority interest in OLD ORCHARD BRANDS, LLC, a manufacturer and marketer of ready-to-drink and frozen juice products. The company's product lines are distributed...

Ampac Packaging LLC, Cincinnati, acquired privately-held, Mohawk Northern Plastics an Auburn, WA-based fully-integrated flexible packaging manufacturer providing products to the food, beverage, home and garden, and industrial markets.(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... AMPAC PACKAGING LLC, Cincinnati, acquired privately-held, MOHAWK NORTHERN PLASTICS, an Auburn, WA-based fully-integrated flexible packaging manufacturer providing products to the food, beverage, home and garden, and industrial markets. Ampac...

Balchem Corporation, New Hampton, NY, completed the acquisition of the European-based choline chloride and methylamines businesses of Akzo Nobel Chemicals S.PA in Marano Ticino.(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... BALCHEM CORPORATION, New Hampton, NY, completed the acquisition of the European-based choline chloride and methylamines businesses of AKZO NOBEL CHEMICALS S.PA. in Marano Ticino. This facility will be operated by BALCHEM ITALIA, S.R.L. In 2006,...

Farmer Bros. Co., Torrance, CA-based Institutional coffee roaster, acquired Coffee Bean International, roaster and wholesaler of specialty coffee, from Coffee Bean Holding Co., Inc. for about $22 million.(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... FARMER BROS. CO., Torrance, CA-based Institutional coffee roaster, acquired COFFEE BEAN INTERNATIONAL, roaster and wholesaler of specialty coffee, from COFFEE BEAN HOLDING CO., INC. for about $22 million. Coffee Bean International will continue...

The HallStar Company, a Chicago-based specialty chemistry company, acquired the personal care ester product line owned by Stepan Company, Northfield, IL.(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... THE HALLSTAR COMPANY, a Chicago-based specialty chemistry company, acquired the personal care ester product line owned by STEPAN COMPANY, Northfield, IL. Stepan Company acquired the HALLCOMID product line from HallStar. The ingredients that...

Sargento Foods, Inc., Plymouth, WI, is Purchasing Portionables, Inc., a Bellingham, WA-based manufacturer of frozen sauces and other value-added food products.(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... SARGENTO FOODS, INC., Plymouth, WI, is purchasing PORTIONABLES, INC., a Bellingham, WA-based manufacturer of frozen sauces and other value-added food products. Portionables operates plants in Bellingham, WA, and North Sioux City, SD. Sargento...

Vitality Foodservice, Inc., Tampa, FL, purchased the Texas and Oklahoma key operations of Stan's Frozen Foods, Inc., Albuquerque, NM.(MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... VITALITY FOODSERVICE, INC., Tampa, FL, purchased the Texas and Oklahoma key operations of STAN'S FROZEN FOODS, INC., Albuquerque, NM. The purchase is part of Vitality's plans to grow its distribution operations and provide direct access to...

IGD.(NEWS IN A MINUTE)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... During the next five years, the world will see a significant increase in the use of electronic payments and ordering, to the point where cashless "wave and pay" cards and mobile phone-based electronic payments become ordinary, according to...

McCain Foods Ltd.(NEWS IN A MINUTE)
May 7, 2007... MCCAIN FOODS LTD. is working on different types of "flavor enhancers" and salt replacements to reduce sodium in foods... Reuters (Apr. 27)

Numerous companies are trying to make affordable ethanol from something besides ears of corn.(NEWS IN A MINUTE)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... Numerous companies are trying to make affordable ethanol from something besides ears of corn. CELUNOL CORP. broke ground on a new fuel plant in Louisiana to make ethanol out of bagasse, the residue left after sugarcane is pressed. MASCOMA CORP....

Publix Super Markets Inc.(NEWS IN A MINUTE)
May 7, 2007... PUBLIX SUPER MARKETS INC. removed the bioengineered hormone rbST from its private label milk brand. The Lakeland, FL-based chain has 901 stores in Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama and Tennessee.

