CALIFORNIA BUSINESS MINUTE
California Figs
07-01-11
Hi, I am Tim Johnson and welcome to the California Business Minute.
This year’s California fig crop is expected to be of high quality and large volume
according to the California Fresh Fig Growers.
In 2010, California growers shipped over 12 million pounds of fresh figs. However,
this year, early indications from California's Fresh Fig Growers support 12 million
to 13 million pounds production for 2012.
The state's main producing areas are "the Coachella Valley, Northern California,
and the central San Joaquin Valley, which includes Madera, Chowchilla, Merced and
Fresno.
There are five primary varieties. They include, Black Mission, Brown Turkey,
Calimyrna, Kadota and Sierra figs.
According to the growers, the 2011 California fresh fig harvest started in early
May and is expected to continue through the end of the year, carrying over into
the first half of January.
I am Tim Johnson and this has been the California Business Minute.
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