California Business Minute™

Hi, I am Tim Johnson and welcome to the California Business Minute.

One of the great reasons for living in the state is the access to all of the great
fresh fruits and vegetables.  This time of year is the harvesting of tangerines.

While Florida remains the top tangerine producer in the nation, California is
becoming a stronger contender for the top slot in the domestic market as
new acreage comes into production.

California currently accounts for 40 percent of the nation’s production this season. 
Growers have been planting new groves specifically for clementine’s and other
mandarin varieties of tangerines.

The 2007-08 crop is forecasted to total 433,000 tons nationally, 28 percent higher
than last season as identified by the National Agricultural Statistics Service.
California’s crop is forecasted to be 61 percent larger than last season and 30
percent bigger than from 2005

I am Tim Johnson and this has been the California Business Minute