Dinewise.(NEWS IN A MINUTE)
May 7, 2007... Gourmet food distributor DINEWISE of Farmingdale, NY, introduced a complete line of meals for diabetics. The line of entrees, side dishes and vegetables enables diabetics to create over 600 possible meal combinations. Customers can also choose...

The Sterling convenience store chain is talking to prospective buyers regarding its soon-to-close milk-bottling plant.(NEWS IN A MINUTE)
May 7, 2007... The STERLING convenience store chain is talking to prospective buyers regarding its soon-to-close milk-bottling plant. The company recently sold 28 Sterling Stores in northwest Ohio to ALIMENTATION COUCHE-TARD INC., and would like to sell the...

Food distributor W.S. Lee & Sons, Inc. will finalize details of its reorganization plan in order to emerge from Chapter 11.(NEWS IN A MINUTE)
May 7, 2007... Food distributor W.S. LEE & SONS, INC. will finalize details of its reorganization plan in order to emerge from Chapter 11 as a new company named LEE FOOD SERVICE, INC... MyIDAccess (Apr. 30)

Taco Bell Corp., a subsidiary of Yum! Brands, Inc. converted all of its restaurants to a zero grams trans fat frying oil.(NEWS IN A MINUTE)
May 7, 2007... TACO BELL CORP., a subsidiary of YUM! BRANDS, INC., converted all of its restaurants to a zero grams trans fat frying oil. All 4,200 single brand restaurants switched to a zero grams trans fat canola oil and approximately 1,400 multibrand...

Meanwhile, KFC's restaurants nationwide also switched to a zero grams of trans fat menu that includes all of its fried chicken products, such as its Original Recipe and Extra Crispy chicken, KFC Snacker Sandwiches and Potato Wedges.(NEWS IN A MINUTE)
May 7, 2007... Meanwhile, KFC'S restaurants nationwide also switched to a zero grams of trans fat menu that includes all of its fried chicken products, such as its Original Recipe and Extra Crispy chicken, KFC Snacker Sandwiches and Potato Wedges. KFC Corp....

The Blue Moon Mexican Cafe, looking to expand throughout the Northeast U.S., formed Blue Moon Franchises LLC.(NEWS IN A MINUTE)
May 7, 2007... The BLUE MOON MEXICAN CAFE, looking to expand throughout the Northeast U.S., formed BLUE MOON FRANCHISES LLC. The new company is seeking franchisees to operate seven to 10 new franchise locations within the next year. Blue Moon currently has...

Technomic.(NEWS IN A MINUTE)
May 7, 2007... Freshness is a critical component for improving restaurant soup sales, regardless of where it is being served, according to TECHNOMIC'S Soup Category Report. While consumers do not necessarily want to see detailed nutritional information, they...

Hershey.(NEWS IN A MINUTE)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... The HERSHEY chocolate plant in Oakdale, CA will be shut down by early next year, according to company officials. Production lines will be phased out over the next nine months, starting with Hershey's Kisses, which will be shut down July 1, and...

Until now, competitors regarded Albertsons to be a nonfactor in Florida.(NEWS IN A MINUTE)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... Until now, competitors regarded ALBERTSONS to be a nonfactor in Florida. New owner CERBERUS CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, which took the Florida division and five others private last summer, has reversed the chain's long-running market-share slide in...

Three Dog Bakery.(NEWS IN A MINUTE)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... In the wake of the massive pet food recall, sales of pet food bakeries have soared, according to dailynews.com (Apr. 29). For instance, sales leaped more than 50% at Sherman Oaks, CA's THREE DOG BAKERY, says manager Kate Kagan. Beagle bagels...

Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.(NEWS IN A MINUTE)
May 7, 2007... WAL-MART STORES, INC. will expand its RFID capability to an additional 400 stores by the end of this fiscal year.

Helen's Foods Inc.(NEWS IN A MINUTE)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... HELEN'S FOODS INC., Irvine, CA, expanded its Helen's Kitchen frozen organic entrees with a line of internationally-themed complete meals--all featuring their original tofu steaks: Farfalle with Basil Pesto with chicken-flavored tofu steaks,...

