Vegetable and Melons Situation and Outlook Yearbook

VGS-2008
May 15, 2008

Vegetables and Melons
Situation and Outlook
Yearbook
Gary Lucier and Rachael L. Dettmann

Contents
Summary
Glossary of
Specialized Terms
Selected Conversion Factors
Vegetables at a
Glance
List of Tables
Tables

Web Sites
Veg. & Melons
Potatoes
Dry Beans
U.S. Trade Data
Market News
NASS Statistics
Organics
Transportation

U.S. production of all vegetables, potatoes, melons, and pulse crops increased 5 percent
in calendar year 2007. In addition, fresh and processed imports for these crops were
above a year earlier plus inventories of processed vegetables coming into the year were
greater. As a result, total vegetable and melon supplies available for domestic use and
export were up 5 percent to about 181 billion pounds in 2007.
Buoyed by larger supplies, per capita net domestic use (disappearance) of all vegetables,
potatoes, melons, and pulse crops increased 2 percent to 444 pounds (fresh-weight basis)
in 2007. Potatoes (including potato products) remained the top vegetable crop in the
United States (28 percent of total use), followed by tomatoes and products (20 percent),
all lettuce (8 percent), sweet corn and products (6 percent), and onions (5 percent).
Retail prices for fresh market vegetables increased 3 percent in 2007—the second
smallest increase this decade. So far in the 2000s, fresh vegetable retail prices have
increased an average of 4 percent annually, about the same as during the 1990s when
prices were more variable. Consumer prices for processed fruit and vegetables increased
4 percent in 2007—the largest year-over-year gain since 2002. Although prices for
frozen vegetables were little changed from a year earlier, for the second consecutive
year, retail prices for canned and dried vegetables rose 3 percent.

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The farm value share of the retail cost of all fresh vegetables increased 4 percent in 2007
to an estimated 19.6 percent. The farm value share increased for fresh tomatoes and
lettuce but declined for broccoli and potatoes. Although it has been relatively steady over
the past 5 years, the share of retail value accounted for by the shipping-point price of
fresh tomatoes has averaged about 28 percent this decade—down from 31 percent in the
1990s and 37 percent during the 1980s.

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The vegetable and melon trade deficit widened in 2007 as the value of imports increased
more than the value of vegetable and melon exports. In 2007, nearly 17 percent of all the
vegetables and melons consumed domestically was imported, with 32 percent of frozen
vegetables being sourced from other nations, compared with 18 percent a decade earlier.
Keywords: Potatoes, tomatoes, onions, lettuce, dry beans, dry peas, lentils, area,
mushrooms, production, consumption, per capita use, prices, exports, imports, trade.

Vegetables and Melons Situation and Outlook Yearbook. Market and Trade
Economics Division, Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture,
May 15, 2008, VGS-2008.

Contents
Summary……………………………………………………………………… iii
Glossary of Specialized Terms………………………………………………..

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Selected Conversion Factors………………………………………………….

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Vegetables at a Glance………………………………………………………..

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List of Tables…………………………………………………………………

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Tables…………………………………………………………………………

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Report Coordinator
Gary Lucier
Voice (202) 694-5253 FAX: (202) 694-5820
E-mail: [email protected]
Principal Contributors
Gary Lucier (202) 694-5253
Rachael L. Dettmann (202) 694-5286
Statistical Assistant
Brenda Toland
Editor
Priscilla Smith

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Summary
Industry
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percent in 2007. Reduced production of honeydew melons and processing
sweet corn and snap beans was easily surpassed by stronger processing tomato,
sweet potato, potato, and onion crops. Harvested area declined 3 percent to
7.02 million acres due mostly to reductions in pulse crops (dry beans, dry peas,
and lentils).
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, producer prices for vegetables
averaged above a year earlier across all major product categories in 2007.
Fresh-market vegetables (up 11 percent), canned vegetables (up 3 percent),
frozen vegetables (up 6 percent), dehydrated vegetables (up 10 percent), melon
crops (up 20 percent), and pulse crops (up 41 percent) were higher.
In 2007, retail prices for fresh and processed fruits and vegetables averaged 4
percent above the previous year, with the greatest increases in prices occurring
during the spring (up 6 percent) and winter (up 5 percent) quarters. Retail
prices for fresh market vegetables increased 3 percent in 2007—the second
smallest increase this decade (the increase in 2003 was 2 percent). So far in the
2000s, fresh vegetable retail prices have increased an average of 4 percent
annually, about the same as during the 1990s when prices were more variable.
Consumer prices for processed fruit and vegetables increased 4 percent in
2007—the largest year-over-year gain since 2002. Although prices for frozen
vegetables were little changed from a year earlier, for the second consecutive
year, retail prices for canned and dried vegetables rose 3 percent.
According to preliminary data, cash receipts for all vegetables, potatoes,
melons, pulses, and mushrooms rose 9 percent in 2007 from the $18.9 billion
received in 2006, driven in part by larger revenues from the marketing of
lettuce, broccoli, celery, sweet potatoes, dry beans, and mushrooms.
Imports of all vegetables, melons, pulse crops, and seed rose 9 percent to $7.9
billion, led by increases for fresh vegetables, melons, and dehydrated vegetables. Mexico remained the top foreign source with 45 percent of import value
(the same as a year earlier), followed by Canada (23 percent), China (6
percent), Peru (4 percent), and Spain (4 percent). Imports accounted for 17
percent of all vegetable, melon, and pulse crop disappearance in 2007, up from
11 percent a decade earlier.
Exports of all vegetables, melons, pulse crops, and seed rose 9 percent to $4.6
billion, led by increases for mushrooms, dry peas and lentils, and frozen
vegetables. Canada remained the top foreign market with 47 percent of export
value, followed by Mexico (11 percent), Japan (11 percent), Taiwan (2
percent), and South Korea (2 percent). About 9 percent of total U.S. vegetable
and melon supplies were exported in 2007—little changed from a decade
earlier.
In 2007, per capita disappearance of all vegetable, melon, and pulse crops
increased 2 percent to 444 pounds (farm-weight basis). Potatoes (including
potato products) remained the top vegetable crop in the United States (28
percent of total use), followed by tomatoes and products (20 percent), all
lettuce (8 percent), sweet corn and products (6 percent), and onions (5 percent).

Fresh-market Vegetables

• Production of 24 major fresh-market vegetables and melons (excludes potatoes,
mushrooms, and pulse crops) increased 2 percent to 49.4 billion pounds in 2007.
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Much of this gain in output was due to a larger bulb onion crop (up 6 million
hundredweight (cwt)), as favorable weather resulted in strong yields in
important producing States such as Idaho, Oregon, and New York. Production
was also higher for many other crops including head lettuce, sweet corn, celery,
romaine lettuce, cabbage, and carrots. Smaller crops were seen for broccoli, leaf
lettuce, cucumbers, artichokes, and chile peppers.
Fresh-market production increased 3 percent in California, which accounts for
50 percent of annual fresh-market vegetable and melon output in the United
States. Recovering from weather-impacted output in 2006, Florida regained its
position as the second-largest source of fresh-market vegetables and melons,
with 8 percent of output. Arizona, which was the third-largest-producing State in
2007, with just under 8 percent of annual output, saw production drop 11 percent
as reduced acreage and a hard freeze in January affected yields and crop output.
The farm value of production for the 24 top fresh vegetable and melon crops
rose 2 percent to $10.9 billion in 2007 as both prices and production increased.
Seventeen of the 24 fresh-market vegetable and melon crops generated increased
gross farm revenue, while the others experienced lower receipts. The top crop in
terms of production value was head lettuce at $1.4 billion (due to a 30-percent
surge in price), followed by fresh tomatoes at $1.3 billion (down 21 percent as
prices largely returned to average levels), dry bulb onions at $840 million (down
21 percent from the 2006 record high), broccoli at a record $737 million (up 9
percent), and romaine lettuce, up 19 percent to a record $708 million.
The farm value share of the retail cost of all fresh vegetables increased 4 percent
in 2007 to an estimated 19.6 percent. The farm value share increased for fresh
tomatoes and lettuce but declined for broccoli and potatoes. Although it has been
relatively steady over the past 5 years, the shipping-point price of fresh tomatoes
has averaged about 28 percent of the retail price this decade—down from 31
percent in the 1990s and 37 percent during the 1980s.
Imports of fresh-market vegetables (excluding potatoes and melons) increased 7
percent to $4.1 billion in 2007. Mexico accounted for 68 percent of import
value, down from 72 percent a decade earlier. Because of lower volume of such
key products as tomatoes (down 17 percent), imports from Canada declined 3
percent to $702 million in 2007. Canada now accounts for 17 percent of the
fresh-vegetable import market, compared with 19 percent in 2006 and 11 percent
a decade earlier. Peru (5 percent of the import market) and China (3 percent)
continued to increase their share of the U.S. fresh-vegetable import market.
China sold $104 million in fresh vegetables to the United States in 2007,
compared with just $3 million in 2000.
The value of fresh-market vegetable exports (excluding potatoes and melons)
increased 8 percent to $1.7 billion in 2007. Export concentration has increased
over the past decade, with Canada now accounting for 80 percent of U.S. freshvegetable export value—up from 70 percent a decade earlier. Mexico (7 percent)
and Japan (5 percent) complete the top three markets in 2007. Fresh-vegetable
exports to Japan continue to shrink, dropping 11 percent to $81 million as
nearby suppliers (such as China) now serve this market.
On a per person basis, domestic disappearance for consumption of fresh-market
vegetables (excluding melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes, pulses, and mushrooms)
rose 2 percent to 155 pounds in 2007. Fresh-market use increased for crops like
onions, cauliflower, pumpkins, sweet corn, celery, cabbage, and garlic and
dropped for squash, artichokes, eggplant, bell peppers, and broccoli. In 2008,
fresh-vegetable use is expected to decline slightly from that of a year earlier.
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Processing Vegetables

• Production of the major vegetables used for processing increased 12 percent to
17.8 million short tons in 2007. Five of the 11 crops registered increased output,
with tomatoes again leading the way. In addition to tomatoes, gains in output
were realized for crops used for freezing, including snap beans, green peas,
broccoli, and spinach. Production of sweet corn used for canned products fell as
both area and yields declined. Increased planted area and strong yields drove
tomato output up 19 percent to 12.7 million tons.
• Improved yields offset reduced area to leave pickling cucumber output up less
than 1 percent in 2007. Yields were strong in Florida, which helped continue the
growth in the State’s processing sector. Florida, with 14 percent of the crop, has
surpassed North Carolina as the second-leading pickling-cucumber state, still a
distant second to Michigan (31 percent of the crop). The average price paid at
the plant door for cucumbers has increased 29 percent since 2005 as transport
costs have risen and processors have had to compete with alternative crops for
acreage.
• The value of production for processing vegetables rose 20 percent to $1.65
billion. As with production, the top two crops in terms of farm value were
tomatoes ($902 million) and sweet corn ($237 million). California ($896
million), Wisconsin ($116 million), Minnesota ($113 million), and Washington
($100 million) remained the top four in terms of processing farm value.
• Producer prices for processed vegetables rose in 2007, driven by across-theboard increases for dehydrated vegetables (up 10 percent), frozen vegetables (up
6 percent), and canned vegetables (up 3 percent). As in 2006, much of the
wholesale price strength in dehydrated vegetables was likely due to higher prices
for garlic and onion powder.
• The value of processed (canned, frozen, dried) vegetable and melon imports rose
nearly 10 percent from a year earlier during January to December 2007. By
value, Mexico (24 percent of the total), Canada (13 percent), and China (13
percent) remain the top three suppliers of processed vegetables. Although
volume was down for canned vegetables and flat for dehydrated, import value
for the canned, frozen, and dehydrated categories were each above a year earlier.
• The value of processed vegetable and melon exports rose 10 percent from a year
earlier during calendar year 2007. Export volume and values for the canned,
frozen, and dehydrated categories were each above a year earlier. Export volume
for frozen vegetables was up 10 percent, while canned export volume was up
just 1 percent. Export volume was stronger for frozen sweet corn, canned whole
tomatoes, and dehydrated onions, but lower for tomato paste, tomato sauce, and
frozen peas. Among the top three U.S. markets for canned vegetables, the value
of U.S. products shipped to Canada rose 10 percent, while the value of
shipments to Japan (down 2 percent) and Mexico (down 17 percent) were each
lower.
• Per capita disappearance of processing vegetables (excluding potatoes, sweet
potatoes, and mushrooms) increased 3 percent to 119 pounds in 2007, as use of
vegetables for canning (up 3 percent) and freezing (up 4 percent) rose. Tomatoes
accounted for 72 percent of 2007 canning vegetable disappearance—about the
same as a decade earlier. Canning sweet corn use continues to trend lower,
posting a 17-percent reduction to 6.9 pounds per person—the lowest since the
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Melons

• Production of the top three melon crops (watermelon, cantaloup, and honeydew)
rose 2 percent in 2007 due to larger watermelon and cantaloup crops. Harvested
area for melon crops increased 3 percent to 257,680 acres, with the majority of
the gain due to watermelon.
• The value of melon production fell 1 percent in 2007 to $871 million due mostly
to lower prices for cantaloup (down 14 percent to $14.80 per cwt). The lower
prices pulled the value of the cantaloup crop to its lowest level since 1994.
Meanwhile, the value of the watermelon crop rose 9 percent to a record $476
million as demand continues to move higher.
• The value of melon imports jumped 17 percent to a record $413 million in 2007.
Mexico accounted for 50 percent of U.S. melon imports, with watermelon
accounting for the majority of shipments. Higher import volume was the primary
force behind the 13-percent increase in the value of watermelon imports. For all
melons, Guatemala (27 percent) and Costa Rica (12 percent) round out the top
three foreign melon suppliers to the United States, with cantaloup accounting for
the majority of shipments from these nations.
• In 2007, the value of U.S. melon exports increased 7 percent to a record $127
million, with watermelon accounting for about half of the total. Canada (90
percent of export value), Japan (4 percent), and Mexico (4 percent) remained the
top three foreign markets for U.S. melons. A 9-percent increase in the average
export unit value (to 22 cents/lb) outweighed a 4-percent decline in watermelon
export volume to push the value of watermelon exports up 5 percent from a year
earlier.
• Estimated disappearance of all melons totaled a record high 8.5 billion pounds in
2007—the third consecutive annual gain. On a per capita basis, domestic
disappearance of the top 3 melon crops increased 2 percent from a year earlier to
28.1 pounds, with watermelon and cantaloup use each rising.

Potatoes

• U.S. potato production increased 2 percent to 449 million hundredweight (cwt)
in 2007. Both area harvested and average yield rose 1 percent from the previous
year. Average yield reached a second consecutive record-high at 398 cwt per
acre. Idaho (29 percent of output), Washington (23 percent), and Wisconsin (6
percent) remained the top producing States in 2007.
• According to preliminary estimates, the value of U.S. potato production fell 1
percent to $3.2 billion in 2007. Gross revenue declined in 20 of the 31 surveyed
potato States, but production value rose in the top two producing States. Buoyed
by strong processing demand, crop value rose 9 percent in Washington to a
record $614 million.
• The preliminary estimate of the 2007/08 season-average farm price for potatoes
for all uses fell 3 percent to $7.12 per cwt (equal to 7.12 cents per pound).
Despite strong processing demand, the larger crop in 2007/08 apparently
weighed prices down leaving expected prices for both fresh-market (tablestock)
(down 7 percent) and processing potatoes (down 1 percent) lower.
• Retail prices for fresh white potatoes fell 2 percent in calendar year 2007 from
the previous year’s record high (unadjusted for inflation). Retail prices in 2007
also reflected marketings from the 2006 crop during the first half of the year.
Average retail prices for potato chips rose 2 percent to $3.53 per pound in 2007.
• In 2007, U.S. fresh and processed potato and potato product exports rose 11
percent to a record $1.05 billion. The top three markets remained Japan (26
percent of the total), Canada (23 percent), and Mexico (15 percent). Driven by
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higher potato prices, the value of fresh potato exports (excluding seed) fell 1
percent from the previous year’s record of $129 million. Exports of frozen
french-fried potatoes, the top potato export, reached record highs in terms of
both volume and value, with export value rising 18 percent to $549 million.
• Imports of all potato and potato products (including dextrins) increased 6
percent to a record $908 million in 2007. Canada remained the top foreign
source, supplying 93 percent of U.S. potato and potato product import volume,
followed distantly by the Netherlands (3 percent) and Germany (2 percent).
Frozen french-fried potatoes accounted for 62 percent of all U.S. potato import
value in 2007, with almost all entering from Canada.
• According to preliminary estimates, per capita disappearance of potatoes
increased 2 percent in calendar 2007 to 123 pounds, with both fresh-market and
processing potatoes registering gains. Increases in 2007 were estimated for fresh
table potatoes, chipping potatoes, potatoes used for dehydrated products, and
canning potatoes.

Sweet Potatoes

• U.S. sweet potato production increased 3 percent to 18.5 million cwt in 2007.
Average yields increased 1 percent to a record 189 cwt per acre—the fifth
consecutive year that yields have set a new standard. Reflecting good demand,
strong prices, and favorable weather, area harvested rose 12 percent to 97,500
acres—the largest acreage since 1985. North Carolina (38 percent of the crop),
California (23 percent), and Mississippi (19 percent) remained the 3 largest
producers.
• The preliminary estimate of the value of the U.S. sweet potato crop indicated a
gain of 27 percent in 2007/08 to a record $374 million as higher average prices
combined with a larger crop. Crop value in North Carolina, the leader in sweet
potato crop value, jumped 30 percent to a record $148 million.
• The estimated season-average price for sweet potatoes rose 12 percent to a
nominal dollar record-high 20.3 cents per pound. Most of the price strength was
in North Carolina and Louisiana, with prices lower in California and
Mississippi.
• The value of U.S. fresh and frozen sweet-potato imports rose 9 percent to $6.0
million (volume was up 13 percent). The Dominican Republic remained the
largest foreign source of fresh and frozen sweet potatoes, supplying 85 percent
of 2007 U.S. import volume.
• The value of fresh and frozen sweet-potato exports rose 10 percent to $36
million, with volume up 2 percent. Much of the gain in value was the result of a
20-percent surge in volume shipped to the United Kingdom. Canada and the
United Kingdom remained the two top foreign markets for U.S. sweet potatoes
in 2007, with 57 and 35 percent of export value, respectively.
• Despite strong export demand, the larger 2006 and 2007 crops pushed domestic
disappearance of sweet potatoes for all uses up 15 percent to 1.57 billion
pounds. On a per capita basis, use increased 14 percent to 5.2 pounds, the
highest since 1985. Given expectations of increased acreage in 2008, another
gain in per capita use is expected in 2008.

Dry Edible Beans

• The U.S. dry edible bean crop was estimated to be 25.4 million cwt—up 5
percent from a year earlier. Harvested area was down 4 percent and hot, dry
weather in Michigan, Colorado, and Idaho impacted crop development and yield
potential. Despite the effects of dry weather, national per-acre yield averaged
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17.2 cwt, up 9 percent from a year earlier and 4 percent above the average of the
past 5 years. In North Dakota, again the leading State with 42 percent of the
2007 crop, production jumped 38 percent to a near record 10.6 million cwt.
Pinto beans remained the leading dry bean class in 2007, accounting for 46
percent of the U.S. dry bean crop. North Dakota produced 65 percent of the
pinto crop, followed by Nebraska (10 percent) and Idaho (5 percent).
The preliminary 2007/08 season-average grower price for all dry beans was
estimated at $26.40 per hundredweight (cwt)—up 19 percent from a year earlier
and 43 percent above the low level of 2 years ago. It was also the highest
season-average dry bean price since 1989.
Grower prices for dry beans continued to increase in 2007/08, led by higher
average prices for navy (pea) beans, light red kidney beans, and Great Northern
beans. Reflecting the types of beans produced and relative production costs,
grower prices averaged the lowest in North Dakota at $22.80 per cwt and highest
in California at $47.30 per cwt.
A larger crop combined with stronger season-average prices to push the value of
the U.S. dry bean crop up 22 percent to $677 million in 2007/08. The value of
the North Dakota dry bean crop was estimated to be $241 million—36 percent
of the U.S. crop value and 55 percent greater than a year earlier.
Given stronger prices and dwindling stocks, U.S. dry edible bean imports
jumped 28 percent to $107 million in calendar year 2007. Miscellaneous beans
(e.g., yellow beans, blackgram, etc.), black beans, and garbanzo beans were the
leading classes imported. Canada accounted for 33 percent of U.S. dry bean
import volume, followed by China (26 percent) and Mexico (17 percent). In
2007, imports accounted for 14 percent of U.S. dry bean consumption, up from 5
percent a decade earlier.
In 2007, about 17 percent of U.S. dry bean supplies were exported compared
with 24 percent a decade earlier. The value of dry bean exports fell 4 percent to
$203 million in 2007 as a 15-percent reduction in volume outweighed higher
prices. In terms of volume, Mexico (27 percent), the United Kingdom (9
percent), and Canada (8 percent) were the top foreign destinations. Pinto beans
(195 million pounds), black beans (104 million pounds), and navy beans (103
million pounds) were the top three bean classes exported.
With greater domestic availability (due to an increase in the 2007 crop, larger
imports, and smaller exports) outweighing higher prices, domestic dry bean use
rose to just under 2 billion pounds. When expressed on a per person basis, net
domestic use of dry beans increased 3 percent to 6.6 pounds. Little change is
currently expected in net domestic dry bean use in 2008, with supplies
remaining tight and prices high.
In 2007, gains in per capita net domestic use were noted for both white and
nonwhite bean classes (each up 3 percent). White beans (navy, Great Northern,
lima, and small white) accounted for 20 percent of all dry beans available
domestically, the same as a year earlier but down from 31 percent a decade ago.
With per capita use rising to 5.2 pounds in 2007, nonwhite beans (e.g., pinto,
dark red kidney, black, etc.) remained dominant, led by pinto beans, black beans,
and garbanzo beans.

Dry Peas and Lentils

• Production of dry peas (including wrinkled seed peas but excluding chickpeas)
and lentils increased 16 percent to 20.0 million cwt in 2007. Output of all dry
peas increased 18 percent, while lentil production rose 5 percent. Although
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output of Austrian winter peas and wrinkled seed peas fell, production of other
dry peas (largely green and yellow peas) were record high.
In 2007, dry pea and lentil yields improved in each of the surveyed states over
the weather-reduced performance of a year earlier. Improved yields were the key
to increased output in 2007, outweighing reductions in harvested area for dry
peas (down 8 percent) and lentils (down 28 percent).
Based on preliminary estimates of season average prices, the value of all U.S.
dry pea and lentil production totaled $254 million in 2007/08—up 82 percent
from a year earlier. All dry pea (dry peas, Austrian winter peas, wrinkled seed
peas, and small chickpeas) crop value rose 81 percent to $180 million as the
larger crop was met by a strong market and sharply higher prices. The value of
lentil output jumped 83 percent to $74 million as a slightly larger crop was
reinforced by a 75 percent gain in the marketing-year average price.
Reflecting good demand and strong prices for most field crops, the preliminary
estimate of the 2007/08 season-average grower price for all dry peas soared 60
percent from a year earlier to $10.50 per cwt. Strong demand, low beginning
stocks, and competition with grain crops pushed average lentil prices up 75
percent to $21.70 per cwt—the highest since 1990.
The value of dry pea and lentil imports declined 8 percent to $40 million during
calendar 2007. In terms of volume, Canada (51 percent of the total), New
Zealand (13 percent), and Mexico (10 percent) were the top suppliers in 2007.
Split peas (24 percent of the total), chickpeas (19 percent), and green peas (16
percent) were the top import classes in 2007.
In 2007, the value of dry pea and lentil exports rose 38 percent from a year
earlier to $206 million with higher average export prices supporting a 5 percent
increase in volume. In terms of volume, India (34 percent of the total), Kenya (6
percent), and Canada (6 percent) were the top foreign destinations for U.S. dry
peas and lentils. Whole green peas (33 percent of the total), yellow peas (29
percent), and lentils (18 percent) were the top export classes.
Per capita disappearance of dry peas (excluding chickpeas) and lentils for
domestic human food was estimated at 0.9 pound in 2007, down from the record
high 1.2 pounds the previous year. Exports utilize more than half the annual
supply of dry peas and lentils.

Mushrooms

• In 2006/07, total U.S. mushroom sales volume declined 2 percent to 827 million
pounds. The volume of Agaricus mushrooms, which accounts for 98 percent of
all mushroom sales, declined 1 percent. Total Agaricus area in production
(fillings) rose 1 percent to 143.4 million square feet but was outweighed by a 3percent drop in yield per square foot. The yield was the lowest since 1999.
• Fresh-market Agaricus sales volume fell 1 percent to 697 million pounds,
accounting for 86 percent of all Agaricus sales. On the processing side, Agaricus
volume fell 9 percent and now stands 37 percent below a decade earlier.
• The sales volume of specialty mushrooms (excluding brown Agaricus), most of
which are sold in the fresh market, declined 5 percent to 12.8 million pounds,
with the entire drop in Shiitake mushrooms (down 13 percent).
• The volume of brown Agaricus mushrooms (including Portabello and Crimini
varieties), which have been trending higher, fell 15 percent in 2006/07—
effectively erasing all the gain of a year earlier. These varieties now account for
15 percent of Agaricus sales value, down from 18 percent a year earlier.
• The total value of the 2006/07 mushroom crop was estimated to be up 7 percent
to a nominal dollar record high of $956 million. The gain in crop value was a
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reflection of higher prices for both fresh and processing mushrooms. Growers in
Pennsylvania accounted for 48 percent of the farm value of the Agaricus
mushroom crop, followed by California with 20 percent.
Although demand for fresh-market mushrooms has been creeping higher,
average prices rose 7 percent in 2006/07 to a nominal dollar record $1.21 per
pound. Meanwhile, reflecting reduced mushroom supplies, the unit value of
mushrooms available for processing jumped 50 percent to $0.64 cents per
pound—the highest nominal dollar price since 1994/95.
According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, during the 2006/07 crop year
the value of all U.S. fresh-market and processed mushroom (excluding truffles
and spawn) imports rose 24 percent to $258 million. Import volume expressed
on a fresh-weight equivalent basis increased 19 percent to 405 million pounds.
In terms of value, China (37 percent of the total), Canada (29 percent), and India
(10 percent) were the leading foreign suppliers of mushrooms and mushroom
products. The value of canned mushroom imports jumped 48 percent to $136
million, with China (52 percent of the total), India (19 percent), and Indonesia
(15 percent) the top sources.
One-third of all mushrooms used in the United States were imported in 2006/07,
with substantially different situations in the fresh and processing markets. In the
fresh market, 9 percent of mushroom consumption was satisfied through
imports, while 76 percent of mushrooms consumed in processed form were
imported. The import shares in both markets are trending upward.
The value of U.S. mushroom and mushroom products exports (excluding spawn
and truffles) rose 11 percent to $25 million. The value of exports to Canada, the
destination for two-thirds of U.S. mushroom exports, increased 34 percent in
2006/07.
For the 2006/07 season, disappearance of all mushrooms on a fresh-weight basis
totaled 1.2 billion pounds. While fresh-market use declined 3 percent to 2.55
pounds per person, per capita use of mushrooms for processing recovered from
the lows experienced in 2005, increasing 13 percent to 1.47 pounds. In 2007/08,
use of all mushrooms is projected to remain steady at 4 pounds per person, with
a small increase in fresh-market use offsetting slightly lower processing use.

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Glossary of Specialized Terms
Arrivals: Quantity of produce received by wholesalers and chain stores in selected
cities, as shipped from major production areas.
Carryover stocks: The quantity of product remaining in storage at the end of the
crop year.
Cash receipts: The value of commodity marketings during the calendar year,
irrespective of the year of production. For program crops, also includes net
Commodity Credit Corp. (CCC) loans (there are none for vegetables or potatoes).
C.I.F. value: (Cost, insurance, and freight). Terms of sale whereby the seller’s
(exporter) price includes the cost of the goods being sold and all transportation
charges, including insurance expenses, to the destination point (importer).
Cold storage: The quantity of product in refrigerated warehouses at a given point
in time.
Constant 2000 dollars: Expression of value in terms of purchasing power in the
year 2000. Frequently referred to as deflated or real dollars.
Contract acreage: Area planted by agreement between processors and growers,
generally at an agreed price and conditions, including quality.
Customs Import Value: Represents a value in the foreign country and therefore
excludes U.S. import duties, freight, insurance, and other charges incurred in
bringing the merchandise to the United States. This valuation is primarily used for
collection of import duties and frequently does not reflect the actual transaction
values (see C.I.F. value).
Cwt: Abbreviation for hundredweight, a unit of measure equal to 100 pounds.
Dual-purpose vegetables: Commodities that may be sold in fresh or processing
markets. Dual commodities include (but are not limited to) asparagus, broccoli,
cauliflower, celery, chile peppers, and bell peppers.
Dumping: The sale of a commodity in a foreign market at less than fair market
value.
Fall season: Production period that mainly spans October to December.
Farm weight: The raw or unprocessed weight of a product in fresh form prior to
any processing; also called fresh-weight, field-run, or orchard-run.

