Regional Costs of Harvesting, Storing and Packing Apples

Joseph C. Podany and Robert W. Bohall

No 324115, Miscellaneous Publications from United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service

Abstract: Harvesting, storing, and packing costs for fresh apples for the 1969/70 season were obtained in a survey of 232 firms in 5 major production areas. Harvesting costs per bushel, including picking and hauling the apples to the packing shed or storage, ranged from 29 cents in the Northwest to 44 cents in the Northeast. Regular atmosphere and controlled atmosphere storage charges were found to be lowest in California and the Lake States and highest in the Northwest, reflecting the supply and demand for storage services. Returns to growers were higher for controlled atmosphere stored apples than for regular atmosphere stored apples.

Keywords: Crop Production/Industries; Labor and Human Capital; Marketing; Production Economics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 18
Date: 1971-12
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DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.324115

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