PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS Citrus Fruits Noncitrus Fruits Tree Nuts

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1 PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS Citrus Fruits Noncitrus Fruits Tree Nuts SEASON AVERAGE PRICES OR EQUIVALENT RETURNS by type of sale and utilization groups UNITED STATES AND BY STATES Parity Prices Fruit Price Index U.S. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Statistical Reporting Service Reporting Board WASHINGTON, D.C. Statistical Bulletin No. 322 September 1962

2 INDEX Of PRICES RECEIVED FOR FRUIT AND ALL FARM PRODUCTS % OF r ,----., 300 t ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1940 '45 '50 '55 '60 '64 U.S. OFPARTMfNT OF AGRICULTURE NEG. SRS (5) STATISTICAL REPORTING SERVICF - 2 -

3 CON'.rENTS Table No , Comments INDEXES: Fruit, fresh fruit, and all products PARITY PRICES: CITRUS: Grapefruit Lemons Limes Oranges Tangelos Tangerines NONCITRUS: Apples Apricots Avocados Berries, for processing Blackberries Blueberries Boysenberries Currants Gooseberries Loganberries Raspberries, black Raspberries, red Raspberries, purple Youngberries Berries, for fresh consumption: Blackberries and Dewberries Raspberries Cherries Cranberries Dates Figs Grapes Nectarines Olives Peaches Strawberries Pears Persimmons Pineapple Plums Pomegranates Prunes TREE NUTS: Almonds Filberts Pecans.... Tung Nuts Halnuts Page HA1vAII: Annual average price, selected fruits and miscellaneous crops, Value of vsricultural marketing, selected crops and all agricultural products, 19lf6_ 58.. APPENDIX: Prices for selected noncitrus fruits,

4 PRICES RECEIVED BY FARMERS Fruits and Nuts, This publication presents season average price and equivalent return estimates for citrus and noncitrus fruits, and nuts, by utilization, for the crop years , and in the appendix selected items for ; and price and value estimates for selected crops for Hawaii, Updates: Fruit and Nut Prices, , dated October Supersedes: Selected data in Apple and Pear Prices, Statistical Bulletin No. 253 dated June 1959 are superseded by data in this bulletin. The price and equivalent return estimates for the United States, Washington, Oregon, California, and a few other States for the years are changed from that published in No For explanation see the section on apples and pears. Source of Data In the commercial fruit areas, most of the basic data are furnished by large handlers such as marketing associations, processors, and packing houses. In areas where production or sales of fruit and nuts are of relatively minor importance and where fruit is sold largely or entirely for fresh consumption, principal sources of information are the growers and local buyers. Wholesale, auction market, and f.o.b. shipping point prices have also been utilized where such information is available. Definition of Terms In the following tables price data, unless otherwise noted, are the average prices farmers receive for their products on a local market basis, at the point of first sale commonly referred to as the "average price as sold." For example, if in a given State half of the fruit is sold f.o.b. packed by the growers, one-fourth sold as bulk fruit at the packinghouse door, and one-fourth sold retail or at roadside stands, then the "average price as sold" is a weighted average of the prices applicable to the three positions. The average price of fruit sold for processing usually applies to bulk fruit at the processing plant door, as most fruit sold directly by the grower for processing changes ownership at this point. For some States, notably the Pacific Coast, prices for some fruits are expressed as "equivalent returns." In Washington and Oregon the pricing point for many fruits is the packinghouse door since that is the common basis upon which settlement is made with the grower. Actual prices are adjusted to reflect returns at the packinghouse door. For example, the f.o.b. packed price is adjusted to the incoming packinghousedoorby subtracting all costs such as grading, packing, packing material, inspection fees, selling, and other costs that accumulate between the incoming packinghouse door and f.o.b. the local shipping point, graded and packed. In California, the equivalent return for bulk fruit at the first delivery point refers to an average return for picked fruit at the orchard, at a roadside delivery point, or delivered to the packinghouse door. This is reasonably comparable with the packinghouse-door return in Washington and Oregon. Equivalent on-tree returns are derived by subtractingfromthe equivalent packinghouse-door returns the costs of picking and hauling fruit to the packing house. Final returns paid to growers by cooperatives are included for the most part in the revised price estimate for the crop year to which the returns relate even though such payment may not have been determined until after the close of the marketing season. For grapes in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Arkansas, Missouri, Washington, and Oregon, an important part of the payment is in the form of certificates allocated on the basis of fruit delivered. For these States the grape price includes the cash market value of the certificates at the time of issue rather than the face value of such certificates. The season average price for the United States is obtained by weighting State prices by quantities sold, unless otherwise noted. Citrus Fruits The "as sold" price series for citrus fruits was discontinued beginning with the crop. The "as sold" series is omitted in this bulletin, but is available upon request. This report presents the equivalent packinghouse-door returns used to evaluate production and sales, and - 4 -

