Figs
Production
California ranks first in the nation in fig production, accounting for nearly 98 percent of all figs produced. The California fig industry, consisting of both fresh fruit and processed fruit, produced more than 40,000 tons of figs in 2010. Of that amount, more than 36,000 tons, or 90 percent, were processed. The fig crop was valued at $22.1 million, a decrease in total crop value largely attributable to lower prices. The average price per ton for figs was $549 in 2010 compared to $763 the previous year. (NASS 2011) July 2011 ... Figs
Marketing
- California Fig Advisory Board
- Fig, California Rare Fruit Growers.
- Figs, Fruits and Nuts: 2007 and 2002, 2007 Census of Agriculture, National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), USDA, 2009.
- Figs, FAOStat, UN, 2009.
- Fruit and Tree Nuts Outlook, Economic Research Service (ERS), USDA, 2011.
- Fruit and Tree Nuts Yearbook dataset, ERS, USDA, 2010.
- Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts, NASS, USDA, 2011 - Provides such stats as dried fig production in California, average price for dried and fresh figs and domestic consumption.
- Top Five Producing Nations Grow More Than Half of World Fig Production, Fruit and Tree Nuts Outlook, ERS, USDA, 2004.
- United States Standards for Grades of Dried Figs, Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA, 2001.
Production
- Fig, Integrated Pest Management guidelines, University of California, Davis.
- Figs, University of Hawaii.
- Figs for Commercial and Home Production in Louisiana, Louisiana State University Ag Center, 2005.
- Figs: Symptoms, Comments, Management; Pest Management guidelines; University of California, 2006.
- Figs, World's Healthiest Foods, George Mateljan Foundation - Sponsored by a nonprofit organization, this website offers the latest scientific information about the benefits of healthy eating.
- Florida Plant Disease Management Guide: Fig, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (IFAS), University of Florida, 2006.
- Valley Fig Growers, Fresno, California - This cooperative began in 1959 and is now the largest fig handler in the United States. With 20 grower members, approximately half of the dried figs harvested in California go to market through Valley Fig Growers.
Links checked July 2011.
