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CANNED APPLESAUCE 



Retail Value, Processor Price, Grower Returns, and Marketing Margins 



Sold in Pittsburgh 



Retail Vdue 



N 



1965 



1966 



1967 



968 



1969 



1970 



1971 



^DOLLARS PER CASE OF 24 NO. 303 CANS, CROP YEAR BASIS. ° RE TURNS FOR 31 POUNDS IF ARM WEIGHT) OF APPLES 

 FOR CANNING AND FREEZING RECEIVED BY GROWERS IN N.Y.. PA.. MD., AND VA. SOURCE ERS, USDA. 



Figure B 



Table C— Applesauce, canned: Season average prices, grower returns, and margins per case of 24/303 cans, 

 and grower returns and margins as a percentage of retail price in Pittsburgh, 1965/66-1971/72 







Retail 



Processor 



Grower 



return 3 



Margin 

















Retail 



value 



price 











Wholesaler and 







Season 



price 



per 

 case of 



per case 



of 







Total 



retailer 



Processor 























No. 303 



24/303 



24/303 





Percen- 





Percen- 





Percen- 





Percen- 





can 1 



cans' 



cans' 2 



Per 



tage of 



Per 



tage of 



Per 



tage of 



Per 



tage of 











case 



retail 

 price 



case 



retail 

 price 



case 



retail 

 price 



case 



retail 

 price 





Cents 



Dollars 



Dollars 



Dollars 



Percent 



Dollars 



Percent 



Dollars Percent 



Dollars 



Percent 



1965/66 . 



16.8 



4.04 



2.76 



0.78 



19 



3.26 



81 



1.28 32 



1.98 



49 



1966/67 . 



17.2 



4.12 



3.06 



.88 



21 



3.24 



79 



1.06 26 



2.18 



53 



1967/68 . 



18.8 



4.51 



3.49 



1.10 



24 



3.41 



76 



1.02 23 



2.39 



53 



1968/69 . 



20.4 



4.90 



3.45 



1.15 



23 



3.75 



77 



1.45 30 



2.30 



47 



1969/70 . 



20.5 



4.93 



3.35 



.95 



19 



3.98 



81 



1.58 32 



2.40 



49 



1970/71 . 



21.3 



5.11 



3.25 



.78 



15 



4.33 



85 



1.86 37 



2.47 



48 



1971/72 . 



21.4 



5.14 



3.32 



.74 



14 



4.40 



86 



1.82 36 



2.58 



50 



'Fancy grade. 2 F.o.b. Eastern plants. 3 Returns for 31 pounds (farm weight) of apples for canning and freezing received by growers 

 in New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and Virginia. 



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