5 the equivalent on-tree returns used in parity price calculations. Citrus returns are on a per box basis with the net weight per box as follows: Oranges: Grapefruit: Lemons: Limes: Tangelos: Net Weight per Box Florida, Texas, and Louisiana..... California and Arizona Florida and Texas California Desert Valleys and Arizona Other California areas California and Arizona Florida Florida pounds 1./75 pounds 80 pounds 1/64 pounds 1/67 pounds 1./76 pounds 80 pounds 90 pounds Tangerines: Florida pounds 1/ Net weights for California and Arizona reflect the shift from the two compartment wooden box to the cardboard carton. These weights were used in this publication to convert boxes to tons beginning with the crop. Prior to 1954, the following net weights were used: Oranges in California and Arizona--77 pounds; grapefruit in California Desert Valleys and Arizona--65 pounds; grapefruit in other California areas --68 pounds; and lemons in California and Ari~ona--79 pounds. Apples and Pears The price and equivalent return estimates in this report for the period are on the basis of the full bushel equivalent net weight of 48 pounds for apples, 48 pounds for California pears, and 50 pounds for pears in other States. Historically, the terms box and bushel have been used interchangeably, even though the approximate net weight of the western apple box was 44 pounds and the pear box, 46 pounds, compared with the full bushel equivalent weight described above. In recent years, with increased importance of paper cartons (boxes) and various fillers, the average net weight per box has been dropping. To maintain comparability from year to year the data for were converted to an equivalent standard weight unit--the full bushel. Changes in the net weight per box were of less importance before 1949 and no changes were made in the period. As a result of revising to a full bushel equivalent beginning with the 1949 crop, prices in this bulletin supersede the estimates contained in the Apple and Pear Price Bulletin No. 253, published in June Cranberries The estimates for the period have been changed to reflect equivalent returns at the first receiving station, rather than the "as sold" basis shown for the period. In the re- ' vised series, the f.o.b, packed price is adjusted tp the incoming first receiving station by subtracting all intervening costs. Hops Although included in the bulletin, hop prices are omitted here. lished in the Field Production, Price and Value reports. These data are pub- Other Commodities Some detailed statistics no longer required by industry or governmental agencies have been discontinued during the period. Such data have been omitted from this bulletin but are available upon request. Unpublished Processing Prices For some States in certain years the price for one processing category may not be published, or may be combined with the price of another processing category in order to avoid disclosing individual operations. Prepared by Florence E. Moore under the general direction of B. R. Stauber and R. J. Schrimper from reports submitted by field statisticians of the Statistical Reporting Service and from other available data

6 Table 1.--Index nuiilbers of prices received by farmers for all farm products, fnti t, and fresh fruit, United States, by months, and annual averages, ( =100) : Jan. : Feb. : Mar. : Apr. May : June : July : Aug. Sept.: Oct. Nov. Dec. :Aver- : 15 : 15 : 15 : 15 : 15 : 15 : 15 : 15 : 15 : : age ALL FARM PRODUCTS /; I/: o o8 2o o :6 II '; o o f : lf FRUIT o o lf o o o o o FRESH FRUIT o o o o / Average per unit production payments made on butterfat, milk, - are included for period January 194lf-June 1946 inclusive. beef cattle, sheep, and lambs - 6 -

7 Table 2.--FRUITS AND NUTS: Season average price received by farmers and effective parity price for selected months, United States, 1958 Conunodi ty and unit Fruits: Citrus: (equiv. on-tree) Grapefruit box Lemons do Limes, Florida do Oranges, excl. tangerines do Tangelos, Florida. do Tangerines, Florida. do Season average price 1/ Effective parity price Based on Parity data for- : price Aug. Oct Av. price as percent of parity price Pet Deciduous and other: Apples: For all sales bu. For fresh consumption 2/ do For processins.. :..... ton July 61 Apricots: For all sales ton For fresh consumption do Dried, California. do For processing (except dried) do :May June May Avocados ]/ ton Sept Berries for processing (lvash. & Oreg.): Blackberries lb. Boysenberries do Gooseberries.... do Loganberries do Raspberries, black do Raspberries, red do Yotlilgberrl es do.056.o q o32 July May May May May May May Cherries: Sour ton Sweet do May Apr Cranberries~/. bbl.: Aug Dates, California]/ ton Aug. 336.oo 32 Figs: For fresh consumption, California 3/ ton Dried, CalifOTnia do For processing (except dried) do May Aug. July o6.oo Grapes: For all sales ton Raisins, var. dried, CaLi..fornia do Grapes excl. raisin var. dried do Aug. May Nectarines (California): For fresh consumption ton For processing do Twlg nuts do May May Oct

