Table 1. --Major activity of 47 fruit and vegetable processing coop- 

 eratives, 1968-69 



Type of 

 activity 



Canning 



Canning and freezing 

 Canning, freezing and drying 

 Drying 

 Freezing 



Canning and drying 

 Freezing and drying 

 Total 



Processing cooperatives 



Number 



Percent 



17 



36 



14 



30 



6 



13 



4 



9 



3 



6 



2 



4 



1 



2 



47 



100 



Thirty-one of the cooperatives processed deciduous fruits, berries, 

 and juices (Table 2) . Twenty-two processed vegetables and their 

 juices. Eight processed citrus and their juices. Twelve of the 

 deciduous fruit processors also processed vegetables. 



Table 2 . --Commodities processed by 47 fruit and vegetable coopera- 

 tives, 1968-69 



Type of 

 commodity 



Number of : Percent of : Number of 

 cooperatives : cooperatives : products 



Deciduous fruits, 

 berries, juices 



Vegetables 



Citrus fruits, juices 



Dry or dried products 



31 



1/22 



7 



8 



66 



47 

 15 

 17 



16 

 23 



2/ll 



1/ Includes 10 vegetable processors and 12 fruit processors who also 



process vegetables. 

 2_/ Includes byproducts such as dry flavor compounds, pectin, oils, 



syrup pharmaceuticals, dried pulp, and peels. 



