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TABLE 29 



Plums and Prunes — Production and Use by States 



Crop and State 



Average 

 1927-36 



1937 



1938 





Tons 



Tons 



Tons 



Plums: 



Fresh Basis 











5,600 



5,800 



2,900 



California 



60,900 



66,000 



64,000 



2 States 



66,500 



71,800 



66,900 



Prunes: 









Fresh Use: 









Idaho 



19,470 



12,900 



15,400 



Washington 



14,520 



10,400 



16,200 



Oregon 



14,420 



11,000 



15,000 



3 States 



48,410 



34,300 



46,600 



Canned: * 









Washington 



3,330 



4,500 



3,000 



Oregon 



11,270 



22,500 



18,000 



2 States 



14,600 



27,000 



21,000 



Dried: f 



Dry Basis 











3,780 



700 



1,100 



Oregon 



25,250 



6,500 



15,000 



Cahfornia 



196,200 



249,000 



221,000 1 



3 States 



225,230 



256,200 



237, loot 



* Includes small quantities for cold packing. 



t To convert California dried prunes to fresh basis, multiply by 2 J^. In Washington 

 and Oregon, the ratio ranges from 3 to 4 (fresh) to 1 dried. 



X Includes standard and substandard prunes held in reserve pools. In addition to 

 the 221,000 tons of dried prunes, an equivalent of 60,000 tons (dry basis) was not 

 harvested because of market conditions and 4.000 tons (dry basis) were lost in the 

 drying process. 