8 Table 2.--FRUITS AND NUTS: Season average price received by farmers and effective parity price for selected months, United States, continued Connnodi ty and unit Fruits--Continued Deciduous and other - Continued Olives, (Calif. ) : For all sales. ton Crushed for oi 1. do For processing (except crushed) do Season average price 1/ Effective parity price Based on Parity data for- : price Oct. Sept Av. price as percent of parity price Pet. Peaches: For all sales.. bu. For fresh consumption 2/... do Dried, California ton For processing (except dried): Clingstone, Calif do Freestone. do Apr. July June June o Pears: For all sales.. bu. For fresh consumption~/... do Dried, California ton For processing (except dried) do May Aug. July Persimmons, California ton Aug. 85 Plums: For all sales. ton For fresh consumption do For processing.. do o8.oo Apr. May 196.oo lo6 64 Pomegranates, California ton Aug Prunes: For all sales 7/... ton For fresh consumption do Dried. do For processing (except dried) do June Aug. July t~.6o Strawberries: For fresh consumption. lb. For processing.. do Dec. _/ Mar Tree nuts: Almonds.. ton Filberts... do Pecans, all. do Improved do Seedling. do Walnuts.. do July Sept. Sept Sept / Unless otherwise noted these are averages for marketing season or calendar year computed by weighting State prices by quantities sold, or by production for those connnodities for which virtually all of the production is sold. 2/ Based on equivalent packinghouse-door returns for Pacific Coast States and prices as sold for other States. Parity prices not available on this basis prior to June / Equivalent per unit r~turns for bulk fruit at first delivery point. 4/ Equivalent returns for fruit at first receiving station. 5/ Prices for fresh use for important processin& States and average price for all methods of sale for other States. 6/ Packinghouse-door returns for fresh consumption for Pacific Coast'States, average price for-fresh use for Nevr York and Michigan, and average price for all methods of sale for other States. 7/ Includes California dried prunes. _/ Previous year lob

9 UNITED STATES DEPARrMENT OF AGRICULTURE STATISTICAL RIDPORTING SERVICE WASHINGTON 25, D. C. December 20, ERRATA The fol.l.owing correction should be made in Statistical Bulletin No. 322, "Prices Received by Farmers, Citrus Fruits, Noncitrus Fruits, Tree Nuts, ," September 1.962: Page 9 - Tabl.e 3, Grapefruit - united States: Fresh consumption, Equivalent returns, on-tree, 1.946_, from $1..98 to.9(3. Reporting l3oard

10 Table 3.--GRAPEFRUIT: Season average price and equivalent returns per box received by growers, by utilization, United States, and by States, Fresh consumption Processing sales F.o.b. Equivalent returns Equivalent returns Equivalent returns packed P.h.d. On-tree P.h.d. On-tree P.h.d. On-tree United States l.o Lo o Florida, Grapef'rui t Lo Florida, Seedless l.o

11 Table 3. --GRAPEFRUIT: Season average price and equivalent returns per box received by growers, by utilization, United States, and by States, continued Fresh consumption Processing sales Equivalent returns Equivalent returns Equivalent returns P.h.d. On-tree P.h.d. On-tree P.h.d. On-tree Floridaz White Seedless Florida, Interiorz White Seedless l.o F1oridaz Indian Riverz Hllite Seedless o l.o o Florida, Pink Seedless '-

12 Table 3.--GRAPEFRUIT: Season average price and equivalent returns per box received by growers, by utilization, United States, and by States, continued Fresh consumption Processing sales F.o.b. Equivalent returns Equivalent returns Equivalent returns packed P.h.d. On-tree P.h.d. : On-tree P.h.d. On-tree Floridaz Interiorz Pink Seedless Floridaz Indian River, Pink Seedless ~ Florida, Other than Seedless