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F.A.S. (free alongside ship) value: A price quotation that includes all costs of
transportation and delivery of the goods to the dock alongside the ship (or other
means of transport).
F.o.b. (free on board) shipping-point price: A price quotation that includes a
loading charge at the shipping point but no further transport cost. In this
publication, f.o.b. is the average, unweighted unit price received by the shipper or
grower-shipper primarily for sales in carload or truckload quantities, but also
including mixed loads.
Fresh-cut vegetables (fresh-processed): Fresh-market vegetables that have been
trimmed, peeled, or cut (but not heated) into a completely usable fresh product,
which is marketed in a prepackaged form. Examples include bagged salads, baby
peeled carrots, and broccoli florets. In terms of the data in this report, these
products are still considered fresh-market commodities.
Fresh-market vegetables: Sold primarily as fresh; includes artichokes, asparagus,
green lima beans, snap beans, broccoli, brussels sprouts, cabbage, cantaloupes,
carrots, cauliflower, celery, sweet corn, cucumbers, eggplant, escarole and endive,
garlic, radishes, honeydews, lettuce, onions, bell peppers, spinach, tomatoes, and
watermelons. Includes fresh-cut products such as baby carrots, baby spinach, and
bagged salads.
Grower-packer return: Price received by the grower-packer.
Marketing spread: The difference between the retail price and the grower-packer
return.
Market year average (MYA) prices: Represent weighted-average prices for crops
sold during a specific marketing year. Marketing years generally vary by state and
crop, with most U.S.-level fresh-market vegetables on a calendar year basis. State
MYA prices are calculated as the weighted average of monthly prices using
monthly shipments as weights. U.S. MYA prices are derived by dividing the sum of
state-level crop values by the sum of their production volume.
Pack: The quantity of fresh or processed product placed in containers (e.g., cans).
Generally refers to the output of a processing industry (e.g., frozen pack of
broccoli).
Pay weight: The weight of useable product delivered to the processing plant and
paid for at the rates specified by contract.
Per capita use: A measure of commodity disappearance on a per-person basis.
Equal to total supply (production plus imports plus beginning stocks) less uses
(exports, shrink and loss, seed use, ending stocks) divided by total U.S. population
(including military). Also known as per capita net domestic use and presented by
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ERS in both farm-weight equivalent (in this document) and retail-weight equivalent
(on the ERS food consumption web site).
Price at point of first sale: An average price quotation that may be measured at
any of several places in the marketing chain, including f.o.b. shipping point, the
farm, farmer’s market, grower auctions, bulk sales to a packer, U-pick operations,
and roadside farm stands.
Processing vegetables: Commodities sold primarily to processors; include (but not
limited to) green lima beans, snap beans, beets, cabbage, sweet corn, cucumbers,
chile peppers, green peas, spinach, and tomatoes.
Product weight: The weight of a product in its final packaged form. For example,
the weight of the contents of a can of tomato paste.
Pulses: A term used collectively for dry edible beans, dry edible peas, Austrian
winter peas, chickpeas, and lentils.
Retail weight: The final weight of a farm product (e.g., fresh tomatoes, frozen
broccoli, etc.) delivered to a retailer or foodservice purveyor’s loading dock after
adjusting for marketing/ processing losses and/or shrinkage from the product’s
original farm (or primary) weight.
Season-average price: Average price received by the grower-packer (growershipper), weighted by quantity marketed.
Shipments: Quantity of produce marketed from major production areas.
Short ton: A unit of measure equal to 2,000 pounds. A metric ton is equal to 1,000
kilograms or 2,204.62 pounds.
Specialties: A term for commodities (limited here to vegetables) not generally
considered to be mainstream. Examples include jicama, dasheen, and cassava.
May also include "minor vegetables," such as okra, chile peppers, pumpkins, and
tropical vegetables.
Spring season: Production period that mainly spans April to June.
Summer season: Production period that mainly spans July to September.
Value of production: The value of commodities produced during the crop year.
Calculated as production times marketing year average price. May be equal to cash
receipts when the crop year for a vegetable runs from January through December.
Winter season: Production period that mainly spans January to March.
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Selected Conversion Factors
General factors:
1 hundredweight (cwt) = 100 pounds
1 cwt = 0.04536 metric tons
1 ton = 2,000 pounds
1 short ton = 1 ton (2,000 pounds)
1 kilogram = 2.20462 pounds
1 metric ton = 1,000 kilograms
1 metric ton = 1.102311 short tons
1 metric ton = 2,204.622 pounds
1 hectoliter = 26.41721 gallons
1 short ton per acre = 0.4467 times 1 metric ton per hectare
1 cwt per acre = 1 hectogram per hectare divided by 1120.953
1 hectare = 2.471 acres
1 acre = 43,560 square feet
1 square mile = 640 acres
Cents per pound = Dollars per cwt divided by 100.
Selected farm-retail weight equivalents:
1 pound iceberg lettuce on farm = 0.97 pound whole unwrapped
1 pound iceberg lettuce on farm = 0.98 pound whole wrapped
1 pound iceberg lettuce on farm = 0.90 pound chopped lettuce
1 pound iceberg lettuce on farm = 0.80 pound shredded lettuce
1 pound cabbage on farm = 0.97 pounds whole unwrapped
1 pound cabbage on farm = 0.75 pounds shredded cabbage
1 pound broccoli on farm = 0.95 pound whole
1 pound broccoli on farm = 0.78 pound broccoli crowns
1 pound broccoli on farm = 0.55 pound broccoli florets
1 pound spinach on farm = 0.86 pound triple-washed bagged (over 3.5 inches)
1 pound spinach on farm = 0.70 pound frozen spinach
1 pound tomatoes on farm = 0.85 pound fresh whole tomatoes at retail
1 pound tomatoes on farm = 0.16 pound tomato paste
1 pound tomatoes on farm = 0.57 pound canned whole tomatoes
1 pound tomatoes on farm = 0.06 pound whole dried tomatoes
1 pound garlic on farm = 0.37 pound dry bulb garlic
1 pound fresh (wet) chile peppers on farm = 0.125 pound dry-weight
1 pound potatoes on farm = 0.95 pound fresh whole potatoes at retail
1 pound potatoes on farm = 0.70 pound fresh-cut refrigerated potatoes
1 pound potatoes on farm = 0.75 pound frozen mashed potatoes
1 pound potatoes on farm = 0.53 pound frozen french fries
1 pound potatoes on farm = 0.23 pound potato chips
1 pound potatoes on farm = 0.20 pound dehydrated potatoes

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Vegetables at a Glance
U. S. vegetable production

Prices received by growers for vegetables

Percent of 1982

Percent of 1990-92

180

180

160

Trend

160

140

140

120

120

100

Output index

89

91

Current

100

80
1985 87

Deflated 2000=100

93

95

97

99 2001 03

05

07

80
1985 87

89

91

93

95

Producer price index for vegetables

Vegetable cash receipts

Percent of 1982
200

Billion dollars
25

180

20
Fresh

160

Potatoes

Lettuce

97

99 2001 03

Tomatoes

05

07

Other

15

140
120

Frozen

10

Canned

5

100
80

0
1985 87

89

91

93

95

97

99 2001 03

05

07

1985 87

89

91

93

95

97

U.S. fresh vegetable imports

U.S. fresh vegetable exports

12

Billion pounds
5

Billion pounds

Other
Melons
Onions
Cucumbers
Tomatoes

10
8
6

99 2001 03

05

07

99 2001 03

05

07

05

07

Other
Melons
Onions
Lettuce
Tomatoes

4
3
2

4

1

2
0

0
1985 87

89

91

93

95

97

99 2001 03

05

07

1985 87

89

91

93

95

97

Per capita vegetable use

Retail price for fresh and processed vegetables
Percent of 1982-84
350

Pounds (farm-weight basis)
500

300

Fresh

Freezing

400
Canning

250

300

200

Fresh

200

150

Processed

100

100
50
1985 87

89

91

93

95

97

99 2001 03

05

07

0
1985 87

Potatoes, sweet potatoes, and dry beans

89

Source: USDA, Economic Research Service.

91

93

95

97

99 2001 03

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List of Tables
Industry
1. U.S. per capita use of selected, commercially produced, fresh, and
processing vegetables and melons, 1970-2008………………………
2. Vegetables: U.S. cash receipts, 1980-2007 ………….…………….....
3. U.S. vegetable and melon industry: Total area harvested and
production 1992-2007…………………………………………….….

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Fresh Vegetables
4. Vegetables, fresh market: Selected shipments, 1992-2007…………...
5. Vegetables, fresh market: Harvested acreage of major vegetables,
1980-2007……………….……………………………………………
6. Vegetables, fresh market: Production of major vegetables,
1980-2007…….…….…….…….…….…….…….…….…….………
7. Vegetables, fresh market: Value of production of major vegetables,
1980-2007…………………………………………………………….
8. Fresh-market production of selected vegetables for selected States,
1990-2007…..………………………………….…………………......
9. Vegetables, commercial: U.S. monthly and annual average
shipping-point price index, 1979-2008..………………………………
10. Vegetables, fresh market: U.S. monthly and annual producer price
index, 1979-2008……………………………………..………………
11. Vegetables, fresh market, including potatoes: U.S. monthly and
annual Consumer Price Index, 1979-2008………………………..…..
12. Vegetables, fresh market: U.S. annual average retail prices,
1980-2007………………………………………………………..……
13. Vegetables, fresh-market: U.S. imports of major vegetables, 19792007………………………………………………………..…………
14. Selected fresh vegetables: U.S. import value from selected
countries and the world, 2002-07…………………………………..…
15. Vegetables, fresh market: Selected U.S. monthly and annual imports,
1979-2008……………………………………………………………..
16. Vegetables, fresh market: Share of consumption derived from
imports, 1980-2008…………………………………..……….……….
17. Vegetables, fresh market: Selected U.S. exports, 1979-2007…………
18. Selected fresh vegetables: U.S. export value to selected countries
and the world, 2000-07……………………………………….……….
19. Vegetables, fresh market: Selected U.S. monthly and annual exports,
1979-2008……………………………………………………………..
20. Vegetables, fresh market: Share of supply exported, 1980-2008……..
21. Vegetables, fresh market: U.S. per capita utilization, 1979-2008…….
22. Asparagus, fresh market: U.S. monthly and season-average f.o.b.
shipping-point price, 1979-2008…………………………………..…..
23. Asparagus, fresh market: U.S. monthly and annual imports,
1979-2008 ……………………………………………………………
24. Broccoli, fresh market: U.S. monthly and season-average f.o.b.
shipping-point price, 1979-2008…………………………………..…..
25. Broccoli, fresh market: U.S. monthly and annual imports, 1989-2008..

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19
20
21
22
24
25
26
27
28
29
31
32
33
34
36
37
38
39
40
41
42

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26. Cantaloup, fresh market: U.S. monthly and season-average f.o.b.
shipping-point price, 1995-2008………………………………………
27. Melons: U.S. monthly and annual imports, 1980-2008…………….…
28. Melons: U.S. monthly and annual exports, 1989-2008……….………
29. Carrots, fresh market: U.S. monthly and season-average f.o.b.
shipping-point price, 1979-2008……………………………….………
30. Carrots: U.S. monthly and annual imports, 1989-2008……………….
31. Cauliflower, fresh market: U.S. monthly and season-average
f.o.b. shipping-point price, 1979-2008….…………………………….
32. Cauliflower: U.S. monthly and annual imports, 1989-2008….……….
33. Celery, fresh market: U.S. monthly and season-average f.o.b.
shipping-point price, 1979-2008……….……………………………...
34. Celery: U.S. monthly and annual imports, 1989-2008……….……….
35. Cucumbers, fresh market: U.S. monthly and season-average f.o.b.
shipping-point price, 1996-2008..…………………………………….
36. Cucumbers: U.S. monthly and annual imports, 1989-2008..…………
37. Head lettuce, fresh market: U.S. monthly and season-average
f.o.b. shipping-point price, 1979-2008………………………………
38. Lettuce, iceberg, fresh market: U.S. monthly and annual retail
price, 1979-2008……………………………………………………..
39. Lettuce, fresh market: U.S. monthly and annual retail price index,
1979-2008……………………………………………………………
40. Lettuce, fresh market: U.S. monthly and annual imports,
1979-2008…….…….……….…….…….…….…….…….….…….. .
41. Lettuce: U.S. monthly and annual exports, 1990-2008…….…….….
42. Onions, fresh market: U.S. monthly and season-average f.o.b.
shipping-point price, 1979-2008……………………………………..
43. Onions, fresh market: U.S. monthly and annual imports,
1979-2008…….…….…….…….…….…….…….…….…….………
44. Onions, fresh dry bulb: U.S. monthly and annual exports, 1990-2008..
45. Snap beans, fresh market: U.S. monthly and season-average
f.o.b. shipping-point price, 1996-2008. ………………………………
46. Snap beans: U.S. monthly and annual imports, 1989-2008.………….
47. Sweet corn, fresh market: U.S. monthly and season-average
f.o.b. shipping-point price, 1979-2008……………………………….
48. Sweet corn, fresh market: U.S. monthly and annual export volume,
1990-2008…………………………………………………………….
49. Tomatoes, fresh market: U.S. monthly and season-average
f.o.b. shipping-point price, 1979-2008………….…….……..…….…
50. Tomatoes, field-grown, fresh market: U.S. monthly and annual,
retail price, 1979-2008………………………………………………..
51. Tomatoes, fresh market: U.S. monthly and annual retail price index,
1979-2008…………………………………………………………….
52. Tomatoes, fresh market: U.S. monthly and annual imports,
1980-2008…………………………………………………………….
53. Tomatoes, all, fresh-market: U.S. monthly and annual
exports, 1990-2008………………………………………………… ..

43
44
45
46
47
48
49
50
51
52
53
54
55
56
57
58
59
60
61
62
63
64
65
66
67
68
69
70

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Fresh and Processing Supply and Use
54. U.S. fresh tomatoes (field and hothouse): Supply, utilization, and
price, farm weight, 1979-2008………………………………………...
55. U.S. fresh bell peppers: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight,
1979-2008 ………………………………………………………..…...
56. U.S. fresh head lettuce: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight,
1979-2008………………………..……………………………………
57. U.S. leaf and romaine lettuce: Supply, utilization, and price, farm
weight, 1990-2008……………….……………………………………
58. U.S. fresh onions: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight,
1979-2008……………………………..….…………………………...
59. U.S. fresh sweet corn: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight,
1979-2008……………………………………………………………..
60. U.S. fresh carrots: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight,
1979-2008……………………………………………………………..
61. U.S. fresh broccoli: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight,
1979-2008……………………………………………………………...
62. U.S. fresh cauliflower: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight,
1979-2008………………………………………………………………
63. U.S. fresh asparagus: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight,
1979-2008………………………………………………………………
64. U.S. fresh celery: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight,
1979-2008………………………………………………………………
65. U.S. fresh cucumbers: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight,
1979-2008………………………………………………………………
66. U.S. cabbage: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight,
1979-2008………………………………………………………………
67. U.S. artichokes, all uses: Supply, utilization, and price, farm
weight, 1979-2008 ……………………………………………………..
68. U.S. eggplant, all uses: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight,
1979-2008………………………………………………………………
69. U.S. garlic, all uses: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight,
1979-2008………………………………………………………………
70. U.S. fresh-market snap beans: Supply, utilization, and price,
farm weight, 1979-2008………………………………………………..
71. U.S. fresh-market spinach: Supply, utilization, and price, farm
weight, 1979-2008…………………………………………………….
72. U.S. fresh-market potatoes: Supply, utilization, and price, farm
weight, 1979-2008 …………………………………………………….
73. U.S. honeydew melons: Supply, utilization, and price, farm
weight, 1979-2008 …………………………………………………….
74. U.S. cantaloup: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight,
1979-2008……………………………………………………………..
75. U.S. watermelon: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight,
1979-2008……………………………………………………………...
76. U.S. asparagus for freezing: Supply, utilization, and price, farm
weight, 1979-2008 …………………………………………………….
77. U.S. broccoli for processing: Supply, utilization, and price,
farm weight, 1979-2008………………………………………………

71
72
73
74
75
76
77
78
79
80
81
82
83
84
85
86
87
88
89
90
91
92
93
94

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78. U.S. cauliflower for processing: Supply, utilization, and price,
farm weight, 1979-2008………………………………………………
79. U.S. green peas for freezing: Supply, utilization, and price,
farm weight, 1979-2008………………………………………………
80. U.S. snap beans for freezing: Supply, utilization, and price,
farm weight, 1979-2008………………………………………………
81. U.S. sweet corn for freezing: Supply, utilization, and price,
farm weight, 1979-2008………………………………………………
82. U.S. potatoes for freezing: Supply and utilization, farm weight,
1979-2008……………………………………………………………..
83. U.S. spinach for freezing: Supply and utilization, farm weight,
1979-2008……………………………………………………………..
84. U.S. carrots for freezing: Supply and utilization, farm weight,
1979-2008……………………………………………………………..
85. U.S. tomatoes for processing: Supply, utilization, and price,
farm weight, 1979-2008……………………………………………….
86. U.S. sweet corn for canning: Supply, utilization, and price,
farm weight, 1979-2008……………………………………………….
87. U.S. snap beans for canning: Supply, utilization, and price,
farm weight, 1979-2008……………………………………………….
88. U.S. green peas for canning: Supply, utilization, and price,
farm weight, 1979-2008……………………………………………….
89. U.S. cucumbers for pickles: Supply, utilization, and price,
farm weight, 1979-2008……………………………………………….
90. U.S. sweet potatoes, all uses: Supply, utilization, and price,
farm weight, 1979-2008………………………………………………..
91. U.S. squash, all uses: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight,
1979-2008……………………………………………………………..
92. U.S. onions for dehydrating: Supply, utilization, and price, farm
weight, 1979-2008 …………………………………………………….

95
96
97
98
99
100
101
102
103
104
105
106
107
108
109

Fresh Marketing Spreads
93. Broccoli: U.S. monthly average retail price, marketing spread,
and shipping-point price, 1995-2008…………………………………
94. Lettuce, iceberg: U.S. monthly average retail price, marketing
spread, and shipping-point price, 1979-2008…………………………
95. Tomatoes, fresh field-grown: U.S. monthly average retail price,
marketing spread, and shipping-point price, 1979-2008……………...
96. Potatoes, fresh: U.S. retail price, marketing spread, and growerpacker return, 1979-2008……………………………………………...

110
111
112
113

Processing Vegetables
97. Vegetables, selected: Fresh and processing per capita utilization,
1979-2008……………………………………………………………..
98. Vegetables, processing: Harvested acreage for canning and freezing,
1979-2007……………………………………………………………..
99. Vegetables, processing: Production for canning and freezing,
1979-2007……………………………………………………………..
100. Vegetables, processing: Value of production for canning and freezing,
1979-2007……………………………………………………………..

114
115
116
117

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101. Vegetables, processing: Raw product prices for canning and freezing,
1979-2007……………………………………………………………
102. Vegetables, processed: U.S. monthly and annual retail price index,
1986-2008……………………………………………………………
103. Vegetables, processing: Selected U.S. per capita utilization,
1979-2008……………………………………………………………
104. Vegetables and fruits, dehydrated: U.S. monthly and annual producer
price index, 1982-2008……………………………………………….
105. Vegetables, canned: U.S. monthly and annual producer price index,
1979-2008……………………………………………………………
106. Vegetables, canned: Selected U.S. imports, by type, 1979-2007….…
107. Vegetables, canned: Selected U.S. exports, by type, 1979-2007 …….
108. Selected canned vegetables: U.S. export value to selected countries
and the world, 2002-07……………………………………………….
109. Selected canned vegetables: U.S. import value from selected
countries and the world, 2003-07…………………………………….
110. Vegetables, frozen: Pack and carryover, 1979-2007…………………
111. Vegetables, frozen: Annual pack of major vegetables, 1979-2005…..
112. Vegetables, frozen: January 1 stocks of major vegetables,
1979-2008…….…….…….…….…….…….…….…….…….………
113. Vegetables, frozen: U.S. monthly and annual producer price index,
1979-2008………………………………………………………………
114. Vegetables, frozen: U.S. imports, by type, 1979-2007…………………
115. Vegetables, frozen: U.S. exports, by type, 1979-2007 …………………
116. Selected frozen vegetables: U.S. import value from selected
countries and the world, 2003-07………………………………………
117. Selected frozen vegetables: U.S. export value to selected countries
and the world, 2000-07…………………………………………………

118
119
120
121
122
123
124
125
126
127
128
129
130
131
132
133
134

Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes
118. Potatoes: Harvested acreage, by season, 1979-2008……………………
119. Potatoes: Production, by season, 1979-2008……………………………
120. Potatoes, all seasons: Production, by major State, 1979-2007………….
121. Potatoes, all seasons: Value of production, by major State, 1979-2007…
122. Potatoes, all seasons: Crop-year utilization, 1979-2006…..…………….
123. Potatoes: Season-average price and value of farm sales by season,
1979-2006………………………………………………………………
124. Potatoes: January 1 stocks of fresh fall-season potatoes in major
States, 1979-2008…………………………………………………….....
125. Potatoes, all: U.S. monthly and season-average grower price,
1986-2008………………………………………………………………
126. Potatoes, fresh market: U.S. monthly and annual retail price index,
1979-2008………………………………………………………………
127. Potatoes, frozen french fries: U.S. monthly and annual producer
price index, 1979-2008…………………………………………………
128. Potatoes: U.S. monthly retail price, by product, 1987-2008…………...
129. Potatoes: Selected U.S. imports, by type, calendar 1979-2007……..….
130. Potatoes: Selected U.S. exports, by type, calendar 1979-2007……..….
131. Potatoes: U.S. per capita utilization, by category, 1978-2008…………
132. Sweet potatoes: Production, by State, 1979-2007……………………...

135
136
137
138
139
140
141
142
143
144
145
146
147
148
149

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133. Sweet potatoes: U.S. acreage, yield, production, and value,
1979-2008……………………………………………………………… 150
134. Sweet potatoes: U.S. monthly export and import volume, 1989-2007.... 151

Pulses
135. Dry edible beans: Harvested acreage, by State, 1979-2007……………
136. Dry edible beans: Production, by class, 1979-2007……………………
137. Dry edible beans: Production, by State, 1979-2007…………………….
138. Dry edible beans: Value of production, by State, 1979-2007………….
139. Dry edible beans: Season-average wholesale price, by class,
1979-2007………………………………………………………………
140. Dry edible beans: U.S. monthly and season-average grower price,
crop year 1979/80-2007/08……………………………………………..
141. Dry edible beans: U.S. imports, by class, 1979-2008…………………..
142. Selected dry beans: U.S. export value to selected countries
and the world, 2003-2007………………………………………………
143. Dry edible beans: U.S. exports, by class, 1979-2008…………………..
144. Dry edible beans: U.S. per capita disappearance (use) for
selected classes, 1977-2008………………………………………….…
145. Dry edible peas: U.S. acreage, yield, production, and value,
1979-2008………………………………………………………………
146. Lentils, dry: U.S. acreage, yield, production, and value, 1979-2008…..
147. Austrian winter peas, dry: U.S. acreage, yield, production, and
value, 1979-2008……………………………………………………….
148. Dry edible peas and lentils: U.S. producer price index,
1991/92-2007/08……………………………………………………….
149. Dry peas and lentils: U.S. exports, by class, 1979-2007……………….
150. Dry peas and lentils: U.S. imports, by class, 1979-2007………………

152
153
154
155
156
157
158
159
160
161
162
163
164
165
166
167

Mushrooms
151. Agaricus mushrooms: Production, by type of sale, 1970/71-2006/07….
152. Agaricus mushrooms: Price and value, by type of sale,
1970/71-2006/07……………………………………………………….
153. Specialty mushrooms: Production, price and value, by type of
sale, 1986/87-2006/07…………………………………………………
154. Mushrooms: U.S. monthly and annual imports, 1992-2008 ……………
155. Mushrooms, fresh-market and canned: U.S. monthly and annual
exports, 1989-2008…………………………………………………….
156. Mushrooms, all: U.S. per capita utilization, 1970-2008……………….
157. U.S. fresh-market mushrooms, all: Supply, disappearance, and price,
farm weight, 1979-2008………………………………………………..
158. U.S. mushrooms for processing, all: Supply, disappearance, and price,
farm weight, 1979-2008………………………………………………..

168
169
170
171
172
173
174
175

Specialties and World Production
159. Specialty vegetables: Fresh and processed imports, 1980-2007………
160. Specialty and minor vegetables, fresh and processed: Harvested
acreage, California, 1993-2006………………………………………..

176
177

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161. Specialty and minor vegetables, fresh and processed: Production,
California, 1993-2006…….…….…….…….…….…….…….…….…
162. Specialty and minor vegetables, fresh and processed: Value of
production, California, 1993-2006…….…….…….…….…….………
163. Specialty vegetables, fresh market: U.S. domestic and imported
shipments, 1992-2007…….…….…….…….…….…….…….…….….
164. Selected vegetable production in leading countries and the
world, 1997-2006………… …………………………………………..
165. Selected vegetable harvested acreage in leading countries and
the world, 1997-2006………………………………………………….

178
179
180
181
184

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Table 1--U.S. per capita use of selected, commercially produced, fresh, and processing vegetables and melons, 1970-2008
Crop

1970

1971

1972

1973

1974

1975

Asparagus, all
Fresh
Canning
Freezing

1.3
0.4
0.6
0.3

1.3
0.4
0.6
0.3

1.2
0.4
0.6
0.2

1.2
0.4
0.6
0.2

1.1
0.4
0.5
0.2

1.2
0.4
0.6
0.2

1.2
0.4
0.5
0.3

Snap beans, all
Fresh
Canning
Freezing

7.6
1.5
4.7
1.4

7.5
1.5
4.6
1.4

7.5
1.5
4.6
1.4

8.0
1.4
4.9
1.7

7.8
1.4
4.9
1.5

7.0
1.4
4.4
1.2

Broccoli, all 1/
Fresh
Freezing

1.5
0.5
1.0

1.6
0.7
0.9

1.7
0.7
1.0

1.8
0.8
1.0

1.9
0.8
1.1

11.1
8.8
2.3

11.3
8.8
2.5

10.6
8.4
2.2

11.0
8.9
2.1

Carrots, all 2/
Fresh
Canning
Freezing

9.5
6.0
2.1
1.4

9.4
6.1
2.0
1.3

10.4
6.5
2.4
1.5

Cauliflower, all 1/
Fresh
Freezing

1.2
0.7
0.5

1.3
0.7
0.6

1.3
0.8
0.5

Cabbage, all
Fresh
Canning (kraut)

Celery

1976
1977
Pounds, farm-weight

1978

1979

1980

1981

1982

1983

1.0
0.3
0.5
0.2

0.9
0.3
0.4
0.2

0.8
0.3
0.3
0.2

0.8
0.3
0.4
0.1

0.8
0.3
0.4
0.1

0.8
0.4
0.3
0.1

0.8
0.4
0.3
0.1

7.8
1.4
4.9
1.5

7.5
1.3
4.8
1.4

7.5
1.3
4.8
1.4

7.4
1.3
4.7
1.4

7.3
1.3
4.6
1.4

7.6
1.3
4.6
1.7

7.0
1.3
4.2
1.5

6.8
1.2
4.1
1.5

2.0
1.0
1.0

2.2
1.1
1.1

2.4
1.2
1.2

2.4
1.0
1.4

2.6
1.2
1.4

2.8
1.4
1.4

3.2
1.7
1.5

3.5
2.0
1.5

3.5
2.0
1.5

11.1
8.8
2.3

11.0
8.9
2.1

10.6
8.4
2.2

10.5
8.3
2.2

10.6
8.5
2.1

10.2
8.1
2.1

10.0
8.0
2.0

10.2
8.2
2.0

10.3
8.6
1.7

10.3
8.2
2.1

10.6
6.7
2.3
1.6

10.7
6.9
2.0
1.8

9.9
6.4
1.9
1.6

10.0
6.4
1.9
1.7

9.0
5.3
1.9
1.8

8.7
5.3
1.6
1.8

9.6
5.9
1.8
1.9

9.6
6.2
1.7
1.7

9.5
6.1
1.5
1.9

9.4
6.6
1.1
1.7

9.4
6.5
1.1
1.8

1.4
0.8
0.6

1.5
0.8
0.7

1.5
0.9
0.6

1.6
1.0
0.6

1.8
1.1
0.7

1.6
0.8
0.8

1.8
1.1
0.7

1.9
1.1
0.8

2.3
1.4
0.9

2.2
1.3
0.9

2.2
1.4
0.8

7.3

7.3

7.1

7.6

7.4

6.9

7.4

7.0

7.1

7.1

7.4

7.3

7.4

7.0

27.9
7.8
14.3
5.8

27.8
7.5
14.8
5.5

28.2
7.8
15.0
5.4

28.4
7.9
14.5
6.0

27.1
7.7
13.5
5.9

26.1
7.8
12.0
6.3

27.0
8.0
13.1
5.9

29.1
7.6
14.1
7.4

26.3
6.6
13.4
6.3

26.0
6.5
12.7
6.8

25.9
6.5
13.0
6.4

24.6
6.2
12.1
6.3

23.4
6.0
11.6
5.8

24.3
6.1
11.6
6.6

8.5
2.8
5.7

8.3
2.8
5.5

8.4
3.0
5.4

8.4
2.7
5.7

8.7
3.0
5.7

8.9
2.8
6.1

9.2
3.1
6.1

9.3
3.5
5.8

9.8
3.8
6.0

9.6
3.8
5.8

9.3
3.9
5.4

9.3
4.0
5.3

9.3
4.2
5.1

9.7
4.5
5.2

Melons
Watermelon
Cantaloup
Honeydew

21.6
13.5
7.2
0.9

20.7
13.0
6.8
0.9

20.3
12.3
7.0
1.0

19.9
12.7
6.1
1.1

17.6
11.3
5.3
1.0

17.7
11.4
5.2
1.1

18.9
12.6
5.3
1.0

19.5
12.6
5.8
1.1

20.1
11.9
6.6
1.6

19.1
11.4
6.1
1.6

17.9
10.7
5.8
1.4

19.3
11.7
6.1
1.5

22.0
12.5
7.7
1.8

19.6
11.3
6.5
1.8

Lettuce, all
Head lettuce
Romaine & leaf

22.4
22.4
--

22.4
22.4
--

22.4
22.4
--

23.1
23.1
--

23.5
23.5
--

23.5
23.5
--

24.2
24.2
--

25.8
25.8
--

25.1
25.1
--

25.1
25.1
--

25.6
25.6
--

24.9
24.9
--

24.9
24.9
--

22.4
22.4
--

Onions, all
Fresh
Dehydrating

11.3
10.1
1.2

12.2
10.7
1.5

11.6
10.7
0.9

11.4
10.2
1.2

12.7
11.2
1.5

12.5
10.5
2.0

11.8
11.0
0.8

12.4
11.1
1.3

12.2
10.9
1.3

13.3
11.4
1.9

12.2
11.4
0.8

11.5
10.7
0.8

14.2
12.2
2.0

13.9
12.2
1.7

Green peas, all 4/
Canning
Freezing

5.1
3.2
1.9

5.3
3.2
2.1

5.1
3.1
2.0

5.3
3.4
1.9

4.9
2.9
2.0

4.7
2.8
1.9

4.8
2.9
1.9

4.8
3.0
1.8

4.7
2.9
1.8

4.5
2.6
1.9

4.5
2.7
1.8

4.4
2.7
1.7

4.2
2.5
1.7

4.2
2.4
1.8

Peppers, all
Bell peppers, all
Chile peppers, all

2.2
2.2
--

2.3
2.3
--

2.4
2.4
--

2.5
2.5
--

2.7
2.7
--

2.5
2.5
--

2.7
2.7
--

2.8
2.8
--

2.8
2.8
--

2.9
2.9
--

5.9
2.9
3.0

6.1
2.8
3.3

6.1
3.0
3.1

6.6
3.3
3.3

Sweet corn, all 3/
Fresh
Canning
Freezing
Cucumbers, all
Fresh
Pickling

Tomatoes, all
Fresh
Canning

74.2
12.1
62.1

79.6
11.3
68.3

77.0
12.1
64.9

70.9
12.5
58.4

73.1
11.8
61.3

73.9
12.0
61.9

78.3
12.6
65.7

75.2
12.4
62.8

71.7
12.9
58.8

76.7
12.4
64.3

76.4
12.8
63.6

71.6
12.3
59.3

73.0
12.9
60.1

74.4
13.5
60.9

3.7
2.7
2.9

3.7
3.0
3.2

3.8
3.0
3.2

4.0
2.9
3.3

4.0
2.6
2.9

4.2
2.9
2.8

4.1
2.8
2.9

5.2
2.7
2.7

5.1
2.7
2.7

6.0
2.4
2.7

5.9
2.6
2.6

5.9
2.3
2.7

6.1
1.8
2.5

6.4
1.6
2.4

Subtotal, all 8/
Fresh
Canning
Freezing

222.0
107.9
97.7
15.2

228.2
106.9
104.5
15.3

225.2
107.9
101.2
15.2

221.7
109.4
94.8
16.3

221.3
108.0
95.7
16.1

219.2
106.9
94.7
15.6

227.5
110.7
100.1
15.9

228.7
112.4
97.8
17.2

222.0
111.6
92.7
16.4

227.8
112.2
96.7
17.0

228.6
112.6
99.0
16.2

223.5
112.4
93.5
16.8

228.1
118.9
91.5
15.7

223.2
114.7
92.6
16.5

Potatoes, all
Fresh
Processing

121.7
61.8
59.9

117.8
56.1
61.7

119.4
57.9
61.5

118.2
52.4
65.8

117.2
49.4
67.8

121.9
52.6
69.3

125.2
49.4
75.8

122.1
50.1
72.0

119.5
46.0
73.5

117.8
49.3
68.5

114.7
51.1
63.6

116.5
45.8
70.7

115.0
47.1
67.9

118.7
49.8
68.9

5.4
1.3
0.8
6.8

4.9
1.4
0.7
6.8

4.9
1.6
0.8
6.0

5.0
1.7
0.6
7.4

4.9
1.8
0.7
5.5

5.4
1.9
0.4
6.8

5.4
2.1
0.6
6.4

4.7
2.5
0.4
6.7

4.9
2.7
0.8
5.1

5.1
2.8
0.4
6.2

4.4
2.7
0.4
5.2

4.7
2.9
0.6
5.9

5.5
2.9
0.4
7.8

4.6
3.4
0.4
6.6

358.0

359.8

357.9

354.6

351.4

355.6

367.2

365.1

355.0

360.2

356.0

354.1

359.7

356.9

Other, fresh 5/
Other, canning 6/
Other, freezing 7/

Sweet potatoes
Mushrooms
Dry peas & lentils
Dry edible beans
Total, all items

See footnotes at end of table.