More dairy farmers are converting to organic milk production, which should help correct supply problems.(NEWS IN A MINUTE)
May 7, 2007... More dairy farmers are converting to organic milk production, which should help correct supply problems. Several manufacturers and retailers do not plan to reduce prices, in part because the oversupply would be quickly absorbed by increasing...

Franchisee Borderwest Partners, L.P., under the ownership of Breckenridge Group Inc., will open 18 new.(NEWS IN A MINUTE)
May 7, 2007... * Franchisee BORDERWEST PARTNERS, L.P., under the ownership of BRECKENRIDGE GROUP INC., will open 18 new ON THE BORDER MEXICAN GRILL & CANTINA restaurants in Central and Southern California through a development agreement with BRINKER...

Latest financial reports.(Statistical table)
May 7, 2007... LATEST FINANCIAL REPORTS (in $000) Current % Change Year Year Ago ALEXANDER & BALDWIN, INC. (HONOLULU, HI) Qtr. To Mar. 31:...

C-stores catering to Hispanics, other demographic groups.(Brief article)(Company rankings)
May 7, 2007... The projected growth of six demographic groups, in particular, could drive convenience store sales for the next 20 years, outlined Convenience Store News (Mar. 5). Hispanic consumers, families with young children and lower-income consumers are...

Le Gourmet Chef, Inc.(NEW STORE NEWS)
May 7, 2007... LE GOURMET CHEF, INC., Chillicothe, OH, will open its second Grand Strand outlet in South Carolina... The Sun News (Apr. 26)...

Bennigan's Grill & Tavern.(NEW STORE NEWS)
May 7, 2007... BENNIGAN'S GRILL & TAVERN opened it first restaurant in Jordan, marking the company's 53rd international location...

The Andersons, Inc.(NEW STORE NEWS)
May 7, 2007... THE ANDERSONS, INC. opened a 31,000-sq. ft. specialty food market in Sylvania, OH... Toledo Free Press (Apr. 27)...

Natural Chicken Grill, Pollo Tropical and Chicken Kitchen.(NEW STORE NEWS)
May 7, 2007... Three chicken restaurants--NATURAL CHICKEN GRILL, POLLO TROPICAL and CHICKEN KITCHEN--opened in the Naples, FL Area... Naples Daily News (Apr. 30)...

Melt Inc., Laguna Hills, CA, opened a franchised owned and operated Melt Gelato & Crepe Cafe in Milford, CT.(NEW STORE NEWS)
May 7, 2007... MELT INC., Laguna Hills, CA, opened a franchised owned and operated MELT GELATO & CREPE CAFE in Milford, CT, its first location in the Northeastern U.S...

Hurricane Grill and Wings.(NEW STORE NEWS)
May 7, 2007... HURRICANE GRILL AND WINGS, a South Florida chain, will open its first Jacksonville restaurant in June, the first of 24 planned restaurants in Northeast Florida... Jacksonville Business Journal (Apr. 30)...

The Cheddar Block.(NEW STORE NEWS)
May 7, 2007... THE CHEDDAR BLOCK, featuring gourmet cheese, specialty meats, oils and vinegars, opened in Springfield, MO on Apr. 21... Springfield News-Leader (May 1)...

The Grateful Garden.(NEW STORE NEWS)
May 7, 2007... THE GRATEFUL GARDEN opened in downtown Lake Worth, FL... Palm Beach Post (May 2)1...

Starbucks Hawaii.(NEW STORE NEWS)
May 7, 2007... STARBUCKS HAWAII opened a new store in Oahu, bringing the total in the Hawaii market to 67, and more openings are planned this year... Pacific Business Journal (Apr. 23)...

Cuppy's Coffee & More, Inc.(NEW STORE NEWS)
May 7, 2007... CUPPY'S COFFEE & MORE, INC., Fort Walton Beach, FL, wants to open 30 more stores in the Orlando area by 2010. The first Orlando Cuppy's Coffee opened Apr. 23... Orlando Sentinel (Apr. 23)...

