Division of Agricultural Sciences
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA
CALIFORNIA ASPARAGUS . . .
Economic Statistics for the
1957 Canning Season
Sidney Hoos and D. G. Larson
CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION
GIANNINI FOUNDATION OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
Mimeographed Report No. 1 93 April 1 957
A,
CALIFORNIA ASPAMGUS--
ECONOMIC STATISTICS FOR THE 1957 CANNING SEASON
by
Sidney Hoos-'^and D. G. Larson^
Table of Contents
Table
Psige
1 Statistics on General Business Conditions 1
2 Statistics on Groceries ' Industry Conditions 3
5 Harvested Acreage of Asparagus in the United States,
by States, 191^6-1956 g
h Harvested Acreage of Asparagus in California,
by Counties, 1945-I956 . . o , Y
5 Plantings, Acreage, and Pack of Asparagus in California,
1959-1957 o 8
6 utilization of California Harvested Asparagus Production,
1958-1956 .... ............. 9
7 Season's Average Price Paid to California Growers by Canners
for California Asparagus and California Production for
Commercial Processing, I935-I956 10
8 Canned Asparagus Pack in the United States, by States and
hy Types of Asparagus, 19I18-I956 11
9 California Canned Asparagus: Canners' Pack, On Hand, and
Shipments, 1938-59 to I956-57 12
10 F.O.B. Prices of California Canned Asparagus, 1956-57 15
11 Asparagus: Estimated United States Per-Capita Consumption . , . Ik
12 Asparagus: Home Use in a Week of Period, April-June, 1955,
by Household Size, Income, and Urbanization Categories 15
1/ Professor of Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Economist in the
Experiment Station and on the Giannini Foundation.
2/ Research Assistant on the Giannini Foiondation.
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TABLE 1
Statistics on General Business Conditions
Year
and
month
Consumer demand factors
Total
personal
income
Dis-
posable
personal
income
2
Personal
consump-
tion ex-
penditures
3
All re-
tail store
sales
^
Total
business
invent©
ries (end
of period
3
dollars
United States prices
Con-
stimer
price
index
5
\iJhole
sale
price
index
United
States farm
price
index
15"
Employment and production
Employees in
nonagricul
tural estab
lishments
Total Indus
trial production
( seasonally
adjusted)
10
1959
i9to
19^1
19'+2
1945
19hk
19^5
19^^
1947
19^*8
19^9
1950
1951
1952
1955
1954
1955
1956
January
February
March
April
May
June
Jxily
August
September
October
November
: December
1957
January
annual rates, billion dollars
billion
1*2.0
k6.k
55.3
57.2
65.2
70.2
78.0
102.5
119.6
130,5
130.7
1^*3-7
158.2
164.1
170.7
170.7
185.5
191.4
15.7a/
15.3
15.7
15-5
15.9
16.0
16.0
16.3
16.0
16.0
16.4
16.5
16.5
1947-1949 = 100
1910-1914=100
millions
1947-1949 ^TToo
72.9
78.7
96.3
123.5
151.4
165.7
171.2
178.0
190.5
208.7
206.8
227.0
255.3
271.8
286.0
287.3
306.1
325.2
316.7a/
317.1
318.6
321.7
322.8
324.9
324.3
328.1
329.5
332.5
333.5
333.5
70.4
67.6
76.1
71.9
93.0
81.9
117.5
89,7
133.5
100,5
146.8
109.8
150.4
121.7
159.2
146.6
169.0
165.0
187.6
177.6
188.2
180.6
206,1
194.0
226.1
208.3
237.^
218.3
250.2
230.5
254.4
236.5
270.6
254.0
286.7
265.7
280.2V
284.9
288.2
293.3
261.75./
263.7
266.8
270.9
20.1
■iQ 4
>w . i
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22.2
m 1
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28.8
62.9
56.8
1 p4
31.1
69.7
64 2
31.3
74.0
67 n
xyj)
31.1
75.2
67 6
30.9
76.9
68.8
pn7
42.9
83.4
78.7
50.5
95.5
96.4
276
55.6
102.8
104.4
287
52.1
101,8
99.2
250
64.1
102.8
105.1
258
75.2
111.0
114.8
502
76.7
113.5
111.6
288
80.3
114.4
110.1
258
76.9
114.8
110.3
24q
82.2
114.5
110.7
236
88.5
116.2
114.5
236
Ao Rn /
Oc: . o«i/
TIT 0
22d
83.6
114.6
112.4
227
85.8
114.7
112.8
228
84.5
114.9
113.6
235
85.1
115.4
114.4
242
85.6
116.2
114.2
247
85.8
117.0
114.0
244
86.1
116.8
114.7
237
86.5
117.1
115.5
236
87.2
117,7
115.6
234
88.0
117,8
115.9
234
88.5
118.0
116.3
237
116.9
238
30.5
52,0
56.2
59,8
42.1
i^l,5
40.1
41.5
^5-5
44.4
i^5.3
44.7
47.4
48.5
49.7
W.4
49.9
51.5
50.5
50.2
50.5
50.8
51.2
51.7
50.9
51.9
52.5
52.5
52.5
55.1
51.5
58
67
87
106
127
125
107
90
100
104
97
112
120
124
154
125
159
li^5
145
145
l4l
145
141
l4i
156
142
li^5
146
146
147
146
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Table 1 continued.