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Continued--

Table 1--U.S. per capita use of selected, commercially produced, fresh, and processing vegetables and melons, 1970-2008--Continued
Crop

1984

1985

1986

1987

1988

1989

Asparagus, all
Fresh
Canning
Freezing

0.8
0.4
0.3
0.1

0.9
0.5
0.3
0.1

1.0
0.6
0.3
0.1

1.0
0.6
0.3
0.1

1.0
0.6
0.3
0.1

1.0
0.6
0.3
0.1

1.0
0.6
0.3
0.1

Snap beans, all
Fresh
Canning
Freezing

6.8
1.3
3.7
1.8

7.0
1.3
3.8
1.9

6.7
1.3
3.9
1.5

6.7
1.2
3.8
1.7

6.7
1.2
3.8
1.7

7.1
1.2
3.9
2.0

Broccoli, all 1/
Fresh
Freezing

4.3
2.5
1.8

4.5
2.6
1.9

4.7
3.0
1.7

5.3
3.1
2.2

6.2
3.8
2.4

Cabbage, all
Fresh
Canning (kraut)

10.3
8.6
1.7

10.3
8.7
1.6

10.2
8.6
1.6

10.7
9.1
1.6

Carrots, all
Fresh
Canning
Freezing

10.6
6.7
1.8
2.1

9.6
6.5
1.3
1.8

9.3
6.5
1.0
1.8

2.7
1.8
0.9

2.7
1.8
0.9

3.1
2.2
0.9

Cauliflower, all 1/
Fresh
Freezing
Celery

1990
1991
Pounds, farm-weight

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1.0
0.6
0.3
0.1

1.0
0.6
0.3
0.1

1.0
0.6
0.3
0.1

0.9
0.6
0.2
0.1

1.0
0.6
0.3
0.1

0.9
0.6
0.2
0.1

1.0
0.7
0.2
0.1

6.7
1.1
3.7
1.9

6.9
1.1
4.0
1.8

7.1
1.4
4.0
1.7

7.2
1.5
4.0
1.7

7.2
1.5
3.8
1.9

6.8
1.6
3.5
1.7

7.2
1.5
3.8
1.9

6.7
1.3
3.6
1.8

6.0
3.8
2.2

5.6
3.4
2.2

5.3
3.0
2.3

5.8
3.4
2.4

5.6
3.3
2.3

6.7
4.4
2.3

6.9
4.3
2.6

7.0
4.5
2.5

7.3
5.0
2.3

10.4
9.0
1.4

9.9
8.6
1.3

9.5
8.3
1.2

9.6
8.2
1.4

9.8
8.7
1.1

10.7
9.3
1.4

10.3
9.1
1.2

9.5
8.1
1.4

9.3
8.3
1.0

10.4
9.0
1.4

11.3
8.3
0.9
2.1

10.4
7.1
1.0
2.3

11.5
8.1
0.9
2.5

11.8
8.3
1.2
2.3

11.2
7.7
1.1
2.4

12.3
8.3
1.7
2.3

14.6
10.8
1.0
2.8

16.9
12.7
1.4
2.8

15.4
11.2
1.6
2.6

16.9
12.4
1.7
2.8

18.2
14.1
1.5
2.6

3.0
2.1
0.9

3.1
2.2
0.9

3.1
2.3
0.8

3.0
2.2
0.8

2.6
2.0
0.6

2.5
1.8
0.7

2.8
2.1
0.7

2.6
2.0
0.6

2.2
1.6
0.6

2.2
1.7
0.5

2.2
1.8
0.4

7.1

6.9

6.5

6.6

7.2

7.5

7.2

6.7

7.3

7.3

7.2

6.9

7.0

6.5

24.6
6.4
10.2
8.0

26.2
6.4
11.9
7.9

25.8
6.1
12.1
7.6

24.7
6.3
10.6
7.8

24.9
5.8
10.4
8.7

24.4
6.5
9.5
8.4

26.2
6.7
10.9
8.6

26.4
5.9
11.1
9.4

27.7
6.9
11.9
8.9

27.8
7.0
11.1
9.7

27.4
8.2
10.1
9.1

28.5
7.8
10.4
10.3

29.1
8.3
10.4
10.4

27.5
8.3
9.1
10.1

9.9
4.7
5.2

10.2
4.4
5.8

9.9
4.6
5.3

10.6
5.1
5.5

10.1
4.8
5.3

10.0
4.8
5.2

9.7
4.7
5.0

9.7
4.6
5.1

9.4
4.9
4.5

9.5
5.2
4.3

10.2
5.4
4.8

10.6
5.6
5.0

10.0
5.9
4.1

11.6
6.4
5.2

Melons
Watermelon
Cantaloup
Honeydew

23.9
14.4
7.7
1.8

24.1
13.5
8.5
2.1

24.6
12.8
9.4
2.4

24.3
13.0
9.1
2.2

23.8
13.5
7.9
2.4

26.5
13.6
10.4
2.5

24.6
13.3
9.2
2.1

23.2
12.7
8.6
1.9

25.3
14.7
8.5
2.1

24.5
14.2
8.6
1.7

25.4
15.0
8.4
2.0

26.1
15.2
9.0
1.9

28.9
16.6
10.3
2.0

28.2
15.5
10.5
2.2

Lettuce, all
Head lettuce
Romaine & leaf

24.9
24.9
--

27.0
23.7
3.3

24.3
21.9
2.4

28.2
25.7
2.5

30.2
27.0
3.2

32.3
28.7
3.6

31.5
27.7
3.8

30.0
26.0
4.0

30.5
25.8
4.7

29.4
24.4
5.0

30.7
25.0
5.7

28.1
22.2
5.9

27.4
21.6
5.8

30.5
23.9
6.6

Onions, all
Fresh
Dehydrating

14.6
13.1
1.5

15.2
13.6
1.6

15.6
13.7
1.9

14.9
13.4
1.5

16.2
14.5
1.7

16.4
14.8
1.6

17.1
15.1
2.0

17.3
15.7
1.6

17.5
16.1
1.4

19.2
17.2
2.0

17.8
16.9
0.9

19.1
17.8
1.3

19.1
18.3
0.8

19.7
18.8
0.9

Green peas, all 3/
Canning
Freezing

4.0
2.0
2.0

4.2
2.1
2.1

4.1
2.2
1.9

3.7
2.0
1.7

3.7
1.8
1.9

3.7
1.7
2.0

4.1
1.9
2.2

4.2
1.9
2.3

4.1
2.1
2.0

3.5
1.6
1.9

3.5
1.4
2.1

3.7
1.6
2.1

3.4
1.5
1.9

3.5
1.5
2.0

Peppers, all
Bell peppers, all
Chile peppers, all

7.2
3.6
3.6

7.7
3.8
3.9

8.2
4.0
4.2

8.4
4.2
4.2

8.8
4.5
4.3

9.4
4.7
4.7

9.6
4.5
5.1

9.8
5.1
4.7

11.7
5.6
6.1

11.3
6.1
5.2

10.7
6.4
4.3

9.9
6.2
3.7

11.7
7.1
4.6

10.9
6.4
4.5

82.7
14.2
68.5

78.1
14.9
63.2

79.4
15.8
63.6

81.0
15.8
65.2

78.1
16.8
61.3

86.2
16.8
69.4

90.8
15.5
75.3

92.5
15.4
77.1

88.7
15.4
73.3

92.1
16.3
75.8

92.5
16.2
76.3

91.4
16.8
74.6

90.8
17.4
73.4

89.9
17.3
72.6

6.2
1.6
2.4

6.9
1.4
2.5

6.4
1.5
2.7

6.9
1.2
2.5

7.0
1.3
2.8

7.8
1.3
2.8

8.3
2.3
2.2

8.6
2.2
2.6

8.9
2.0
2.5

9.1
1.9
2.7

9.7
2.6
2.9

9.2
2.4
2.8

9.7
2.2
3.1

10.0
2.3
3.0

Subtotal, all 8/
Fresh
Canning
Freezing

244.6
125.4
98.6
19.1

245.4
129.4
95.3
19.1

244.0
128.2
95.7
18.2

251.0
135.2
95.3
19.0

251.9
138.5
90.9
20.8

266.9
146.3
98.2
20.8

271.2
142.0
106.9
20.3

269.8
137.8
108.9
21.5

274.1
145.1
107.0
20.6

280.2
149.7
106.6
21.9

285.2
156.4
106.1
21.8

280.5
151.9
104.5
22.8

285.9
159.0
102.9
23.2

289.4
164.3
101.9
22.3

Potatoes, all
Fresh
Processing

122.1
48.3
73.8

122.4
46.3
76.1

125.9
48.8
77.1

126.0
47.9
78.1

122.3
49.6
72.7

127.0
50.0
77.0

123.9
46.7
77.2

134.1
50.2
83.9

129.9
48.3
81.6

136.7
50.1
86.6

136.7
49.6
87.1

136.9
49.2
87.7

145.0
49.9
95.1

137.8
47.3
90.5

4.9
3.6
0.4
5.7

5.4
3.6
0.5
7.3

4.3
3.8
0.8
6.7

4.3
3.6
0.5
5.6

3.9
3.5
0.7
7.1

3.9
3.6
0.4
5.8

4.4
3.7
0.4
6.9

3.9
3.7
0.5
7.5

4.1
3.7
0.4
7.9

3.7
3.7
0.2
7.4

4.5
4.0
0.6
7.9

4.2
3.8
0.7
7.6

4.3
3.9
0.5
7.5

4.3
4.0
0.9
7.4

381.3

384.6

385.5

391.0

389.4

407.6

410.6

420.1

432.0

438.9

433.7

447.1

443.7

Sweet corn, all 2/
Fresh
Canning
Freezing
Cucumbers, all
Fresh
Pickling

Tomatoes, all
Fresh 4/
Canning
Other, fresh 5/
Other, canning 6/
Other, freezing 7/

Sweet potatoes
Mushrooms
Dry peas & lentils 9/
Dry edible beans
Total, all items

419.5

See footnotes at end of table.

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Continued--

Table 1--U.S. per capita use of selected, commercially produced, fresh, and processing vegetables and melons, 1970-2008--Continued
Crop
Asparagus, all
Fresh
Canning
Freezing
Snap beans, all
Fresh
Canning
Freezing
Broccoli, all 1/
Fresh
Freezing
Cabbage, all
Fresh
Canning (kraut)
Carrots, all
Fresh
Canning
Freezing
Cauliflower, all 1/
Fresh
Freezing

1998r

1999r

1.0
0.7
0.2
0.1
7.4
1.6
3.8
2.0
7.1
5.0
2.1
9.8
8.4
1.4
13.7
9.5
1.4
2.8
2.2
1.5
0.8

1.2
0.9
0.2
0.1
7.6
1.9
3.7
2.0
8.3
6.2
2.1
8.8
7.6
1.2
13.1
9.3
1.4
2.4
2.3
1.8
0.5

2000r
1.3
1.0
0.2
0.1
7.9
2.0
4.0
1.8
8.1
5.9
2.3
10.3
8.9
1.4
13.0
9.2
1.1
2.7
2.3
1.7
0.6

2001r

2002r
2003r
2004r
Pounds, farm-weight

1.2
0.9
0.2
0.1
7.8
2.2
3.8
1.9
7.4
5.4
2.0
10.1
8.8
1.3
12.7
9.4
1.1
2.2
2.0
1.5
0.5

1.2
1.0
0.2
0.1
7.2
2.1
3.4
1.8
7.5
5.4
2.1
9.5
8.3
1.2
11.6
8.4
1.1
2.1
1.7
1.4
0.3

1.3
1.0
0.2
0.1
7.5
2.0
3.7
1.9
8.1
5.5
2.6
8.7
7.6
1.1
11.8
8.8
1.0
2.0
1.9
1.6
0.4

1.4
1.1
0.2
0.1
7.6
1.9
3.7
1.9
8.2
5.6
2.7
9.5
8.3
1.1
11.9
8.8
1.1
2.0
1.9
1.6
0.4

2005r

2006r

2007p

2008f

1.4
1.1
0.2
0.1
7.6
1.8
4.0
1.8
8.4
5.6
2.7
9.3
8.1
1.2
11.8
8.8
1.1
2.0
1.9
1.5
0.4

1.4
1.1
0.2
0.1
7.9
2.1
3.9
1.9
8.4
6.2
2.3
9.4
8.2
1.2
11.8
8.7
1.1
2.0
2.1
1.7
0.4

1.4
1.1
0.1
0.1
7.8
2.2
3.5
2.1
8.7
6.0
2.7
9.8
8.6
1.3
11.2
9.0
0.9
1.4
2.1
1.7
0.4

1.4
1.1
0.1
0.1
7.3
2.1
3.3
2.0
8.7
6.1
2.6
9.8
8.6
1.3
10.9
8.6
0.8
1.5
2.1
1.8
0.3

6.5

6.5

6.3

6.4

6.3

6.3

6.2

5.9

6.1

6.4

6.4

Sweet corn, all 2/
Fresh
Canning
Freezing
Cucumbers, all
Fresh
Pickling
Melons
Watermelon
Cantaloup
Honeydew
Lettuce, all
Head lettuce
Romaine & leaf
Onions, all
Fresh
Dehydrating
Green peas, all 3/
Canning
Freezing
Peppers, all
Bell peppers, all
Chile peppers, all

28.4
9.3
9.2
9.8
10.5
6.5
4.0
27.3
14.3
10.6
2.3
28.9
22.3
6.6
19.5
18.4
1.1
3.3
1.4
1.9
11.1
6.4
4.7

28.3
9.1
9.1
10.1
10.9
6.7
4.2
29.0
15.2
11.4
2.5
32.5
24.9
7.6
20.8
18.5
2.3
3.4
1.4
2.0
11.4
6.7
4.7

27.1
9.0
9.0
9.0
11.2
6.4
4.9
27.2
13.8
11.1
2.3
31.8
23.5
8.4
20.4
18.9
1.6
3.7
1.5
2.1
12.1
7.0
5.2

27.2
9.2
8.7
9.3
10.0
6.3
3.7
28.1
15.0
11.2
2.0
31.0
23.0
8.0
19.5
18.5
1.0
3.3
1.4
2.0
12.0
6.8
5.2

26.1
9.0
7.8
9.3
12.0
6.6
5.4
27.3
14.0
11.1
2.2
32.1
22.5
9.6
20.4
19.3
1.1
2.8
1.1
1.7
12.6
6.7
5.8

26.8
9.5
8.3
9.0
10.6
6.2
4.4
26.5
13.5
10.8
2.2
33.3
22.2
11.1
21.3
19.5
1.8
3.2
1.3
1.9
12.5
6.9
5.6

26.5
9.2
8.2
9.1
11.3
6.5
4.9
25.2
13.0
10.0
2.2
31.0
21.3
9.7
23.1
21.6
1.5
2.9
1.2
1.7
13.1
7.0
6.1

26.9
8.9
8.6
9.5
10.2
6.3
3.8
25.9
14.0
9.8
2.1
31.7
21.1
10.6
22.2
21.1
1.1
2.8
1.0
1.7
13.1
7.1
6.1

26.3
8.6
8.4
9.3
9.3
6.4
3.0
27.6
15.9
9.6
2.1
35.2
20.2
15.0
21.6
19.8
1.8
2.8
1.1
1.7
13.4
7.0
6.4

26.0
9.1
6.9
10.0
9.8
6.3
3.5
28.1
16.2
9.9
2.0
35.4
20.2
15.1
22.7
21.7
1.0
3.1
1.1
1.9
13.1
6.8
6.3

25.2
9.0
6.8
9.5
10.3
6.4
3.9
28.1
16.3
9.8
2.0
35.4
20.1
15.3
20.9
19.6
1.3
3.0
1.1
1.9
13.2
6.8
6.4

Tomatoes, all
Fresh 4/
Canning

92.5
18.5
74.0

90.3
19.1
71.2

89.1
19.0
70.1

84.7
19.2
65.5

89.6
20.3
69.3

89.3
19.5
69.8

90.5
20.0
70.6

93.9
20.2
73.7

84.4
19.9
64.5

88.9
20.3
68.6

91.1
20.1
71.0

Other, fresh 5/
Other, canning 6/
Other, freezing 7/

11.0
2.1
2.9

11.6
2.5
3.2

18.3
2.6
3.2

17.2
2.8
3.2

17.8
2.4
4.3

18.4
2.5
3.9

19.5
2.9
3.8

20.3
3.1
3.9

20.4
2.7
3.9

20.2
2.8
3.9

20.4
2.8
4.1

Subtotal, all 8/
Fresh
Canning
Freezing

285.2
159.6
102.2
22.3

291.5
167.2
99.6
22.4

295.9
172.6
100.0
21.8

286.7
170.9
93.6
21.2

292.5
172.1
97.7
21.7

293.8
172.4
98.0
21.6

296.6
173.4
100.0
21.6

300.1
174.3
102.7
21.9

294.7
179.1
92.4
21.5

301.3
182.8
95.0
22.4

301.1
180.5
97.4
21.9

Potatoes, all
Fresh
Processing

137.7
46.9
90.8

136.2
47.7
88.5

137.9
47.1
90.8

138.8
46.6
92.2

132.1
44.3
87.8

138.3
46.9
91.4

134.7
45.8
88.9

125.6
42.4
83.2

123.4
37.3
86.1

126.0
39.2
86.8

125.3
40.9
84.4

3.8
3.9
0.8
7.3

3.7
4.1
0.6
7.8

4.2
4.1
0.8
7.6

4.4
3.9
0.8
6.9

3.8
4.1
0.8
6.7

4.7
4.1
0.6
6.6

4.6
4.2
0.7
6.0

4.5
3.9
0.8
6.2

4.6
4.0
1.2
6.4

5.2
4.0
0.9
6.6

4.8
4.0
0.8
6.6

438.6

443.9

450.5

441.5

440.0

448.2

446.7

441.1

434.3

444.0

442.6

Celery

Sweet potatoes
Mushrooms
Dry peas & lentils 9/
Dry edible beans
Total, all items

f = Forecast. r = Revised. -- = Not available. 1/ All production for processing broccoli and cauliflower is for freezing. 2/ On-cob basis. 3/ In-shell basis.
4/ Includes domestically-produced hothouse tomatoes after 1996 (all years include imported hothouse tomatoes). 5/ Includes artichokes, brussels sprouts,
eggplant, endive/escarole, garlic, radishes, green limas, squash, & spinach. In 2000, okra, pumpkins, kale, collards, turnip greens, and mustard greens
added. 6/ Includes beets, green limas (1992-2008), spinach, and miscellaneous imports (1990-2008). 7/ Includes green limas, spinach, and miscellaneous
freezing vegetables. 8/ Fresh, canning, and freezing data do not sum to the total because onions for dehydrating are included in the total. 9/ Production
from new areas in the upper Midwest added in 1998. A portion of this is used for animal feed.
Source: Calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 2--Vegetables: U.S. cash receipts, 1980-2007 1/
All
All
Year
Potatoes Tomatoes
lettuce
onions

Dry
beans

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

1,386,309
1,856,639
1,504,029
1,688,551
1,920,908
1,601,253
1,377,302
1,707,248
1,629,859
2,335,442

903,874
941,068
1,124,848
1,137,016
1,239,586
1,198,246
1,264,914
1,465,832
1,423,140
1,849,856

565,148
681,612
740,682
711,898
706,271
675,237
757,970
1,003,213
1,040,366
950,278

322,762
532,169
384,232
362,618
522,572
371,798
414,544
496,336
446,734
494,336

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

2,501,702
2,214,195
1,982,197
2,297,263
2,420,556
2,491,516
2,602,111
2,238,987
2,388,650
2,454,070

1,627,414
1,802,383
1,906,363
1,739,897
1,741,302
1,584,252
1,658,314
1,645,818
1,773,721
1,879,263

844,142
817,667
1,171,977
1,484,866
1,346,990
2,003,952
1,325,246
1,696,233
1,592,463
1,468,432

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 f

2,374,994
2,593,315
2,902,011
2,668,919
2,373,515
2,486,938
2,929,648
3,200,000

1,844,929
1,679,508
1,933,691
1,909,739
2,159,857
2,276,784
2,348,598
2,179,320

1,863,076
1,839,536
2,357,964
2,288,498
2,020,800
1,985,913
2,003,941
2,750,908

Cauliflower

Cantaloup

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

95,762
125,811
133,701
139,989
174,931
169,133
191,863
187,555
201,100
203,863

166,800
188,070
36,795
163,467
189,306
189,745
232,100
187,075
203,391
209,088

193,038
216,854
158,469
153,297
165,943
166,723
150,309
171,479
162,630
221,460

114,234
139,393
118,902
161,525
166,354
142,656
141,638
133,144
139,472
172,971

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

187,991
184,756
193,937
241,577
225,624
243,778
237,342
217,534
226,560
213,833

194,848
99,528
251,059
295,626
299,312
346,504
393,993
374,704
392,831
377,882

197,973
198,534
250,119
271,756
291,315
285,435
310,632
288,344
363,546
394,705

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 f

220,817
190,085
197,568
226,202
195,889
197,419
254,172
237,888

371,984
429,281
398,777
372,006
322,428
300,828
340,677
312,700

393,273
390,089
404,403
395,875
393,760
403,167
447,532
521,085

Snap
beans

Sweet
corn
-- $ 1,000 --

Broccoli

All
peppers

Carrots

Celery

608,157
813,451
418,577
378,994
344,900
439,058
436,621
444,040
418,606
681,353

269,031
315,904
341,883
318,516
367,155
367,529
359,742
371,539
363,172
476,527

144,613
175,132
211,085
210,105
237,884
239,345
239,739
239,548
292,264
276,050

175,954
142,360
90,610
125,596
154,404
151,399
163,132
229,489
151,534
174,318

149,520
197,218
226,887
215,431
247,920
206,429
334,617
248,303
259,962
305,078

169,896
200,622
194,280
250,239
228,457
189,527
211,065
198,833
230,762
268,266

176,728
188,127
56,870
62,062
160,137
181,476
170,072
188,053
195,714
203,195

485,669
574,199
521,266
1,005,937
663,973
705,749
734,877
750,777
718,159
708,680

687,144
513,917
488,873
522,704
614,381
566,984
714,678
530,341
592,934
594,520

475,516
505,297
476,955
531,778
637,369
646,692
651,269
670,570
691,719
671,522

268,220
242,155
284,423
310,675
419,571
443,304
421,910
486,659
513,367
493,087

218,148
265,877
453,532
517,075
511,699
490,587
531,611
541,972
568,660
515,668

280,522
318,665
352,733
391,302
461,297
545,483
464,611
535,598
366,788
484,637

214,708
205,689
258,662
328,752
242,463
303,251
204,622
266,321
210,753
224,702

214,555
230,136
292,325
295,059
290,860
301,567
327,334
350,493
364,835
365,430

713,287
683,789
758,302
1,002,725
997,665
1,036,542
856,955
840,002

435,996
412,681
452,704
475,098
438,795
491,390
504,115
620,000

709,021
748,837
718,124
779,812
794,313
818,615
825,101
862,447

622,140
484,467
567,767
615,534
638,079
563,673
652,986
736,849

639,332
581,647
569,419
575,902
661,483
579,914
687,421
588,305

390,002
510,816
521,362
548,785
573,035
586,934
576,760
638,746

341,391
272,391
239,846
258,965
288,791
274,331
332,117
413,477

382,066
375,127
377,230
365,959
382,837
383,305
399,541
396,123

Watermelons
-- $ 1,000 --

Cabbage

Green
peas

Mushrooms

88,246
99,797
52,191
85,034
116,462
137,476
136,969
135,704
146,439
149,779

152,800
159,097
153,920
163,951
170,374
150,364
182,806
206,281
202,508
165,898

147,227
150,157
122,888
92,831
172,665
120,767
105,736
117,523
88,678
94,582

101,628
99,059
112,541
92,190
117,265
137,857
93,781
98,614
73,166
119,963

368,597
374,499
418,706
431,421
481,348
490,648
490,560
518,894
572,710
630,086

1,374,834
7,675,158
1,549,373
9,146,412
1,892,580
8,494,676
1,959,146
8,903,877
1,748,347
9,633,189
1,735,796
9,062,462
1,894,433
9,349,913
2,061,071 10,409,774
2,122,572 10,364,779
2,209,419 12,191,808

137,192
131,856
156,460
162,168
181,294
197,038
198,332
207,113
190,967
188,403

147,635
150,185
173,015
167,645
177,641
177,974
157,430
182,531
199,482
234,085

124,089
169,399
223,400
255,692
267,828
351,118
270,179
305,017
292,386
265,727

124,127
129,521
213,238
285,392
234,655
260,390
237,500
283,666
311,813
248,437

131,494
128,140
135,360
88,004
123,889
131,352
118,219
137,877
135,691
125,996

666,873
661,402
684,537
701,023
742,536
757,824
752,214
782,754
832,009
866,834

2,210,816
2,508,410
1,982,532
2,518,523
2,897,670
2,905,977
2,850,461
2,958,284
3,120,280
3,104,362

11,940,778
12,051,911
12,452,963
14,412,714
14,792,225
15,740,727
15,162,885
15,451,593
15,847,614
15,880,275

195,954
211,927
219,981
278,717
289,612
307,650
290,182
336,500

219,799
227,436
176,113
165,901
219,760
161,650
134,080
103,399

239,893
273,418
328,497
342,918
313,217
410,281
434,861
476,209

321,113
342,973
309,312
294,984
345,349
326,582
355,995
413,199

132,021
103,313
88,439
117,087
99,280
101,080
99,597
111,470

866,904
885,735
930,977
942,577
885,604
878,646
838,860
922,580

3,128,550
3,092,131
3,643,760
3,203,366
3,308,168
3,187,439
3,558,407
3,838,793

16,406,542
16,328,502
18,096,247
17,829,569
17,702,237
17,759,081
18,871,546
20,500,000

Sweet
potatoes Asparagus

Cucumbers

All
All
others 2/ vegetables 3/

f = ERS forecast. -- = Not available. 1/ Data series for 1982-91 are not consistent with previous or subsequent years due to program modifications.
2/ Eggplant, escarole, honeydews, dry peas, casaba melons, crenshaw melons, spinach, squash, radishes, taro, beets, Brussels sprouts, and other
miscellaneous vegetables. 3/ Total vegetables as described in this table include mushrooms. Mushroom receipts for 1980-83 are estimated.
Source: USDA, Economic Research Service (http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/FarmIncome/finfidmuxls.htm).

