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Title

Tree fruit trade

Other Titles (e.g. Variant)

Agricultural economist reviews fifty years of Washington state's key orchard crops

Type

  • Monograph
  • Text

Contribution

Subject

  • Tree crops--Washington (State) (LCSH)
  • Fruit trade--Washington (State) (LCSH)
  • Fruit trees--Washington (State) (LCSH)
  • Orchards--Washington (State) (LCSH)

Language

Illustrative Content

Classification

Content

Supplementary content

Summary

"Filled with personal anecdotes as well as expert observation, investigation, and analysis, longtime agricultural economist Desmond O'Rourke recounts fifty years of Washington State's dynamic, internationally competitive tree fruit industry. He discusses major changes, players, and organizations, as well as significant challenges and emerging threats"-- Provided by publisher.

Table of Contents

1970s. Fruit industry restructures after freeze disaster -- 1980s. Setbacks for world economy and Washington State fruit industry -- 1990s. New challenges and opportunities -- 2000s. A new regime emerges -- Increasingly intrusive regulation, domestic and foreign -- 2010s. Decade of turmoil -- Involvement in fruit industry continues despite career detours -- The fruit industry as viewed by an occasional publisher and consultant -- New terminology greates real, new demands -- The inside story on trade partners of the Washington States fruit industry -- Moving into the 2020s -- Challenges that lie ahead.

Authorized Access Point

O'Rourke, A. Desmond (Andrew Desmond), 1938-. Tree fruit trade

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Admin Metadata

  • Date: 2026-09-11T20:21:19.094824+00:00
  • Agent: cbc
  • Status: c
  • Derived from: 22438244

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  • Date: 2026-09-11
  • Cataloger id: Unknown
  • Description level: http://id.loc.gov/ontologies/bibframe-2-6-0/
  • Description language: eng
  • Description authentication: pcc

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