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Cost of Harvesting, Packing, and Storing Apples for the Fresh Market with Regional and Seasonal Comparisons

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  • Podany, Joseph
  • Fuchs, Hilarius

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Harvesting, storing and packing costs for fresh apples during the 1972/73 season were obtained in a regional survey of apple grower-packers and packers. These results were compared with costs from a similar survey conducted during the 1969/70 season. Total harvesting cost in 1972/73 varied from 46 cents per bushel for Winesap apples in the Northwest to 75 cents for McIntosh in the Northeast. In all major production regions except the Northeast, a comparison of the surveys indicated lower or constant charges for regular and controlled atmosphere storage. Total packing and selling charges during the 1972/73 season for tray packed Red Delicious apples ranged from $1.30 per carton in the Lake States to $1.83 in the Northwest.

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  • Podany, Joseph & Fuchs, Hilarius, 1974. "Cost of Harvesting, Packing, and Storing Apples for the Fresh Market with Regional and Seasonal Comparisons," Miscellaneous Publications 327171, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uersmp:327171
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.327171
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