The Possibility of the Establishment of a Large-size Apple Orchard Based on the Production of Apples as Juice Materials

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  • ジュース原料用リンゴ生産による大規模リンゴ作経営の成立可能性
  • ジュース原料用リンゴ生産による大規模リンゴ作経営の成立可能性 : 青森県鯵ヶ沢町K経営の事例分析
  • ジュース ゲンリョウヨウ リンゴ セイサン ニ ヨル ダイキボ リンゴサク ケイエイ ノ セイリツ カノウセイ : アオモリケン アジガサワマチ K ケイエイ ノ ジレイ ブンセキ
  • : A Case Study of "K" Orchard in Ajigasawa Town, Aomori Prefecture
  • －青森県鰺ヶ沢町Ｋ経営の事例分析－

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<p>One of the features of the apple production in Japan is that apple farmers have produced apples as luxury foods. However, the demands for domestic apples for processing are increasing. Therefore, the increasing supply of them is desired. In response, the national government has put emphasis on reinforcing the production of processed apples since 2010. Especially, they have been trying to expand orchards which specialized in producing apples for processing. At the same time, such farming is expected to be introduced to large-size apple orchards. They are regarded as main producers in the future, since farming is considered as labor-saving. The aim of this paper is to verify based on the records of real management cases, whether large-scale apple orchards that mainly produce apples for processing can run profitably. The following result were obtained. Farming for apples for processing is highly labor-saving, highly efficient and highly profitable. Because farmers don’t need to work on the trees and can grow them higher, they can get higher yield with lower labor input. The cost level of the farming for apples for processing seems low enough to expect some profitability even at market prices. However, the business size of the farming is smaller for its farm size. Therefore, fixed costs push profitability down so strongly that farmers would not be able to get enough earnings if they rely only on orchards for apples for processing.</p>

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