The No. 2-1/2 can is the most common size 

 used for fruit. The No. 2 can is also used, as 

 are some other minor sizes. 



Throughout the area, the halves pack, known 

 as "al natural," is uniformly good- -the finished 

 product connes from the best unblemished fruit. 



TA3LZ 15. — San Rafael area, Uendoza Province: Estimated acreage and production of fruit, 1952-56 



Acreage 



Apples . . 

 pears. . . 



Peaches . 



Plums ... 

 Apricots 

 Grapes . . 



Acres 



5,683 



4,940 



13,590 



9,884 



1,500 



59,300 



Acres 



5,807 



5,000 



14,700 



11,675 



1,550 



61,775 



Acres 

 5,880 

 5,115 



15,815 



11,980 



1,580 



63,010 



Acres 



5,930 



5,190 



17,050 



12,725 



1,660 



64,740 



Acres 



6,005 



5,240 



17,915 



13,340 



1,730 



66,720 



J. 000 tnt. 



661 



965 



1,436 



Tons 



34,722 



5,060 



211,640 



2.00O ^■ 



X5 

 799 

 590 



Tons 

 12,566 

 2,420 

 219,910 



i.ooo fru. 



965 



1,392 



1,056 



Tons 



28,660 



1,213 



291,010 



1,088 

 1,506 



Tons 

 42,163 

 3,100 

 258,600 



1 , coo 6«. 



1,116 



1,461 



450 



Tons 

 68,618 



(') 

 145,500 



^ Year beginning Januaiy 1. 

 ^ Not available. 



Ifinisterio de Agricultura y Ganaderia, Agroncctia Regional, San Rafael, M2A. 



TABLE 16. — San Rafael area, Mendoza Province: Average costs of packing fresh fruit for export, 1957 season 





Apples 

















Red Delicious 



Other varieties 











Pesos^ 



33.00 



14.75 



2.55 



9.50 



.50 



60.30 



Dol.' 

 0.87 

 .39 

 .07 

 .25 

 .01 



1.59 



Pesos' 



28.60 



14.75 



2.55 



9.50 



5.42 



60.82 



Dot.' 

 0.75 

 .39 

 .07 

 .25 

 .14 



1.60 



Pesos' 

 37.40 

 12.95 

 2.55 

 9.50 

 1.82 



64.22 



DoL.' 

 0.98 

 .34 

 .07 

 .25 

 .05 



1.69 



Pesos' 

 67.10 

 5.79 

 1.30 

 6.00 

 3.55 



83.74 



Dol.' 

 1.77 

 .15 

 .03 

 .16 

 .09 



2.20 



Pesos* 



34.10 



7.46 



1.30 



6.00 



.24 



49.10 



Dol.' 

 0.90 





.20 



Incidental costs (fuel, helpers, travel, etc.) 



Labor, social security, and other contributions 



Transport to cold storage, loading and unloading, etc. 



Cost f.o.b 



.03 

 .16 

 .006 



1.29 



Freight to Buenos Aires 



9.61 



.25 



9.61 



.25 



9.61 



.25 



3.00 



.08 



4.75 



.13 





69.91 



1.84 



70.43 



1.85 



73.83 



1.94 



86.74 



2.28 



53.85 



1.42 







^ Per packed box of approximately 48.5 Ibe. 

 ^ Per packed box of approximately 44 lbs. 

 ' Per packed lug of 33 lbs., dooestic pack. 



* Per packed lug of 22 lbs . 



^ Cost of fruit is asiount paid by packers to growers during season. 



* Does not include charges in Buenos Aires: Cold storage, loading and handling, canmissions. 



However, sliced peaches vary greatly in the 

 quality of pack. At least one canner grades 

 this pack very closely, and all fruit which is 

 the least bit questionable is discarded. On the 

 other hand, packing was observed where any 

 peach sufficiently whole after trimming to be 

 sliced was canned, with no consideration 

 given to degree of ripeness or other factors 

 affecting the firmness of the finished product. 



For fruit sold domestically, canners are re- 

 quired by law to stamp the can label with the 

 price at which the fruit was sold to the retailer 

 so that the consumer can check on the retailer' s 

 mark-up. 



TABLE 18. --Canned fruit: Production 1952-56 



TABLE 17.— Ifcndoza Province: Fruit utilization, by 



kinds, 1956 season 



Species 



Shipped 

 fresh 



Processed 



Consumed 

 locally 



Total 



^iples 



^ricots 



i.oco tons 

 30.7 



7.2 



2.9 

 21.7 

 19.0 



4.7 

 13.5 



1,000 tons 

 9.6 

 3.7 

 .5 

 32.7 

 2.3 

 8.2 

 5.7 



1,000 tons 

 4.0 

 1.0 

 .5 

 5.0 

 2.0 

 1.5 

 3.3 



2,000 tons 

 44.3 

 11.9 

 3.9 

 59.4 

 23.3 

 14.4 

 22.5 



Peaches 



Pears 



Others 



Total 



99.7 



62.7 



17.3 



179.7 





Share of total 



Percent 

 55.5 



Percent 

 34.9 



Percent 

 9.6 



Percent 

 100.0 



Year 



Peaches 



Other 



Total 





2,000 



1,000 



1,000 





cases' 



cases' 



cases^ 



1952 



792 



125 



917 



1953 



833 



83 



916 



1954 



292 



125 



All 



19552 



667 



125 



792 



1956 



833 



A2 



875 



Packing in the area varies from plant to 

 plant so that all degrees of quality between 

 these extremes exist. 



The "al natural" pack, however, is the one 

 which has been exported and is expected to 

 develop increased foreign sales in the future. 



•'■ Equivalent 2A No. 2-1/2 cans. 



^ Processing restricted by can shortage. 



Raw fruit costs vary considerably from year 

 to year depending on the size and average qual- 

 ity of the crop. This size and quality depends, 

 in turn, to a large extent, upon the incidence 

 of spring frosts and hail storms. Consequently, 

 f. o. b. costs fluctuate widely between years of 

 varying production. 



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