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Table 3--U.S. vegetable and melon industry: Total area harvested and production, 1992-2007
Item

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 acres ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Harvested area:
Fresh-market 1/ 2/
Melons
Processing 3/
Dry edible beans 4/
Potatoes
Sweet potatoes
Dry edible peas 5/
Lentils
Mushrooms, all
Total

Change
2006-07
-- Percent --

1,512
365
1,446

1,523
332
1,405

1,566
331
1,588

1,527
325
1,580

1,559
328
1,485

1,541
309
1,423

1,545
296
1,444

1,580
310
1,513

1,751
288
1,450

1,740
281
1,333

1,664
267
1,340

1,670
259
1,337

1,666
251
1,287

1,665
250
1,270

1,695
249
1,257

1,685
258
1,251

-0.6
3.5
-0.5

1,530
1,315
82

1,618
1,321
80

1,831
1,385
83

1,896
1,376
83

1,751
1,426
84

1,759
1,354
82

1,918
1,387
84

1,881
1,332
83

1,617
1,348
95

1,250
1,221
94

1,739
1,266
82

1,347
1,249
93

1,219
1,167
93

1,534
1,087
88

1,538
1,122
87

1,479
1,130
98

-3.8
0.7
12.3

164
126
3

157
143
3

133
178
3

209
163
3

212
140
3

289
183
3

317
159
3

255
175
3

180
214
3

200
197
3

299
215
3

344
237
3

532
329
3

790
439
3

907
407
3

822
295
3

-9.3
-27.5
0.0

6,544

6,582

7,098

7,163

6,987

6,943

7,151

7,132

6,945

6,319

6,874

6,538

6,547

7,128

7,264

7,020

-3.4

-- Million cwt -Production:
Fresh-market 1/ 2/
Melons
Processing 3/
Dry edible beans 4/
Potatoes
Sweet potatoes
Dry edible peas 5/
Lentils
Mushrooms, all
Total

332.6
60.6
299.5

330.8
59.7
301.5

354.3
61.9
369.6

334.4
62.7
354.6

343.0
69.0
353.6

370.9
65.6
327.1

350.0
63.7
312.8

379.0
68.0
383.9

383.1
64.4
343.0

376.1
67.8
302.2

375.1
67.1
343.2

403.1
65.6
311.2

415.5
64.0
353.3

407.7
64.4
314.2

415.0
67.6
318.1

424.9
68.7
355.3

2.4
1.7
11.7

22.6
425.4
12.0

21.9
430.3
11.0

29.0
469.4
13.4

30.7
445.1
12.8

27.9
499.3
13.2

29.4
467.1
13.3

30.4
475.7
12.4

33.1
478.1
12.2

26.5
513.5
13.8

19.6
437.7
14.5

30.3
458.2
12.8

22.5
457.8
15.9

17.8
456.0
16.1

26.8
423.9
15.7

24.2
441.3
16.2

25.4
449.3
18.5

4.6
1.8
13.6

3.2
1.6
7.5

4.3
2.0
7.8

3.1
1.9
7.6

5.9
2.2
7.9

3.3
1.3
7.9

6.5
2.4
7.9

6.7
1.9
8.2

5.5
2.4
8.6

4.2
3.0
8.7

4.5
2.9
8.6

5.5
2.6
8.4

6.0
2.4
8.5

12.6
4.2
8.5

15.0
5.2
8.5

14.1
3.2
8.5

16.6
3.4
8.3

17.9
5.1
-2.4

1,165.0

1,169.4

1,310.1

1,256.4

1,318.5

1,290.1

1,261.7

1,370.8

1,360.2

1,233.9

1,303.3

1,293.0

1,348.1

1,281.4

1,308.3

1,370.2

4.7

1/ Due to changes in the estimates program, data for 2000 and 2001 may not be comparable with other years.
2/ Excludes melons, potatoes, sweet potatoes, pulse crops, and mushrooms.
3/ Excludes potatoes, sweet potatoes, mushrooms, pulse crops, and fresh-cut produce.
4/ Includes chickpeas and blackeye peas.
5/ Excludes chickpeas and blackeye peas. Production includes wrinkled seed peas.

Includes fresh-cut/processing.

Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service,Vegetables Annual Summary, Crop Production, and Mushrooms.

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Table 4--Vegetables, fresh market: Selected shipments, 1992-2007 1/
Item

1992

1993

1994

1995

1996

1997

1998

1999

12,137
2,653
23,449
1,605
39,844

11,940
2,659
22,457
1,813
38,869

12,292
2,940
23,287
1,833
40,352

13,548
2,777
21,430
1,961
39,716

15,671
3,210
25,953
2,100
46,934

16,487
3,250
26,573
2,660
48,970

16,644
3,319
30,919
2,847
53,729

18,355
4,300
34,906
2,694
60,255

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

20,884
3,359
33,354
2,595
60,192

21,588
3,571
36,269
3,133
64,561

29,211
5,153
35,290
3,529
73,183

26,113
4,944
33,703
3,509
68,269

28,587
6,135
35,110
2,950
72,782

27,378
5,804
40,310
3,416
76,908

28,284
5,571
39,909
3,031
76,795

-- 1,000 cwt -Cantaloup 2/
Honeydews
Watermelon, all
Misc. melons
Subtotal

19,998
3,620
34,952
2,789
61,359

Artichokes
813
671
731
501
435
566
260
160
615
608
654
615
591
559
676
820
Asian vegetables
152
598
545
569
525
342
407
499
577
576
761
1,320
1,140
1,151
1,172
1,279
Asparagus
1,813
1,802
1,899
1,744
1,766
1,964
2,172
2,711
3,042
2,947
2,947
3,342
3,388
3,680
2,420
3,621
Beets, red
65
131
107
144
195
186
202
191
201
216
177
222
236
208
252
259
Snap beans
1,684
1,570
1,432
1,445
1,718
1,876
2,121
2,431
2,952
2,827
2,945
2,871
3,051
2,596
3,332
3,343
Broccoli
10,279
9,592
8,898
8,756
8,654
9,126
8,595
9,343
9,250
8,895
9,242
9,122
8,972
9,803
9,783
9,538
Cabbage
10,614
11,112 10,637 10,561 10,950 12,155 12,479 12,694 12,576 12,460 12,492 13,424 13,270 13,521 13,049 12,707
Carrots
18,172
18,145 16,127 15,263 15,508 14,382 12,880 12,678 12,401 12,107 12,119 12,227 11,525 11,085 10,897
9,762
Cauliflower
5,558
5,561
5,075
4,258
4,509
4,430
4,188
4,357
4,620
4,773
4,814
4,835
4,927
4,293
4,219
3,944
Celery
17,000
16,505 14,795 14,915 16,463 16,564 16,055 15,944 15,397 15,545 16,511 16,739 17,832 17,848 16,770 16,491
Chinese cabbage
164
223
220
208
206
177
187
157
117
111
543
1,293
1,281
1,197
1,181
1,346
Sweet corn
6,615
6,264
5,803
6,430
7,450
9,757 10,496 11,081 10,373
9,591 10,762 10,698 10,627
9,972 11,438 11,262
Cucumbers
10,072
10,185
9,505 10,346 11,078 11,086 11,324 12,297 12,244 12,265 12,550 12,291 13,870 14,100 14,545 15,538
Eggplant
830
864
819
875
1,070
1,190
1,240
1,308
1,363
1,341
1,371
1,429
1,804
1,922
1,991
2,040
Greens
1,359
1,569
1,430
1,572
1,535
1,588
1,778
1,887
2,179
2,360
2,479
2,845
2,770
2,437
2,137
2,391
Herbs
255
279
252
367
538
540
521
570
628
725
797
1,155
1,347
1,541
1,978
1,958
Lettuce, iceberg
55,348
52,128 46,370 41,891 43,183 41,425 42,391 41,095 40,693 40,577 39,652 39,340 38,150 38,255 36,880 34,934
Lettuce, romaine
5,191
6,071
5,563
6,432
6,999
8,658
8,486
8,965
9,607
9,904 10,095 12,211 13,488 14,510 14,521 15,455
Lettuce, leaf
3,734
4,072
3,403
3,402
3,485
4,450
4,071
4,098
4,335
4,426
4,013
4,006
4,073
4,274
4,141
4,214
Okra
996
556
986
230
236
339
830
424
197
216
230
237
486
338
409
1,138
Onions, dry
35,187
36,743 39,404 39,914 40,084 41,973 42,064 43,734 45,675 47,457 47,725 46,172 50,538 50,296 46,002 48,320
Onions, green
2,301
2,458
2,226
2,120
2,397
2,525
2,857
2,865
2,864
3,207
3,441
3,466
3,389
3,540
3,466
2,931
Peppers, bell
6,363
6,759
6,874
6,454
8,023 10,475 10,979 11,967 12,721 13,735 14,286 14,656 15,916 16,577 17,643 17,860
Peppers, chile
1,340
1,340
1,566
1,870
2,197
2,203
2,538
2,748
2,953
3,163
4,886
3,996
3,739
4,009
4,783
6,097
Radishes
950
1,025
794
783
714
712
679
705
680
713
786
933
978
1,051
1,119
984
Spinach 3/
389
437
359
430
427
514
469
501
849
959
953
927
975
1,156
1,280
1,264
Squash
4,250
4,333
4,566
4,768
4,933
5,249
5,801
4,989
4,893
5,396
6,133
6,259
6,732
7,019
7,034
7,008
Tomatoes 4/
31,339
34,728 34,537 35,893 37,695 42,250 40,363 43,452 41,357 40,626 43,648 44,589 46,257 48,486 49,702 50,861
Cherry tomatoes 5/
1,065
1,075
1,003
1,166
1,243
1,370
1,557
2,527
2,533
2,797
2,749
3,049
4,035
4,227
4,182
4,602
Turnips and
rutabagas
498
463
527
486
552
486
343
275
258
259
191
650
247
75
57
29
Subtotal
234,396 237,259 226,453 223,793 234,768 248,558 248,333 256,653 258,150 260,782 269,952 274,919 285,634 289,726 287,059 291,996
Potatoes, all 6/
Sweet potatoes
Subtotal

163,739 167,135 170,446 168,796 174,536 169,866 179,782 176,892 181,258 170,895 170,622 170,999 176,442 177,031 170,324 172,582
3,980
3,711
3,023
3,308
3,246
3,299
3,685
3,662
3,971
3,677
4,214
3,859
4,080
4,287
5,361
5,944
167,719 170,846 173,469 172,104 177,782 173,165 183,467 180,554 185,229 174,572 174,836 174,858 180,522 181,318 175,685 178,526

Total

441,959 446,974 440,274 435,613 459,484 470,693 485,529 497,462 504,738 495,546 509,349 522,960 534,425 543,826 539,652 547,317

1/ Includes domestic and import shipments. Table units are hundredweight (cwt), with one cwt equal to 100 pounds. 2/ Cantaloup shipments beginning with 1989 are
not comparable with prior years due to reduced reporting. 3/ Spinach shipments beginning with 1992 are not comparable with prior years due to reduced reporting
4/ Includes greenhouse tomatoes. 5/ Includes grape tomatoes. 6/ Includes seed
Source: USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Shipments.
http://www.ams.usda.gov/AMSv1.0/ams.fetchTemplateData.do?template=TemplateN&page=FVMarketNewsMovementReports

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Economic Research Service, USDA

Table 5--Vegetables, fresh market: Harvested acreage of major vegetables, 1980-2007 1/
Year Asparagus Broccoli Carrots
CauliSweet
Head
Romaine
2/
2/
2/
flower 2/
Celery
corn
lettuce
lettuce
-- Acres --

Leaf
lettuce

Onions,
all uses Tomatoes Cabbage

Spinach Cucumbers

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

82,950
81,990
--89,930
91,450
96,180
99,840
100,910
98,510

77,850
78,520
92,000
91,500
106,500
109,500
119,100
121,700
114,400
116,800

81,800
84,350
86,850
87,300
93,740
89,800
86,600
99,600
97,550
101,900

43,320
46,220
51,400
54,600
60,800
61,200
67,800
66,100
62,300
67,200

37,250
36,720
36,440
34,780
35,050
33,860
33,340
33,940
33,980
35,330

180,450
183,700
186,100
190,900
193,300
191,100
185,200
194,300
181,700
182,200

236,460
223,840
216,050
205,730
218,280
221,990
211,460
224,920
239,760
243,260

-----------

-----------

113,160
112,030
125,920
123,640
128,450
122,760
115,540
123,720
128,950
132,660

126,250
126,960
119,690
123,100
122,580
123,380
125,710
129,600
140,000
141,730

84,780
82,440
---------

15,850
15,600
---------

54,160
51,350
---------

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

94,600
89,300
86,120
81,150
76,750
72,340
73,560
74,030
74,430
75,890

110,800
101,000
111,400
119,200
134,100
129,400
133,500
130,800
133,500
148,000

94,900
98,000
106,900
102,220
104,530
99,220
113,660
111,380
94,600
90,230

65,000
55,100
55,300
60,600
58,800
53,350
48,200
43,500
44,200
46,400

37,660
33,010
35,580
28,220
28,500
27,550
27,840
26,910
27,200
27,500

193,400
183,200
221,200
209,800
225,900
225,200
227,800
236,400
237,350
236,950

231,300
222,140
215,120
207,810
220,950
197,160
217,600
203,000
198,500
192,800

--19,980
23,890
29,430
30,540
32,800
34,350
36,450
41,370

--38,420
42,650
39,550
41,070
41,330
48,610
46,220
47,290

138,340
133,970
141,730
158,080
164,650
166,800
166,210
165,910
172,140
175,500

134,590
131,710
131,910
134,250
135,220
131,020
120,640
115,190
122,590
134,750

--82,150
78,050
72,410
71,080
71,920
75,230
75,630
73,800

--18,500
16,750
18,000
17,650
17,800
22,700
22,600
24,100

--48,050
56,100
57,440
58,780
56,600
57,450
56,530
58,600

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

77,400
70,150
66,000
58,000
61,500
49,300
43,200
38,200

144,300
133,100
130,400
131,600
133,800
134,900
138,900
137,700

91,810
89,260
86,500
85,800
82,600
82,500
82,800
86,200

43,160
44,050
41,000
39,000
37,700
41,900
39,760
39,150

26,200
27,800
27,100
27,500
27,900
26,800
27,700
28,300

239,200
244,930
245,730
246,800
242,700
237,600
227,600
234,400

184,900
184,300
184,500
185,100
181,000
177,400
179,600
183,300

48,850
53,100
58,300
76,500
53,200
60,400
86,400
84,900

47,500
50,500
53,900
56,400
61,500
64,600
91,800
93,100

167,070
164,990
162,720
166,090
169,150
165,220
164,980
159,280

126,290
130,840
129,020
121,700
129,700
125,700
122,600
119,200

76,890
77,030
75,680
74,850
75,550
74,100
73,550
74,000

29,020
26,450
31,700
36,880
39,600
45,700
45,600
41,800

52,130
52,780
54,900
55,000
57,170
55,170
54,550
52,770

Watermelon

Cantaloup

Honeydews

Selected
total 3/

Artichokes

Snap
beans

Brussels
Escarole/
sprouts Eggplant
endive

Garlic

Bell
Chile
Squash Pumpkins
peppers peppers
-- Acres --

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

9,900
9,700
---------

95,700
88,580
---------

5,400
5,500
---------

3,900
3,650
---------

7,840
7,800
---------

15,200
13,200
---------

55,500
56,200
---------

-----------

-----------

-----------

184,500
203,600
---------

87,850
86,400
---------

17,700
19,600
24,900
23,800
23,300
25,700
28,800
28,600
31,200
29,900

997,190
993,930
939,350
935,350
1,071,930
1,070,740
1,069,730
1,122,320
1,130,750
1,149,490

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

--9,600
9,200
9,200
8,900
8,900
9,300
9,700
9,800

--85,150
87,280
84,460
88,700
82,860
82,660
87,200
89,900

--3,500
5,000
3,500
3,400
3,800
3,200
3,200
3,200

--3,600
2,900
3,400
3,300
3,100
3,300
3,200
2,800

--4,420
4,220
3,730
3,450
3,560
3,100
2,930
2,880

--23,000
26,000
27,000
28,500
35,000
33,000
38,000
40,000

--66,600
66,450
63,900
65,800
66,100
56,200
56,680
56,820

-----------

-----------

-----------

--229,540
201,730
202,890
198,480
199,260
179,300
170,390
175,870

--109,400
106,850
100,790
100,070
101,140
102,710
99,910
106,700

26,400
25,900
26,200
23,300
27,100
26,000
27,300
26,600
25,500
27,500

1,126,990
1,073,330
1,131,460
1,124,630
1,176,500
1,128,040
1,156,310
1,133,720
1,130,010
1,155,520

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

8,800
8,000
8,200
7,200
7,500
7,900
7,900
8,200

92,600
96,500
98,400
92,900
92,700
98,100
96,600
98,400

2,600
2,200
1,634
1,775
2,071
2,079
2,051
--

6,350
5,830
-------

5,170
5,170
-------

34,800
35,200
32,800
35,000
31,600
29,900
29,520
29,810

62,080
57,780
53,800
53,800
52,900
56,800
54,600
54,300

33,300
32,350
30,000
29,000
30,200
32,700
28,200
24,700

53,800
51,200
52,300
50,700
52,600
55,000
56,600
54,400

36,900
37,800
41,000
39,800
45,500
43,800
42,800
43,200

164,360
160,720
152,500
149,600
141,700
138,100
141,100
150,700

97,800
95,160
89,800
86,000
86,950
89,660
85,700
86,030

26,000
24,200
24,400
23,200
21,900
22,600
22,200
20,950

1,126,330
1,113,620
1,097,370
1,084,790
1,087,950
1,063,920
1,049,340
1,046,680

-- = Not available.
1/ Includes Hawaii. 2/ Data include fresh and processing uses. Carrots are for fresh use only beginning in 1993. 3/ Total only includes those 10
commodities for which data were available during the 1982-91 period. Excludes asparagus in 1982 and 1983.
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service,Vegetables Annual Summary.

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Economic Research Service, USDA

Table 6--Vegetables, fresh market: Production of major vegetables, 1980-2007 1/
Year Asparagus Broccoli Carrots Cauliflower
Sweet
Head Romaine Leaf
2/
2/ 5/
2/
2/ 5/
Celery
corn
lettuce
lettuce lettuce
-- 1,000 cwt -1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

784
819
--1,043
1,152
1,387
1,388
1,481
1,492

3,795
4,517
5,414
5,582
6,740
7,154
8,442
8,599
10,023
10,744

13,704
14,511
15,685
15,234
15,616
15,345
16,060
20,896
17,857
20,386

2,801
3,489
3,420
3,704
4,817
4,904
5,906
5,928
6,465
6,622

18,655
18,628
19,139
18,287
18,757
18,349
17,614
17,847
19,423
20,276

14,281
14,288
14,435
14,874
15,607
15,754
15,050
15,664
14,574
16,543

63,297
62,649
62,949
57,755
63,976
61,334
58,290
67,877
70,505
75,231

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

1,424
1,370
1,376
1,252
1,311
1,100
1,114
1,248
1,264
1,455

9,893
9,368
10,602
10,685
14,152
13,843
14,428
15,744
16,128
19,491

21,106
19,973
21,698
28,880
33,509
29,518
33,236
38,589
27,068
26,617

6,540
6,157
6,072
7,011
7,345
6,484
6,801
6,323
5,468
6,666

19,816
19,089
21,052
18,215
18,798
18,120
19,015
18,119
18,000
18,727

17,455
15,527
18,473
18,848
22,121
21,792
23,127
23,641
26,307
25,762

73,201
70,778
70,810
67,811
70,058
62,349
62,072
68,794
65,461
73,181

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

1,504
1,372
1,267
1,194
1,524
1,144
911
918

19,502
17,755
17,595
17,861
18,081
18,032
19,698
19,462

27,080
27,839
25,865
27,114
26,630
26,924
26,199
27,162

6,350
5,920
5,842
6,216
6,097
6,164
6,726
6,778

18,425
18,856
18,737
19,256
19,479
18,686
19,230
20,272

26,027
26,815
26,480
28,503
27,885
27,023
26,690
28,234

69,673
68,917
68,140
68,244
66,228
65,749
62,992
63,118

Artichokes

Snap
beans

Brussels
Escarole/
sprouts 3/ Eggplant endive

Garlic

-----------

-----------

Onions,
all uses Tomatoes Cabbage Spinach Cucumbers
33,526
35,155
41,861
39,166
43,068
45,059
43,615
45,113
46,733
47,902

25,393
25,981
26,769
27,262
28,163
29,740
31,361
32,414
35,889
35,962

18,849
19,811
---------

1,187
1,426
---------

6,143
6,037
---------

----5,652 8,235
6,582 8,773
8,154 8,946
8,530 9,344
8,568 9,188
9,858 10,387
10,385 10,382
12,819 11,112

52,781
50,702
54,731
60,124
65,313
65,374
64,106
68,769
67,746
75,032

33,800
33,988
39,033
36,663
37,387
34,098
33,634
32,777
32,906
37,409

--23,268
24,813
24,783
22,104
22,900
25,267
23,773
21,635

--2,351
1,976
2,230
2,036
1,934
3,265
2,960
3,057

--9,156
9,335
9,415
10,002
9,836
11,571
11,137
11,770

15,045
15,067
18,564
22,703
18,355
19,932
26,500
27,540

72,948
69,961
69,844
73,363
83,065
73,504
73,177
79,413

38,890
37,701
39,588
35,578
38,066
38,268
36,809
37,032

25,623
25,460
24,227
22,639
24,973
24,275
24,823
25,824

4,239
3,458
4,625
5,569
6,266
7,581
6,207
6,354

10,873
10,392
10,939
9,425
10,101
9,691
9,709
9,352

Pumpkins

Watermelon

Cantaloup

Honeydews

Selected
total 4/

11,979
11,394
13,410
13,490
14,790
15,885
22,422
21,910

Bell
Chile Squash
peppers peppers
-- 1,000 cwt --

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

792
1,116
---------

3,044
2,926
---------

729
743
---------

719
707
---------

1,003
998
---------

1,976
1,650
---------

5,494
5,875
---------

-----------

-----------

-----------

22,716
26,128
---------

12,242
13,346
---------

3,180
3,419
3,780
3,918
4,031
4,758
5,438
4,811
5,241
5,131

179,416
183,456
193,452
185,782
201,818
203,549
203,163
220,537
228,191
240,289

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

--1,104
1,012
1,196
819
890
930
873
1,125

--3,932
4,102
4,177
4,441
3,964
3,805
4,856
5,580

--560
800
630
561
684
512
512
576

--882
753
780
633
713
793
768
712

--537
543
578
532
612
556
580
524

--3,795
4,160
4,590
4,703
6,125
5,610
5,510
7,400

--14,428
15,210
15,368
14,172
16,639
14,959
14,556
15,562

-----------

-----------

-----------

--37,783
36,917
39,232
39,426
42,724
39,923
37,205
40,588

--18,111
18,987
17,957
18,962
21,572
20,840
21,440
22,230

4,503
3,737
4,740
3,792
4,724
4,332
4,737
4,828
5,013
5,160

240,519
230,689
248,587
253,281
274,718
257,010
262,270
278,832
265,361
289,500

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

1,012
1,000
943
1,008
825
869
1,067
902

5,881
6,193
5,965
5,695
5,769
5,541
6,365
6,465

468
396
328
320
393
458
419
--

1,654
1,694
-------

936
933
-------

5,581
5,877
5,650
6,241
5,224
4,771
4,814
4,890

16,879
16,494
15,668
16,118
16,400
16,036
15,243
14,677

8,812
7,791
8,792
7,685
7,756
8,334
9,224
7,888

9,295
8,460
8,509
8,151
10,219
10,756
10,340
11,164

37,494
40,478
39,585
38,208
36,882
38,403
42,245
42,869

21,774
22,613
22,443
22,107
21,876
21,120
20,451
21,194

5,116
4,720
5,065
5,275
5,221
4,873
4,915
4,682

285,515
279,856
278,423
282,604
292,276
280,367
277,347
287,071

3,681
3,244
3,474
4,443
5,181
5,108
4,779
4,192

-- = Not available.
1/ Includes Hawaii. 2/ Includes fresh-market production only for these dual-use crops. 3/ After 2002, data from California County Agricultural Commissioners.
4/ Only includes those 10 commodities for which data were available during the 1982-91 period. Excludes asparagus in 1982 and 1983. 5/ ERS estimates for 2005.
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service,Vegetables Annual Summary.

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Vegetables and Melons Situation and Outlook Yearbook/ VGS-2008/May 15, 2008
Economic Research Service, USDA

Table 7--Vegetables, fresh market: Value of production of major vegetables, 1980-2007 1/
Year Asparagus Broccoli
Carrots Cauliflower
Sweet
Head
Romaine
2/
2/ 4/
Celery
corn
lettuce
lettuce
2/
2/ 4/
-- $ 1,000 --

Leaf
lettuce

151,103
143,110
---------

29,472
39,012
---------

84,326
91,794
---------

488,786
582,556
629,019
856,963
639,397
645,748
604,789
769,974
798,227
641,278

925,047
1,078,763
1,396,950
1,157,996
1,024,563
870,427
947,031
1,040,382
1,158,935
965,586

--207,108
279,122
225,970
251,411
228,972
273,032
302,143
238,624

--54,911
59,809
65,497
65,588
56,735
102,322
106,127
98,166

--174,740
168,804
150,925
165,280
186,590
204,674
224,018
214,935

299,278
290,934
466,896
624,898
350,223
386,291
593,866
708,030

355,658
735,939 1,194,710
313,621
680,350 1,131,421
452,274
764,994 1,252,801
424,098
929,274 1,332,361
454,677
671,626 1,429,677
530,708
848,798 1,598,828
793,580 1,056,969 1,618,533
656,355
840,002 1,277,559

309,171
332,554
307,856
294,564
322,415
326,043
342,923
413,199

134,733
112,068
158,385
207,247
138,024
172,114
185,461
204,587

216,704
205,689
207,784
187,391
204,091
223,249
245,268
228,292

Chile
peppers

Squash

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

45,535
57,749
--76,900
91,343
97,941
91,102
104,387
101,760

89,327
118,645
144,799
157,426
168,846
173,053
184,665
188,241
240,455
225,472

154,853
178,758
185,897
192,886
224,240
182,265
213,141
225,570
236,837
277,399

79,043
104,862
106,720
118,395
150,031
145,955
170,020
167,728
182,109
186,292

169,896
200,622
194,587
250,185
228,304
189,527
211,065
198,833
230,762
268,266

152,890
564,064
165,669
681,612
176,016
762,846
185,737
710,934
204,978
698,120
200,602
660,855
209,318
699,273
201,555
999,755
216,114 1,036,872
279,260
950,278

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

97,674
108,113
126,607
119,773
131,173
124,171
103,480
134,960
156,734
190,719

220,437
206,501
248,819
284,165
389,659
405,286
391,194
457,423
486,332
468,882

251,879
291,039
352,735
337,679
432,017
494,668
443,863
497,202
329,251
445,936

164,255
166,743
175,935
217,450
211,529
225,020
224,168
203,957
188,477
197,767

214,708
205,689
258,662
270,082
220,892
294,971
199,877
266,321
210,753
224,702

261,258
264,185
270,576
335,716
380,213
397,769
390,737
418,617
452,278
436,094

844,142
810,186
882,240
1,086,716
934,472
1,463,348
912,586
1,201,899
1,060,070
972,917

--99,743
130,366
163,681
215,026
161,676
190,944
230,234
222,320

--187,153
258,816
245,417
322,875
246,628
299,250
297,219
269,829

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

176,017
192,346
139,609
125,086
123,945
99,988
81,027
90,967

607,958
469,694
552,713
583,514
600,289
563,673
664,383
713,608

353,544
477,131
493,266
515,035
538,337
564,007
539,028
614,020

203,770
172,690
188,340
217,952
188,040
197,419
217,510
232,164

341,391
272,391
239,846
258,965
288,791
259,309
350,454
413,477

481,016
523,567
509,421
550,024
537,494
596,729
610,885
625,539

1,208,140
1,234,981
1,435,296
1,235,193
1,118,970
1,019,218
1,061,963
1,386,523

Artichokes

Snap
beans

Garlic

Bell
peppers

Brussels
Escarole/
sprouts 5/ Eggplant
endive

Tomatoes Cabbage Spinach Cucumbers

347,054
524,919
475,470
555,770
307,501
603,030
439,297
659,308
415,196
721,508
347,328
718,264
439,239
788,424
505,163
840,859
413,996
973,012
496,971 1,192,198

-----------

-----------

Onions,
all uses

Pumpkins

Watermelon

Cantaloup

Honeydews

Selected
total 3/

-- $ 1,000 -1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

27,473
35,672
---------

83,203
86,982
---------

15,680
16,220
---------

10,196
12,136
---------

16,649
17,199
---------

33,816
35,947
---------

124,922
139,600
---------

-----------

-----------

-----------

149,757
159,269
---------

166,800
188,070
---------

42,864
52,581
53,111
51,540
55,894
58,055
69,132
69,293
75,341
62,334

2,170,445
2,591,738
2,534,507
2,765,708
2,944,017
2,767,247
3,082,218
3,488,099
3,709,885
4,040,230

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

--43,447
51,435
67,474
61,965
65,416
73,910
61,633
75,395

--138,518
153,505
157,465
162,260
166,559
154,414
237,508
259,556

--17,104
24,756
15,471
14,390
20,120
21,180
20,985
21,419

--20,650
17,721
20,886
16,225
19,150
18,980
21,912
21,492

--11,148
13,502
15,151
14,642
13,377
13,235
18,176
14,111

--102,854
132,470
183,852
147,714
196,333
268,776
207,511
218,947

--386,153
460,998
455,831
445,627
466,151
479,512
506,610
483,807

-----------

-----------

-----------

--223,400
255,692
267,828
350,770
270,179
305,017
292,386
265,757

--251,059
295,626
298,067
345,608
393,333
374,110
392,211
377,360

81,218
68,895
63,811
68,888
77,473
89,193
80,405
91,040
108,155
109,082

3,549,404
3,782,670
4,405,354
4,735,428
4,441,388
5,010,601
4,298,130
5,081,775
4,949,212
4,652,963

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

61,021
58,559
67,425
75,701
37,208
39,453
44,814
49,339

250,261
278,511
283,813
280,605
260,993
300,576
321,270
391,448

16,115
14,471
9,213
10,425
14,246
14,426
15,051
--

43,085
42,471
-------

28,922
27,538
-------

154,971
173,020
155,673
160,200
138,622
208,018
152,606
218,686

531,018
473,557
464,401
494,663
516,956
534,703
511,978
468,387

87,687
74,679
91,712
81,054
92,651
103,651
102,232
117,492

239,893
273,418
328,497
342,918
313,217
445,917
436,805
476,209

371,984
429,281
398,302
371,721
322,188
335,818
351,612
312,700

98,244
99,500
91,453
98,961
92,133
91,569
88,595
82,498

5,400,729
5,254,071
5,667,739
5,846,365
5,589,302
5,839,538
6,289,347
6,276,357

108,314
108,090
105,018
102,748
111,236
117,048
104,775
119,918

210,287
173,265
202,975
197,020
222,718
214,489
222,884
227,518

-- = Not available.
1/ Includes Hawaii. 2/ Includes fresh-market crop value only for these dual use crops. 3/ Only includes those 10 commodities for which data were available during the 1982-91 period
Excludes asparagus in 1982 and 1983. 4/ Estimated by ERS for 2005 based on NASS data for all uses. 5/ After 2001, data come from the California County Agricultural Commisioners
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Vegetables Annual Summary.

