Table 20,--Packs of canned vegetables, canned fruits, and canned and bottled juices, by region, 1964 
Canned Canned Canned Canned Canned 
; ae ie ne nM Vegetable | Total 
States seasonal fruit fruit | fruit juices | fruit juices iv 
vegetables | (noncitrus) | (citrus) | (noncitrus) (citrus) cies Cases 
1,000 cases 
California’. . 2-2.¢.0,6 sie «0s 19,770 87,800 -- 14,393 1,500 13,947 137,410 
Washington and Oregon .... 18,981 9,896 -- 122,963 -- (3 ) 51,840 
Fullors Cl amaien oy ee eee aes 2,901 21 4,265 -- 27,071 -- 34,258 
New iN Ore cre ele wie ans 6,875 7,214 = 210,376 = (3) 24,465 
Pennsylvania: 5c 6 «te > 6s 1,989 -= -- -- -- (3) 1,989 
MICHILEAN) sie: scenes «.en0.8 6 os 2,239 8,117 -- 1,113 ae C3) 11,469 
FROLalexspencievele ere ele. eats 92,755 113,048 4,265 48,845 28,971 13,947 261,431 
135,657 153,891 4,205 48,845 28,901 33,/97 405,026 
peor a ee oe riveted 
! Includes all other western States, 
2 Includes all eastern States except Michigan, 
3 Included in U,S, total, 
Valley Fig Growers, Fresno--figs; and Sun- 
Maid Raisin Growers, Fresno--raisins, 
Opportunities for cooperative purchase or 
manufacture of containers and packaging mate- 
rials in California would be conditioned by 
the following circumstances; 
Cooperative Purchase.=-=-Such action would 
be favored by the existence of a large number 
of firms processing similar or identical prod- 
ucts within a limited geographic area; for 
example, concentration of fig production in 
the Fresno area, wine around Lodi, apples 
around Sebastapol, deciduous fruits in the 
Central Valley area, and so on. Many of these 
firms, such as the fig processors, pack in 
standard containers. Aggregation of the con- 
tainer purchases of several of these smaller 
processors would strengthen their bargaining 
position with respect to purchase prices, 
In some instances, individual cooperative 
processors in California are so large that 
consolidation of purchases would not likely 
produce any substantial advantage. For ex- 
ample, the Sun-Maid Raisin Growers" plant 
at Kingsburg processes approximately 60 per- 
cent of all raisins produced in the United 
States. Capacity of this one plant is approxi- 
mately 100,000 tons of raisins per year, 
valued at over $35 million. Raisins are packed 
in standard containers under the "Sun-Maid" 
brand. Sun-Maid requires a line of specialty 
cartons and has negotiated an annual purchase 
contract, on favorable terms, with the same 
supplier for over 40 years. 
Consolidated Agriculture Industries, Los 
Angeles, Calif., formed early in 1965, iscom- 
posed of Sunsweet Growers, California Canners 
and Growers, Lindsay Ripe Olive Company, 
Tri-Valley Growers, and Diamond Walnut 
Growers Association, Its purpose is to explore 
areas of mutual interest among the member 
groups such as consolidation of carloads, 
interchange of storage facilities, new products 
research, and procurement of supplies. It is 
chartered with broad powers, enabling it to 
carry out almost any activity its members 
may deem of mutual benefit. 
Cooperative purchase of container and 
packaging supplies by Consolidated Agriculture 
Industries, however, may not have the poten= 
tial for savings as manufacture of containers. 
Each member of the association already buys 
in large quantities and the type of containers 
each uses varies considerably. 
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