San Diego, California
August 1, 2006
US Farms, Inc., (OTCBB:
USFI) is pleased to announce the company has entered into a
growing agreement with Phrixus Holdings, Inc. to grow Asparagus
in Southern California. The agreement is subject to financing to
the cover costs of growing which includes approximately 210
acres of Asparagus. US Farms has leased the real property
necessary to conduct this farming operation.
Asparagus has been grown for
many years. The ancient Greeks and Romans relished this crop. It
originated in Asia Minor and is a member of the lily family.
California, Michigan, and Washington are the major producing
Asparagus states, but there is some commercial production in
many of the northern and western states.
Darin Pines, Director of US
Farms, stated, "This growing agreement makes US Farms a major
player in the Asparagus market during the first quarter of 2007.
Favorable climate in the Imperial Valley enables US Farms to be
one of the only capable growers of Asparagus in the US for this
select time frame. US Farms will be one of the largest; if not
the largest grower of domestic grown Asparagus during this time
which we feel is a significant business opportunity. Asparagus
generates healthy revenues annually and is enjoyed by thousands
of Americans daily."
Seventy to Eighty percent of
the United States domestic supply of fresh asparagus is grown in
California. Statewide the harvest season is from January 15 to
June 30. Early season asparagus is harvested in Imperial Co. and
the harvest moves north as the weather warms in the spring.
Asparagus fields are harvested by hand every 1 to 3 days
depending on how quickly marketable sized spears are emerging, a
function of soil and air temperature.
Leading California asparagus
production counties are San Joaquin, Imperial, Monterey, and
Santa Barbara. Asparagus is over a 125 million dollar industry
in California.
US Farms President Yan Skwara
stated, "US Farms management is moving aggressively to expand
its crop growing business. This growing agreement gives US Farms
a footprint in the Asparagus market immediately to add to our
existing Aloe Vera crop. US Farms anticipates generating
revenues from its Asparagus shortly after harvest which is
targeted for January 2007 thru March 2007. Based on our ability
to fund this business operation, we are projecting in the range
of 1.5 million in revenues from this harvest. We are utilizing a
conservative 15-year average for the price of Asparagus."
US Farms has recently
engaged in a number of diverse agriculture business activities.
US Farms has commenced the production and distribution
horticultural products through a number of subsidiaries. The
company's horticultural products are sold through supermarkets,
home centers, retail merchandisers, garden centers,
re-wholesalers, and landscapers throughout the United States and
Canada. Through internal growth and strategic acquisitions the
company is expanding its market share in the produce space.
Currently the company is packing, shipping and marketing Aloe
Vera as a produce product through one of its subsidiaries. US
Farms, Inc. is publicly traded on the over-the-counter market
under the ticker symbol USFI. |