Prunes
Overview
Prune trees were introduced to North America in 1856 when cuttings from France were planted in California (CDPB). By 1870, 650 acres of prune trees had been planted in the state. In 1900, California prune orchards covered approximately 90,000 acres, and prune packing plants had spread throughout the state. Today, California produces nearly 100 percent of U.S. prunes, or dried plums, and accounts for roughly 60 percent of world production (CDPB and PBA). January 2010 ... Prunes
Other Links
- California Dried Plum Board (CDPB).
- Food Consumption (per capita) Data System, USDA.
- Fruit and Tree Nuts, Economic Research Service (ERS), USDA.
- Fruit and Tree Nuts Yearbook, ERS, USDA, 2009.
- Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts, National Agricultural Statistical Service (NASS), USDA, 2009.
- Pioneer Study Reveals Dried Plums Effective in the Reduction of Heart Disease, Reuters, 2008 - This animal study suggests that eating dried plums slows the development of an inflammatory disease known as "hardening of the arteries."
- Prune Bargaining Association (PBA).
- Prunes, Global Agricultural Trade System (GATS), Foreign Ag Service (FAS), USDA, 2009.
- Sunsweet Growers Inc. Dataweb.
Links checked January 2010.