a/ Monthly figures shovn as seasonally adjusted annual rates.
b/ Seasonally adjusted annual rates.
Sources:
1959-1955: U. S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Office of Business Economics
Survey of Current Business (Washington, D. C.) (monthly issues) and its data as reported in Economi
Statistics Bureau, Handbonk. of Basic Economic Statistics . January 15, 1957.
1956-57: As reported in U. S. Council of Economic Advisors, Economic Indicators . February, I957 (85th Cons
1st sess., Joint Committee on the Economic Report).
TABLE 2
Statistics on Groceries ' Industry Conditions
Sales
Inventories
! Food prices
Food and kindred
Retail
Grocery
Food and
Manuf ac -
Whole SEile
products, employ-
food store
wholesalers '
kindred
turers '
Retail
processed
XUCU u t
CUIU. Wcl^c b
Year
sales
sales
products.
Retail
food and
food
food
A Via T*n (TO
•rLVCX Cl^C?
£ind
Dollar
Dollar
manufac-
food
kindred
price
price
month
sales
sales
tured sales
stores
products
index
index
employment
1
2
5
4
5
6
7
Q
billions of dollars
1947-1949 = 100
thousands
Tier hour
1959
10.20
5.42
11.2
.675/
1.55/
47.1
42.8
855
O-6I
19^
10.70
5.70
11.8
.70
1.5
47.8
45.5
864
0.62
19*H
12.20
4.56
15.0
.98
1.7
52.2
50.0
957
0.65
19^+2
lU.8o
5.05
19.8
1.14
1.8
61.5
65.6
1,089
0.72
19i^5
l6.i40
5.25
21.5
1.20
2.0
68.5
64.8
1,168
0.80
19^+4
17-90
5.67
22.5
1.07
1.9
67.4
65.8
1,208
0.85
19^*5
19.20
6.00
22.5
l.l4
1.9
68.9
64.6
1,199
0.88
19^+6
24.20
7.55
26.0
1.60
2.6
79.0
79.5
1,252
0.99
19^7
28.110
8.12
55.1
1.71
5.0
95.9
98.2
1,209
1.12
19^^
51.00
9.56
54.5
1.81
5.0
104.1
106.1
1,187
1.21
191^9
51.00
9.22
52.4
1.64
2.8
100.0
95.7
1,155
1.27
1950
52.80
10.52
1.91
5-5 ,
101.2
99.8
1,145
1.55
1951
57.60
10.80
46.1^
2.57
5.1^
112.6
111.4
1,146
1.45
1952
59.80
11.60
46.7
2.52
5.0
114.6
108.8
1,157
1.52
1955
40.80
11.84
48.5
2.28
'^.9
112.8
104.6
1,156
1.61
195i^
41.60
12.02
49.0
2.46
4.7
112.6
105.5
1,102
1.67
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Sales
Inventories
1 Food
\ :
prices
Food and kindred
w ^ c. i J
frnn(S and
Manuf ac —
1 Wholesale
products , employ-
food store
wholesalers '
kindred
turers '
Retail
processed
ment, and wages
Year
sales
sales
products.
Retail
food and
food
food
Manu-
and
Dollar
manuf ac -
food
lei Y*^*1
price
price
facturing
iiourlv TTi ci
non'th
sales
sales
tured sales
stores
products
index
index
e mpl oyme nt
GaY^ni ncTR
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Q
billions of dollars
1947-1949 = 100
thousands
■no >• Vi oi 1 T*
1955
1*^5.60
12.h62/
49.83
2.45
110.9
101.7
1 103
1 75
January
3.i*0
4.00
2.38c/
4.6
110.6
103.8
1 Oil
1 7P
J.. (C
Febaruary
3.25
10.77
4.03
2.35
4.5
110.8
103.2
QQO
tfeirch
3.53
12.55
4.11
2.31
4.4
110.8
101.6
qq6
1.7
April
11.30
4.25
2.38
4.4
111.2
102.5
1,016
1 7L.
