California Raisin Delegation Heading For Europe
May 10, 2013 The Raisin Administrative Committee (RAC), the federal marketing order for the California raisin industry, announced today that a delegation – consisting of eight official delegates from the California Raisin industry, eight additional industry members and two senior RAC staff – will travel to Europe in order to strengthen relationships, present industry news and express the RAC’s appreciation to the importers in the region for their continuing loyalty as California raisin customers.
The meetings will take place in Hamburg May 12 – 14 and London May 15 – 17. The California raisin industry team is being led by RAC Chairman Monte Schutz.
“The delegation is very much looking forward to the meetings in Hamburg and London which will help further strengthen the excellent relationships that the California raisin industry already has with the EU,” said Gary Schulz, president of the Raisin Administrative Committee. “The business of producing grapes for raisins in California is healthy, with a reliable, consistent supply and excellent quality. The RAC looks forward to many more years of cooperation between California and the European Community.”
The RAC delegation will also share specific information on recent crop research results, harvest methodology, year to year production and inventory trends, and significant new peer-reviewed health and nutrition research results that impact consumers with obesity, diabetes and coronary concerns.
California raisin exports to the EU account for approximately one-third of all worldwide exports by the RAC, and are a significant portion of the industry’s overall business. Nearly all raisins produced in the United States are grown in California’s San Joaquin Valley, within a 60-mile radius of Fresno.
The trips to Europe are coming just two weeks after a Sacramento County Superior Court judge ruled against the California Raisin Marketing Board after it was challenged by growers who don’t agree with the board’s marketing, according to a story that originally appeared in the Fresno Bee.
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