ARM 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.