Marketplace.(NEW STORE NEWS)
May 7, 2007... A gourmet market, MARKETPLACE, plans to open this spring in Vail, CO... Vail Daily (Apr. 24)...

TTR Gourmet.(NEW STORE NEWS)
May 7, 2007... TTR GOURMET is slated to open in Houston in early May. The 7,500-sq. ft. specialty food store will include in-store dining and take-home gourmet food...

Wagamama.(NEW STORE NEWS)
May 7, 2007... Houston Business Journal (Apr. 24)... Japanese noodle restaurant chain WAGAMAMA opened its first U.S. location in Boston, MA... The Boston Globe (Apr. 25)

The Carriage House Companies, Inc.(FI MEMBER PROFILE)(acquisitions of Red Wing, Torbitt & Castleman and Martin Gillet)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... The Carriage House Companies, Inc. was formed in 2000 as a result of the merger of Red Wing, Torbitt & Castleman and Martin Gillet. Carriage House is the nation's largest supplier of Store Brand Mexican Sauces, Spoonable Salad Dressings, Table...

Imperial Frozen Foods.(FI MEMBER PROFILE)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... Headquartered in Monterey, CA, Imperial Frozen Foods is a leading supplier of Frozen Fruits, Frozen Vegetables, and Juice Concentrates to Industrial, Foodservice, and Retail accounts. Packer Label and Private Label packaging. For over 50 years,...

Super Store Industries.(FI MEMBER PROFILE)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... Super Store Industries (SSI) distributes groceries to over 250 stores throughout California and Nevada via an 850,000- sq. ft. warehouse in Central California. In addition, SSI has two state of the art dairy processing plants, which have won...

Rahal Foods.(FI MEMBER PROFILE)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... For three generations, and over 40 years, Rahal Foods has served as importers, exporters, and sales agents in the domestic and international food markets, providing producers around the world with excellence in service and customers around the...

Sunrise Growers ~ Frozsun Foods, Inc.(FI MEMBER PROFILE)
May 7, 2007... Sunrise Growers ~ Frozsun Foods is the #1 processor and marketer of frozen fruit in the USA. Recognized for superior fresh and frozen strawberry products, the company is vertically integrated and controls the supply chain from seed to shelf....

United States Cold Storage (USCS).(FI MEMBER PROFILE)
May 7, 2007... USCS is one of the top five public refrigerated warehouses (PRW) in the country. Since its acquisition by Swire in 1982, USCS has grown in size to over 150 million cubic ft. of refrigerated storage space at 30 distribution center facilities....

Hearing discusses payment limits and concentrations.(WASHINGTON)
May 7, 2007... The House Agriculture Committee, Subcommittee on General Farm Commodities and Risk Management held a hearing on industry proposals for program crop provisions for the Farm Bill reauthorization. Attending the hearing were Representative Scott...

Aspartame safety reaffirmed.(WASHINGTON)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... FDA issued a statement reaffirming the safety of the artificial sweetener aspartame, according to FOOD INSTITUTE counsel, OLSSON, FRANK & WEEDA, PC. The statement follows FDA's review of a long-term carcinogenicity study of aspartame conducted...

FTC may collect information on food industry marketing.(WASHINGTON)(Federal Trade Commission)
May 7, 2007... The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) published a second notice requesting comments regarding a proposed information collection on food industry marketing activities and expenditures targeted to children and adolescents. This notice was summarized...

Florida pulls Ole' Mexican Foods' cheese.(WASHINGTON)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... Florida Agriculture and Consumer Services Commissioner Charles H. Bronson urged consumers to check their refrigerators for OLE MEXICAN FOODS' Verole Queso Fresco Authentic Mexican Crumbling Cheese and Ole Fresco Authentic Mexican Crumbling...

.... FDA is enforcing a new import alert that greatly expands its curtailment of some food ingredients imported from China, authorizing border inspectors to detain ingredients used in a variety of foods.(YOU SHOULD KNOW....)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... ... . FDA is enforcing a new import alert that greatly expands its curtailment of some food ingredients imported from China, authorizing border inspectors to detain ingredients used in a variety of foods. The new restriction is likely to cause...

