1. World Canned Deciduous Fruit
A U.S. Industry Report
11th
World Canned Deciduous Fruit
Conference
May 30 – June 2, 2012
Litochoro, Greece

2. U. S. Canned Fruit Industry Overview

3. U. S. Canned Fruit Processors
Peaches
Del Monte Foods
Seneca Foods
Pacific Coast Producers
Pears
Del Monte Foods
Seneca Foods
Pacific Coast Producers
Northwest Packing Company
Independent Food Processors
Truitt Bros.
Apricots
Del Monte Foods
Seneca Foods
Pacific Coast Producers

4. Consolidating U. S. Processed Peach Industry in California
1952 – CANNERS
1972 – CANNERS
2012 – CANNERS
2 FREEZERS

6. California Cling Peach Bearing Hectare Trends 2002 - 2012
Thousands of Hectares

7. California Cling Peach Hectares Planted 2000 – 2012

8. Cling Peach Hectares Pulled vs. Hectares Planted 2006 - 2012
Total Hectares Pulled: 6,185 Total Hectares Planted: 3,141

9. Cling Peach Delivery Trends Total Tons to All Processors 2000 – 2012
Thousands of Metric Tons
Est.

10. California Cling Peach Production Trends Yield Per Bearing Hectare 1960 – 2011
Metric Tons / Bearing Hectare
60’s Avg
70’s Avg
80’s Avg
90’s Avg
00’s Avg
45.1
43.0
42.4
42.0
41.7
41.7
41.0
39.2
41.2
38.7
39.28
37.4
37.2
34.4
37.1
34.3
34.0
36.0
31.2
31.1
34.1
30.1
29.8
29.3
10 Year Average Yield
28.8
27.4
26.5
24.5
2011

11. California Cling Peach Price Trends 2000 – 2011
Price/Metric Ton
*Average Value Ton – Converted to Same Basis as 1992 – 2003

12. California Cling Peach Pack Trends 2000 – 2011
Millions of 24/2-1/2 Basic Cases

13. California Fruit Cocktail & Mixed Fruit Pack Trends 2000 – 2011
24/2 ½ Basic Cases (Millions)

14. U.S. Canned Peach Import Trends 2000 - 2011
Thousands of Cases

15. U. S. Canned Peach Imports 2010 – 2011 Marketing Year
Marketing Year Total: 3,334,422 Cases (+ 7%)

16. U. S. Canned Peach Export Trends 2000 - 2011
Thousands of Cases

17. U. S. Canned Peach Exports 2010 – 2011 Marketing Year
Marketing Year Total: 1,029,663 Cases (+ 28%)

18. West Coast Bartlett Pears Bearing Hectare Trends 2002 - 2011
Bearing Hectares (000’s)
12.60
12.20
12.00
11.90
11.90
11.09
11.01
10.61
9.50
9.40

19. West Coast Pear Delivery Trends Volume Utilized for Canning
Thousands of Metric Tons
274
257
252
253
248
246
237
241
218
213

20. Utilization of West Coast Canned Pear Tonnage
Total 2011 Deliveries: 274,000 MetricTons

21. Northwest Canning Pear Price Trends Bartlett Pears – No
Northwest Canning Pear Price Trends Bartlett Pears – No. 1’s
$ per Metric Ton

22. West Coast Canned Bartlett Pear Pack Trends 2002 - 2011
24 / 2½ Basic Cases (Millions)

23. California Canning Pear Price Trends Bartlett Pears – No
California Canning Pear Price Trends Bartlett Pears – No. 1’s
$ per MetricTon

24. West Coast Canned Bartlett Pear Sales Trends 2002 - 2011
24 / 2½ Basic Cases (Millions)

25. U. S. Canned Pear Imports 2010/11 Marketing Year
Marketing Year Total: 1,160,828 Cases (- 3%)

26. California Apricots Bearing Hectare Trends 2002 - 2011
Bearing Hectares

27. California Canned Apricot Pack Trends 2002 - 2011
24 / 2 ½ Basic Cases (Millions)

28. California Canned Apricot Price Trends 2002 - 2011
$ per Metric Ton

29. U. S. Canned Apricot Imports 2010/11 Marketing Year
Marketing Year Total: 47,479 Cases (+35%)

30. “Canned and frozen fruits not only offer great nutrition, but they are inexpensive and convenient ways to make sure that we maximize the variety and number of fruit servings needed to protect our health.”
-- American Institute for Cancer Research
Canned fruit offers great nutrition and is less expensive on a cost per serving basis than fresh fruit. Shelf-stable canned fruit is available year-round and arrives ready-to-eat and packaged in appropriate portion sizes.
Several university studies confirm that canned fruit is nutritionally comparable to fresh fruit.

31. The California peach industry consists of many generations-old family farms. Our average farmer grows 20 hectares of peaches.
Our peaches are picked at the peak of ripeness and generally packed within 24 hours of picking.

32. California Canning Peach Association
“A Home and A Price” Representing California Growers Since 1922