Costs of packing fresh grapes: Study shows reductions in costs of marketing table grapes are possible by improving operating methods

Sammet, L; French, B

Costs of packing fresh grapes: Study shows reductions in costs of marketing table grapes are possible by improving operating methods

Authors

L. L. Sammet
B. C. French

Authors Affiliations

L. L. Sammet is Co-operative Agent of University of California Agricultural Experiment Station and of the Agricultural Marketing Service, V.S.D.A; B. C. French was Co-operative Agent of University of California Agricultural Experiment Station and Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.D.A., at the time the above study was made.

Publication Information

Hilgardia 9(2):2-14. DOI:10.3733/ca.v009n02p2. February 1955.

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Abstract

Total shipments of California fresh grapes for table use have averaged – over the past five years – more than 27,500 carlots; equivalent to an annual average of more than 30 million standard display lugs. On this volume, the local marketing cost-the costs of picking and hauling, packing, precooling, and loading were roughly 31 million dollars annually.

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