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Commercial Freezing of Six Vegetable Crops in the South: Factors Affecting Economic Feasibility of Single-Product Operations

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  • Brooker, John R.
  • Pearson, James L.

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Input-output coefficients for processing green beans, lima beans, leafy greens, okra, southern peas, and squash were used to derive five plant models for each vegetable (except okra, for which three models were derived). Finished product processing rates of 1,500, 6,000, 12,000, 18,000 and 22,500 pounds per hour were examined. Three season lengths, two raw product prices, and three finished product prices were included to analyze their effects on costs and returns. The objective of this study was to determine whether initial investment in vegetable freezing plants could be recovered in 10 years. Results indicated that investment in single-product freezing operations could be recovered with at least one combination of raw and finished product prices, season length, and processing rate for all of the vegetables except squash. Okra was the only vegetable indicating profitability with an hourly processing rate as low as 6,000 pounds.

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  • Brooker, John R. & Pearson, James L., 1971. "Commercial Freezing of Six Vegetable Crops in the South: Factors Affecting Economic Feasibility of Single-Product Operations," Marketing Research Reports 313676, United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Marketing Service, Transportation and Marketing Program.
    • Handle: RePEc:ags:uamsmr:313676
    DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.313676
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    1. Lanier, Eleanor B., 1972. "Economics of Agriculture: Reports and Publications Issued or Sponsored by USDA's Economic Research Service, July 1970-June 1971," Miscellaneous Publications 321803, United States Department of Agriculture, Economic Research Service.

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