May
3.51
11.39
4.19
2.42
4.4
111.1
102.1
1 o4o
-L. y V/"T\,y
1 711
June
12.28
4.33
2.45
4 ^
111.3
103.9 ■
1 70
July
3.76
11-57
4.22
2.50
4.4
112.1
103.1
1 158
1 7P
August
5.62
12,37
4.29
2.51
4.4
111.2
101.9
1 2S9
1 75
(J?
Septembei
3.77
13.08
4.25
2.48
4.4
111.6
101.5
1.255
1 75
October
3.70
12.90
4.10
2.54
4.5
110.8
100.2
1,200
1.76
November
3.65
13.08
4.05
2.57
4.5
109.8
98.8
1.159
1.80
December
4.17
12.73
4.09
2.57
4.4
109. 5
98.2
1.079
1 81
1956
45.96
Jemuary
3.52
12.82
4.07
2.60
4.4
109.2
98.3
1 022
1 84
February
5.45
13.08
4.18
2.58
4.4
108.8
99.0
1 015
1 85
March
3.9»^
13.35
4.28
2.57
4.4
109.0
99.2
1,021
1 85
April
5.53
12.19
4.24
2.60
4.4
109.6
100.4
1,023
1.85
May
3.79
13.44
4.31
2.68
4.5
111.0
102.4
1 Ac
June
5.98
13.35
4.29
2.75
4.6
113.2
102.3
1,104
1.85
July
3.77
13.17
4.16
2.76
4 6
114.8
102.2
1,158
1.85
August i 5.99
l4.o6
4.25
2.79
4.7
113.1
102.6
1,276
1.82
Septemberl 3.9O
12.90
4.38
2.81
4.7
113.1
104.0
1,312
1.82
October
5.88
4.31
2.85
4.7
113.1
103.6
1,226
1.85
November
J|.02
4.34
2.80
4.7
112.9
103.6
1,131
1.91
December
4.20
4.40
2.70
4.7
112.9
105.1
1,082
1.92
1957
January
5.79
104.5
1,030
1.94 i
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a/ Annual figtires are tinadjusted Deceniber figures,
b/ Beginning 1951, includes beverages.
c/ Monthly figxires shovn as seasonally adjusted annual rates.
Sources:
Cols. 1 and 3-9: 1939-^955 — U. S. Department of Connnerce, Biareau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, Office of
Business Economics, Survey of Current Business (Washington, D. C.) (monthly issues) and its
data as reported in Economic Statistics Bixreau, Handbook of Basic Economic Statistics , Janu-
ary 15, 1957.
1956-57 — As reported in U. S. Council of Economic Advisors, Economic Indicators , February,
1957 (85th Cong., 1st sess.. Joint Committee on the Economic Report).
Col. 2: Computed by Grocery Manufacturers of America from U- S. Department of Commerce and U. S
Bxireau of Labor Statistics data; 1955 and I956 computed from index (191^7-1914-9 basis = $8.90).
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TABLE 3
Harvested Acreage of Asparagus in the United States, by States, I9U6-I956
State
1946
1 1947
i 1948
! 1949
( 1950
1 1951
t 1952
1 1953
1 1954
I 1955
i 1956
acres
California
Oregon
Washington
South Csirolina
Maryland
Delaware
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Michigan
Illinois
Iowa
Massachusetts
63,540
800
9,400
4,300
2,000
1,750
23,000
2,240
5,200
8,180
980
1,750
63,050
600
9,100
1,500
2,000
1,800
24,000
2,240
5,200
8,100
930
1,700
63, 530
600
9, 500
1,000
1,800
1,800
24,500
1,960
5,700
8,700
820
1,650
69,150
600
10,000
520
1,600
1,600
25,500
1,850
5,500
8,400
760
1,600
71,700
too
10,500
400
1,210
1,520
26,000
1,650
6,500
9,000
760
1,550
70,900
4oo
10,400
300
1,450
1,400
25,500
900
6,700
7,900
870
1,500
69,400
530
10,600
320
1,730
1,250
27,000
800
7,600
8,600
730
1,500
69,200
330
10,900
— eu
2,800"*
1,500
28,000
550
8,000
8,500
650
1,600
72,400
=580
11,100
3,000
1,900
31,900
500
8,600
8,500
700
1,500
76,700
11,500
2,900
2,220
32,200
800
9,800
9,500
700
1,700
76,200
12,500
2,700
2,650
32,500
800
10,500
9,200
680
1,700
Other states
QUO
1,580
1,070
1,660
1,920
2,180
2,600
3,170
3,120
3,420
3,870
Obtal, United States
123,980
121,800
123,630
128,740
133,110
130,400
132,460
135,200
143,600
151,810
1
153,470
a/ Dashes indicate no acreage repoirted.