.... Byproducts from pet food manufactured with contaminated wheat gluten imported from China were used in chicken feed.(YOU SHOULD KNOW....)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... ... . Byproducts from pet food manufactured with contaminated wheat gluten imported from China were used in chicken feed on some farms in Indiana, according to USDA and FDA. Approximately 30 broiler poultry farms and eight breeder poultry farms...

.... USDA and FDA continue their investigation of imported rice protein concentrate which has been found to contain melamine.(YOU SHOULD KNOW....)
May 7, 2007... ... . USDA and FDA continue their investigation of imported rice protein concentrate which has been found to contain melamine and melamine-related compounds. The agencies expect to find more places where product may have been distributed.

.... The toxic chemical melamine is commonly added to animal food in China.(YOU SHOULD KNOW....)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... ... . The toxic chemical melamine is commonly added to animal food in China, a manager of a feed company and one of the chemical's producers said, describing a process that fraudulently boosts the food's sales value but risks introducing the...

... The Senate voted in favor of stricter production and labeling standards so people have more information about what they are feeding their pets.(YOU SHOULD KNOW....)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... ... The Senate voted in favor of stricter production and labeling standards so people have more information about what they are feeding their pets. The amendment also called on the government to create a pet version of the system that now...

.... Congress recently held hearings to determine how dangerous perchlorate is to humans.(YOU SHOULD KNOW....)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... ... . Congress recently held hearings to determine how dangerous perchlorate is to humans. Doctors agree that large amounts of the chemical, which is used in rocket fuel and found in the nation's food and water supply, can lead to thyroid...

.... Wal-Mart removed frozen Chinese catfish fillets from its stores.(YOU SHOULD KNOW....)(Wal-Mart Stores Inc.)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... ... . WAL-MART removed frozen Chinese catfish fillets from its stores nationwide Apr. 26. The move came a day after Alabama banned the sale of Chinese catfish because it was contaminated with a banned antibiotic. Wal-Mart removed the 4-oz....

.... Vaccines for humans and animals against e. coli may be more effective.(YOU SHOULD KNOW....)
May 7, 2007... ... . Vaccines for humans and animals against e. coli may be more effective than trying to prevent contamination of foods through careful handling, rigorous inspections and government regulation, according to some scientists, reported The New...

.... FDA created the new position of Assistant Commissioner for Food Protection.(YOU SHOULD KNOW....)
May 7, 2007... ... . FDA created the new position of Assistant Commissioner for Food Protection to provide advice and counsel to the Commissioner of Food and Drugs on strategic and substantive food safety and food defense matters. David Acheson, M.D., F.R.C.P....

Faith-based and community organizations.(NOTED IN THE FEDERAL REGISTER)
May 7, 2007... FAITH-BASED AND COMMUNITY ORGANIZATIONS: This final rule is part of the USDA's effort to fulfill its responsibilities under the Faith-Based and Community Initiative Under this rule, State agencies will collect and report information related to...

The number of light brown apple moths trapped in California continues to rise with pest fighters having trapped more than 1,500 apple moths.(IN THE NEWS ...)(Brief article)
May 7, 2007... The number of light brown apple moths trapped in California continues to rise with pest fighters having trapped more than 1,500 apple moths. The pest remains confined to the eight Bay Area and coastal counties in which it is already been found,...

Produce.(MARKETS)(food products)(Statistical data)
May 7, 2007... LEMONS--Oxnard storage inventories continue to climb and are near expected seasonal levels. Quality is excellent, which means supplies are expected to cover the expected increase in demand for the spring and most of the summer. Supplies are...

Canned vegetables.(MARKETS)(Statistical data)
May 7, 2007... MUSHROOMS--Domestic pricing of pieces & stems are between $29.00-$30.00 per 6/10 case, f.o.b. CA. ASPARAGUS--Processor prices of 6/10 canned asparagus are between $37.00-$37.25, f.o.b. Midwest. Processor prices of asparagus in 24/300 cases...

