Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Fruit Situation, Vol. 135: June 1960
Prospective production of peaches is 3 percent larger than in 1959 and 23 percent above the 1949-58 average. Most of the increase is in California, where the prospective crop of clingstone peaches is record large. The 1960 crop in the 9 southern peach States is a little larger than last year. Shipping-point prices for early-season sales of fresh market peaches were somewhat above a year ago.
Production of apricots is down a little this year because of reduced crops in Washington and Utah. In California, the largest producing State, the crop is as large as last year. Demand for processing should be good. Since most of the crop in this State is canned and dried, heavy packs again may be expected.
Total production of sweet cherries is expected to be 7 percent larger than the light 1959 crop. Among the heavy-producing States, a sharp increase in California more than offsets decreases in Oregon and Washington. The increase in California points to a larger pack of canned sweet cherries this year. Prices for the light, early-season sales on the New York City auction were a little higher this year than last. The first forecast of the sour cherry crop in the Great Lakes States, where most of the crop is grown, will be released June 21.
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