Source: U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Commercial Truck Crops for Fresh Market-- Acreage, Production , and
Value— Wi th Comparisons and Truck Crops for Commercial Processing— Acreage, Produ ction, and Value— With Coml
pari sons (Washington. D. C. : 1946-1956). (Annual reports.) ' ' ~ ~
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Harvested Acreage of Asparagus in California, by Coianties, 19U5-I956
Pninrhv
1Q4S
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San'tfi. Clara
Stanislaus
—
—
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--
—
mm mm
Fresno, Merced
810
570
360
1,080
860
310
80
50
50
50
50
Tulare
730
7^40
810
880
870
850
850
890
1,010
980
1,090
Madera
630
550
720
760
380
70
60
Kern
550
1^1|0
300
300
M*o
41*0
li80
370
200
210
100
San Luis Obispo,
Santa Barbara
120
120
80
120
50
50
10
Los Angeles
1,500
1,500
1,300
1,200
900
710
570
450
600
4oo
580
250
Orange
150
100
2to
260
300
300
300
300
520
380
450
500
Riverside
50
50
10
10
30
20
20
20
50
50
60
90
San Diego
50
30
50
20
20
20
20
50
50
80
180
220
San Bernardino
30
Imperial
200
200
70
70
70
80
180
180
250
250
240
320
Delta district
60,570
59,2to
59,oiiO
59,970
63,560
68,680
68,160
66,960
66,490
69,710
73,880
73, 510
Total, California
65,390
65,5to
65,050
64,530
69,150
71,700
70,900
1
69,400
69,200
72,1400
76,700
76,200
a/ Dashes indicate no acreage reported.
Source: U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics and California
Asparagus (San Francisco: I945-I956). (Annual reports.)
Department of Agriciilture, Marketing California
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TABLE 5
Plantings, Acreage, and Pack of Asparagus in California,^/ 1959-1957
Calendar
year
Plowed
out
Planted
Acres
to cut
Inten-
tions to
plant
acres
1959
5,224
5,115
75,252
7,586
8,71*7
5,820
76,255
k,k66
19^*1
5,512
7,1+1+5
72,076
10,1*28
19^2
11,606
7,1+92
71,268
11,058
19^5
7,968
2,571
68,201*
2, 505
19*^4
6,591+
2,78U
67,690
5,998
19^5
k,k90
5,795
65,295
5,990
19^^
5,91+6
7,716
61,51+5
9,869
19^7
5,955
12, 211
61,299
12,850
19lt8
7,685
6,550
62,921
7,567
19i^9
l*,it02
2,756
67,775
k,2k2
1950
5,651+
5,865
70,518
1*,922
1951
5,185
8,575
69,798
12,120
8,157
1952
9,260
9,90!+
68,570
1955
6,595
8,288
67,896
8,675
195^^
1+,198
k,03h
71,256
5,879
1955
2,751+
5,556
75,590
2,751
1956
8,705
6,917
76,957
1,61+0
1957
75,671+
2,92U
Estimated
produc-
tion
boxes
1+, 215, 595
1+, 1+56, 1+55
4,502,270
4,218,755
4,099,725
4,098,595
4,055,680
4,110,210
5,989,140
4,028,270
4,051,872
4,158,802
4,266,075
4, 527,580
4,694,115
4,920,470
4,678,005
-c|
Canned
pack
cases
1,849,545
2,181,515
1, 578,018
2,258,046
2,070,760
2,456,585
2,479,952
2,785,460
2,258,650
1,985,201
2,625,154
2,566,279
2,528,165
2,274,615
2,280,550
2,977,549^'
4,144,656b/
5,276,569
a/ Data for area north of the Tehachapis only.
b/ Pack totals in actual cases for 1954 and 1955 previously published have
been converted to the basis of 505 's, 500's, and 1-Talls as 24 to the case
and 8-Z as 48 to the case in order to show comparable figures,
c/ Dashes indicate no data available.
Source: Canners League of California, information bulletin (San Francisco:
February 19, 1957) and corresponding issues for earlier years. Data from
surveys based on the amount of asparagus available from April 1 to June 50,
inclusive, white or regular asparagus cut 7 inches in length in boxes of
48 pounds net weight. All green canning asparagus and all shipping asparagus
are reduced to this common denominator.
1
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9.