13 Table 3.--GRAPEFRUIT: Season average price and equivalent returns per box received by grm rers, by utilization, United States, and by States, continued FresE consumption Processing AII saies F.o.b. Equivalent returns E~uivalent returns Equivalent returns packed P.h.d. : On-tree P.h.d. : On-tree P.h.d. On-tree Florida, Interiorz other than Seedless ~ [ Florida, Indian River, Other than Seedless ~ > Texas > ~ oo o ~ Fresh use.. Fresh use.. Fresh use Equiv. on-tree.. Equiv. on-tree Equiv. on-tree returns.. returns.. returns DoL California Desert Valleys and Arizona Grapefruit Combined

14 Table 3. --GRI\.PEFRUIT: Season average price and equivalent returns per box received by growers, by utilization, United States, and by States, continued Fresh consumption Processing sales F.o.b. Equivalent returns Equivalent returns Equivalent returns packed P.h.c1, On-tree P.h.d. On-tree P.h.d. On-tree Arizona o ~ l.o6.84!~ ,J !~ California, Grapefruit o OS l OS S Californiaz Desert Valleys !~ 2.0S ,J2 2.l ~

15 Table 3.--GRAPEFRUIT: Season average price and equivalent returns per box received by growers, by utilization, United States, and by States, continued Fresh consumption Processing sales F.o.b. Equivalent returns Equivalent returns Equivalent returns packed P.h.d. On-tree P.h.d. : On-tree P.h.d. On-tree California, Other Areas d oo o o LlJ ch oo Table 4.--LEMONS: Season average price and equivalent returns per box received by growers, by utilization, California 1941~-58, Arizona 1958, and United States, 1958 Fresh consumption Processing sales F.o.b. Equivalent returns Equivalent returns Equivalent returns packed P.h.d. On-tree P.h.d. On-tree P.h.d. On-tree California 1941~ !~ !J _, d o o ~ o Arizona United States

16 Table 5. --LIMES: Season average price and equivalent returns per box received by grovrers, by utilization, Florida, Fresh consumption Processing sales F.o.b. E uivalent returns Equivalent returns Equivalent returns packed On-tree P.h.d. On-tree P.h.d. On-tree l.o l~ l~ ot~ ll o l.o Table 6.--0RANGES: Season average price and equivalent returns per box received by growers, by utilization, United States, and by States, Fresh consumption Processing sales F.o.b. Equivalent returns Equivalent returns Equivalent returns packed P.h.d. On-tree P.h.d. On-tree P.h.d. On-tree United States 19lf o lf li o o o o lf,

17 Table 6.--0RANGES: Season average price and equivalent returns per box received by growers, 'by utilization, United States, and by States, continued Fresh consumption Processing sales F.o.b. Equivalent returns Equivalent returns Equivalent returns packed P.h.d. On-tree P.h.d. : On-tree P.h.d. On-tree Florida, Oranges 19lf )) > h l > Florida, Early and IVJidseason including Temples o > > > J ,84 2.o Floridaz Temples o Floridaz Early and llidseason excluding Temples o

18 Table 6.--0RANG'ES: Season average price and equivalent returns per box received by growers, by utilization, United States, and by States, continued Fresh consumption Processing sales F.o.b. ~quivaient returns Equivalent returns Equivalent returns packed P.h.d. On-tree P.h.d. : On-tree P.h.d. On-tree DoL Floridaz Valencias ] o o L o ~ o Texasz. Oranges ] l.4o l.o CY sales.. sales.. sales Equiv. p.h.d... Equiv. p.h.d. Equiv. p.h.d. returns.. returns.. returns DoL Louisiana

19 Table 6.--0RANGES: Season average price and equivalent returns per box receivea. by growers, by utilization, United States, and by States, continued : Fresh consumption.. : Fresh consumption : Fresh consumption : Equivalent on-tree.. : Equivalent on-tree.. : Equivalent on-tree returns returns.. returns :Navels & :Navels & :Navels & Misc. Valencias: : Misc. Valencias: : Misc. Valencias DoL DoL California and Arizona combined, by varieties 1944 > ol~ > o8 Fresh consumption Processing sales F.o.b. Equivalent returns Equivalent ret~~s Equivalent returns packed P.h.d. On-tree P.h.d. : On-tree P.h.d. On-tree Arizona, Oranges o o Lo o o Arizona, Navels and Miscellaneous ! o

20 Table 6.--0RANGES: Season average price and equivalent returns per box received by growers, by utilization, United States, and by States, continued Fresh consumption Processing sales F.o.b. Equivalent returns Equivalent returns Equivalent returns packed P.h.d. On-tree P.b.d. On-tree P.h.d. On-tree DoL Arizona, Valencias o J l.oo l o6 l. 7lc J o California, Oranges oB J o o J o o