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Table 8--Fresh-market production of selected vegetables for selected States, 1990-2007
State and
year

Tomatoes

Cabbage

Onions
1/

Snap
beans

Squash
2/ 3/

Carrots
-- 1,000 cwt --

Sweet
corn

Cucumbers
3/

Bell
Cantaloup
peppers 2/ 3/
3/

Watermelon
3/

California:
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

9,690
9,400
10,080
11,250
11,000
10,260
10,472
9,860
10,320
12,220

2,860
3,473
3,853
4,320
3,850
3,700
3,500
4,692
4,620
4,000

15,160
13,742
13,913
18,503
17,440
17,150
18,101
18,092
19,696
20,177

1,041
938
621
584
525
700
702
450
447
485

999
1,428
1,172
1,437
1,257
1,106
1,117
1,061
1,112
918

15,852
14,240
14,940
22,560
27,324
21,750
25,710
29,998
19,665
19,950

1,900
1,956
2,405
2,800
3,024
3,345
3,736
3,915
5,600
4,290

1,717
1,449
1,350
1,400
1,250
1,638
1,980
1,985
1,920
2,015

3,962
4,822
5,712
6,330
6,235
6,960
7,650
6,300
6,270
7,425

12,910
11,024
11,520
12,350
11,267
11,860
12,980
13,083
12,760
12,810

3,879
4,276
6,000
6,720
7,181
6,384
7,524
7,820
6,750
6,321

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

12,760
11,340
12,600
10,200
13,020
11,200
11,480
12,300

4,403
4,142
4,640
5,265
5,576
4,655
5,325
5,807

20,537
17,885
17,438
22,350
21,490
21,155
22,058
21,548

550
432
650
580
680
720
600
714

1,494
1,520
1,501
1,463
1,575
1,639
1,394
1,470

19,665
20,010
20,010
20,400
20,283
20,770
21,045
21,300

3,960
3,740
4,550
5,415
4,655
4,681
4,302
4,608

1,283
1,128
1,032
800
1,078
989
964
925

6,300
7,150
7,030
7,215
7,600
8,515
7,260
7,035

13,225
13,353
13,000
12,005
13,200
12,240
11,700
11,756

6,581
6,254
5,865
5,616
6,615
6,860
6,579
6,834

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

15,240
16,170
20,858
17,160
16,995
15,035
14,484
13,720
13,952
15,820

2,774
2,858
2,867
2,850
2,816
2,015
2,390
2,738
2,133
2,083

-----------

1,112
1,120
1,546
1,510
1,265
1,690
1,442
1,303
2,195
2,958

1,671
1,586
1,933
1,478
1,911
1,320
847
1,305
1,339
1,482

1,080
1,035
1,305
1,530
886
812
840
1,216
700
--

6,240
4,630
4,781
4,980
5,369
4,862
5,616
5,978
5,844
5,292

3,499
3,735
4,424
3,640
3,392
3,048
2,862
3,286
2,594
3,371

3,706
4,022
5,712
5,852
5,757
4,725
6,120
5,910
5,921
5,643

-----------

9,000
7,011
9,000
8,325
8,510
8,250
7,140
7,500
8,640
10,500

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

15,760
14,908
13,975
14,190
15,120
15,540
13,475
14,553

1,896
2,325
2,560
2,356
2,812
2,652
2,046
2,442

---------

2,691
2,772
2,831
2,639
2,822
2,210
2,727
3,105

1,344
1,378
1,500
1,300
1,339
1,066
1,020
1,003

---------

5,610
5,306
5,712
5,626
5,999
5,376
4,866
5,015

3,650
2,678
2,884
2,712
2,515
2,835
2,375
2,673

6,348
5,416
5,250
4,956
5,673
4,580
4,046
4,340

---------

8,640
7,440
7,590
7,200
8,000
8,190
8,349
8,110

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

875
793
1,059
980
1,147
1,560
1,200
1,470
910
1,110

--1,710
3,100
2,250
2,480
2,485
2,800
2,475
2,268

1,092
660
1,386
1,494
1,957
2,375
1,764
3,476
2,224
2,755

--566
520
574
600
500
528
624
595

-----------

-----------

--1,170
780
1,920
2,660
2,040
2,340
2,700
3,780

---1,260
1,323
1,920
1,563
2,210
2,600
2,660

-----------

--828
480
575
390
630
574
600
1,105

--5,270
3,920
4,420
7,050
6,750
5,250
5,060
4,875

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

1,365
1,716
1,650
1,530
986
2,142
2,160
2,160

2,660
2,700
2,950
1,274
2,500
2,800
2,650
2,880

3,162
2,565
1,438
2,188
3,770
2,205
3,255
3,240

868
990
731
800
901
700
855
680

2,310
988
1,428
1,244
1,150
1,365
2,080
1,150

576
1,015
750
------

3,360
3,250
3,125
2,800
3,645
3,625
3,410
4,125

1,760
2,275
2,600
2,125
1,960
2,800
2,960
2,400

850
800
880
1,350
663
684
1,134
1,148

908
848
1,210
1,290
990
851
1,020
1,972

4,680
5,830
5,865
5,375
3,795
5,250
6,815
10,360

Florida:

Georgia:

See footnotes at end of table.

Continued --

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Table 8--Fresh-market production of selected vegetables for selected States, 1990-2007 (continued)
State and
year

Tomatoes

Cabbage

Onions
1/

Snap
beans

Squash
2/ 3/

Texas:
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

156
83
83
185
198
288
308
260
140
192

2,600
2,860
4,120
3,395
4,144
3,638
4,033
2,890
3,400
3,128

3,897
3,792
3,533
3,704
5,541
4,633
4,954
3,147
4,067
5,020

-----------

-----------

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

182
180
240
169
116
150
110
143

4,100
3,627
2,464
2,541
3,237
2,610
2,888
1,458

5,235
5,655
5,705
4,520
4,911
4,983
4,320
3,520

---------

Michigan:
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

350
360
400
360
400
360
432
40
483
494

--420
494
576
374
527
494
442
504

2,422
2,044
2,448
2,201
2,178
1,856
1,798
1,568
1,092
1,080

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

408
378
420
484
546
440
460
483

425
576
540
576
432
612
612
544

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

448
378
176
276
400
300
152
384
462
357

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

540
480
378
322
360
360
400
432

Carrots
-- 1,000 cwt --

Sweet
corn

Cucumbers
3/

Bell
Cantaloup
peppers 2/ 3/
3/

Watermelon
3/

480
733
1,340
793
882
750
907
396
980
1,020

144
150
175
175
144
170
112
250
432
450

--322
228
242
231
112
289
113
162

825
810
1,272
1,000
644
667
540
280
180
252

1,560
1,965
2,550
2,144
2,358
2,356
2,520
1,358
2,100
1,998

6,750
6,375
6,480
6,000
7,800
6,650
8,800
7,378
6,528
7,440

218
235
158
256
150
133
286
294

874
960
480
609
704
690
620
300

387
390
240
261
152
119
97
154

360
378
450
322
525
98
143
121

260
275
160
175
80
105
20
--

1,836
2,800
2,565
2,040
1,200
1,144
559
432

5,600
7,200
6,660
7,700
6,050
5,798
7,232
4,218

--68
84
95
77
60
72
126
88

--------473
--

1,456
1,404
1,479
1,272
1,475
1,938
1,300
1,325
1,334
1,316

875
934
920
863
1,020
920
893
978
750
742

--686
918
918
855
1,100
1,280
1,235
1,452

--308
368
380
357
400
374
360
400

-----------

-----------

945
999
897
1,152
986
754
650
650

84
190
176
160
185
226
198
144

610
1,278
1,564
1,178
1,120
1,738
1,764
1,482

1,260
1,680
1,320
1,470
1,302
1,080
800
840

742
540
800
855
713
800
913
723

1,340
1,210
1,140
1,024
1,295
936
884
858

462
364
400
450
522
392
351
312

---------

---------

3,960
3,105
4,138
5,371
5,400
5,250
4,200
5,376
4,598
4,961

4,636
3,540
4,392
3,720
3,844
4,032
2,736
3,660
3,750
3,528

260
322
148
308
483
226
156
316
329
372

-----------

78
216
187
228
277
240
132
168
150
225

2,120
1,988
1,651
1,955
2,570
2,593
2,033
1,993
2,628
3,202

469
522
476
551
429
442
390
600
760
648

-----------

-----------

-----------

5,676
5,520
4,060
3,822
3,710
4,606
4,620
5,796

4,674
4,224
2,829
3,808
5,200
3,808
4,224
4,428

517
638
561
392
190
300
587
554

726
624
697
874
943
796
756
731

---------

2,613
3,841
3,278
4,094
2,800
2,679
3,216
3,300

798
731
828
528
874
540
760
714

315
299
200
234
113
132
119
--

---------

---------

New York:

-- = Not available. 1/ Includes processing production in California. 2/ Also includes production for processing uses. 3/ Data for 1982-91 (and 2002-06 for New York
bell peppers) are from the State Statistical Offices. NASS reinstated national data collection in 1992
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Vegetables Annual Summary.

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Table 9--Vegetables, commercial: U.S. monthly and annual average shipping-point price index, 1979-2008 1/
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July
Aug.
-- 1990-92=100 --

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Annual
average

1979

95

102

83

76

77

78

74

74

70

72

79

67

79

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

67
102
136
76
113
98
93
114
160
122

66
113
110
88
119
94
82
97
93
107

79
120
95
102
108
111
88
110
107
103

85
93
94
110
94
93
106
95
93
112

89
95
87
102
89
85
102
93
86
101

85
93
91
100
88
80
88
93
92
100

77
100
89
85
90
94
85
95
96
111

77
93
79
87
100
90
88
92
110
99

82
89
76
91
94
85
93
93
106
95

78
89
78
99
103
83
92
90
95
100

85
89
91
98
84
97
101
148
102
90

86
109
83
108
86
124
88
134
107
99

80
99
92
96
97
95
92
105
104
103

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

135
95
97
121
116
120
94
111
122
105

122
84
118
126
113
116
111
105
116
112

92
114
144
109
93
148
147
118
125
121

81
107
106
166
88
174
122
113
156
130

89
131
93
128
97
155
103
106
129
118

89
109
94
101
104
121
116
112
110
110

94
91
102
106
98
98
99
112
121
104

98
88
113
111
94
102
116
122
114
106

102
90
115
113
105
117
102
119
114
105

111
88
125
96
117
97
109
145
133
97

114
109
109
104
124
98
112
122
113
98

100
88
121
127
164
101
96
136
117
116

102
100
111
117
109
121
111
118
123
110

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 p

98
121
158
112
127
93
128
177
139

86
147
192
113
140
117
115
165
120

107
138
272
123
111
165
133
192
135

136
137
120
129
127
181
151
181
160

131
144
115
138
108
135
156
144

117
120
109
152
107
138
131
133

119
125
115
119
100
112
119
126

129
145
121
138
127
118
152
146

143
134
119
144
129
127
160
155

125
103
105
143
155
113
123
196

144
109
110
180
158
113
119
139

115
171
104
159
119
152
150
138

121
133
137
138
126
130
136
158

p = Preliminary.
1/ Index based on average f.o.b. shipping-point prices until 2006 when measurement was switched to prices at the point of first sale.
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Agricultural Prices.

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Table 10--Vegetables, fresh market: U.S. monthly and annual producer price index, 1979-2008 1/
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July
Aug.
-- 1982=100 --

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Annual

1979

102.2

123.9

89.9

88.4

85.1

83.6

82.9

88.2

66.4

78.5

86.5

66.8

86.9

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

79.6
108.5
131.8
88.6
128.6
91.3
107.2
85.2
135.9
93.4

69.1
114.7
126.9
86.5
151.8
110.3
82.7
91.9
96.8
119.9

68.8
130.3
103.3
100.1
152.0
117.4
92.6
103.9
95.8
111.0

79.8
114.6
106.4
112.4
110.1
109.3
116.5
102.2
98.5
107.1

95.3
108.3
107.6
107.5
89.3
88.3
116.3
94.4
88.5
140.4

96.6
102.1
109.8
111.3
100.3
88.5
91.0
96.4
86.6
117.0

84.6
101.3
91.7
90.2
96.7
124.8
93.4
101.9
96.9
110.5

80.2
101.3
78.7
98.0
106.3
103.5
90.1
77.1
94.3
96.3

90.6
91.5
73.7
107.0
100.8
92.1
98.6
98.2
110.4
81.5

84.3
88.3
80.7
125.3
93.1
86.8
99.5
89.6
101.0
101.0

93.3
86.1
84.8
100.1
78.8
84.4
104.3
135.4
103.8
80.0

89.5
108.8
104.6
101.0
73.5
107.4
100.4
112.0
96.7
88.4

84.3
104.7
100.0
102.3
106.8
100.3
99.4
99.0
100.4
103.9

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

164.0
89.3
117.2
128.8
146.3
163.5
133.9
105.2
133.1
131.9

203.2
87.3
154.7
125.8
99.3
149.2
119.4
126.2
136.6
93.1

136.6
88.4
147.9
117.4
96.1
159.2
202.5
150.4
148.2
117.4

74.8
112.8
99.7
178.5
91.4
199.1
155.6
109.6
162.9
144.4

78.0
157.0
89.9
164.3
91.2
167.2
108.2
103.2
123.2
111.3

83.7
138.0
81.3
80.7
94.9
127.2
96.6
112.2
106.5
125.8

93.3
102.0
85.5
98.4
104.8
107.3
108.8
115.7
153.7
103.4

79.0
82.6
114.8
110.5
95.7
94.8
97.2
125.2
114.9
113.7

79.4
81.8
114.8
117.0
107.1
152.9
91.3
121.8
135.0
117.5

96.2
73.5
149.0
89.5
113.8
116.0
106.0
143.1
161.9
101.6

117.7
113.1
108.2
141.1
128.1
115.8
131.5
124.7
131.2
100.9

87.2
76.1
133.4
167.0
244.7
125.5
99.3
118.5
148.1
151.6

107.8
100.2
116.4
126.6
117.8
139.8
120.9
121.3
137.9
117.7

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 p

111.3
147.0
146.1
147.8
143.8
122.0
207.6
175.3
200.6

100.5
168.6
188.7
127.5
125.9
152.8
138.8
190.3
160.8

122.3
178.7
242.5
153.0
140.3
168.5
137.6
222.4
194.1

126.8
145.6
101.7
167.7
133.1
174.7
174.4
222.5

152.0
144.9
107.2
165.0
132.9
144.2
147.9
142.1

128.1
129.4
123.2
138.8
101.0
160.0
128.7
145.4

127.2
109.7
127.1
133.3
102.8
126.8
134.1
146.0

136.7
127.2
125.4
136.6
128.3
132.3
179.5
137.8

155.9
132.3
116.7
164.7
141.9
153.3
193.1
162.7

165.0
112.3
126.9
156.9
200.0
144.0
167.7
218.3

173.9
105.9
127.4
148.4
211.1
163.1
138.3
177.4

120.3
121.0
119.0
184.7
143.7
200.8
178.3
204.5

135.0
135.2
137.7
152.0
142.1
153.5
160.5
178.7

p = Preliminary. 1/ Excludes potatoes. The PPI measures wholesale-level prices.
Source: U.S. Dept. of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov/data/home.htm).

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Table 11--Vegetables, fresh market, including potatoes: U.S. monthly and annual Consumer Price Index, 1979-2008 1/
Year
1979 3/

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June
July
Aug.
-- 1982-84=100 --

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Annual 2/

77.8

80.5

76.5

73.3

69.7

72.4

72.5

68.7

65.3

69.2

71.2

73.6

72.6

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

72.1
91.7
110.0
88.0
118.6
105.8
118.1
116.2
143.9
141.4

68.9
97.2
112.9
89.2
126.1
112.9
101.4
123.2
133.7
144.4

70.3
104.6
99.8
95.9
125.7
111.5
100.8
118.9
125.6
140.2

76.4
104.2
98.4
103.0
113.3
111.1
108.8
123.7
127.5
144.1

80.3
95.1
99.5
104.6
103.3
102.5
112.1
123.6
124.5
153.2

80.5
94.9
101.7
101.5
103.4
100.9
106.4
129.2
121.8
150.8

81.6
96.5
96.7
96.5
104.0
103.7
106.0
121.0
127.0
150.8

80.1
93.1
84.8
95.8
110.4
98.3
105.0
114.5
125.9
145.1

82.8
87.6
78.6
96.9
98.6
93.5
104.7
114.6
132.1
133.9

82.3
83.7
78.3
99.6
99.8
93.9
107.2
112.5
129.4
134.8

84.1
84.8
81.2
97.0
99.3
97.8
110.5
121.2
126.7
141.9

88.5
91.2
88.3
103.2
96.1
110.3
111.7
140.2
133.0
136.5

79.0
93.7
94.2
97.6
108.2
103.5
107.7
121.6
129.3
143.1

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

176.9
159.9
152.7
172.4
181.7
209.4
193.8
190.6
233.8
224.5

186.3
152.5
163.5
171.1
168.1
198.6
188.4
198.6
210.5
209.8

168.3
151.1
172.7
173.7
167.0
193.6
206.0
202.2
220.2
209.2

145.6
169.2
175.4
179.3
163.9
220.4
209.2
191.8
219.7
206.2

139.8
167.3
149.6
189.6
162.8
203.5
190.0
187.3
229.7
207.7

140.0
180.5
146.9
167.1
168.7
194.9
188.0
189.1
214.7
203.1

143.8
157.7
148.1
155.8
170.2
188.7
188.0
190.3
214.0
206.0

139.8
142.2
153.8
156.1
163.7
175.4
182.3
192.3
205.6
204.8

137.3
137.6
152.8
157.4
163.5
181.7
175.1
189.5
200.1
208.0

142.2
134.0
155.2
157.7
167.0
182.0
180.9
192.8
213.9
208.9

149.5
149.6
158.4
166.1
178.4
180.3
187.7
205.2
214.9
209.1

144.0
150.7
166.1
174.9
212.7
188.4
181.2
205.2
212.3
214.0

151.1
154.4
157.9
168.4
172.3
193.1
189.2
194.6
215.8
209.3

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

223.0
235.9
251.6
253.7
265.2
271.0
300.6
298.3
317.5

211.0
240.6
258.1
250.9
262.8
263.2
289.7
308.6
305.0

212.1
238.2
265.3
250.7
261.3
267.0
279.7
302.4
301.5

213.6
232.6
255.9
244.3
251.7
280.1
276.8
299.3
299.8

219.1
226.2
238.6
246.3
251.0
280.6
275.6
293.3

217.7
226.4
239.3
250.5
247.2
266.9
272.9
283.5

216.7
226.3
241.8
248.3
244.6
268.5
271.5
280.1

217.3
224.9
238.9
245.4
245.6
261.0
274.4
274.4

218.9
228.2
236.1
247.2
248.4
265.6
294.2
282.3

218.6
229.1
233.5
251.2
270.7
274.1
301.8
292.7

224.6
228.6
240.6
253.5
291.0
274.6
288.6
300.4

240.2
230.4
245.2
263.8
295.1
288.3
286.1
306.1

219.4
230.6
245.4
250.5
261.2
271.7
284.3
293.5

1/ Indexes of retail prices paid in major U.S. cities. This index includes potatoes. 2/ Simple 12-month average. 3/ Data beginning with
1978 are for all urban consumers; earlier data are for urban wage earners and clerical workers
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov/data/home.htm).

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Table 12--Vegetables, fresh-market: U.S. annual average retail prices, 1980-2007
Year

Potatoes
1/

Tomatoes
2/

Iceberg
lettuce

Romaine
lettuce Broccoli Cabbage

Celery

Carrots
3/

Sweet
Dry
Green
peppers Cucumbers onions 4/ beans Radishes

-- Dollars/pound -1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

0.191
0.250
0.211
0.206
0.242
0.208
0.241
0.276
0.261
0.342

0.674
0.770
0.739
0.785
0.807
0.778
0.824
0.823
0.834
0.912

0.452
0.487
0.573
0.554
0.513
0.538
0.528
0.618
0.628
0.605

-----------

-----------

0.260
0.244
0.299
0.266
0.365
0.293
0.312
0.305
0.328
0.365

0.384
0.423
0.426
0.476
0.480
0.422
0.470
0.463
0.506
0.531

0.332
0.366
0.356
0.368
0.394
0.361
0.382
0.358
0.380
0.400

0.791
0.987
0.863
0.982
0.886
0.936
0.896
0.903
0.788
0.962

0.433
0.477
0.501
0.529
0.523
0.506
0.507
0.570
0.569
0.656

0.272
0.400
0.324
0.294
0.369
0.295
0.312
0.418
0.379
0.361

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

0.371
0.330
0.305
0.348
0.374
0.379
0.381
0.356
0.376
0.394

1.080
1.007
1.094
1.084
1.086
1.156
1.210
1.293
1.476
1.370

0.578
0.605
0.577
0.656
0.608
0.801
0.648
0.694
0.757
0.674

-----------

-----0.860
0.910
0.980
1.096
1.005

0.405
0.406
0.364
0.410
0.369
0.433
0.403
0.398
0.450
0.419

0.490
0.523
0.507
0.604
0.502
0.677
0.509
0.583
0.602
0.579

0.386
0.447
0.466
0.429
0.441
0.533
0.512
0.512
0.559
0.561

1.131
1.111
1.063
1.154
1.132
1.371
1.277
1.343
1.531
1.410

0.598
0.654
0.669
0.623
0.604
0.694
0.704
0.657
0.903
0.858

0.389
0.432
0.423
0.479
0.464
0.455
0.438
0.481
---

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

0.380
0.390
0.493
0.459
0.454
0.471
0.534
0.525

1.382
1.320
1.325
1.509
1.606
1.611
1.732
1.647

0.736
0.793
0.861
0.823
0.798
0.870
0.866
0.928

------1.393
1.571

1.138
0.985
1.194
1.200
1.195
1.318
1.446
1.586

0.437
-----0.615
0.599

0.658
------0.913

0.561
------0.774

1.455
----1.927
1.806
2.094

1.004
--------

-- = not available.
1/ White potatoes. 2/ Field-grown tomatoes. 3/ Short trimmed and topped carrots. 4/ Yellow onions.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.

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---------

0.718
0.734
0.857
0.894
0.889
0.821
0.871
0.940
0.959
1.023

0.651
0.639
0.712
0.765
0.795
0.764
0.854
0.828
0.872
1.005

-----------

-----------

---------

---------

Table 13--Vegetables, fresh-market: U.S. imports of major vegetables, 1979-2007 1/
CauliSweet
Year
Asparagus
Broccoli
Carrots
flower
Cabbage
Celery
corn
-- 1,000 pounds --

Head
lettuce

1979

6,700

566

94,825

4,834

17,114

4,748

212

12,981

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

7,242
8,763
16,131
20,232
14,308
18,034
24,050
28,354
32,343
34,486

667
892
121
362
3,611
4,461
8,534
22,720
35,970
27,780

108,683
87,882
105,126
126,680
161,491
147,789
115,013
98,827
117,363
123,570

7,292
11,190
10,785
12,546
13,506
16,301
13,763
13,808
14,639
19,537

29,811
5,884
26,566
30,803
143,199
39,090
28,466
29,143
30,668
57,325

4,797
7,427
10,225
10,430
7,242
12,756
15,042
27,445
32,503
43,049

953
366
328
2,332
8,633
6,809
7,679
15,415
11,915
21,274

15,144
11,403
14,597
21,436
32,558
37,784
20,432
18,316
37,371
35,580

---------23,476

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

43,779
52,437
57,707
69,311
64,816
79,126
76,135
88,643
109,845
142,285

21,270
20,128
20,726
31,804
22,769
42,731
53,633
70,725
80,463
100,377

122,111
136,958
134,342
121,408
158,880
222,166
222,296
223,032
179,170
184,815

22,076
17,873
17,592
11,248
10,592
13,137
16,818
37,648
32,072
17,500

88,222
45,490
39,469
58,139
51,743
78,628
79,208
87,722
89,804
81,378

40,656
42,922
32,700
38,319
28,758
56,611
56,467
68,065
105,998
84,478

14,695
13,476
11,384
6,414
10,639
15,517
23,544
23,047
39,998
53,150

17,235
21,065
21,160
32,749
20,624
51,793
28,322
39,308
22,911
28,920

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

159,379
156,837
180,253
212,623
203,718
238,800
265,247
269,215

110,514
114,079
125,286
117,753
141,597
183,627
174,037
184,378

167,478
201,417
190,183
187,204
215,204
196,569
248,401
245,496

17,492
15,031
19,995
19,812
30,999
18,606
19,661
27,857

89,932
113,421
99,608
77,761
83,323
114,565
115,996
116,044

64,366
80,953
90,685
59,664
49,598
58,855
56,148
63,622

51,701
49,041
52,106
49,697
50,984
56,847
59,810
66,602

Cucumbers

Bell
peppers 3/

Chile
peppers

Squash

Eggplant Radishes
-- 1,000 pounds --

Other
lettuce

Onions
2/

All
Tomatoes

157,384

713,333

132,830
136,145
165,680
204,929
267,161
263,696
247,696
371,160
406,978
359,745

651,736
525,887
592,635
738,195
824,294
850,987
981,105
919,489
816,796
867,907

12,133
8,306
5,887
6,805
8,930
11,705
16,570
28,605
31,981
28,409

376,998
491,740
417,355
504,097
539,244
478,526
620,519
571,162
593,891
576,821

795,857
795,492
432,167
922,400
872,973
1,368,908
1,625,136
1,636,839
1,868,018
1,633,054

31,865
45,798
106,550
94,137
92,019
118,974
110,484
155,290

32,764
34,587
33,657
33,140
35,166
51,913
61,247
74,444

476,860
632,647
595,782
646,075
689,290
659,191
643,204
902,496

1,609,386
1,815,640
1,894,875
2,071,145
2,054,202
2,098,114
2,187,731
2,360,726

Snap
beans

Garlic

Cantaloup

Watermelon

Other
melons

--

1979

319,967

143,660

--

93,807

40,016

14,966

24,400

48,023

194,635

219,134

57,419

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

316,228
374,648
304,552
390,579
388,289
380,484
429,107
475,955
428,620
452,810

174,156
126,970
168,807
153,882
217,281
214,721
180,087
198,929
200,211
243,581

-----25,115
59,944
63,048
75,987
65,421

86,912
80,868
104,210
114,813
133,209
122,055
126,194
153,091
141,604
174,590

36,808
34,743
34,333
39,286
39,619
32,035
35,666
34,527
37,073
37,854

15,568
6,370
7,800
10,749
15,889
14,691
18,758
22,159
23,044
23,323

25,353
19,869
16,213
23,590
25,715
25,401
32,758
26,969
30,613
30,814

23,511
18,845
24,080
27,831
37,931
33,674
31,724
38,454
37,695
37,015

169,917
138,044
182,483
166,089
246,671
246,042
319,851
300,756
327,038
476,155

205,725
125,660
237,436
186,234
283,445
220,021
197,416
307,605
262,423
359,918

45,027
52,007
148,923
95,114
98,434
94,062
145,194
163,146
154,412
241,523

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

394,568
382,910
432,451
502,262
549,117
572,044
686,304
667,548
723,302
749,637

220,000
216,717
195,297
268,849
261,464
314,700
377,262
395,089
438,870
455,265

79,553
80,092
83,760
78,324
106,914
195,426
234,106
245,458
287,149
298,950

172,837
178,150
188,753
212,850
230,283
261,884
307,658
310,651
368,727
333,043

35,910
43,769
37,165
40,083
46,962
54,997
67,910
65,998
83,949
71,489

24,130
27,164
26,156
35,132
33,304
37,285
28,007
28,045
38,021
32,532

30,041
24,892
23,401
25,335
23,341
37,661
39,759
45,962
42,787
43,815

39,304
530,255
41,362
602,482
42,308
481,867
86,919
458,140
47,927
523,899
50,238
613,124
48,368
740,784
38,185
921,631
72,676
938,571
95,613 1,108,065