TABLE 6
Utilization of California Harvested Asparagus Production, 1958-I956
Calendar
year
California
total
production
Fresh
Canned
Frozen
1
2
3
1+
thousand pounds, farm weight equivalent
1938
155, 1*00
1+6,080
87,021+
2,296
1939
11^9, 556
5l+,336
89,891+
5,326
191+0
177, 2iK)
69,1+80
106,358
1,1+02
19^1
11^9,260
73,320
7l+,779
1,161
19^2
159,920
56,280
100,683
2,957
I9U5
156,86li
68,781+
82,725
5,357
19hk-
165,688
56,208
105,015
2,1+65
19^3
liH,764
35,1+21+
95,21+8
11,092
19h6
177,1+30
1+8,930
10i+,960
23,51+0
19^7
159,780
6l,7lt0
95,651
2,1+09
19I+8
135,200
1+9,11*0
81,851
l+,229
19U9
161,960
1+6,260
109,666
6,051+
1950
177,880
61,980
105,691+
12,206
1951
157,010
1+6,350
99,729
10,931
1952
153,930
56,250
81+, 535
13,11+5
1955
11+9,1+90
57,750
72,203
19, 537
195i+
152,030
1*8,510
89,1+51
14,069
1955
191,800
1+2,800
132,073
16,927
1956
182,900
61,700
89,901
31,299
Sources:
Col. 1: Sum of columns 2, 3, and 1+.
Col. 2: I958-I9I+5--U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Commercial
Truck Crops for Fresh Market — Acreage, Production, and Value —
With Comparisons (Washington, D. C). (Annual reports.) Con-
verted to farm weight on basis of 2l+ pounds per crate.
19I+6-I955 — U« S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Commercial
Truck Crops for Fresh Market — Acreage, Production, and Value —
With Comparisons (Washington, D. C). (Annual reports.) Con-
verted to farm weight on basis of 50 pounds per crate for years
prior to 1955*
Col. 5: Data from Table 7 minus column 1+.
Col. 1+: Western Frozen Food Processors, California Fruit and Frozen
Vegetable Pack for 19 50 -19 56 (San Francisco). Processed.
(Annual issues.) Converted from frozen pack weight to farm
weight by factor of 2.17I+.
o ; ■
V .,,4.
:X .JoO
10.
TABLE 7
Season's Average Price^Paid to California Growers
by Canners for California Asparagus and California
Production for Commercial Processing, 1955-1956
Price of
Price Kjt
rrouuc olon
Season
white
all green
J or processing
1
2
z
J
weighted average price;
cents per poiind
uUXio
1933
2.090
1934
5.500
1955
^ .omO
'*.25o
1956
5.050
i*.475
"^Q Tin
1937
)l oc/>
4.4; 50
p.404
SI 1 on
1938
y y^
5.1o0
4.237
U4 660
1939
5.569
U.554
19*40
19ifl
5.000
6.092
19*^2
5.550
6.500
SI 8?o
7.050
8.127
194U
7.250
8.11*1
55,740
19^+5
7.719
8.692
53.300
19U6
8.590
9.520
64,250
191+7
6.760
7.350
49,020
191*8
8.01*0
8.820
43,050
1949
8.650
9.295
57,850
1950
9.5^*5
10.601
57,950
1951
11.591
12.707
55,550
1952
9.i*59
9.902
1*8,840
1955
8.589
9.561
45,870
1951*
10.700
11.56U
51,760
1955
12.107
12.817
74,500
1956
10.650
10.955
60,600
a/ Obtained by dividing total amount spent by all canners for
purchase of asparagus by total number of pounds purchased.
Sources:
Cols. 1 and 2: Canners League of California, information
bulletin (San Francisco: February I9, 1957).
Col. 5: U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics,
Commercial Truck Crops for Commercial Proc -
essing; Acreage, Yield, Production, and Value —
With Comparisons (Washington, D. C. ). (Annual
reports . )
Ofc .; . . .
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Cf>^ .■ B
) (
mi
1
TABLE 8
Canned Asparagus Pack in the United States by States and by Types of Asparagus, 19I48-I956
194t5
1949 1
1950
1951 1
1952
1955 1
1954
1955
1956
actual casesf/
Ceilifomia:
Regiilar
All green
Total
1,983,201
1,005,238
979,963
2,625,13^
1,430,005
1,195,129
2,566,279
1,496,745
1,069,55**
2,528,165
1,099,261
1,428,904
2,274,615
1,277,9'*5
996,672
2,280,550
1,545,466
954,864
2,977, 5^
1,555,720
1,621,828
4,144,655
2,167,504
1,977,151
3,276,569
1,992,700
1,283,869
New Jersey, Delaware,
Maryland: Total
458,718
495,718
570,756
671,716
666,961
445,992
650,744
750,422
641,023
Regular
All green
458,718
495,718
570,750
071,710
ODD, yoi
**45, yy<^
ihh.
