White Belt: Can work on local problem-solving teams that support overall projects, but may not be part of a Six Sigma project team. Understands basic Six Sigma concepts from an awareness perspective. Every project needs organizational support. Six Sigma executives and champions set the direction for selecting and deploying projects.
In 2004, the season-average grower price for plums was $473 per ton. Price variability is mainly attributed to fluctuations in production. Imports Although the United States is a net exporter of fresh-market plums, exports exceeded imports by just $8.4 million in 2004. The total value of U.S. plum imports has nearly doubled between 1998 and 2004 from $18.0 million to $31.1 million (Figure 6). The highest value of imports was in 2002 at $33.2 million.
In 2006, this product cost $1.79 per pound whereas random-weight heads of broccoli cost $1.07. However, broc-coli florets include no refuse, whereas households may discard much of the stem on a head of broccoli. Because of this, using 1999 data, Reed et al.pricots, cranberries, apples, and prunes cost a few cents more than 50 cents per cup equivalent. Figs ($1.08/cup equivalent), mango (79 cents/cup equivalent), and pineapple (70 cents/cup equivalent) were the most expensive dried fruit to consume, on average.