228,611
230,933
211,421
216,229
271,179
336,367
455,271
504,210
484,203
481,659

201,256
289,379
229,085
260,889
255,841
274,050
282,336
362,842
418,101
441,094

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

763,361
811,498
868,708
900,259
933,394
955,051
974,222
1,012,455

436,935
463,210
534,933
541,634
569,003
652,574
716,124
726,410

327,314
332,712
349,470
397,888
414,272
425,380
508,621
563,350

334,538
381,840
407,644
475,832
494,758
524,444
530,421
565,736

85,798
90,958
89,337
98,535
109,720
119,263
108,181
110,991

35,096
30,965
35,048
36,709
41,431
42,517
45,643
45,854

49,544
54,363
59,282
56,729
58,585
60,536
62,528
70,062

445,957
483,544
451,343
489,245
546,872
659,773
830,523
902,714

403,715
362,111
391,162
378,985
376,308
399,267
427,757
425,297

63,293
80,598
106,104
100,652
124,853
152,616
176,033
195,612

1,119,157
1,070,135
1,108,585
1,079,234
910,795
951,976
964,747
1,012,257

-- = Not available.
1/ Except for 1989 to the present, data in this table are taken from the USDA FATUS report. Data after 1988 come directly from the Census Bureau.
2/ Includes pearl onions. 3/ Excludes hot (chile) peppers.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data provided by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

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Table 14--Selected fresh vegetables: U.S. import value from selected countries and the world, 2002-07
NetherItem
Canada
Mexico
Peru
Chile
lands

Other

World

-- $ 1,000 -2002:
Asparagus
Beans, snap
Broccoli
Cabbage
Cantaloup
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Sweet corn
Cucumbers
Eggplant
Garlic
Lettuce
Onions
Okra
Green peas
Peppers, bell
Peppers, chile
Squash 6/
Tomatoes
Selected total

378
709
2,537
7,741
108
16,974
3,011
1,677
688
26,468
447
392
10,324
21,807
0
74
71,417
96
1,135
172,587
338,571

73,725
28,397
25,146
4,951
17,549
5,872
1,628
12,749
11,410
168,565
25,798
14,383
26,636
103,449
8,937
9,429
132,727
166,956
153,360
552,241
1,543,908

58,240
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
0
0
1,399
1,039
14,802
0
2,817
0
12
0
0
78,364

1,117
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,631
76
3,066
0
0
0
0
70
402
6,361

23
0
0
0
0
4
0
15
0
298
2,273
0
42
409
0
0
56,844
350
17
45,620
105,895

1,855
1,113
454
571
122,393
385
72
8
27
5,436
1,247
35,814
195
3,842
495
5,985
29,601
276
1,071
24,392
235,234

135,339
30,259
28,136
13,263
140,051
23,234
4,712
14,450
12,142
200,767
29,765
53,619
38,311
147,374
9,432
18,305
290,589
167,690
155,653
795,242
2,308,333

2003:
Asparagus
Beans, snap
Broccoli
Cabbage
Cantaloup
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Sweet corn
Cucumbers
Eggplant
Garlic
Lettuce, all
Onions
Okra
Green peas
Peppers, bell
Peppers, chile
Squash 6/
Tomatoes
Selected total

1,283
1,061
2,843
6,718
299
18,798
3,854
1,821
261
45,275
411
320
11,735
23,862
0
122
78,661
9,810
1,532
231,350
440,017

66,187
29,970
22,246
3,202
2,727
3,652
655
6,373
9,913
219,443
26,889
9,194
17,384
117,608
9,524
8,168
158,147
196,982
172,556
760,938
1,841,761

78,816
226
0
0
0
0
0
0
53
0
0
0
1,328
13,066
0
2,796
21
31
0
0
96,336

839
0
0
30
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
735
176
5,749
0
2
61
0
8
57
7,657

2
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
0
1,412
2,401
0
0
321
0
0
63,735
1,108
5
33,908
102,905

1,628
1,013
579
405
113,692
585
344
0
29
6,505
2,142
32,961
100
4,960
2,323
8,161
38,054
795
3,798
21,377
239,450

148,755
32,269
25,668
10,356
116,717
23,035
4,853
8,207
10,256
272,635
31,844
43,210
30,722
165,565
11,848
19,251
338,679
208,727
177,899
1,047,630
2,728,124

2004:
Asparagus
Beans, snap
Broccoli
Cabbage
Cantaloup
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Sweet corn
Cucumbers
Eggplant
Garlic
Lettuce, all
Onions
Okra
Green peas
Peppers, bell
Peppers, chile
Squash 6/
Tomatoes
Selected total

1,752
1,558
3,732
7,126
137
22,110
7,086
1,627
434
59,531
591
133
13,078
23,408
0
241
91,262
11,058
2,136
257,191
504,191

73,182
30,502
28,694
3,718
4,794
5,536
870
7,417
14,663
279,739
42,104
10,145
19,947
142,874
11,830
8,733
250,040
212,964
176,361
749,963
2,074,075

98,253
382
0
0
0
0
0
0
92
0
0
285
1,503
13,263
4
4,813
0
145
6
0
118,745

842
0
0
33
20
0
0
0
0
0
0
297
86
6,749
0
0
44
0
36
304
8,411

0
2
0
8
0
0
0
0
0
807
2,733
2
0
173
0
10
56,544
966
21
27,638
88,905

2,109
1,103
960
298
112,796
752
375
0
39
8,469
3,601
45,492
139
4,441
5,556
9,970
39,171
1,392
5,544
18,489
260,697

176,138
33,548
33,386
11,182
117,748
28,398
8,331
9,044
15,228
348,545
49,028
56,354
34,752
190,907
17,390
23,767
437,060
226,525
184,105
1,053,587
3,055,025

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 14--Selected fresh vegetables: U.S. import value from selected countries and the world, 2002-07--continued
NetherItem
Canada
Mexico
Guatemala
Peru
Chile
lands
-- $ 1,000 -2005:
Asparagus
2,986
97,954
75
109,948
1,495
10
Beans, snap
1,394
40,690
2,203
268
0
0
Broccoli
3,932
37,583
56
0
0
0
Cabbage
12,361
5,972
0
0
0
15
Cantaloup
234
8,364
53,308
12
268
0
Carrots
25,227
6,547
44
0
0
0
Cauliflower
3,466
1,056
35
20
0
0
Celery
2,048
8,207
0
0
0
3
Sweet corn
382
14,799
0
162
0
0
Cucumbers
63,425
246,479
0
0
0
856
Eggplant
851
38,765
92
0
0
2,311
Garlic 3/
138
12,986
0
211
241
0
Lettuce, all
16,341
30,076
13
1,895
8
0
Onions
22,770
176,777
927
17,266
7,907
134
Okra
0
12,997
12
7
0
0
Green peas 4/
282
8,048
15,115
9,787
0
54
Peppers, bell 5/
115,763
262,401
3
8
86
50,046
Peppers, chile
429
234,642
0
40
0
252
Squash 6/
1,744
169,843
406
0
21
0
Tomatoes
271,939
781,174
4,016
0
148
16,065
Watermelon
228
98,450
0
0
0

Other

World

1,432
529
460
448
67,022
530
147
0
6
8,736
3,961
60,922
104
2,653
5,239
69
22,465
1,281
5,853
1,494
10,927

213,900
45,084
42,031
18,796
129,208
32,349
4,724
10,258
15,349
319,496
45,981
74,498
48,438
228,435
18,254
33,355
450,773
236,642
177,868
1,074,836
109,605

194,277

3,329,877

Selected total

545,940

2,293,809

76,305

139,625

10,174

69,746

2006:
Asparagus
Beans, snap
Broccoli
Cabbage
Cantaloup 1/
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Sweet corn
Cucumbers 2/
Eggplant
Garlic 3/
Lettuce, all
Onions
Okra
Green peas 4/
Peppers, bell 5/
Peppers, chile
Squash 6/
Tomatoes
Watermelon

2,673
937
3,096
10,127
577
34,054
4,438
4,809
849
78,536
1,078
267
20,829
32,617
0
190
151,729
831
2,213
284,316
180

120,390
42,229
37,723
7,042
8,666
7,863
951
6,518
18,226
330,336
33,593
12,285
32,830
123,797
12,637
9,852
289,492
234,279
197,608
918,761
121,617

125
3,603
32
0
66,158
3
0
0
7
40
0
0
19
1,784
4
15,275
39
0
344
5
5,512

130,072
184
0
0
151
0
0
0
42
0
0
126
1,866
17,104
0
7,186
47
83
0
0
3

614
0
0
49
98
0
0
0
0
0
0
374
11
6,184
0
0
0
0
62
0
0

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,605
1,975
0
11
110
0
53
47,908
323
0
17,907
0

Selected total

634,345

2,566,694

92,950

156,864

7,393

69,892

223,785

3,751,922

2007:
Asparagus
Beans, snap
Broccoli
Cabbage
Cantaloup 1/
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Sweet corn
Cucumbers 2/
Eggplant
Garlic 3/
Lettuce, all
Onions
Okra
Green peas 4/
Peppers, bell 5/
Peppers, chile
Squash 6/
Tomatoes
Watermelon

3,127
294
3,968
11,091
229
31,806
6,698
3,605
1,771
80,010
1,451
366
20,729
39,018
0
126
169,617
325
1,826
238,148
546

112,538
38,143
46,113
6,859
8,761
10,834
1,225
10,459
15,857
378,681
38,539
9,995
49,881
178,066
12,905
11,377
313,455
255,148
204,525
960,047
140,408

112
7,743
15
0
85,563
66
0
0
14
93
0
0
15
2,039
0
17,524
473
32
1,104
283
6,603

161,380
346
0
0
37
0
0
0
0
0
0
64
1,904
18,974
0
8,777
250
168
24
0
0

354
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
682
15
11,662
0
0
0
0
21
0
0

7
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
114
2,007
0
15
59
0
0
28,191
362
0
15,027
0

1,505
417
20
724
62,141
2,139
174
198
31
12,482
5,223
102,704
1,678
18,526
7,512
69
23,390
4,767
6,458
6,994
10,127

279,023
46,943
50,116
18,674
156,731
44,845
8,097
14,262
17,673
471,380
47,220
113,811
74,237
268,344
20,417
37,873
535,376
260,802
213,958
1,220,499
157,684

Selected total

614,751

2,803,816

121,679

191,924

12,734

45,782

267,279

4,057,965

1,390
440
128
540
61,720
1,120
174
(1)
98
10,341
3,340
77,221
526
3,380
6,070
12
24,041
2,161
6,531
12,618
11,934

1/ In 2006, Guatemala was $66.5 million, Costa Rica was $39.9 million, and Honduras was $21.3 million. 2/ In 2006, Honduras was $4.3 million.
3/ China accounted for $50.9 million in 2005 and $69.6 million in 2006. 4/ Guatemala accounted for $15.1 million in 2005 and $15.3 million in 2006..
5/ Israel accounted for $12.7 million in 2005 and $9.0 in 2006. 6/ Excludes chayote.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data provided by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

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255,264
47,392
40,979
17,758
137,370
43,040
5,563
11,326
19,222
420,858
39,986
90,274
56,092
184,977
18,711
32,568
513,256
237,676
206,758
1,233,607
139,245

Table 15--Vegetables, fresh market: Selected U.S. monthly and annual imports, 1979-2008 1/
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Annual

-- 1,000 pounds -1979

204,601

364,032

340,633 321,513 164,101

32,274

47,468

1980
1981 2/
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986 2/
1987
1988
1989 3/

264,667
111,524
222,375
344,658
301,213
244,870
270,966
255,230
388,642
461,610

358,539
250,332
228,140
177,412
405,166
328,276
251,664
580,215
505,864
471,114

298,948
194,953
220,650
307,946
497,205
498,113
223,432
345,661
433,194
444,247

205,422
99,880
219,189
160,437
354,054
312,025
350,601
429,132
292,883
298,142

58,996
127,595
163,488
117,918
185,464
177,758
609,078
156,981
131,090
186,230

249,828 34,482 26,854 41,226
103,105 189,516 257,076 39,448
86,311 47,750 52,041 51,832
92,511 49,501 45,341 68,952
53,962 89,639 76,599 94,744
71,322 73,631 78,567 82,459
73,849 79,358 86,826 82,677
110,085 82,262 70,667 95,883
81,090 89,513 115,668 118,470
121,806 133,470 135,290 130,504

56,673
36,956
54,100
100,846
93,550
84,628
104,381
110,185
77,967
153,335

72,748
63,439
80,060
91,260
94,541
98,115
176,839
173,924
154,691
198,347

81,075
55,229
131,274
156,191
173,479
205,428
188,850
257,013
169,831
304,572

1,749,458
1,529,053
1,557,210
1,712,973
2,419,616
2,255,192
2,498,521
2,667,238
2,558,903
3,038,667

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

528,876
411,954
378,719
465,486
467,767
529,966
644,507
671,822
680,296
674,921

504,243
469,799
346,354
515,902
520,842
593,177
675,973
702,227
701,873
667,829

498,473
478,190
340,081
575,263
648,997
683,545
782,465
756,825
845,490
711,927

256,472
380,169
298,198
378,220
348,021
422,318
605,148
495,325
678,163
546,598

146,997
185,739
157,372
214,180
225,443
274,772
311,070
356,365
432,746
426,527

120,049
133,181
112,777
129,728
160,838
219,970
226,052
274,689
348,392
339,133

112,118
104,767
109,905
129,945
131,652
192,604
251,194
242,247
296,293
286,537

93,631
110,160
124,503
142,807
148,411
208,055
253,820
245,493
280,438
305,983

94,396
107,026
124,505
155,081
134,303
227,162
242,601
251,368
274,398
318,187

110,341
120,711
120,476
159,761
161,169
222,617
268,308
269,480
316,412
332,543

173,404
218,586
185,263
241,155
243,633
345,562
378,456
422,231
419,067
457,747

253,332
272,741
315,218
334,926
351,257
442,616
505,833
529,788
515,120
539,280

2,892,332
2,993,023
2,613,371
3,442,454
3,542,333
4,362,364
5,145,427
5,217,860
5,788,688
5,607,212

683,614
660,958
643,366
803,490
713,449
828,744
795,331
744,100
785,667
922,146
768,233
856,253
810,331
789,664
927,132
887,702
806,517
882,292
974,135
918,733
907,505
946,156
982,618 1,081,542
1,020,634 1,067,090
979,434

532,139
611,858
649,593
697,544
695,755
686,245
704,371
888,651

414,206
504,181
475,672
480,362
497,549
552,011
586,131
710,948

310,559
342,887
363,314
370,935
391,478
459,892
510,316
522,415

285,804
321,737
377,551
382,204
405,308
388,253
481,667
438,987

310,029
364,274
392,597
396,422
419,688
425,883
478,508
477,841

312,426
329,528
401,590
419,303
436,901
491,849
482,062
507,908

382,250
378,033
425,390
471,062
522,717
555,751
556,335
647,212

465,941
456,169
534,575
540,316
608,412
661,919
656,979
742,660

554,799
523,560
654,787
660,047
744,596
831,353
743,425
808,343

5,556,091
6,177,909
6,600,167
6,964,826
7,249,532
7,629,668
8,000,167
8,755,281

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 p

52,371

38,428

60,222

68,505 143,343

1,837,491

p = Preliminary. 1/ Excludes melons, potatoes, and mushrooms. 2/ Monthly distribution as reported by the Census is partly in error for 1976, 1980, 1981, and 1986.
For July and August of 1981 and May of 1986, some quantities are included that actually arrived in earlier months. 3/ Import data beginning January
1989 are reported under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data provided by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

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Table 16--Vegetables, fresh market: Share of consumption derived from imports, 1980-2008 1/
Year
Asparagus

Broccoli

Carrots

Cauliflower

Celery
2/

Sweet
corn

Bell
peppers 2/

Onions

Tomatoes Cabbage

Spinach Cucumbers

-- Percent imported -1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

10.8
12.3
18.4
20.0
14.9
16.3
16.6
20.7
22.7
24.4

0.2
0.2
0.0
0.1
0.5
0.6
1.0
2.6
3.5
2.5

7.8
6.2
6.9
8.3
10.2
9.5
7.4
4.9
6.8
6.2

2.8
3.6
3.5
3.8
3.1
3.7
2.6
2.7
2.7
3.4

0.3
0.4
0.6
0.6
0.4
0.8
1.0
1.7
1.9
2.3

0.1
0.0
0.0
0.2
0.6
0.4
0.5
1.0
0.8
1.3

26.5
19.8
24.5
19.7
25.4
23.7
18.9
19.4
18.3
21.0

5.5
5.9
6.2
7.6
8.5
8.7
8.0
11.9
11.9
10.0

22.3
18.6
19.8
23.4
24.6
24.0
25.8
23.9
19.8
20.8

1.6
0.3
1.3
1.6
7.1
1.9
1.4
1.3
1.4
2.7

---------4.2

36.0
40.7
31.3
36.7
35.3
36.3
38.6
38.7
36.3
38.3

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

29.8
34.4
37.7
46.9
44.0
53.3
48.9
49.3
54.4
57.0

2.5
2.6
2.4
3.7
2.0
3.7
4.4
5.2
5.8
5.8

5.9
7.0
6.3
4.3
4.8
7.4
6.7
5.8
6.8
7.2

4.0
3.6
3.8
2.1
2.0
3.0
3.6
7.8
8.0
3.6

2.3
2.5
1.7
2.0
1.5
3.1
3.0
3.8
5.9
4.6

0.9
0.9
0.6
0.4
0.5
0.7
1.0
1.0
1.6
2.1

19.7
16.9
13.5
16.8
15.5
19.1
19.8
22.5
24.8
24.4

10.1
12.5
10.2
11.4
12.2
10.2
12.7
11.2
11.8
11.3

20.5
20.4
10.9
21.7
20.4
30.5
34.6
34.7
36.6
30.7

4.2
2.2
1.8
2.4
2.2
3.6
3.6
3.6
3.9
3.9

1.5
1.1
1.0
1.5
0.8
1.8
2.4
1.9
2.1
1.3

33.7
33.1
34.2
37.0
38.9
38.3
42.9
38.1
40.4
39.9

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 f

59.0
59.8
64.9
70.1
61.7
72.2
78.2
77.9
79.8

6.6
7.4
8.1
7.4
8.7
11.0
9.5
10.1
9.7

6.4
7.5
7.8
7.3
8.3
7.5
9.5
9.1
8.4

3.6
3.5
4.9
4.4
6.8
4.2
3.8
5.3
5.3

3.6
4.4
5.0
3.3
2.7
3.4
3.1
3.3
3.1

2.0
1.9
2.0
1.8
1.9
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.5

22.2
23.7
27.6
27.2
27.8
31.1
34.1
35.6
33.9

9.1
12.1
10.9
11.6
11.1
11.0
11.3
14.1
15.0

30.0
33.1
32.4
36.5
35.0
35.0
36.7
38.5
37.7

3.6
4.5
4.2
3.5
3.4
4.8
4.7
4.5
4.4

1.9
5.0
3.2
3.9
3.6
3.7
3.3
3.1
3.7

42.6
45.4
45.5
50.1
49.2
50.9
51.3
53.1
52.9

Arti-

Snap

Eggplant

chokes 2/

beans

2/

Garlic
Radishes

2/

Lettuce
Head

Leaf/romaine

Water-

Canta-

Honey-

All

Squash

melon

loup

dews

fresh

-- Percent imported -1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

43.8
38.0
41.4
50.0
53.2
47.6
55.7
51.8
47.4
48.8

8.5
6.9
5.5
8.1
8.1
8.5
10.9
9.1
10.5
10.4

33.9
33.0
28.8
32.7
35.8
29.3
31.8
30.1
38.8
38.4

12.1
4.8
6.7
8.4
13.6
12.0
16.8
17.8
17.1
13.3

12.5
13.2
19.6
12.9
21.5
14.2
25.0
17.4
15.7
17.7

0.3
0.2
0.3
0.4
0.6
0.7
0.4
0.3
0.6
0.5

---------2.7

16.5
15.1
18.3
19.2
21.5
19.2
18.9
21.9
18.8
22.7

8.5
4.7
8.2
7.0
8.3
6.8
6.4
9.8
7.9
10.7

12.8
9.8
10.2
10.8
13.6
12.2
14.1
13.5
17.0
18.6

8.2
8.2
18.5
9.7
9.6
8.6
10.7
14.6
14.6
21.8

8.3
7.1
8.0
9.1
10.3
9.4
9.9
10.2
9.6
10.4

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

50.4
45.2
53.3
57.0
62.8
64.7
68.4
68.0
74.7
71.6

11.2
10.4
6.3
6.4
5.8
8.6
10.2
12.5
9.4
8.3

36.0
42.0
30.8
32.7
34.5
43.7
42.0
42.8
50.8
47.4

14.6
19.6
21.4
26.1
29.0
33.8
25.5
20.3
30.9
29.7

17.4
19.4
17.3
26.1
20.6
19.4
16.2
15.3
35.9
28.5

0.2
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.3
0.9
0.5
0.6
0.4
0.4

1.3
0.8
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.7
1.1
1.6
1.8
1.3

21.9
21.7
23.1
24.5
25.2
29.7
34.5
33.1
35.4
32.8

6.9
7.2
5.6
5.9
6.9
8.3
10.2
11.9
12.2
11.3

23.0
27.5
22.1
20.4
23.7
25.6
26.7
32.1
31.9
34.9

22.3
33.3
20.6
26.2
21.7
24.4
23.0
26.9
28.6
31.3

10.1
10.8
8.6
10.4
10.5
12.7
14.2
14.3
16.1
15.2

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 f

72.9
73.6
76.8
77.3
83.1
81.6
79.8
81.1
80.0

8.7
8.8
9.8
9.9
10.6
11.3
9.8
10.6
10.3

37.7
38.3
43.1
45.4
48.8
43.9
37.6
41.5
39.9

25.9
21.4
25.7
35.6
28.7
29.1
28.9
30.4
31.0

29.0
31.6
36.5
37.9
44.0
48.0
54.7
55.5
56.9

0.5
0.7
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.9
1.8
2.5
2.1

1.4
1.5
1.2
1.0
1.2
1.6
1.4
1.6
1.5

30.7
36.1
34.8
41.1
41.6
41.3
39.3
42.0
41.5

11.4
11.3
11.2
12.5
14.3
15.9
17.5
18.4
19.5

35.6
33.6
34.7
34.3
31.0
32.8
33.7
34.0
34.8

27.3
24.8
27.2
25.1
25.9
28.2
29.5
30.5
29.4

14.1
15.3
15.9
16.5
16.5
17.3
17.8
18.5
18.6

-- = Not available. f = ERS forecast.
1/ Excludes potatoes, sweet potatoes, and mushrooms. 2/ Includes fresh and processing. Artichoke series revised.
Source: Calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 17--Vegetables, fresh market: Selected U.S. exports, 1979-2007 1/
Cauliflower

Celery

100,520

31,488

183,326

49,285

480,627

--

63,531
73,049
80,149
82,696
96,730
104,913
119,524
128,939
113,508
161,217

101,209
143,965
140,436
129,511
143,276
134,352
160,629
174,108
164,764
162,253

33,575
48,347
44,816
51,381
64,043
68,227
78,463
89,032
123,481
110,032

196,474
200,286
203,137
198,643
201,273
206,970
213,910
211,154
222,200
221,925

51,016
58,504
54,862
56,183
54,720
55,897
61,820
59,127
81,416
74,763

488,548
523,864
499,319
519,158
524,055
507,443
553,601
542,508
431,262
463,561

---------57,900

39,385
37,187
42,287
46,855
48,540
40,719
31,695
33,649
34,393
38,063

168,125
185,597
203,446
232,876
270,870
278,964
278,600
290,042
300,268
329,227

158,736
179,072
174,464
186,493
170,225
190,938
210,099
230,088
255,544
262,294

128,079
138,860
160,522
168,174
212,586
225,087
232,764
188,129
176,125
191,296

222,736
245,108
256,573
255,184
257,210
244,970
257,581
257,251
271,736
271,282

83,002
81,617
82,114
79,370
77,890
77,140
70,687
71,772
50,932
52,803

396,918
496,714
476,750
463,569
438,756
377,903
417,452
395,661
404,746
390,023

39,635
31,600
29,340
28,638
26,055
22,569
17,328
15,492

397,905
349,283
343,040
311,262
315,317
314,711
305,282
310,658

276,450
309,091
351,599
330,557
283,888
284,700
253,071
257,155

161,984
173,552
193,547
186,858
182,228
186,888
179,952
181,686

261,842
249,178
247,760
260,241
266,113
269,215
255,284
258,751

57,146
62,457
54,379
47,593
46,958
47,129
46,264
42,489

Year

Asparagus

Broccoli

1979

15,089

60,335

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

19,226
19,475
17,895
16,945
22,610
22,261
17,603
29,739
37,807
42,615

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

Carrots

Cucumbers

Onions 2/

All
tomatoes

480,627

187,554

248,633

488,548
523,864
499,319
519,158
524,055
507,443
553,601
542,508
431,262
521,461

296,590
426,129
163,470
226,657
312,883
195,068
261,113
282,029
322,864
250,036

275,272
269,545
249,727
286,036
263,208
271,504
288,053
284,899
254,201
298,025

130,637
152,662
195,004
230,171
223,051
227,868
223,352
253,321
282,304
301,217

527,554
649,376
671,755
693,740
661,807
605,771
640,804
648,982
687,050
691,241

370,826
339,022
355,879
435,904
797,506
658,323
581,387
596,241
620,474
660,077

293,056
300,282
367,480
345,831
340,749
289,227
295,441
341,677
286,324
334,350

374,236
378,790
425,929
453,580
476,372
450,114
363,904
352,280

367,365
390,444
466,995
433,609
489,799
486,310
460,967
452,216

741,600
769,234
892,924
887,189
966,170
936,424
824,872
804,496

763,473
708,226
637,126
679,028
624,483
667,772
658,807
550,863

410,353
397,936
332,341
314,230
369,269
326,507
317,750
354,453

Sweet
Peas

Sweet
corn

Cantaloup 5/

Watermelon 6/

Other
melons 6/

Head

Lettuce
Other 6/

All

-- 1,000 pounds --

Snap
beans

Cabbage

Peppers 4/

Garlic

Eggplant

Spinach 3/

-- 1,000 pounds -1979

23,103

101,671

64,514

7,355

--

16,617

--

42,746

59,614

61,948

43,265

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

30,372
23,429
21,150
21,598
19,338
23,248
30,138
27,653
35,599
29,322

73,532
92,807
78,287
61,234
78,781
62,965
64,747
68,440
50,340
50,280

66,512
73,772
71,374
73,382
75,564
73,677
85,526
89,610
94,089
98,267

9,148
18,829
10,662
12,566
8,452
8,867
8,900
9,311
13,315
16,503

---------13,200

17,534
21,443
19,002
20,614
21,073
21,047
25,677
24,591
28,849
30,583

-----------

45,624
42,204
46,635
50,529
48,100
52,873
54,186
61,412
43,441
61,017

62,725
65,465
83,679
87,758
86,520
100,350
105,793
107,061
93,224
84,089

51,924
58,825
73,924
69,488
65,263
44,508
58,227
48,051
58,972
85,209

37,588
30,884
53,837
42,421
36,151
43,989
47,772
57,898
58,905
54,800

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

36,528
40,057
44,781
41,173
35,671
45,805
44,660
58,065
75,369
72,463

59,221
76,961
86,904
81,495
82,944
92,273
96,897
95,453
99,539
88,900

151,236
167,632
189,435
122,556
117,671
107,960
133,795
133,795
127,767
146,201

19,880
18,071
20,115
25,213
23,696
16,884
19,976
19,976
17,288
19,727

15,042
15,747
19,685
18,982
18,417
20,041
20,162
22,034
19,713
22,604

26,745
26,976
27,383
27,239
26,331
28,003
28,166
29,979
33,852
37,935

10,021
8,876
9,943
7,232
10,662
11,064
13,502
21,186
19,630
16,981

73,715
68,508
94,157
75,489
74,455
109,492
90,971
105,384
93,576
89,181

78,831
75,698
115,899
116,157
112,727
118,070
126,834
134,445
143,959
153,869

94,360
101,785
212,132
215,385
242,401
239,243
255,260
268,889
244,789
292,218

86,630
95,936
93,481
100,033
132,713
114,331
109,914
88,343
87,631
93,887

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

68,346
55,845
52,683
51,017
81,933
78,237
61,768
56,457

85,152
85,508
90,757
98,713
86,570
93,863
92,624
55,592

157,633
161,737
161,299
159,233
162,790
156,374
139,760
152,512

16,257
16,880
17,494
12,644
11,751
11,018
10,578
8,651

23,316
22,869
22,921
23,452
21,317
21,298
21,222
21,496

42,927
55,068
63,341
61,935
55,665
47,367
37,784
39,316

16,057
12,215
11,427
6,027
8,186
7,146
7,935
7,643

101,735
113,346
114,668
133,363
133,473
135,978
144,801
131,244

155,517
146,027
156,105
147,284
160,700
162,215
146,419
157,783

293,271
249,438
364,487
383,655
423,994
349,861
297,390
285,429

108,266
125,452
107,625
89,676
96,816
103,694
104,962
99,219

-- = not available.
1/ Data for 1979-89 were adjusted using Canadian data on imports of U.S. vegetables. 2/ Includes sets but excludes pearl onions. 3/ Data for 1979-89
are Canadian imports of U.S. fresh spinach. 4/ Includes pimentos. 5/ Includes melons other than watermelons prior to 1978. 6/ Data for 1979-89 were
not adjusted due to a lack of consistent Canadian data.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data provided by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau and Statistics Canada (1979-89).

