4.12.1429 PRODUCTS DESIGNATED AS PRODUCE--PRODUCE UNIT QUANTIFIED
(1) The following fruits, vegetables, and natural products are designated as produce. This list is not all inclusive. Any product commonly recognized as a fruit or vegetable shall also be considered to be produce for assessment purposes but does not include those perishable fruits and vegetables which have been manufactured into articles of food of a different kind or character. The effects of the following operations shall not be considered as changing a commodity into a food of a different kind or character: water, steam, or oil blanching, battering, coating, chopping, color adding, curing, cutting, dicing, drying for the removal of surface moisture; fumigating, gassing, heating for insect control, ripening and coloring; removal of seed, pits, stems, calyx, husk, pods, rind, skin, peel, et cetera; polishing, pre-cooling, refrigerating, shredding, slicing, trimming, washing with or without chemicals; waxing, adding of sugar or other sweetening agents; adding ascorbic acid or other agents to retard oxidation; mixing of several kinds of sliced, chopped, or diced fruit or vegetables for packaging in any type of containers; or comparable methods of preparation.
(2) The following quantities shall be used as the standard produce unit for the produce listed below. Containers of approximately the same quantity may be considered a produce unit for each container.
| PRODUCE |
REPORTING UNIT |
|
PRODUCE |
REPORTING UNIT |
| Apples |
40 lbs. |
|
Lemons |
35 lbs. |
| Apricots |
28 lbs. |
|
Lettuce |
|
| Asian pears |
20 lbs. |
|
Head |
24 count |
| Asparagus |
30 lbs. |
|
Butter |
24 count |
| Artichokes |
15 lbs. |
|
Endive |
24 count |
| Avocados |
60-70 count |
|
Escarole |
24 count |
| Bananas |
40 lbs. |
|
Green Leaf |
24 count |
| Beans, green |
28 lbs. |
|
Red Leaf |
24 count |
| Beets |
24 bunches |
|
Romaine |
24 count |
| Blackberries |
12--½ pint baskets |
|
Limes |
35 lbs. |
| Boysenberries |
12--½ pint baskets |
|
Mangos |
12 lbs. |
| Blueberries |
12--1-pint baskets |
|
Mushrooms |
10 lbs. |
| Broccoli |
25 lbs. |
|
Mustard greens |
24 count |
| Broccoflower |
25 lbs. |
|
Nectarines |
20 lbs. |
| Bok choy |
12 count |
|
Okra |
10 lbs. |
| Brussel Sprouts |
25 lbs. |
|
Onions, dry |
50 lbs. |
| Cabbage |
50 lbs. |
|
Onions, green |
48 bunches |
| Cantaloupes |
35 lbs. |
|
Oranges |
37 lbs. |
| Carrots |
50 lbs. |
|
Papayas |
12 lbs. |
| Cauliflower |
28 lbs. |
|
Parsley |
60 bunches |
| Celery |
45 lbs. |
|
Parsnips |
25 lbs. |
| Cherries |
20 lbs. |
|
Peaches |
20 lbs. |
| Chicory |
10 lbs. |
|
Pears |
35 lbs. |
| Cilantro |
12 lbs. |
|
Peas, green/sweet |
12 lbs. |
| Coconuts |
25 lbs. |
|
Peppers |
28 lbs. |
| Collard greens |
24 count |
|
Pineapple |
35 lbs. |
| Corn |
60 ears |
|
Plums |
24 lbs. |
| Cranberries |
25 lbs. |
|
Potatoes |
100 lbs. |
| Cucumbers |
30 lbs. |
|
Prunes |
24 lbs. |
| Currants |
12--½ pint baskets |
|
Pumpkins |
100 lbs. |
| Eggplant |
25 lbs. |
|
Radishes |
48 bunches |
| Endive |
24 count |
|
Raspberries |
12--½ pint baskets |
| Garlic |
10 lbs. |
|
Rhubarb |
20 lbs. |
| Ginger root |
10 lbs. |
|
Rutabagas |
25 lbs. |
| Grapefruit |
35 lbs. |
|
Shallots |
10 lbs. |
| Grapes |
20 lbs. |
|
Spinach |
24 count |
| Honeydew melons |
20 lbs. |
|
Sprouts |
12 count |
| Horseradish roots |
10 lbs. |
|
Squash |
|
| Jicama |
20 lbs. |
|
Summer type |
20 lbs. |
| Kale greens |
24 count |
|
Winter type |
50 lbs. |
| Kiwifruit |
10 lbs. |
|
Star fruit |
15 lbs. |
| Leeks |
24 count |
|
Strawberries |
12--1-pint baskets |
| Sweet potatoes |
40 lbs. |
|
Turnips |
25 lbs. |
| Tangelos |
35 lbs. |
|
Watermelons |
100 lbs. |
| Tangerines |
35 lbs. |
|
Yams |
40 lbs. |
| Tomatoes |
28 lbs. |
|
Miscellaneous |
50 lbs. |
History: 80-3-303, MCA; IMP, 80-3-302, MCA; NEW, 1993 MAR p. 1636, Eff. 7/30/93; AMD, 2009 MAR p. 2365, Eff. 12/11/09.