Plum trade begins with species, variety, fresh or prune type, maturity and intended use—not a generic stone-fruit label. Fresh plums, fresh prune-type plums, dried prunes, canned fruit and other processed products use different standards and channels. Comparable offers require species and variety, plum or prune identity, fresh or processed form, grade and inspection basis, size or count, maturity, firmness, color, defects, pack, origin, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window and information vintage.
The figures below are USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service estimates for California's 2025 plum crop, published in May 2026. They are dated domestic crop measures—not global trade totals, a current physical offer or a live delivered price; the annual average crop value is not presented as a current lot price.
Fresh dessert plums and fresh prune-type plums are traded by named variety, maturity, size, color, condition and pack. Dried, dehydrated and canned prunes add moisture, count, style, processing and defect requirements. Atlas keeps species, variety, fresh or prune identity, product form and intended use explicit before comparing lots or evidence.
USDA AMS fresh-plum and prune standards address one-variety identity, maturity, form, cleanliness, color, minimum diameter for Italian-type prunes and defects including decay, sunscald, split pits, hail, growth cracks, gum spots, russeting and mechanical injury. A physical record preserves the exact standard, variety, size or count, maturity and firmness, color, defects, treatment, packaging, inspection point, cold-chain history and arrival condition.
USDA NASS estimated 83,480 short tons of utilized California plum production in 2025, from 9,800 bearing acres at an average yield of 8.62 tons per acre. The crop was valued at $172 million. These dated measures describe one domestic crop. A delivered price still requires the exact variety, product form, grade, maturity, size, pack, origin, destination, Incoterm, delivery window and current physical evidence.
No. Prune-type plums may be sold fresh or processed into dried, dehydrated or canned products, each with distinct variety, moisture, count, condition, processing and packaging requirements.
It is USDA NASS's estimate of utilized California plum production for the 2025 crop year. It is a dated domestic crop measure, not global production and not a current physical price.
They address one-variety identity, maturity, form, cleanliness, color, size where specified and tolerances for decay, sunscald, split pits, hail, growth cracks, russeting and other defects.
Species, variety, plum or prune identity, fresh or processed form, grade and inspection basis, size or count, maturity, firmness, color, defects and condition, treatment, packaging and net weight, cold-chain history, origin, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window and evidence date.
Figures retain their source, period and review date. Corroboration is not promoted to primary evidence.