opu, f*W-
7^r> h.00
Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Nebraska: Total
509, 519
471,858
447, 5o4
523,539
429,610
565,995
518, 579
529,059
605,816
Regular
All green
509, 519
471,858
447, 504
523,559
429,010
505, 995
510, 579
529,059
005, oio
Michigan, Ohio:
Total
569,598
404,0l8
469,872
495,796
559,615
504,909
530,675
685,709
719, 522
Regular
All green
569,598
4o4,ol8
469,872
495,796
559,615
504,909
530,075
005,709
719, 522
Washington, Oregon,
Utah: Total
258,625
300,965
296,921
554, 400
588,464
596,077
5l5,**i6
524,876
510,957
Regular
All green
258,625
300,965
296,921
354,400
588,464
596,077
515,1*16
524,876
510,937
Other states:
Total
158, 576
192,253
299,360
597,658
276,925
299,966
420,908
1*51*, 617
1*95,205
Regular
All green
138, 576
192,253
299,560
597,658
276,925
299,966
420,908
454,617
493,205
United States:
Regular
All green
Total
3,698,035
1,003,258
2,694,797
4,489,890
1,450,005
5,059,885
4,650,692
1,496,745
3,153,9**7
4,969,054
1,099,261
5,869,795
4,596,190
1,277,9^*5
5,518,247
4,489,267
1,545,466
5,145,801
5,611,870
1,555,720
4,256,150
7,069,518
2,167, 504
4,901,814
6,245,012
1,992,700
4,252,5'i2
a/ Reported on basis of 505 's, 500's, and 1-Talls as 24 to the case and 8-Z as 48 to the case.
Source: Canners League of California, special bulletin (San Francisco: February 19, 1957).
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TABLE 9
California Canned Asparagus : Canners ' Pack, On Hand, and Shipments
1958-59 to 1956-57
beason
Canners on hand.
Total supply-
( March -Feb ruary )
March 1
Pack
available
Shipments
actual cases
-L, lyO,^/ f
1,922,497
j.ypy— nU
1,049,545
2,299, 580
2,126,211
1 QliO_kl
1 (5>5o9
0 xc)i AAli
2,55'<-,ook
1,955, 520
X^'+X — *TC
59y> 5°^
1, -?/0,01o
1,977,502
1,670,151
xy*rfl— *T_P
507,251
2,258,046
2,565,277
2,544,785
Xy'+_p-'+H
220,49k
2,070,760
2,291,254
2.114.05Q
xy+t-tp
177,215
2,1*56,585
2,615,600
2,461,679
19l^5_U6
151,921
2,479,952
2,651,875
2,505,605
126,268
2, 785, '+60
2,909,728
2,720,000
1947.148
189,000
2,258,650
2,448,000
2,274,000
19148-24-9
171^,152
1,985,201
2,157,555
2,027,542
191^9-50
129,991
2,625,154
2,755,125
2,498,067
1950-51
257,058
2,566,279
2,825,557
2,424,448
1951-52
598,889
2,528,165
2,927,054
2,549,657
1952-55
577,i^l7
2,274,615
2,852,052
2,555,884
1955-5^
5l8,li»8
2,280,550
2,798,478
2,620,851
177,627
2,977,549
5,155,176
2,815,758
, ■ 1955- 56a/
559,^58
4,144,656
4,484,074
5,255,551
1956-57
1,250,7^5
5,276,569
4,527,512
a/ In the table above, figvires previously published for the March 1, 1955 and I956 carry-overs and the
1954 and 1955 packs have been converted to the basis of 500's, 505' s, and 1-Talls as 24 to the case
and the 8-Z £is 48 to the case in order to shov comparable figures.
Soiorce: Canners League of California, special bulletins (San Francisco).
GCTXce: C-^nrate-x.s j-'ssJJnfc cj. C3jr?.'^w?T5»'' plipcTfyj pir;-rr. (:t0s (2frj K'-p
J:..; ■
TABLE 10
F.O.B. Prices of California Canned Asparagus^ 1956-57
(Published quotations)
G. T. and W.
All green
Period
No. 2
fancy spears,
large
No. 2
ungraded fancy
spears
No. 500
fancy spears,
large
Picnic
mammoth,
large
No. 2
fancy spears,
large
No. 500
fancy spears,
mammoth large
Picnic
mammoth,
large
dollars per dozen
March 5, 1956 to
May 19, 1956
5.65-5.70
2.87^-2.90
4.45
5.00 -3,15
May 26, 19 56 to
July 7, 1956
3.90-1^.10
5.15
2.67^2.70
4.75
3.05 -5.15
July 14, 1956 to
February 2, 1957
4.10
5.15
2.674-2.70
4.75
5.05—3.15
February 9, I957 to
February 16, I957
5.80-4.00
5.00-3.15
2.50 -2.65
4.40-4.60
2.87I-2.974
February 25, 1957 to
March 16, 1957
2.90-5,10
2.50 -2.65
3.35-5.55
2.874-2. 97i
Source: California Fruit Nevs (weekly issues).