21 Table 6.--0RANGES: Season average price and equivalent returns per box received by growers, by utilization, United States, and by States, 191;4-58--continued Fresh consumption Processing sales F.o.b. Equivalent returns Equivalent returns Equivalent returns packed P.h.d. On-tree P.h.d. On-tree P.h.d. On-tree DoL California, Navels and Miscellaneous 1941; 3.91; Lo o o o ;, ; o ; o California, Va1encias 1941; ; ;

22 Table 7.--~ELOS: Season average price and equivalent returns per box received by growers, by utilization, Florida, Fresh consumption Processing sales F.o.b. Equivalent returns Equivalent returns Equivalent returns packed P.h.d. On-tree P.h.d. On-tree P.h.d. On-tree Table B.--TANGERINES: Season average price and equivalent returns per box received by growers, by utilization, Florida, Fresh consumption Processing sales F.o.b. Equivalent returns Equivalent returns Equivalent returns packed P.h.d. On-tree P.h.a. On-tree P.h.d. On-tree lq o o l.ti

23 Table 9.--APPLES, Commercial 1/: Season average price received by growers, by utilization, United States, and by States Fresh ProceSsing per ton consumption Can- Canning & : Dry- : Other sales per bu. 2L ning Freezing : ing :process. 3/;process. 3/: per bu.2l United States o lo oo L Disc o ll o Fresh Fresh Fresh : consumption : sales consumption : sales consumption : sales per bu. per bu. per bu. per bu. per bu. :per bu. DoL DoL Eastern States ~/ Central States 2/ Western States ~/ o ' L L L o L Ll o6 L See footnotes on page

24 Table 9.--APPLES, Commercial ~/: Season average price received by growers, by utilization, United States, and by States, continued : Fresh : : Fresh : : Fresh : : Fresh : : Fresh : : use : sales : use : sales : use : sales : use : sales : use : sales :per bu. :per bu. :per bu. :per bu. :per bu. :per bu. :per bu. :per bu. :per bu. :per bu. DoL DoL : DoL : : DoL : Maine New Hampshire Vermont Massachusetts Rhode Island : : : : : : : : : o o : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : : Fresh : : Fresh Processing per ton : use : sales : use Canning & : Drying : Other : : sales :per bu. :per bu.: per bu. Freezing 7L: :processing:processing:per bu. : DoL Connecticut : New York : : : o : : o : ll.4o : : L l.ll : ll : : : : c : See footnotes on page

25 Table 9.--APPLES, Commercial 1/: Season average price received by growers, utilization, United States, and by States, continued by Fresh Fresh Processing per ton use sales use Canning & Dry- : Other sales per bu. per bu. per bu. Freezing ing 8/ : processing : processing per bu. New Jersey Pennsylvania o ' Fresh Fresh Processing per ton use sales use Canning & Other sales per bu. per bu. per bu. Freezing : processing processing per ou. DoL Delaware Maryland ll ll.6o o See footnotes on page

26 Table 9.--APPLES, Commercial 1/: Season average price received by growers, utilization, United States, and by States, continued by Fresh consumption Processing per bu. per ton sales Packed Loose : Canning & Dry- Other fresh per bu. Freezing ing 8/ processing processing Virginia ll ll Fresh Processing use per ton sales per bu. Canning & Other Freezing per bu. : processing processing Do Do DoL Do West Virginia See footnotes on page

27 Table 9.--APPLES, Commercial 1/: Season average price received by growers, by utilization, United States, and by States, continued Fresh Fresh Fresh Processing use sales use sales use per ton sales per bu. per bu. per bu. per bu. per bu. Other : per bu. process, 9 (: processing North Carolina Ohio Indiana Fresh Fresh Processing use :processing sales use per ton per ton sales :per bu.: per bu. per bu. Canning & : Other 10/_ Freezing processing: processing: per bu.. Illinois Michigan oo o o ~ , o See footnotes on page

28 Table 9 --APPLES, Connnercial 1/: Season average price received by grovrers, by utilization, United States, and by States, continued Fresh Fresh Fresh Fresh use sales use sales use sales use sales per bu. per bu. per bu. per bu. per bu. per bu. per bu. per bu. Wisconsin Minnesota Iowa Missouri o J !f.() o 195h Fresh Fresh Fresh Fresh use sales use sales use sales use sales per bu. per bu. pe1 bu. per bu. per bu. per bu. per bu. per bu. DoL Nebraska Kansas Kentucky Tennessee o J o See footnote on page