Commodity Data Sheet
Prunes & Plums
Extension Economic Information Office
Oregon State University
219 Ballard Extension Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331-3601
(541) 737-1436
Item and area
Unit
Farm price
Oregon
Fresh sales
Processed sales
All sales
Idaho1/
All sales
Michigan
Fresh sales
Processed sales
All sales
Washington1/
All sales
4-State total
Fresh sales
Processed sales
All sales
California (dried basis)
Total production
Farm price, dried
April 2008
2006
2007
1,500
2,000
2,000
3,600
9,100
10,500
2,000
3,600
5,400
21,500
3,000
1,800
3,100
4,000
11,900
3,000
4,500
1,200
300
2,500
6,000
1,800
1,200
2,480
3,920
1,950
1,900
1,720
Tons
Tons
1,100
2,500
350
1,650
450
1,550
1,800
1,600
900
1,100
Tons
4,700
5,500
3,600
5,400
4,000
Dollars/ton
Dollars/ton
Dollars/ton
385.00
206.00
272.00
537.00
228.00
352.00
445.00
300.00
416.00
496.00
274.00
339.00
501.00
302.00
421.00
Dollars/ton
518.00
613.00
999.00
887.00
709.00
Dollars/ton
Dollars/ton
Dollars/ton
480.00
300.00
355.00
769.00
264.00
353.00
760.00
245.00
361.00
730.00
249.00
504.00
765.00
173.00
440.00
Dollars/ton
337.00
193.00
498.00
443.00
403.00
Dollars/ton
Dollars/ton
Dollars/ton
446.00
254.00
353.00
468.00
228.00
360.00
759.00
257.00
562.00
639.00
267.00
452.00
619.00
214.00
464.00
Tons
Dollars/ton
181,000
772.00
49,000
1,500.00
97,000
1,470.00
198,000
1,390.00
81,000
1,450.00
Total production (fresh basis)
Oregon
Idaho
Michigan
Washington
4-State total
Utilization of sales
Oregon
Fresh
Processed
Idaho1/
Fresh & processed
Michigan
Fresh
Processed
Washington1/
Fresh & processed
Commodity number-year: 5135-07*
2003
2004
Tons
Tons
Tons
Tons
Tons
5,500
2,500
3,600
4,700
16,300
13,000
4,000
2,500
5,500
25,000
Tons
Tons
1,500
2,600
Tons
2005
*Shaded areas of map represent the major areas of production for this commodity. 1/ Fresh and processed not published seperately
to avoid disclosure of individual operations.
Source: USDA/NASS (National Agricultural Statistics Service)
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Prunes & plums: Total production and value of sales, by county, Oregon, 2005-2007
County
Clackamas
Douglas
Lane
Linn
Marion
Multnomah
Polk
Umatilla
Washington
Yamhill
Not disclosed
State total
Value of sales1/
2006r
2005r
Total production
2006r
Tons
Tons
Tons
1,000 dollars
1,000 dollars
18
611
4
2
90
7
528
1,500
410
432
34
540
13
9
170
13
960
1,450
779
720
12
540
24
5
60
4
336
1,350
246
252
3
137
2
1
18
1
106
300
82
86
6
122
6
4
32
2
182
319
152
137
4
138
9
2
16
1
101
243
74
76
325
112
112
89
68
68
3,927
4,800
2,941
825
1,030
732
2007p
2005r
2007p
1,000 dollars
r - revised, p - preliminary. 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. The "not disclosed" values are the sum of any county not listed.
The Extension Economic Information Office uses different methods than USDA/NASS to set these estimates.
Source: Oregon Agricultural Information Network (OAIN), Extension Economic Information Office, Oregon State University
14,000
3,500
12,000
3,000
10,000
2,500
8,000
2,000
6,000
1,500
4,000
Production
Value of sales
2,000
1,000
Value of sales (1,000 dollars)
Production (Tons)
Prunes and plums: Production and value of sales,
Oregon, 1998-2007
500
1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Year
So urce: Orego n A gricultural Info rmatio n Netwo rk (OA IN), Extensio n Eco no mic Info rmatio n Office , Orego n State University
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