A net shift analysis was used to analyze growth in employment
and value added from 1954 to 1982 in SIC 2037, Frozen Fruits, Fruit
Juices, and Vegetables. This analysis indicated that the Pacific
Northwest dominated the growth experienced in this sector over this
time period. Oregon's share of total U.S. employment in SIC 2037
increased from 7.3 percent in 1954 to 16.1 percent in 1982. Value
added in Oregon was 16.1 percent of the U.S. total in 1982, and
growth in both employment and value added was at a greater rate than
the overall U.S. rate of growth in this sector. Washington's share
of employment increased from 10.3 percent to 13 percent, and the
share of U.S. total value added in this sector grew from 11 percent
to 14.2 percent. Value added by the freezing of fruits and
vegetables in Idaho increased to 10.3 percent of the U.S. total in
1982, and employment grew to a share of 10.5 percent, from 3.5
percent in 1954. An informal survey of executives in six food
processing plants in Oregon suggested that expanding international
export markets was essential to continued growth for this industry in
the Pacific Northwest.
A model of Japan's import demand of frozen vegetable products,
specifically corn and potatoes, is estimated using data from 1978
through 1986 of real own price at the export site, Japanese consumer
expenditures adjusted by Japan's CPI, and Japan's domestic production
of frozen corn and potatoes. Commerce Department data on exports by
Customs District was used to disaggregate import demand by region;
namely Oregon, Washington, the two together as Pacific Northwest, and
the total U.S.
It was found that the demand for frozen corn imports is more
responsive to changes in real own price than the import demand for
frozen potatoes. Income elasticities were positive and higher for
frozen potato import demand than for frozen corn demand, except for
Oregon originating exports. Production in Japan of frozen corn has a
higher negative impact on exports from Oregon ports than Washington
based exports. Production of frozen potatoes in Japan did not have a
negative impact on import demand from any of the four export sites. / Graduation date: 1989
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:ORGSU/oai:ir.library.oregonstate.edu:1957/26868 |
| Date | 14 July 1988 |
| Creators | Jacobsen, Twila M. |
| Contributors | Weber, Bruce A. |
| Source Sets | Oregon State University |
| Language | en_US |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis/Dissertation |
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