Table 2.— Apple packing labor costs per carton by variety and pack, four major production regions, 1972/73 season' 



Region 



Northeast 



Delicious 



Tray pack cartons 

 Bag cartons 



Macintosh 



Bag cartons 



Hourly and 

 piece workers 



Supervisory 



Fringe 

 benefits 



Total 



Lake States 

 Delicious 



Tray pack cartons 



Bag cartons 



Jonathans 



Bag cartons 



Appalachia 

 Delicious 

 Tray pack cartons 



Northwest 

 Delicious 



Tray pack cartons 

 Winesape 



Tray pack cartons 



Cents 



31 

 32 



32 



23 

 22 



22 



46 



4 6 

 47 



Cents 



Cent-. 



Cents 



42 

 43 



■1 ! 



I ! 



33 



5 3 



55 



5 7 



1 One carton of tray packed apples is equivalent to 42 pounds. Bagged cartons contain 12 three-pound poly bags. 



Table 3.— Apple packing container and supply costs per carton by variety and pack, four major production 



regions, 1972/73 season 1 



Region 



Master 

 carton 



Trays 



Bags 



Wrapper 

 and liner 



Wax 



Fungicide 



Other 



Total 



Northeast 

 Delicious 



Tray pack cartons 



Bag cartons 



Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents Cents 



46 23 --- 2 1 ( 2 ) --- 72 

 49 10 --- 1 ( 2 ) --- 60 



49 10 --- 1 ( 2 ) --- 60 



48 22 --- --- 4 ( 2 ) 2 76 



43 - - - 10 - - - 1 1 2 57 



Macintosh 



Lake States 

 Delicious 

 Tray pack cartons 



Jonathan 



Bag cartons 



45 10 - - - 3 1 9 6 1 



Appalachia 

 Delicious 

 Tray pack cartons 



Northwest 

 Delicious 



Tray pack cartons 



Winesap 



Tray pack cartons 



42 



39 

 36 



25 



17 



14 



... 



1 



10 



10 



1 



2 

 2 



1 



1 

 1 



1 



( ; ) 



3 



71 



69 



60 



One carton of tray packed apples is equivalent to 42 pounds. Bagged cartons contain 12 three-pound poly bags. 2 Less than .5 

 cents. 



20 TFS-191, JULY 1974 



