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. Jl 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 yj 22.2 m 1 P-L . J- T r\c\ 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 (Continued on next page. J ., _ I .*' J. ■■ '* I * - ■■■»» ^ *:•.* ■ ,i , • ■ . ■ - ■■ - - 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 (Continued on next page.) # - ^^.rrjS -J 'S.'... - ' ■i-S.j'V)»v .) \: -:?'- ■ . ■ -s^^- ■ ■ i 1 J::. .■■■3 ; ! i • "S'T — >i ! »i J c \ i >■ ' .J '"i.-J i f-: •r ■ T:oi ■• . '1 ■ ; 7 - . ; A ■; - , ., I .I. ,.1.1, % i ■■■,f . - hv" '■f' :'^"'^^^'-- I Table 2 continued. 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 t 1 ( Continued on next page . ) - ■ , ■ r-- '■■ " ?r. ■ ■ nr ■ ysT- It ■ - n- ■ ■ •-.'■tf??.^;'. ,■- i T IS'*--- .... l^'I-^^ , ri : 5'> • ■• . ■ : TOb'Q' rr -?•■-•■ •• : rr,.'' re rt ■ ii' - r-f- fy - ■ ■ rt r-t r-^ - i ' , ■■ i- I - t O J ■ V.' i • - Z , .- ! I' - ■ I 0. .4 .- Table 2 continued. 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). rrr o.* P' [ Vsbf'^st "iT^^sics. sis' ^UKjff*;>ors?:!r.g--gfec©'OT j^?-em.sc- 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.) ' ' ~ ~ 1 TABLE k Harvested Acreage of Asparagus in California, by Coianties, 19U5-I956 Pninrhv 1Q4S 1 lQit.7 i.y^ i ^yj^ i 1 Q^p ! ■^yy'- ^yyj ^yjj 1 1950 G San'tfi. Clara Stanislaus — — -- -- — 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 •T20 .It Woo ■ ■ . . ■s'-. . ... ; rt^'j t i { ) ■ 4'"-' - ■: .4';'" • - ■ - ■ 4 ■f \ i-, — — . ill- ■ i ^ ^ , n it ■• . ceo' , J "OJO ' .>^. 1 J^. • '•"jejfj-"' I 8. 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 1 - • !! ; . ■ ■■.■■•-■■-^ iC I - ■ • ' . " i ) f ' . . . . ■■ <:<■ ■ ; ■" ' !■ >^ ■■■ , ■ ■ r ■;■ ;6 - ■ ■ ■ . p • ! , c;J. -■ ■ . OTv . ••n,. : • • - : ssi3>^a:'>^ .p"J'..-!*'S;a;?. ..ei'Xfc-T-l -tS'C-Si: ^a' 'lo'-s ?aacf an* oj- i)3J"jC9VKoo r ■ jtbvfi ■i;d'e:b on hikni'tists'i ssilasG . ■ : ii-uSiA iiQ*).;!. -J-ur-lli^Vii'-e." ■ ' • ' ■ •■ 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 .; . . . '- . -V.' ■»■ 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). ilfi-pinf • ri i: -^-j .-■*: • ;{f t'^if^t ... . I . ■. ... ■ . . ... -• ■■ - .t'y .y'-X. J m^C: . . ...- ,1 ■ ., '. tco''--^-- ■ ■ .-. ■ ., . ■ j ■" ' -. • ' • ■;- '.^ .t.^; V ■■■■ : Ai ■ Vr'' -.V ■ ? ■>■,■^'."""• ^T>V^^•: ■. . -. 'dbl^' c^>» ; .« !t •• / . .. - t * ^^^^ ;i 1 ■-."■-"■•) ■ ■. 1 - ..■.■rT. ^ - A. . ■ :V ^ y■\'^^e• Si i ■ i ■ » ' r win*, t ■ . . ■■ .J . "s^^y „ J J^SiL.^-.. 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 1 i i 1 t ' JG. ! i . ■;, , > ■\ ■ i ! >. i ,.v i b.-. . . ■ C'2 . • 0£. i . . St. ! V . { r 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 (Continued on next page.) j ■■jJV£v;\o:;. i5Si&p?c' Jot- . •5 "Oa "OA •or Or *0S' •0^ 'C e • 'OS '05- •Of 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.) ..•i67. • T