The following article is the sixth in a series of progress reports on efficiency in the processing and marketing of frozen fruits and vegetables. The studies are being conducted cooperatively with the Agricultural Experiment Stations in Washington, Oregon, and Hawaii and the Agricultural Marketing Service, United States Department of Agriculture.

This brief article is based on a detailed report, “Economic Efficiency in Assembly and Processing Lima Beans for Freezing,” which is available without cost from the Giannini Foundation of Agricultural Economics, 207 Giannini Hall, University of California, Berkeley 4.