Commodity Data Sheet
Prunes and Plums
Order from:
Sandy Sears, Economic Information Assistant
Economic Information Office
Oregon State University, 219 Ballard Extension Hall,
Corvallis, OR 97331-3601
(541) 737-6126
Item & Area
Dist. 2
District
1
Dist.
2
District
3
District
4
District
5
District
6
5135-96*
March 1997
Unit
1992
1993
1994r
1995r
1996p
tons
“
“
“
“
20,000
11,000
4,600
9,000
44,600
4,500
9,700
7,000
7,000
28,200
19,000
8,600
4,500
6,000
38,100
5,500
6,500
3,000
7,500
22,500
6,000
6,000
5,500
2,500
20,000
tons
20,000
4,000
14,000
5,000
5,500
Production (Total)
fresh basis:
Oregon
Washington
Idaho
Michigan
Total, 4 states
Utilization of Sales
Oregon: /1/
fresh & processed
Washington:
fresh & Processed
“
11,000
9,700
8,600
6,500
6,000
Idaho: /1/
fresh & processed
“
4,400
5,230
3,500
2,980
5,100
Michigan:
fresh
processed
“
“
4,000
5,000
2,000
5,000
1,700
4,300
3,300
3,700
1,300
1,200
Oregon: /1/
all sales
$/ton
160.00
166.00
127.00
241.00
354.00
Washington:
all sales
“
162.00
157.00
149.00
315.00
448.00
“
265.00
162.00
387.00
625.00
599.00
“
“
311.00
224.00
410.00
178.00
230.00
140.00
340.00
130.00
358.00
310.00
184,000
1,030.00
121,000
1,120.00
193,000
1,090.00
181,000
1,040.00
220,000
900.00
Farm Price
Idaho: /1/
all sales
Michigan:
fresh sales
processed
Calif. Dried Prunes
Production, dried
Farm price, dried
tons
$/ton
r - revised p - preliminary. /1/ Fresh and processed not published seperately to avoid disclosure of independent
operations. /2/ available 7/9/95 *Shaded areas of Oregon map represent the major areas of production for this commodity. SOURCE: Compiled by Extension Economic Information Office, Oregon State University, from USDA and other
government reports.
Oregon Prunes and Plums
By Counties, Oregon, 1994-1996p
Utilized Production
Value of Sales
County
Marion
Polk
Washington
Yamhill
Douglas
Umatilla
1994
1995r
tons
1996p
690
3,760
3,280
3,170
660
1,830
120
550
790
460
630
2,310
200
940
830
800
1,300
780
84
429
390
380
129
302
22
102
149
86
174
633
54
256
222
216
434
610
370
140
650
58
40
155
13,760
5,000
5,500
1,772
1,206
1,947
Other Counties
State Total
1994
1995r
1996p
thousand dollars
r - revised p - preliminary SOURCE: Compiled by Extension Economic Information Office, Oregon State University.
Oregon Prunes and Plums
(tons)
60
($000)
6000
5000
40
4000
30
3000
20
2000
10
Utilized Production
Value of Sales
Production
Value of Sales
50
1000
0
0
76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96
Year
Source: Compiled by the Extension Economic Information Office, Oregon State University.
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