42 
Appendix table 5.--Number of fresh fruit and vegetable marketing asso- 
ciations engaged in both purchasing and service ac- 
tivities, by major product groups, 1952 and 1964 


Major product : All cooperatives 1/ : Change 
2 gh952 : 1964 : 
Number Percent 
Apples 24 33 # 38 
Citrus 39 24 - 38 
Other fruits 5. 34 410 
Totals all’ fruit 94 91 se 3 
Potatoes 20 21 i a5 
Other vegetables 16 36 4125 
Total, all vegetables 36 57 # 58 
Mixed fruits and vegetables 7 10 # 43 
Total, all fruits and vegetables 137 158 4.45 
1/ 595 associations in 1952, and 416 in 1964. 
Appendix table 6.--Fresh fruit and vegetable marketing cooperatives en- 
gaged in purchasing activities, by major product groups, 
1952and 1964. 


Co-ops : Co-ops : 
Major product : operating $ operating $ Change 
in. 1952 : in 1964 
Number Number Percent 
Apples 37 43 4 16 
Citrus 106 47 - 56 
Other fruits 82 62 - 24 
Total oraverage fruits 225 152 - 32 
Potatoes 34 28 - 18 
Other vegetables 49 54 #10 
Total or average vege- 
tables 83 82 =. 
Mixed fruits and vegetables 14 16 414 
Total or average fruits and 
vegetables 322 250 = 22 