Tomato products.(MARKETS)(Statistical data)
May 7, 2007... CANNED TOMATOES--During the first nine months of the 2006/07-marketing season, exports were 107.4 million pounds, up 3% from a year earlier. SAUCE--Exports between June 1 and Mar. 1 of the 2006/07-marketing year were relatively unchanged...

Frozen vegetables.(MARKETS)(Statistical data)
May 7, 2007... PEAS--Frozen peas in 12/16-oz. poly bags are priced between $7.15 and $7.25 and 12/2.5-lb. cases are trading around 54 cents per pound, both f.o.b. Northwest. U. S. exports of frozen peas as of Mar. 1 totaled 4.7 million pounds, an...

Canned fruits.(MARKETS)(Statistical data)
May 7, 2007... PINEAPPLES--Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Inc. is consolidating its pineapple operations to focus on fresh fruit sales as part of a comprehensive plan to operate its premium pineapple business more efficiently, the company announced. As a...

Processed fish.(MARKETS)(Statistical data)
May 7, 2007... FISH FILETS--On Mar 21, 2007, the Department of Commerce published the final results of the second administrative review of the antidumping duty order on certain frozen fish fillets from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Department has...

Dried vegetables.(MARKETS)(Statistical data)
May 7, 2007... CALIFORNIA BEANS--Trading activity for California beans remains at a near standstill with light to very light demand. A limited number of trades for baby limas are reported have been reported between $50.50-$51.00. PEAS & LENTILS--Trading...

Dried fruits & nuts.(MARKETS)(Statistical data)
May 7, 2007... HAZELNUTS--USDA adopted, as a final rule, an interim final rule establishing final free and restricted percentages for domestic inshell hazelnuts for the 2006-2007 marketing year under the Federal marketing order for hazelnuts grown in Oregon...

Frozen fruits.(MARKETS)(Statistical data)
May 7, 2007... CHERRIES--IQF dark sweet cherries in 40 lb cartons are priced at $1.35 per pound, f.o.b. East Coast of West Coast. Meanwhile, USDA summarized Marketing Order No. 930 regulating the handling of tart cherries grown in the states of Michigan, New...

Butter.(MARKETS)
May 7, 2007... BUTTER MARKET, MAY 4 Cents Per Pound: 5/4/2007 * 4/27/2007 Chge. Grade AA 1.4092 1.3975 +.0117 * Closing CME price on May 2, 2007 (Source: USDA)

Cheese.(MARKETS)
May 7, 2007... CHEDDAR CHEESE MARKET MAY 4 Cents Per Pound: 5/4/2007 * Chge. Fr. Last Wk. Barrels 2 0.082 Blocks (40-lbs.) 2 +.0945 * Closing CME price on May 2, 2007

Eggs.(MARKETS)(Brief article)(Statistical data)
May 7, 2007... EGG PRICES TO RETAILERS MAY 4 Wk. Ending Wk. Ending Cents per dozen: 4 May 27-Apr Chge. Extra Large-NY 106-110 106-110 0 Large-NY 104-108 104-108 0...

Chicken.(MARKETS)(Brief article)(Statistical data)
May 7, 2007... PRELIMINARY BROILER PRICES FOR DELIVERY THE WEEK OF MAY 7 Cents Per Pound: This Week Last Week Chicago N/A 73-76 Cleveland Too Few Too Few Detroit Too Few Too Few Los...

Futures prices.(MARKETS)(food industry)(Brief article)(Statistical data)
May 7, 2007... FUTURE PRICES Cash May July As of May 4, 2007: Price Futures Futures Corn, bu. $3.57 $3.72 $3.82 Soybeans, bu. 7.02 ...

Commodity prices.(MARKETS)(food industry)(Brief article)(Statistical data)
May 7, 2007... COMMODITY PRICES Week Week % Chge. Ended Ended Last 4-May 27-Apr Year Steers,...