; 3 eii-i'.
.4
Asparagus:
TABLE 11
Estimated United States Per-Capita
Ik.
Consumption
Year
Fresh .
(commercial)^
CannedV
Frozen-i'
farm weight in povind
s
1919
.5
1920
.53
1921
.5
.40
1922
.40
192^
.6
.53
192ij-
.53
1925
.8
.53
1926
1.0
.53
1927
1,0
.53
1928
1.1
.66
1929
1.0
.66
1.2
.53
19^1
1.3
.53
19^2
1.4
.53
1933
1.3
.66
193^
1.4
.66
1935
1.2
.53
1936
1.4
.66
1937
1.2
.66
1938
1.1
.66
1939
1.3
.79
19ko
1.5
.79
1941
■L.p
•79
19I+2
1.3
.93
Oft
19^3
.79
1 P
• X£-
19i|if
l.e:
•79
19^+5
1.1
.53
28
19ij-6
1.1
1.32
2I4.
19^7
1.1
.79
PP
19i*-8
.9
•93
.c:0
1949
.9
.79
.21;
1950
.9
.93
.24
1951
.8
.93
.26
1952
.9
.93
.30
1953
.8
1.06
.32
195i^
.8
.93
•32
^ Excluded quantities produced in home gardens. Civilian consumption
only beginning I9I+I.
b/ Excludes soups and baby food. In years, 1920-19^2, calendar-year data
are derived from pack-year data by combining proportional parts of each
pack year involved. Civilian consumption beginning 19^1. Conversion
factor used to convert net canned weight to farm weight basis was 1.32^5.
c/ Civilian consumption only beginning 19ifl. Conversion factor used to
convert frozen weight to farm weight basis was 2.0.
Source: U. S. Agricultural Marketing Service, Supplement for 1954 to
Consumption of Food in the United States, I909-I952 (Washington; Govt .
Print. Off., 1956), 118p. (Agricultural Handbook No. 62.)
1
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TABLE 12
Asparagus: Home Use in a Week of Period, April- June, 1955
by Household Size, Income, and Urbanization Categories
Fresh asparagus
Canned asparagus
TKrr^o /^"f* o "1" n
Nonfarm
Nonfarm
(urban
(urban
and
All
and
UAJlXy^y X JXw\JUIC
All
rural
Rural
urbani-
rxiral
Rural
Rural
dX UCX 1>CLA.C: O
urbani zations
nonfarm)
Urban
nonfarm
Rural
farm
zations
nonfarm)
Urban
nonfarm
farm
All
Pur-
All
All
All
All
Pur-
All
All
All
All
All
UX ^ L-fX xixyj^. ^
sources
chased
soiorces
sources
sources
soiorces
chased
sources
sources
sources
source s
sources
percentage of households using asparagus
All households
16.5
15.0
17.0
18.5
15. 1+
12.8
2.6
5.9
6.5
7.0
4.7
2.9
1 person
16.2
10.9
16.5
16.6
15.6
llf.O
1.8
5.8
5.9
5.0
1.0
0.0
2 or more persons
1606
15.1
17.1
18.7
15.2
12.7
2.7
6.1
6.5
7.2
5.0
5.0
Under $2,000
8.6
5.9
6.6
1.0
2.5
2.2
4.5
0.0
2.5
Under $1,000
5A
8.7
15.8
5.1^
5.5
1.5
1.2
0.7
1.7
0.0
2.1
$ 1,000-1,999
9.5
9.8
7.8
12.2
7.7
0.6
2.9
5.0
5.4
0.0
2.6
$ 2,000-2,999
15.5
8.6
15.0
11.2
16.1
Ih.S
1.9
5.9
4.5
4.1
4.5
1.5
$ 5,000-5,999
12.5
9-9
11.7
15.0
9.5
18.4
5.5
5.7
5.8
5.9
5.6
4.8
$ 1^,000-^,999
17.1
114-.0
17.0
18.0
11^.5
18.1
4.5
6.6
6.8
7.4
5.5
4.5
$ 5,000-5,999
18.1
i4.5
18.2
19.7
14.5
16.8
5.0
8.1
8.5
8.5
8.9
2.0
$ 6,000-7,999
3D.0
18.1
20.1+
21.5
17.0
14.5
5.1
9.0
9.5
9.8
7.4
4.1
$ 8,000-9,999
27.5
22.9
27.5
50.8
12.0
25.6
7-7
11.0
11.5
12.8
4.0
7.7
$10,000 and ovei'
58.7
56.2
59.1^
42.5
21.7
17.4
15.0
10.7
10.9
9.9
17.4
4.5
Not classified
20.2
l6.k
21.2
22.5
18.0
Ik.k
2.2
5.1
5.5
5.5
5.6
5.0
(Continued on next page.)
