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dgoodman
08-09-2005, 12:41 PM
Hello,

Years ago I took a tour of a Contadina Tomato Sauce plant in California's Central Valley. I was told that at that one plane alone, they process one piggyback trailer, every 2 minutes, 24 hours/day, for 3 months.

Those figures are staggering, but when you think about the tomato sauce section of the grocery store, they never run out...ever! That's a lot of tomatoes.

I was thinking about honey production, wondering just how many gallons, pounds, hives, etc. are produced and/or harvested each year to keep those same shelves stocked year round.

Anyone ever looked into those figures?

DG

BeeBear
08-09-2005, 01:49 PM
http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/reports/nassr/other/zho-bb/

dgoodman
08-09-2005, 05:51 PM
Thank you BeeBear. That's just what I was seeking.

Best,

DG