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Table 18--Selected fresh vegetables: U.S. export value to selected countries and the world, 2000-2007
United
NetherSwitzerSouth
Hong
land
Korea
Kong
Item
Canada
Mexico Kingdom lands
Germany
-- $1,000 -2000:
Asparagus
18,259
522
401
62
144
5,117
104
31
Snap beans
21,030
113
12
0
7
4
36
0
Broccoli
50,403
423
47
0
0
31
0
4,108
Cabbage
17,295
272
0
0
0
0
0
19
Carrots
61,757
2,044
137
82
427
0
0
6
Cauliflower
31,037
1,232
18
0
0
0
261
194
Celery
41,831
1,031
135
11
0
388
0
3,519
Sweet corn
14,737
190
2,305
0
43
17
1,165
15
Cucumbers
14,336
102
0
0
0
0
55
8
Eggplant
7,252
39
5
0
0
32
0
0
Lettuce, all
157,122
10,474
782
40
0
0
72
5,668
Melons, all
79,467
1,317
126
15
8
0
0
1,364
Onions
46,624
7,438
2,825
3
19
5
983
1,617
Peppers, all
65,980
1,091
127
43
6
0
6
0
Tomatoes
121,224
22,162
2,193
497
0
0
0
13
Selected total 748,353
48,450
9,112
754
654
5,595
2,681 16,562

1,655
0
7,099
80
15
234
3,612
27
0
17
3,205
227
4,136
79
11
20,395

25,051
224
59,414
453
411
17,551
2,461
93
6
0
6,013
9,455
30,798
107
4,155
156,192

737
4,394
4,570
81
4,916
248
5,044
807
6
44
7,213
850
5,249
191
12,090
46,440

52,082
25,819
126,095
18,199
69,795
50,775
58,031
19,400
14,513
7,390
190,587
92,829
99,697
67,630
162,345
1,055,187

2001:
Asparagus
Snap beans
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Sweet corn
Cucumbers
Eggplant
Lettuce, all
Melons, all
Onions
Peppers, all
Tomatoes
Selected total

16,885
20,916
46,582
15,964
70,994
29,603
36,476
15,536
16,079
7,543
155,753
82,239
58,045
68,708
114,959
756,283

522
119
676
522
2,289
1,696
550
460
54
19
13,291
2,173
8,952
1,938
20,339
53,602

238
20
88
0
0
36
1,012
2,391
4
0
1,687
10
1,693
93
75
7,348

0
0
0
0
267
0
96
82
0
0
21
143
75
201
0
885

111
6
0
0
405
0
24
14
0
0
50
0
306
50
24
988

2,187
0
10
0
0
0
11
18
0
3
24
13
32
0
4
2,301

79
5
19
3
0
292
5
4,868
0
0
69
3
557
29
109
6,036

18
0
2,186
29
0
206
2,258
90
0
0
4,605
1,445
1,417
3
35
12,292

1,194
0
8,633
228
10
1,702
3,467
50
3
0
3,702
50
5,779
6
4
24,827

17,650
55
43,143
733
210
18,770
2,273
79
10
22
9,179
8,485
22,796
1,177
2,067
126,651

883
2,010
1,327
383
6,301
378
2,784
1,435
34
68
6,657
177
4,501
489
8,722
36,148

39,764
23,132
102,663
17,862
80,475
52,684
48,955
25,023
16,184
7,656
195,038
94,739
104,152
72,695
146,338
1,027,361

2002:
Asparagus
Snap beans
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Sweet corn
Cucumbers
Eggplant
Lettuce, all
Melons, all
Onions
Peppers, all
Tomatoes
Selected total

18,500
23,794
53,093
17,067
76,568
34,201
34,662
16,640
14,124
7,122
184,845
84,792
54,802
69,414
111,751
801,375

387
161
636
661
3,021
2,248
602
536
12
52
19,680
5,217
12,884
1,313
11,609
59,018

277
11
10
50
0
22
238
1,028
30
6
720
9
1,772
86
1,087
5,346

243
0
0
0
1,019
0
15
19
0
0
49
0
165
770
1,355
3,635

18
24
0
0
133
0
21
4
0
0
0
0
70
127
0
397

3,753
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3,753

116
0
10
3
0
68
10
5,465
17
0
73
4
57
24
0
5,848

26
13
1,601
7
0
250
2,357
0
0
0
3,057
913
877
0
0
9,101

376
57
7,041
121
0
1,883
2,530
0
0
0
2,985
21
4,101
19
186
19,320

13,848
191
45,041
986
183
20,904
1,633
43
43
216
5,361
8,288
13,834
797
1,059
112,426

635
615
96
795
4,234
245
2,952
514
8
98
6,572
346
4,101
883
8,096
30,190

38,179
24,866
107,528
19,690
85,158
59,821
45,020
24,249
14,234
7,494
223,342
99,589
92,663
73,432
135,142
1,050,408

2003:
Asparagus
Snap beans
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Sweet corn
Cucumbers
Eggplant
Lettuce, all
Melons, all
Onions
Peppers, all
Tomatoes
Selected total

15,616
25,932
52,677
20,466
84,146
40,421
34,142
19,200
12,949
7,907
212,399
90,555
67,955
74,002
126,386
884,752

238
400
625
764
2,854
2,357
861
218
5
0
19,686
2,998
14,863
2,764
8,404
57,037

369
0
90
0
96
0
140
1,662
0
0
1,852
0
3,101
84
703
8,098

135
0
4
0
1,157
37
116
11
0
17
940
0
208
1,216
4,144
7,985

426
0
6
0
168
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
250
189
0
1,044

6,978
0
0
0
0
0
52
0
0
22
3
0
0
0
20
7,076

98
0
51
0
11
0
0
6,987
0
0
420
0
2,990
19
32
10,608

9
0
904
6
0
15
2,197
0
0
0
1,899
742
1,140
0
0
6,912

543
14
8,236
104
0
1,945
2,726
47
28
12
3,804
0
4,982
6
249
22,697

10,685
283
40,954
179
130
17,850
1,987
59
22
85
5,878
8,397
16,319
840
715
104,383

1,861
599
207
245
2,992
206
3,691
447
113
11
7,128
360
7,271
722
5,351
31,203

36,958
27,227
103,753
21,764
91,554
62,832
45,916
28,631
13,117
8,054
254,010
103,052
119,079
79,842
146,005
1,141,795

Taiwan

Japan

Other

World

Continued--

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Table 18--Selected fresh vegetables: U.S. export value to selected countries and the world, 2000-2007--continued
United
NetherSwitzerSouth
Hong
Item
Canada
Mexico Kingdom lands
Germany
land
Korea
Kong
Taiwan
-- $1,000 --

Japan

Other

World

2004:
Asparagus
Snap beans
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Sweet corn
Cucumbers
Eggplant
Lettuce, all
Melons, all
Onions
Peppers, all
Tomatoes
Selected total

17,653
29,733
58,018
18,871
86,511
44,373
42,323
19,396
12,739
8,101
226,418
87,428
59,252
80,680
142,315
933,809

99
1,001
681
937
3,549
2,161
936
796
28
44
19,526
4,588
12,440
5,140
19,972
71,899

985
0
185
0
15
96
15
1,647
6
0
1,042
0
4,620
137
659
9,406

4
0
0
0
1,561
0
22
29
0
0
0
0
187
1,331
2,549
5,684

122
0
0
0
119
0
3
65
0
0
0
0
218
207
5
738

6,954
180
0
0
0
0
21
26
0
0
0
0
11
0
0
7,192

97
0
7
0
5
17
0
6,035
0
0
649
0
3,999
71
47
10,926

31
0
985
0
0
23
1,758
0
0
0
1,436
764
928
0
21
5,945

123
3
9,669
120
29
1,493
3,384
0
0
0
5,994
90
4,618
0
0
25,522

8,927
140
38,439
177
187
13,267
2,010
52
29
0
11,983
6,983
16,420
831
4,153
103,600

1,393
463
415
295
3,086
267
3,310
228
106
3
6,245
457
5,718
1,061
5,067
28,115

36,387
31,520
108,399
20,400
95,061
61,696
53,782
28,275
12,909
8,148
273,292
100,310
108,411
89,459
174,787
1,202,836

2005:
Asparagus
Snap beans
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Sweet corn
Cucumbers
Eggplant
Lettuce, head
Lettuce, other
Melons, all
Onions 1/
Peppers, all
Tomatoes
Selected total

18,313
34,844
59,538
24,912
94,657
48,625
42,587
22,430
14,701
8,684
94,892
195,344
105,320
65,815
83,869
149,954
1,064,483

176
1,320
1,141
670
4,662
2,438
968
938
16
36
9,568
8,308
5,043
14,295
2,260
7,758
59,597

430
0
112
0
8
1,094
146
2,502
0
0
1,576
3,335
25
2,273
104
0
11,605

253
0
33
0
2,548
0
12
113
0
0
460
12
0
0
1,384
705
5,520

63
15
0
0
3
0
13
4
0
0
30
25
0
260
175
7
595

4,039
80
0
0
0
0
0
110
0
0
306
0
0
0
0
0
4,534

94
0
95
0
91
10
0
7,766
13
0
400
377
43
263
141
83
9,376

0
54
812
0
0
0
1,729
0
0
0
1,058
255
684
965
0
0
5,559

220
7
14,349
408
28
2,522
4,537
172
35
0
5,101
2,573
991
8,703
15
62
39,722

7,901
19
37,571
67
233
8,709
1,988
355
14
0
1,359
1,685
6,852
19,440
1,108
5,177
92,478

1,762
448
671
631
3,726
1,200
3,123
720
23
14
5,734
853
1,402
7,684
1,426
2,535
31,953

33,252
36,786
114,324
26,688
105,956
64,597
55,104
35,110
14,802
8,735
120,483
212,766
120,360
119,699
90,482
166,279
1,325,424

2006:
Asparagus
Snap beans
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Sweet corn
Cucumbers
Eggplant
Lettuce, head
Lettuce, other
Melons, all
Onions
Peppers, all
Tomatoes
Selected total

17,033
39,095
66,462
24,776
102,693
50,457
45,725
24,337
17,634
4,912
98,267
240,653
105,918
70,622
76,228
144,373
1,129,184

71
343
1,710
918
4,672
3,129
1,860
820
12
9
10,730
8,811
4,895
37,702
1,316
20,928
97,927

78
36
0
0
0
0
32
2,413
0
0
712
345
0
2,217
98
0
5,930

90
150
0
0
2,202
0
6
1,646
0
0
118
0
0
313
598
4
5,126

313
0
20
0
0
0
41
4
0
0
63
39
0
48
135
0
663

2,565
10
0
0
0
0
0
20
0
0
0
0
0
9
0
0
2,604

46
0
75
0
194
3
3
7,026
0
0
568
523
168
1,808
196
172
10,783

3
0
583
0
0
0
1,693
53
0
13
671
22
751
796
0
80
4,666

527
7
15,138
217
3
1,765
3,924
46
0
0
5,304
3,090
331
7,444
6
156
37,958

4,369
34
36,865
0
194
8,287
1,591
3,280
0
0
2,279
1,152
5,266
14,299
996
4,860
83,473

727
414
874
690
3,130
981
3,560
479
66
4,009
5,335
1,136
1,906
9,883
1,309
1,929
36,430

25,822
40,089
121,726
26,601
113,088
64,622
58,435
40,125
17,712
8,943
124,047
255,771
119,236
145,141
80,882
172,502
1,414,744

2007:
Asparagus
Snap beans
Broccoli
Cabbage
Carrots
Cauliflower
Celery
Sweet corn
Cucumbers
Eggplant
Lettuce, head
Lettuce, other
Melons, all
Onions
Peppers, all
Tomatoes
Selected total

13,383
38,153
73,428
17,808
117,463
52,826
53,038
26,805
21,754
9,566
101,479
259,317
114,535
91,495
92,698
150,840
1,234,587

200
164
1,220
1,229
5,213
3,620
1,544
1,358
158
62
13,562
11,001
4,758
31,813
1,990
34,614
112,507

417
36
84
0
0
321
129
1,792
0
0
1,211
567
15
2,485
187
0
7,243

156
10
0
0
2,388
0
0
2,502
0
0
212
0
0
261
212
3
5,743

174
145
0
0
0
0
0
25
0
0
45
62
0
15
25
0
490

4,423
0
0
0
5
0
0
102
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
31
4,562

52
19
23
0
0
0
0
1,203
0
0
1,325
482
163
21
62
88
3,438

28
32
618
0
29
0
1,807
0
14
0
525
19
885
614
0
60
4,632

440
17
15,761
225
58
2,911
3,372
145
0
0
7,703
2,577
251
7,390
0
81
40,932

4,691
43
39,000
0
179
7,285
1,172
1,717
3
0
2,457
378
5,366
5,120
959
3,945
72,313

776
2,311
559
602
2,427
815
3,478
1,000
124
115
5,216
1,232
1,354
13,013
1,239
2,205
36,466

24,740
40,929
130,692
19,864
127,762
67,779
64,540
36,649
22,053
9,743
133,735
275,635
127,326
152,227
97,371
191,866
1,522,912

1/ Excludes pearl onions but includes sets.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data provided by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

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Table 19--Vegetables, fresh market: Selected U.S. monthly and annual exports, 1979-2008 1/ 2/
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Annual

-- 1,000 pounds -1979

160,497 119,634 143,160

164,301

219,034

220,170

150,358

102,644

70,097

109,856 131,907 153,700

1,745,358

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

163,733
183,559
150,246
162,161
174,751
200,189
187,997
201,704
244,124
200,982

159,237
146,969
130,050
153,270
161,147
166,353
189,970
172,951
182,318
181,462

163,187
175,039
186,989
168,526
178,368
159,249
165,218
213,593
202,694
229,240

183,225
199,457
194,937
178,466
190,261
191,961
235,562
209,946
213,691
199,093

210,174
220,212
235,534
213,636
276,831
243,593
228,455
271,077
231,607
269,817

201,855
233,855
214,800
234,590
241,609
235,224
255,987
266,186
220,109
235,066

173,951
167,698
156,252
180,418
182,239
184,081
206,771
203,242
154,873
173,772

92,419
93,662
100,268
124,288
118,700
108,719
132,060
104,303
112,092
124,785

79,366
122,631
84,209
118,222
97,962
82,411
100,609
87,460
114,509
111,703

130,856
221,372
108,424
126,278
121,342
104,944
132,484
142,497
154,209
188,225

161,171
229,562
143,461
167,281
177,499
162,191
186,641
175,383
183,279
198,414

181,358
180,602
166,873
156,002
202,984
155,228
190,957
214,524
186,780
189,713

1,900,532
2,174,618
1,872,043
1,983,138
2,123,693
1,994,143
2,212,711
2,262,866
2,200,285
2,302,272

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

218,772
241,162
269,913
237,076
246,227
334,882
288,629
282,808
312,570
304,973

192,944
227,274
245,371
228,889
217,101
257,104
263,665
244,190
288,546
280,211

220,233
259,845
305,506
289,608
288,928
254,945
262,766
358,282
295,125
303,105

248,838
295,560
321,003
278,944
297,314
312,960
296,915
353,182
325,027
331,184

267,030
315,817
325,059
343,386
348,036
347,363
327,089
382,745
368,120
368,093

257,028
247,426
291,955
331,818
328,077
307,799
324,277
316,735
297,745
306,473

186,450
190,010
196,958
235,160
263,576
230,623
247,520
287,927
223,773
260,210

122,073
126,264
133,272
207,843
212,934
178,618
190,887
226,448
194,482
210,621

119,472
137,361
165,383
194,767
238,815
209,565
241,866
193,416
205,668
244,561

205,834
228,928
249,201
249,883
350,205
258,088
303,980
279,866
290,627
342,251

269,665
260,652
272,227
248,427
350,696
291,289
281,707
315,667
313,112
336,032

274,505
256,671
260,819
256,840
334,001
330,435
286,830
305,573
326,379
332,972

2,582,845
2,786,969
3,036,666
3,102,641
3,475,910
3,313,672
3,316,130
3,546,839
3,441,174
3,620,685

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008p

327,442
329,219
320,032
351,108
347,752
364,295
332,006
296,231
305,200

304,798
291,405
309,743
339,890
305,434
332,745
307,961
286,314
290,921

325,678
322,421
352,448
350,297
339,140
341,791
338,639
304,983
325,045

346,768
360,183
344,750
353,546
368,319
344,254
354,869
312,830

365,932
384,388
389,699
395,061
384,538
394,302
374,712
360,368

365,709
348,776
371,372
362,005
351,263
337,078
324,864
330,342

284,491
291,425
320,321
313,980
303,396
328,336
265,009
283,975

250,293
262,583
267,072
246,884
223,517
263,302
213,163
240,298

298,102
275,400
249,955
220,264
275,626
251,702
235,157
240,680

353,526
350,745
298,403
326,196
361,409
311,795
303,110
282,201

332,936
337,046
352,344
328,813
326,119
322,915
334,291
339,408

383,300
337,551
357,087
327,427
356,658
338,045
346,021
327,904

3,938,973
3,891,141
3,933,227
3,915,470
3,943,171
3,930,559
3,729,802
3,605,534

p = Preliminary. 1/ Includes asparagus, green beans, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, cucumbers, sweet corn, garlic, celery, lettuce, onions,
peppers, tomatoes, and misc. vegetables. Excludes melons, potatoes, pulses, and mushrooms. 2/ With the exception of the "all other vegetables" category, USDC
data for exports to Canada during 1979-89 were adjusted using import data from Statistics Canada.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data provided by U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau and Statistics Canada (1979-89).

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Table 20--Vegetables, fresh market: Share of supply exported, 1980-2008 1/
Year
Asparagus

Broccoli Carrots

Cauliflower

Celery
2/

Sweet
corn

Bell
peppers 2/

Onions

All
tomatoes Cabbage

Spinach Cucumbers

-- Pounds, farm weight -1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

22.3
21.4
17.0
14.3
19.1
16.7
10.8
17.8
21.0
23.2

16.6
16.1
14.8
14.8
14.3
14.6
14.0
14.7
10.9
14.6

6.7
9.3
8.4
7.8
8.3
8.0
9.3
8.0
8.7
7.5

11.5
13.3
12.7
13.4
12.9
13.5
13.0
14.7
18.7
16.1

10.5
10.7
10.6
10.8
10.7
11.2
12.0
11.7
11.3
10.7

3.0
2.9
3.2
3.4
3.1
3.3
3.6
3.9
3.0
3.6

9.2
10.3
9.4
8.6
8.1
7.5
8.2
8.0
7.9
7.8

7.8
11.4
3.9
5.5
6.9
4.0
5.7
5.9
6.3
5.0

8.6
8.6
7.6
8.3
7.2
7.1
7.0
6.8
5.8
6.7

3.8
4.7
3.7
3.1
3.7
2.9
3.0
3.0
2.2
2.3

14.8
15.0
13.0
14.6
14.4
11.6
15.4
14.8
16.5
16.2

5.5
6.0
5.3
5.0
4.7
5.1
5.3
4.6
6.4
5.9

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

21.2
19.6
21.7
24.1
24.8
21.5
16.9
15.8
14.6
13.2

16.6
19.4
18.8
21.2
18.8
19.5
18.6
17.6
17.7
16.1

7.1
8.4
7.6
6.2
4.9
6.0
5.9
5.6
8.9
9.2

18.9
21.9
25.7
23.6
28.5
34.0
33.4
28.1
30.4
28.0

11.0
12.6
12.0
11.9
11.9
11.7
12.0
12.6
13.2
12.9

4.2
4.4
5.1
4.0
3.3
5.0
3.9
5.2
3.5
3.4

11.9
11.5
11.6
7.1
6.5
6.1
6.5
7.1
6.7
7.3

6.7
6.1
6.0
6.8
11.6
9.3
8.2
8.0
8.4
8.4

7.0
7.2
8.5
7.5
7.4
6.1
5.9
6.8
5.3
5.9

2.6
3.4
3.7
3.2
3.3
4.0
4.1
3.7
4.0
4.0

12.4
11.7
11.5
13.6
11.7
13.5
14.3
9.0
11.2
12.3

6.6
6.6
6.1
5.5
5.2
4.9
4.2
3.9
2.8
2.7

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 f

12.8
10.7
9.6
8.6
7.3
6.4
4.9
4.3
4.1

19.3
18.5
18.2
16.4
16.2
15.8
14.2
14.6
14.2

9.6
10.4
12.7
11.4
9.9
9.9
8.8
8.7
9.7

24.8
28.6
32.0
29.1
28.4
29.4
26.0
25.7
25.8

12.9
12.0
12.0
12.5
12.7
13.3
12.3
11.8
12.0

3.8
4.2
4.2
4.6
4.7
4.9
5.3
4.5
4.8

7.4
7.7
7.7
7.4
7.4
6.9
6.3
7.0
6.7

9.6
9.1
8.0
8.4
6.8
7.8
8.0
6.1
7.0

7.1
6.8
5.4
5.3
5.9
5.2
5.1
5.5
5.1

3.2
3.2
3.6
4.2
3.3
3.7
3.6
2.1
2.9

10.0
15.2
13.3
10.7
8.6
6.0
5.9
6.0
6.4

3.1
3.4
2.8
2.6
2.4
2.4
2.4
2.2
2.2

Brussels

Water-

Canta-

Honey-

Total

Head Leaf/romaine sprouts 2/
-- Pounds, farm weight --

melon

loup

dews

fresh

Arti-

Snap

Eggplant

chokes 2/

beans

2/

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

2.9
2.9
2.3
1.8
1.9
2.4
2.4
2.2
2.9
2.5

9.2
7.5
6.7
6.9
5.7
7.2
9.1
8.6
10.9
9.0

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

3.0
2.6
2.1
2.0
1.7
2.0
1.7
1.7
1.5
2.0

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 f

1.7
2.0
1.5
1.4
3.6
2.6
1.5
1.0
1.0

Garlic

Lettuce

Radishes

2/

--------12.9
11.8

16.8
17.5
16.3
14.7
16.8
16.4
16.8
15.4
15.6
11.4

10.0
16.3
12.2
9.9
13.0
7.2
15.9
7.9
10.7
16.4

7.7
8.3
7.9
9.0
8.1
8.2
9.5
8.0
6.1
6.1

---------6.2

4.7
5.7
5.7
3.6
5.9
6.6
8.1
8.0
7.7
7.2

2.1
2.1
2.5
2.6
1.9
1.4
1.9
1.5
1.7
2.5

4.5
4.4
4.5
5.4
4.6
4.7
4.5
4.6
4.6
3.2

6.4
4.6
6.9
4.1
3.4
3.9
3.4
4.9
5.3
4.7

6.8
7.7
6.3
6.7
6.5
5.9
6.6
6.3
6.1
6.1

12.0
12.1
10.7
9.5
8.1
9.5
10.2
13.6
14.3
12.0

13.1
13.1
14.0
13.4
11.9
13.7
11.1
11.0
9.3
10.8

12.8
15.4
15.4
13.9
15.0
16.4
16.8
14.7
14.3
17.1

15.8
14.5
13.9
13.4
13.2
11.2
11.5
13.8
10.2
6.6

5.4
7.0
6.7
6.8
6.2
6.0
6.7
5.7
6.2
5.3

12.2
13.1
14.0
14.9
13.0
12.7
12.5
12.3
13.4
12.4

5.2
5.4
5.3
4.3
5.1
5.0
7.2
7.7
6.7
6.6

2.8
3.1
5.3
5.5
5.8
5.6
5.4
6.0
5.8
6.4

3.3
3.3
5.1
4.9
4.9
4.7
4.4
4.5
4.7
4.6

8.8
10.0
7.8
9.2
10.2
9.2
8.2
6.2
5.7
6.3

6.7
7.4
7.7
7.5
8.0
7.7
7.4
7.3
7.4
7.4

10.7
8.3
8.0
8.1
12.9
12.7
8.9
7.9
9.5

9.3
8.8
10.0
9.7
8.6
7.3
6.9
7.4
7.0

13.9
13.2
14.8
19.8
13.5
12.6
11.5
13.0
12.1

7.7
7.1
6.2
5.4
5.7
6.6
5.0
4.4
4.2

5.3
5.5
6.2
6.6
7.1
6.7
5.7
5.4
5.6

13.4
14.6
14.5
11.9
14.6
13.4
9.3
9.0
9.2

6.1
8.9
8.3
5.7
5.6
4.9
5.7
5.8
6.4

7.0
5.5
8.3
8.9
10.0
7.8
5.9
5.5
5.9

4.7
4.4
4.7
4.5
5.2
5.3
4.9
5.0
5.1

6.8
8.0
7.0
5.7
6.1
6.9
6.8
6.7
6.8

7.6
7.5
7.6
7.5
7.5
7.4
6.6
6.2
6.5

-- = Not available. f = ERS forecast.
1/ Excludes potatoes, sweet potatoes, and mushrooms. 2/ Includes fresh and processing.
Source: Calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 21--Vegetables, fresh market: U.S. per capita utilization, 1979-2008 1/
Year
Asparagus

Broccoli

Carrots

Cauliflower

Celery
2/

Sweet
corn

Bell
peppers 2/

1979

0.3

1.2

5.9

1.1

7.1

6.5

2.9

11.4

12.4

8.1

0.4

3.8

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

0.3
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6

1.4
1.7
2.0
2.0
2.5
2.6
3.0
3.1
3.8
3.8

6.2
6.1
6.6
6.5
6.7
6.5
6.5
8.3
7.1
8.1

1.1
1.4
1.3
1.4
1.8
1.8
2.2
2.1
2.2
2.3

7.4
7.3
7.4
7.0
7.1
6.9
6.5
6.6
7.2
7.5

6.5
6.2
6.0
6.1
6.4
6.4
6.1
6.3
5.8
6.5

2.9
2.8
3.0
3.3
3.6
3.8
4.0
4.2
4.5
4.7

11.4
10.7
12.2
12.2
13.1
13.6
13.7
13.4
14.5
14.8

12.8
12.3
12.9
13.5
14.2
14.9
15.8
15.8
16.8
16.8

8.0
8.2
8.6
8.2
8.6
8.7
8.6
9.1
9.0
8.6

0.4
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6

3.9
4.0
4.2
4.5
4.7
4.4
4.6
5.1
4.8
4.8

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.9

3.4
3.0
3.4
3.3
4.4
4.3
4.5
5.0
5.0
6.2

8.3
7.7
8.3
10.8
12.7
11.2
12.4
14.1
9.5
9.3

2.2
2.0
1.8
2.1
2.0
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.5
1.8

7.2
6.7
7.3
7.3
7.2
6.9
7.0
6.5
6.5
6.5

6.7
5.9
6.9
7.0
8.2
7.8
8.3
8.3
9.3
9.1

4.5
5.1
5.6
6.1
6.4
6.2
7.1
6.4
6.4
6.7

15.1
15.7
16.1
17.2
16.9
17.8
18.3
18.8
18.4
18.5

15.5
15.4
15.4
16.3
16.2
16.8
17.4
17.3
18.5
19.1

8.3
8.2
8.7
9.3
9.1
8.1
8.3
9.0
8.4
7.6

0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.8
0.7
0.6
1.1
1.0
1.0

4.7
4.6
4.9
5.2
5.4
5.6
5.9
6.4
6.5
6.7

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 f

1.0
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1

5.9
5.4
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.6
6.2
6.0
6.1

9.2
9.4
8.4
8.8
8.8
8.8
8.7
9.0
8.6

1.7
1.5
1.4
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.7
1.7
1.8

6.3
6.4
6.3
6.3
6.2
5.9
6.1
6.4
6.4

9.0
9.2
9.0
9.5
9.2
8.9
8.6
9.1
9.0

7.0
6.8
6.7
6.9
7.0
7.1
7.0
6.8
6.8

18.9
18.5
19.3
19.5
21.6
21.1
19.8
21.7
19.6

19.0
19.2
20.3
19.5
20.0
20.2
19.9
20.3
20.1

8.9
8.8
8.3
7.6
8.3
8.1
8.2
8.6
8.6

1.4
1.1
1.4
1.8
2.0
2.5
2.0
2.0
2.0

6.4
6.3
6.6
6.2
6.5
6.3
6.4
6.3
6.4

Artichokes 2/

Snap
beans

Watermelon

Cantaloup

Honeydews

All
others 4/

Total

1979

0.6

1.3

0.5

0.5

0.9

25.1

--

11.4

6.1

1.6

3.2

112.4

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

0.6
0.8
0.8
0.7
1.0
1.0
0.9
1.0
0.9
1.0

1.3
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.2

0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4

0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.3

0.9
0.7
0.8
1.0
0.8
1.1
0.8
1.2
1.1
1.0

25.6
24.9
24.9
22.4
24.9
23.7
21.9
25.7
27.0
28.7

-----3.3
2.4
2.5
3.2
3.6

10.7
11.7
12.5
11.3
14.4
13.5
12.8
13.0
13.5
13.6

5.8
6.1
7.7
6.5
7.7
8.5
9.4
9.1
7.9
10.4

1.4
1.5
1.8
1.8
1.8
2.1
2.4
2.2
2.4
2.5

3.2
3.2
3.3
3.5
3.4
3.5
3.5
3.6
3.9
4.5

112.8
112.6
119.1
114.9
125.8
129.7
128.5
135.5
138.8
146.3

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

0.9
0.8
0.9
0.9
1.3
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.2
1.3

1.1
1.1
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.6
1.5
1.3
1.6
1.9

0.4
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.7

0.2
0.2
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2

1.3
1.5
1.5
1.7
1.8
1.8
2.3
2.0
2.6
3.3

27.7
26.0
25.8
24.4
25.0
22.2
21.6
23.9
22.3
24.9

3.8
4.0
4.7
5.0
5.7
5.9
5.8
6.6
6.6
7.6

13.3
12.7
14.7
14.2
15.0
15.2
16.6
15.5
14.3
15.2

9.2
8.6
8.5
8.6
8.4
9.0
10.3
10.5
10.6
11.4

2.1
1.9
2.1
1.7
2.0
1.9
2.0
2.2
2.3
2.5

4.8
4.8
4.9
5.1
5.0
5.0
4.8
4.9
5.2
5.1

142.0
137.7
145.1
149.8
156.4
151.9
158.9
164.3
159.6
167.2

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 f

1.2
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.6
1.5
1.5

2.0
2.2
2.1
2.0
1.9
1.8
2.1
2.2
2.1

0.8
0.8
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.9
1.0
0.9
0.9

0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.3

2.2
2.4
2.5
2.8
2.6
2.4
2.8
3.0
3.0

23.5
23.0
22.5
22.2
21.3
21.1
20.2
20.2
20.1

8.4
8.0
9.6
11.1
9.7
10.6
15.0
15.1
15.3

13.8
15.0
14.0
13.5
13.0
14.0
15.9
16.2
16.3

11.1
11.2
11.1
10.8
10.0
9.8
9.6
9.9
9.8

2.3
2.0
2.2
2.2
2.2
2.1
2.1
2.0
2.0

12.3
11.3
11.5
11.2
12.4
12.8
12.7
12.5
12.7

172.6
170.9
172.1
172.4
173.4
174.3
179.1
182.8
180.5

Onions

Tomatoes
3/
Cabbage

Spinach Cucumbers

-- Pounds, farm weight --

Eggplant Escarole/
2/
endive

Garlic
2/

Lettuce
Head Leaf/romaine
-- Pounds, farm weight --

-- = Not available. f = ERS forecast.
1/ Excludes potatoes, sweet potatoes, and mushrooms. 2/ Includes fresh and processing. 3/ After 1996, includes an ERS estimate of
domestically-produced hothouse tomatoes. Hothouse tomato imports are included in all years. 4/ Includes radishes, Brussels
sprouts, squash, green lima beans, and okra. Green lima beans included since 1992; okra since 1990. Beginning with 2000, also includes collards, kale
mustard greens, turnip greens, okra, and pumpkins.
Source: Calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 22--Asparagus, fresh market: U.S. monthly and season-average f.o.b. shipping-point price, 1979-2008 1/
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Season
average

