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Ontario Apple
Growers Newsletter - November 16, 2005
IN THIS
ISSUE
District Apple Growers Meeting Schedule | 2005 Apple Crop Estimates
| Storage Holdings - November 1,2005
| UCrop Protection – Streptomycin and Guthion
2005 CAIS Interim Payments Available | Drip Irrigation Seminar |
District Apple Growers Meeting Schedule
Separate notices of meeting will be sent to growers in each district. The schedule for
the District Meetings is as follows:
| District 1 |
Southwestern Ontario – Ridgetown College
Monday, December 12, 2005 – 1:30 p.m. |
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| District 2 |
Haldimand-Norfolk – Simcoe Research Station
Monday, December 12, 2005 – 7:00 p.m. |
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| District 3 |
Bruce, Grey, Simcoe, Dufferin – Yet to be determined |
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| District 4 |
Wellington, Peel, York, Halton, Waterloo, Niagara - The Plainsman,
Waterdown
Wednesday, December 7, 2005 – 7:00 p.m. |
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| District 5 |
Eastern Ontario – Masonic Lodge, Brighton
Thursday, December 1, 2005 - 1:00 p.m. (Combined with annual meeting
of the East Central Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association meeting) |
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| Agenda items for each area meeting will include: |
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a) Chairman’s Comments |
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b) Annual Report |
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c) Financial Statements |
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d) GPS Measurement Presentation - Agricorp |
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e) Promotion Activities – Kelly Ciceran |
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f) Election of District Representatives and Directors |
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2005 Apple Crop Estimates
Attached is the latest apple crop estimate for Canada and the U.S. Overall, the Canadian crop is estimated at 23.3 million bushels, down 6.7% from 2004. The U.S. crop is estimated at 223.3 million bushels, down 10% from 2004 and down 2% from the five-year average.
The 2004 Ontario crop was estimated at 8.4 million bushels. Based on surveys conducted with growers, packers and processors, this was adjusted upwards to 9.8 million bushels. The 2005 Ontario crop estimate conducted in September indicated 9.6 million bushel estimate, down 1.8% from 2004. The OAG does not agree with this estimate and expects the final estimate to significantly exceed the 2004 crop. Indicators considered include:
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Juice apple volume will far exceed last year’s numbers. Ontario processors
alone will receive in excess of 5 million bushels of orchard juice with packing line
juice apples yet to come. |
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Processing into non-juice products will be at least the same as last year. |
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Shipments of juice apples into Quebec and the U.S. will far exceed last year’s
volume. |
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Fresh market sales have been higher than last year’s volume for September and
October. |
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November 1st storage holdings far exceed last year’s holdings. |
Given these indicators, the 2005 crop far exceeded last year’s volumes.
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Storage Holdings - November 1,2005
The November 1st storage holding summary is attached to this newsletter. Highlights
include:
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At 4.7 million bushels, Ontario’s total apple holdings are up 37.2% from last year
and up 21.8% from the previous 5-year average. |
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At 3.7 million bushes, Ontario fresh apples holdings are up 42.6% from 2004 and
up 25.8% from the previous 5-year average. |
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The overall Canadian apple holdings are up 5.7% from last year and up 8% from
the previous 5-year average. |
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The overall Canadian holdings of fresh apples are up 2.9% from 2004 and up
5.9% from the previous 5-year average. |
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U.S. storage holdings are down 10.1% from 2004 but up 5.4% from the previous
5-year average. |
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Crop Protection – Streptomycin and Guthion
| Streptomycin |
The registration for Streptomycin has been renewed for an additional 2
years (2006 and 2007). |
| Guthion |
Distributors may continue to distribute Guthion until December 31, 2006 and
producers may continue to use the product on apples until December 31, 2007. |
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2005 CAIS Interim Payments Available
2005 CAIS Interim Payment Applications are now available to Ontario CAIS participants who wish to receive 2005 program year assistance early. Normally, program participants cannot receive full CAIS payments until the program year is complete. However, by using the Interim Payment Application, producers can receive a portion of these payments early. To be eligible for an interim payment you must have selected coverage for the 2005 program year by May 31, 2005 -OR- have submitted a completed "New Participant Application" for new 2005 CAIS participants by May 31, 2005, have completed a minimum of six consecutive months of farming activity, have completed production cycle, and be farming in Canada and reporting farming income to Canada Revenue Agency. To apply, CAIS participants must submit the completed 2005 CAIS Interim Payment Application to Agricorp by December 31, 2005. Participants who receive an interim payment are required to submit 2005 CAIS forms by June 30, 2006 and must comply with all program requirements. Failure to do so will
result in an overpayment. Because an interim payment is based on an estimate of income, producers may receive more or less money than they are entitled to. If the interim payment is more than the full CAIS benefit, producers are required to repay the difference. If it is less, producers will receive the difference once their final information is processed.
For further information, please refer to the Agricorp website at www.agricorp.com
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Drip Irrigation Seminar
There will be a series of workshops on agricultural drip/trickle irrigation held throughout
Ontario. The schedule is as follows:
| January 30, 2006 |
Guelph |
| January 31, 2006 |
Vineland |
| February 1, 2006 |
Ruthven |
| February 2, 2006 |
Kempville |
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Yours truly,
Adrian Huisman
Manager
Kelly Ciceran
R & D Coordinator Enclosures |