Table 12 continued.
Fresh asparagus
Canned asparagus
Type of data.
Nonfarm
Nonfarm
household size
(urban
(urban
group, and
and
All
and
money income
All
rural
Rural
urbani-
riural
Rural
Rural
after taxes
larbanizations
nonfarm)
Urban
nonfarm
Rural
farm
zations
nonfarm)
Urban
nonfarm
farm
for households
All
Pur-
All
All
All
All
Pur-
All
All
All
All
All
of 2 or more
sources
chased
so\irces
so\irces
sources
sources
chased
sources
sources
sources
sources
sources
quantity per household.
pounds
Ml households
.52
.25
.55
.55
.28
.28
OS
.06
.07
.07
.05
.05
1 person
.24
.17
.24
.25
.21
-50
.04
.04
.04
.05
.01
.00
2 or more persons
-55
.26
.54
• 55
.29
.28
.05
.07
.07
.08
.06
.05
Under $2,000
.18
.07
.20
.18
.22
• 15
.02
.05
.05
.05
.00
.02
Under $1,000
.17
.10
.21
.58
.10
.11
.05
.01
^/
.01
.00
.02
$ 1,000-1,999
.18
.06
.20
.11
.50
.15
.01
.04
.0%
.07
.00
.02
$ 2,000-2,999
.25
.16
.25
.25
.28
.28
.05
.04
.04
.04
.05
.02
$ 3,000-5,999
.25
.19
.22
.26
.16
.50
.09
.06
.07
.06
.08
.05
$ 4,000-4,999
• 52
.26
.52
.52
.05
o8
o8
o6
$ 5,000-5,999
.52
.26
.52
.54
.26
.51
.08
.09
.10
10
08
.up
$ 6,000-7,999
.57
.52
.56
.57
.55
.42
.08
.09
.10
.10
.07
.03
% 8,000-9,999
.67
• 57
.64
.57
1.00
1.05
.17
.10
.10
.10
.10
.08
$10,000 and over
1.01
.95
1.01
1.09
-52
.87
.61
.12
.15
.12
.20
.05
Not classified
.58
.29
.58
.54
.58
.05
.06
.06
.06
.08
.03
money value per household.
dollars
Ml households
.07
.06
.07
.08
.06
.06
.01
.02
.02
.05
.02.
.01
1 person
.05
.04
.05
.05
.04
.07
.01
.01
.01
.02
.00
2 or more persons
.07
.06
.08
.08
.06
o06
.01
.02
.05
.05
.02
.01
Under $2,000
oil
.04
.01
.04
.05
.05
.05
a/
.01
.01
.02
.00
.01
Under $1,000
.05
.02
.04
.07
.02
.05
.01
a/
a/
.00
.01
$ 1,000-1,999
.04
.01
.04
.02
.07
•05
.01
.01
.02
.00
.01
$ 2,000-2,999
.06
.04
.05
.05
.07
.06
.01
.01
.01
.01
,02
.01
$ 5,000-5,999
.05
.04
,05
.05
.05
.07
.02
.02
.02
.02
.05
.02
$ 4,000-4,999
.07
.06
.07
„07
.07
.07
.01
.02
.02
.05
.02
.02
4 s nnn-'i qqo
.07
.06
.07
.08
.06
.06
.01
•05
.04
.04
.05
.01
$ 6,000-7,999
.09
.08
.09
.09
.09
.08
.02
.05
.04
.04
.05
.01
$ 8,000-9,999
.15
.12
.14
.15
.17
.25
.04
.04
.04
.04
.05
.03
$10,000 and over
.26
.24
.26
.28
.08
.22
.15
.05
.05
.05
.08
.02
Not classified
.09
.07
.09
,08
.10
.09
.01
.02
.02
.02
.02
.01
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Table 12 continued.
a/ Less than .05 per cent, .005 pounds, or .005 dollars.
Source: U. S. Department of Agri cultiire , Food Consumption of Households in the United States (Washington: Govt. Print.
Off., 1957), 196p. (Household Food Consumption Survey, 1955. Report 1.)
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