February 17, 2005

 

 

 

 

On January 31, 2005, California Agricultural Statistics Service released the following California Processing Tomato Contract Tonnage Report

 

Tomato Processors Expect to Contact 10.3 Million Tons in 2005

 

As of January 14, 2005, California’s tomato processors indicated they intend to contract 10.3 million tons, approximately 9 percent less processing tomatoes than the final 2004 harvested contracted production.

 

Processors estimate the contracted product for 2005 will come from 265,000 acres producing an average of 38.87 tons per acre.  The contracted acreage forecast is 28,000 acres less than was planted under contract in 2004.  The anticipated yield for 2005 would be the second highest on record.

 

This early processing tomato contact intentions estimate was funded by California League of Food Processors in cooperation with the California Department of Food and Agriculture.  The USDA processing intentions estimate for all states will be issued on April 1.

 

 

Intended and Final Harvested Contracted Production

Year

January 31

Final

Difference

 

Thousand Tons

1995

11,200

10,473

-727

1996

11,400

10,540

-860

1997

9,600

9,242

-358

1998

10,000

8,846

-1,154

1999

11,500

11,990

+490

2000

10,100

10,131

+31

2001

8,900

8,564

-336

2002

10,500

10,806

+306

2003

10,900

9,141

-1,759

2004

11,000

11,350

+350

2005

10,300

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ACREAGE AND PRODUCTION (CONTRACT AND TOTAL) -- CALIFORNIA

 

Total Crop

Contract Only

Year

Planted

Harvested

Production

Planted

Harvested

Production

 

Acres

Tons

Acres

Tons

1990

320,000

310,000

9,306,200

315,000

305,000

9,170,000

1991

322,000

312,000

9,893,520

320,000

310,000

9,820,000

1992

242,000

240,000

7,932,000

238,600

236,600

7,830,140

1993

282,000

274,000

8,951,707

280,000

272,000

8,890,240

1994

318,000

311,000

10,745,560

315,000

308,000

10,632,160

1995

331,000

317,000

10,605,787

329,000

315,000

10,472,980

1996

318,000

313,000

10,658,741

315,000

310,000

10,540,000

1997

270,000

260,000

9,342,309

267,000

257,000

9,241,720

1998

282,000

280,000

8,892,800

280,000

278,000

8,845,960

1999

337,000

329,000

12,239,300

332,000

324,000

11,990,270

2000

289,000

271,000

10,286,500

285,000

267,000

10,131,000

2001

258,000

254,000

8,640,140

255,000

251,000

8,563,570

2002

296,000

291,000

11,056,000

290,000

285,000

10,806,400

2003

289,000

274,000

9,252,000

286,000

271,000

9,141,000

2004

301,000

281,000

11,672,000

293,000

273,000

11,350,000

2005

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265,000

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10,300,000