Update from the Guide to Chodosh

[Y. Herman]

Just a brief progress report. The harvest of all Chodosh crops in the USA 
has begun as of the week ending Jul 29. As of Aug 5, the US Dept of 
Agriculture reports the following percentages of the Chodosh crops being 
harvested:
Spring wheat=10%
Barley=8%
Oats=41%

Several things should be kept in mind.
1) I do not believe that any Chodosh is yet available on the local consumer 
level.
2) Freshly baked bakery products sold in the Mid West can start becoming 
Chodosh in a week or two.
3) Even though almost half of all the oats have already been harvested, but 
many major oats cereal manufacturers now use only Canadian oats, which 
becomes Chodosh as late as September.

Over the next few days I hope to start contacting specific Chodosh 
producers. Until then I do not have yet any specific company-related 
information. As new information becomes available, I will (bli neder) 
disseminate it to this E mail list and by voice recording on the News 
section of the Hot Line (845-356-5743.)

Yoseph Herman