-- Dollars per cwt -1979

123.00

123.00

60.30

54.70

63.70

71.60

80.00

--

--

--

--

--

64.40

1980
1981
1982 2/
1983 2/
1984 2/
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

120.00
120.00
159.00
--213.00
112.00
110.00
120.00
140.00

61.10
106.00
130.00
--151.00
92.80
105.00
120.00
131.00

64.20
71.40
84.90
--101.00
69.40
69.90
76.50
84.30

47.80
63.00
84.90
--76.30
67.10
61.40
65.30
52.50

53.30
63.10
---61.70
61.30
53.50
56.30
55.90

61.40
68.80
---71.70
74.60
64.00
65.50
79.30

65.00
54.40
---45.10
---80.00

-----------

-----------

-----------

-----------

-----------

58.10
70.50
--73.70
79.30
70.60
65.60
70.50
68.20

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

120.00
110.00
191.00
121.00
135.00
150.00
84.50
161.00
179.00
141.00

105.00
89.10
123.00
113.00
141.00
118.00
84.50
140.00
158.00
119.00

75.90
95.10
79.00
80.70
97.60
93.60
87.90
116.00
144.00
178.00

56.20
71.30
87.80
107.00
88.50
160.00
87.30
109.00
130.00
124.00

64.90
65.10
77.80
78.70
92.90
93.20
95.40
97.50
105.00
112.00

69.70
92.30
99.70
106.00
97.00
103.00
108.00
109.00
115.00
119.00

79.90
65.00
93.00
122.00
143.00
105.00
108.00
101.00
126.00
141.00

112.00
-178.00
171.00
144.00
---211.00
--

--189.00
176.00
196.00
---199.00
--

----185.00
-146.00
-151.00
-------152.00 148.00
---

-----------

68.60
78.90
92.00
95.70
100.00
113.00
92.90
108.00
124.00
131.00

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 p

147.00
219.00
218.00
98.90
------

99.70
256.00
162.00
96.30
171.00
-122.00
---

98.60
147.00
119.00
104.00
76.50
88.60
133.00
107.00
88.40

136.00
146.00
99.60
130.00
81.70
103.00
110.00
106.00
74.70

121.00
114.00
112.00
85.60
74.30
68.70
72.70
91.90

112.00
117.00
107.00
68.10
64.60
73.50
94.10
87.70

141.00
176.00
146.00
189.00
146.00
143.00
105.00
--

205.00
145.00
-132.00
138.00
150.00
162.00
--

---166.00
129.00
162.00
122.00
--

--137.00 129.00
--145.00 128.00
127.00
-162.00
-127.00
----

---------

117.00
140.00
110.00
105.00
81.30
87.40
88.90
99.10

-- = Not available. p = Preliminary. Note: Dollars per cwt (hundredweight) is equivalent to cents per pound.
1/ Monthly prices are averages received at the f.o.b. shipping point through 2005. Thereafter, prices are measured at the point of first sale. The season average
is the weighted average price received by producers at the point of first sale. 2/ Discontinued from May 1982 through December 1984
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Agricultural Prices.

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Table 23--Asparagus, fresh market: U.S. monthly and annual imports, 1979-2008 1/
Year
1979

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June
July
Aug.
-- 1,000 pounds --

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Annual

2

713

3,930

627

0

0

3

164

495

510

238

20

6,702

443
1,701
269
0
517
0
2,340
1,422
1,587
1,805

3,000
1,843
1,055
0
1,761
0
6,515
5,082
8,868
6,752

1,990
2,701
5,393
0
2,977
0
3,245
8,585
8,997
9,969

241
621
4,778
0
3,014
0
329
582
641
1,135

87
218
245
0
155
0
193
16
53
91

4
3
5
0
58
7
28
201
710
141

6
6
2
0
8
127
892
2,116
2,651
2,852

125
362
754
0
422
968
2,031
2,361
2,017
2,619

612
666
1,256
0
1,200
1,652
2,145
1,847
1,521
2,027

390
391
1,283
0
1,660
1,457
1,557
1,985
1,351
2,241

308
216
892
0
1,627
1,490
1,761
2,388
2,701
2,756

34
33
201
0
770
1,572
1,825
1,034
1,546
2,097

7,240
8,761
16,133
0
14,169
7,273
22,861
27,619
32,643
34,485

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

4,624
5,638
6,611
8,107
6,840
9,291
5,135
10,674
10,590
15,293

7,444
14,440
15,895
16,915
8,393
15,352
11,516
10,157
17,412
21,736

13,486
13,280
12,573
13,110
13,193
12,015
10,169
11,483
16,501
21,604

889
1,881
1,721
2,480
1,748
1,991
2,628
1,630
3,846
4,389

8
8
16
17
77
490
370
582
596
556

353
118
636
917
434
2,122
2,546
2,014
2,805
1,264

2,766
2,280
3,350
5,135
4,819
5,340
5,886
8,274
8,163
8,126

2,363
2,355
3,063
3,775
4,983
5,146
6,328
8,717
7,281
11,006

2,510
2,356
2,053
3,567
5,319
5,591
7,121
7,451
8,104
11,848

2,844
3,538
3,470
5,012
6,495
7,289
8,627
9,795
13,400
17,693

3,590
3,620
4,255
5,307
7,005
7,635
8,485
10,631
11,304
15,574

2,902
2,925
4,065
4,968
5,511
6,864
7,323
7,235
9,843
13,216

43,779
52,439
57,708
69,310
64,817
79,126
76,134
88,643
109,845
142,305

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

14,747
14,879
12,932
23,497
21,464
31,386
27,591
21,272
30,086

25,535
16,059
18,967
29,946
20,282
34,654
32,605
39,044
44,709

17,042
19,859
25,151
18,328
21,746
20,965
29,812
39,792
42,104

4,988
3,309
3,554
6,111
3,566
5,534
11,598
7,472

1,319
1,432
1,983
3,431
4,507
4,176
4,115
6,143

5,605
7,060
7,459
8,567
11,697
13,155
15,730
16,234

12,416
13,958
15,343
18,855
17,918
19,261
20,791
21,247

12,256
14,531
16,456
16,861
17,654
17,452
20,106
19,526

14,003
16,504
18,098
18,440
21,352
20,488
25,943
22,546

16,919
18,735
20,365
23,626
22,472
23,328
27,752
28,688

16,899
16,650
21,687
24,620
20,767
24,644
25,869
29,814

17,651
13,861
18,258
20,340
20,294
23,757
23,341
21,694

159,379
156,836
180,253
212,623
203,718
238,800
265,253
273,472

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989 1/

1/ Import data beginning in January 1989 are reported under the harmonized tariff schedule (HS), U.S. Dept. of Commerce.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data provided by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

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Table 24--Broccoli, fresh market: U.S. monthly and season-average f.o.b. shipping-point price, 1979-2008 1/
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Season
average

-- Dollars per cwt -1979

21.90

27.50

22.50

22.80

17.50

19.80

19.40

22.30

22.80

22.00

22.90

24.10

22.20

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

24.30
24.50
42.90
25.40
26.50
25.30
18.40
31.90
35.10
21.70

28.60
26.60
29.50
21.10
27.80
24.60
24.50
17.70
15.60
14.10

26.50
26.20
24.00
35.70
27.90
33.00
23.60
23.60
31.10
16.70

25.20
24.90
29.30
39.80
19.40
21.30
28.00
18.40
14.40
21.20

23.30
24.70
19.00
28.20
17.60
16.40
21.20
17.30
13.10
15.40

20.80
23.70
22.70
26.50
19.60
16.70
19.90
18.00
16.60
12.50

18.80
24.70
23.60
19.80
18.10
24.40
19.70
17.00
19.60
20.60

19.10
24.10
21.40
20.80
24.00
21.20
18.50
16.50
38.90
17.90

20.90
28.40
20.20
26.70
23.00
25.60
22.10
17.50
37.20
25.20

21.90
26.80
22.50
27.30
35.00
24.50
19.50
19.60
27.20
25.80

23.10
24.60
25.10
26.00
29.70
29.70
19.90
28.80
21.30
23.20

24.60
28.90
24.60
27.50
24.40
28.90
22.90
34.40
32.80
34.30

23.50
26.30
26.70
28.20
25.10
24.20
21.90
21.90
24.00
21.00

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

14.60
19.50
17.50
32.60
23.50
24.70
34.60
36.80
34.90
27.70

18.10
13.60
14.30
28.10
21.40
34.30
22.00
27.80
27.10
20.10

14.00
49.80
27.60
28.60
19.50
54.40
30.90
25.90
31.70
23.20

13.10
23.00
16.70
23.70
21.80
34.00
25.20
24.20
40.50
20.20

17.30
16.70
22.00
22.30
27.10
26.50
28.20
23.10
27.10
18.60

13.00
14.10
26.30
26.80
21.10
27.30
30.60
30.30
29.60
23.10

22.50
15.70
23.60
24.50
21.60
19.50
24.10
27.50
23.30
18.70

26.10
21.00
27.40
20.00
18.50
31.30
24.10
23.30
27.60
27.40

31.70
23.10
24.00
36.60
38.60
27.70
23.90
31.20
29.20
29.30

37.00
23.30
24.70
22.40
37.00
23.60
24.30
40.70
32.80
23.00

41.70
28.40
30.50
24.20
57.70
20.80
31.10
27.00
25.80
21.60

38.20
29.40
32.80
30.00
46.00
26.90
28.60
30.20
31.20
39.20

22.30
22.00
23.50
26.60
27.50
29.30
27.10
29.10
30.20
24.10

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 p

22.60
22.70
57.00
25.80
33.60
22.60
32.50
69.80
47.30

20.10
32.30
44.30
29.10
28.50
33.30
23.80
25.40
22.90

27.40
24.70
33.70
28.10
21.60
42.60
27.60
27.60
30.60

23.20
26.90
24.00
27.10
24.00
39.80
32.40
36.90
45.60

44.30
25.50
20.80
29.70
27.20
22.40
29.00
26.70

30.00
27.00
28.40
24.60
28.70
39.70
51.10
24.80

31.50
23.60
27.00
27.00
24.20
22.40
26.20
28.80

25.20
27.10
29.60
29.80
29.70
30.50
56.90
38.20

27.70
22.90
40.60
49.10
57.00
27.70
39.40
41.80

34.10
24.20
24.00
38.90
43.90
22.40
24.60
61.00

56.00
21.40
31.80
42.60
43.70
20.40
27.40
38.10

34.10
56.10
25.60
52.60
38.50
34.10
52.80
40.70

31.20
26.50
31.40
32.70
33.20
28.50
33.70
36.70

p = Preliminary.
1/ Monthly prices are averages received at the f.o.b. shipping point through 2005. Thereafter, prices are measured at the point of first sale. The season average
is the weighted average price received by producers at the point of first sale.
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Agricultural Prices.

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Table 25--Broccoli, fresh market: U.S. monthly and annual imports, 1989-2008 1/
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

6,608

4,543

2,255

1,065

748

248

1,888

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

4,007
7,312
5,450
6,380
3,486
3,401
7,211
8,648
12,284
11,815

3,246
2,648
5,104
3,842
2,134
6,057
8,779
9,843
10,653
16,085

2,082
2,615
2,796
4,302
2,318
7,403
5,535
6,718
9,636
13,654

2,171
2,014
533
2,641
649
3,465
6,303
5,469
5,005
7,503

115
96
20
1,121
386
740
2,888
1,733
3,328
730

11
196
0
151
34
593
1,037
1,175
2,018
1,701

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

14,819
13,573
19,025
20,180
22,004
17,560
24,377
36,992
28,491

10,019
16,592
26,224
16,800
16,015
25,256
24,803
19,134
27,871

13,241
15,072
14,847
15,668
18,426
23,816
19,472
19,234
19,225

5,700
8,716
8,804
8,918
7,329
20,108
15,483
11,920

1,505
2,647
1,390
1,547
3,455
4,866
6,035
6,373

1,260
3,430
2,352
1,777
2,224
6,407
8,097
4,796

1989 1/

May

June
July
Aug.
-- 1,000 pounds --

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Annual

2,486

2,685

992

1,305

2,957

27,780

181
278
669
1,228
334
966
1,047
1,356
1,918
2,680

1,402
877
1,611
1,405
384
5,293
1,759
1,814
3,616
5,813

3,338
950
888
3,597
3,093
3,550
5,022
7,670
6,216
8,864

448
307
599
2,056
3,277
2,832
3,321
9,000
8,913
9,325

851
788
1,714
3,258
2,127
3,820
4,331
8,141
7,528
8,891

3,417
2,047
1,342
1,823
4,547
4,611
6,400
9,158
9,347
13,315

21,269
20,128
20,726
31,804
22,769
42,731
53,633
70,725
80,462
100,376

3,090
3,430
2,293
3,894
3,164
5,921
6,384
3,337

5,904
6,848
6,648
4,802
5,168
8,434
10,077
8,980

12,179
8,017
9,996
12,192
15,182
17,254
14,910
12,085

12,863
8,789
13,428
10,681
16,754
17,840
14,428
20,068

16,086
8,560
8,269
10,410
14,812
15,792
12,207
17,382

13,846
18,405
12,010
10,883
17,063
20,372
17,764
24,078

110,512
114,079
125,286
117,752
141,596
183,626
174,037
184,378

1/ Import data beginning in January 1989 are reported under the harmonized tariff schedule (HS), U.S. Dept. of Commerce.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data provided by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

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Table 26--Cantaloup, fresh market: U.S. monthly and season-average f.o.b. shipping-point price, 1995-2008 1/
May

June
July
Aug.
-- Dollars per cwt --

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Season
average

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

------

------

------

------

19.50
17.50
20.40
30.70
25.70

20.00
23.40
17.60
15.80
15.10

15.90
12.00
14.40
16.20
13.10

-11.30
15.00
11.80
13.50

-21.70
22.00
15.50
15.90

-24.00
25.30
19.70
17.20

22.40
23.10
22.10
13.50
19.60

--15.00
18.90
28.70

18.20
18.20
18.00
18.30
17.00

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 p

----------

----------

----------

----------

16.60
27.10
25.00
24.30
15.30
22.60
29.20
28.20

17.90
14.60
12.90
14.40
12.10
18.10
18.40
12.60

15.90
18.80
17.00
16.40
11.00
13.80
16.00
12.00

12.30
22.00
16.10
15.70
14.30
10.70
20.70
13.30

19.00
13.50
14.80
14.20
15.50
14.90
10.40
13.10

26.10
15.60
19.40
17.10
14.80
14.40
16.10
30.50

25.00
19.40
14.60
26.70
18.30
15.60
28.20
38.50

35.10
23.70
20.00
19.80
33.80
----

17.10
19.00
17.70
16.80
14.70
15.90
17.20
14.80

p = Preliminary. -- = not available.
1/ Monthly prices are averages received at the f.o.b. shipping point through 2005. Thereafter, prices are measured at the point of first sale. The season average
is the weighted average price received by producers at the point of first sale. Data collection resumed in 1995 after estimates had been eliminated in 1981.
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Agricultural Prices.

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Table 27--Melons: U.S. monthly and annual imports, 1980-2008 1/
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June
July
Aug.
-- 1,000 pounds --

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Annual

Cantaloup:
1990
81,610
1991
44,280
1992
59,206
1993
59,823
1994
64,405
1995
51,583
1996
93,523
1997
101,099
1998
106,839
1999
90,086

64,977
86,380
45,284
58,663
59,985
80,891
70,578
103,413
96,304
169,940

75,525
101,553
55,482
74,099
93,802
117,148
114,719
188,393
180,168
210,198

131,854
154,824
104,369
120,862
138,053
160,896
231,911
226,064
238,282
240,102

80,376
76,159
110,371
59,115
51,917
65,880
89,265
111,669
163,256
172,098

24,034
37,436
17,329
7,123
9,526
21,684
19,480
16,486
23,748
37,430

5,486
9,854
307
427
0
1,457
2,520
4,283
2,758
0

1,061
119
51
36
0
293
103
1,704
0
406

54
0
17
0
0
140
878
2,337
29
568

2,323
4,244
8,122
2,405
5,116
5,235
12,451
17,716
9,090
7,347

24,283
41,476
42,862
26,448
50,932
40,273
34,288
46,822
55,072
64,749

38,672
46,158
38,467
49,139
50,162
67,643
71,069
101,646
63,027
115,142

530,255
602,482
481,867
458,140
523,899
613,124
740,784
921,631
938,571
1,108,065

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

162,327
211,422
169,771
195,024
147,747
150,682
145,650
148,766
122,121

156,839
141,465
151,518
148,485
115,232
140,400
119,614
141,743
159,272

239,511
161,200
227,472
224,006
224,063
211,918
189,146
221,310
216,334

273,024
256,666
323,333
279,269
225,560
220,417
240,684
236,472

103,445
101,686
81,453
53,564
69,886
87,271
104,881
81,309

1,771
250
572
0
2
34
399
0

139
74
62
51
0
0
116
1

350
3,793
280
1,064
283
2,490
2,290
1,093

175
196
235
384
504
179
241
251

7,680
352
563
757
401
1,260
6,140
1,919

56,823
69,203
43,195
44,340
28,954
29,354
35,901
40,912

117,075
123,828
110,130
132,289
98,162
107,971
117,697
138,480

1,119,157
1,070,135
1,108,585
1,079,234
910,795
951,976
962,759
1,012,256

Watermelon:
1990
18,803
1991
18,425
1992
21,694
1993
16,763
1994
19,759
1995
23,602
1996
31,225
1997
34,136
1998
29,611
1999
26,879

17,863
24,637
13,281
31,892
22,205
32,120
42,941
38,141
41,323
46,423

50,982
42,446
41,105
42,917
44,383
70,426
91,601
77,582
77,674
69,831

51,530
48,088
62,216
68,857
118,557
115,348
170,239
179,439
140,691
133,644

74,262
53,590
50,321
30,463
20,016
20,777
39,330
84,595
98,353
99,424

8,274
25,025
7,357
3,061
9,785
9,491
7,514
8,150
22,825
13,848

1,435
2,206
191
342
460
1,175
147
223
453
22

1,025
0
0
0
0
495
5
0
0
42

320
2
174
0
0
400
49
1,004
0
40

430
5,339
686
653
1,448
7,154
17,946
11,848
16,906
25,091

500
2,171
2,054
3,206
8,298
21,030
24,075
30,740
26,730
36,235

3,186
9,005
12,342
18,076
26,267
34,348
30,198
38,352
29,638
30,179

228,611
230,933
211,421
216,229
271,179
336,367
455,271
504,210
484,203
481,659

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

37,569
28,534
32,117
39,867
38,633
44,376
54,600
59,101
56,934

50,606
40,051
44,654
36,728
24,149
51,942
55,917
54,186
80,780

89,457
69,721
70,360
68,085
57,670
82,172
98,359
91,437
135,760

141,342
122,539
139,640
132,145
133,795
171,790
193,608
178,887

53,170
144,438
87,160
95,206
165,053
156,670
200,983
300,007

1,756
3,879
8,413
22,394
14,373
45,203
61,158
49,380

0
48
41
1,080
575
904
3,873
986

0
5
169
308
854
1,399
5,441
2,828

56
110
0
71
2,474
605
1,738
2,352

10,975
11,605
10,104
17,028
23,974
18,955
42,618
40,443

30,363
30,114
32,850
49,993
49,501
47,160
60,078
65,752

30,664
32,500
25,836
26,340
35,821
38,597
52,152
57,354

445,957
483,544
451,343
489,245
546,872
659,773
830,523
902,713

All melons: 1/
1980
17,155
1981
13,050
1982
21,939
1983
16,822
1984
20,204
1985
35,825
1986
61,436
1987
62,218
1988
76,235
1989 2/ 117,819

37,011
17,412
40,197
32,080
38,621
76,248
48,718
91,549
78,417
120,401

58,887
56,835
105,464
67,414
109,040
95,485
103,492
102,640
137,379
200,432

102,032
90,539
150,536
59,719
172,338
139,817
183,137
139,299
174,053
287,791

177,658
107,228
159,816
175,613
203,003
123,556
189,859
178,949
166,195
232,193

23,013
23,261
74,560
66,977
57,358
51,018
22,947
108,351
29,323
23,334

2,674
4,209
2,417
19,312
9,994
11,357
9,550
4,921
5,268
7,167

511
445
551
2,615
1,708
714
1,059
588
596
104

194
0
1,547
44
638
212
39
102
33
356

100
0
78
2
13
201
1,334
552
1,450
878

243
79
1,913
287
1,570
2,735
8,281
18,011
23,360
19,711

1,191
2,654
9,822
1,161
13,192
22,870
29,403
62,090
51,633
59,133

420,669
315,712
568,842
442,044
627,679
560,038
659,255
769,270
743,942
1,069,320

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

125,799
90,093
110,678
111,821
117,185
103,200
158,430
171,120
185,917
161,403

108,335
148,894
87,061
120,296
112,729
144,582
144,881
183,249
182,028
285,202

162,285
188,703
133,351
173,748
192,446
252,011
247,609
337,058
350,792
345,672

229,545
260,627
203,194
239,315
301,168
325,227
462,327
478,454
470,769
461,946

179,151
164,496
195,822
108,676
90,291
109,152
160,127
240,528
299,058
306,346

37,263
79,307
39,119
23,393
35,381
41,415
39,727
36,002
68,972
81,334

7,940
18,069
945
2,189
1,310
7,116
4,510
6,246
8,322
6,007

2,164
249
51
74
38
905
176
1,710
152
518

409
36
338
101
60
591
1,065
3,505
114
1,525

4,599
16,862
14,911
9,421
16,133
20,941
38,689
44,443
33,214
42,077

36,086
64,076
64,921
49,016
80,395
84,403
76,795
100,242
104,854
132,431

66,548
91,383
71,984
97,209
103,784
133,998
144,056
186,129
136,682
206,357

960,122
1,122,795
922,374
935,258
1,050,919
1,223,541
1,478,392
1,788,686
1,840,874
2,030,818

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

249,099
294,984
249,713
292,528
241,737
243,461
260,455
249,335
231,225

257,914
225,098
242,318
230,507
176,576
240,715
218,922
239,516
285,376

395,363
289,933
358,810
367,520
355,991
361,350
370,082
390,262
413,947

493,244
454,051
552,060
476,332
429,808
455,240
498,830
475,003

191,151
282,890
205,882
178,608
282,008
294,796
355,970
434,930

11,774
14,110
20,016
31,557
26,063
56,263
79,077
67,366

734
2,324
4,064
4,784
1,091
6,608
7,301
2,680

483
4,126
1,000
1,541
1,169
4,152
8,123
4,247

1,314
1,060
946
598
3,122
920
2,128
2,891

31,411
18,502
20,184
25,526
37,066
35,738
67,493
64,193

127,661
128,246
108,650
128,337
109,312
110,836
131,432
158,657

208,681
200,467
187,449
209,626
178,558
200,935
219,142
251,186

1,968,829
1,915,790
1,951,091
1,947,464
1,842,501
2,011,016
2,218,957
2,340,266

1/ Includes cantaloup, watermelon, and all other melons. 2/ Data beginning January 1989 reported under the harmonized tariff schedule (HS), U.S. Dept. of Commerce.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data provided by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

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Table 28--Melons: U.S. monthly and annual exports, 1989-2008 1/
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June
July
Aug.
-- 1,000 pounds --

Sep.

Cantaloup:
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

2,693
1,385
2,033
3,030
3,045
1,824
3,755
4,333
3,236
3,203

2,718
2,996
2,486
2,242
2,602
3,633
3,346
3,839
3,045
5,588

2,255
2,509
1,926
3,805
2,867
3,191
4,061
5,087
5,561
7,040

3,234
3,678
3,155
4,303
3,868
5,047
4,787
4,076
5,323
5,803

7,899
7,059
14,647
10,541
8,011
11,206
14,404
13,873
11,845
13,056

13,554
14,639
24,034
21,984
20,372
18,596
19,733
22,611
24,298
24,517

14,249
11,174
23,330
18,732
21,155
22,298
27,449
27,696
21,980
23,093

10,266
7,560
16,448
18,519
17,238
18,304
15,931
16,082
19,189
20,500

7,698
11,182
11,920
16,875
15,835
13,689
13,323
10,741
18,112
19,978

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

6,431
6,913
2,623
1,911
2,355
1,797
1,567
1,034
2,067

5,893
4,257
1,300
2,076
1,194
1,971
885
1,005
1,428

8,087
4,380
1,712
2,097
1,644
1,415
1,106
1,784
1,899

8,093
5,133
2,368
1,957
1,789
1,365
1,171
1,868

17,084
13,568
10,267
13,399
16,129
10,900
6,911
9,560

21,129
22,592
30,614
26,978
27,870
30,590
30,302
32,877

26,836
29,012
30,485
29,039
31,465
31,786
30,503
26,741

21,000
17,090
20,838
17,942
18,964
22,609
14,943
21,701

Watermelon:
1990
1,032
1991
1,144
1992
1,698
1993
1,719
1994
1,564
1995
2,107
1996
1,959
1997
1,964
1998
2,109
1999
2,449

1,436
1,907
938
1,732
1,693
1,905
1,723
1,701
2,878
2,778

2,319
2,302
2,372
3,223
2,122
2,961
3,417
2,745
2,760
3,559

5,414
2,896
3,409
3,595
8,287
5,340
7,904
8,946
4,557
12,757

17,316
20,966
33,285
31,860
42,213
40,883
30,789
46,347
34,733
49,603

24,039
28,494
63,609
59,939
66,592
82,328
75,311
73,641
64,167
74,359

21,800
23,529
58,950
63,940
66,686
58,013
73,102
69,583
70,564
84,835

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

2,933
3,020
2,750
2,737
2,353
3,704
3,170
2,841
5,155

4,039
2,323
2,218
2,955
2,154
3,031
2,260
1,876
3,673

5,884
2,988
3,181
3,901
1,794
2,575
3,587
2,323
4,929

12,052
6,257
9,244
6,198
11,863
5,482
11,646
7,432

54,282
35,873
54,773
55,927
78,322
45,401
43,971
41,994

73,352
68,843
95,234
99,568
112,366
73,859
71,718
78,033

All melons: 1/
1989 2/
4,662

4,960

7,642

9,671

27,559

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Annual

8,038
8,119
9,853
10,177
11,188
9,041
10,099
10,396
13,945
15,445

4,365
2,545
3,895
4,491
4,111
8,191
6,241
8,843
12,498
10,151

1,862
2,852
2,170
1,458
2,435
3,049
3,705
6,868
4,926
5,497

78,831
75,698
115,899
116,157
112,727
118,070
126,834
134,445
143,959
153,869

15,874
16,265
24,014
21,132
21,473
24,147
24,789
23,887

11,903
14,744
16,704
17,336
22,987
21,620
21,497
20,534

7,856
8,901
11,747
10,757
12,700
12,063
11,195
13,188

5,329
3,172
3,431
2,660
2,129
1,954
1,549
3,604

155,517
146,027
156,105
147,284
160,700
162,215
146,419
157,783

11,948
12,064
32,951
34,858
35,941
32,382
41,917
43,966
37,916
40,815

4,376
3,635
7,437
7,863
7,578
6,305
10,456
7,349
13,189
12,297

1,571
1,961
3,026
3,488
4,739
3,533
3,534
3,828
4,959
3,884

1,467
1,220
2,331
1,775
2,431
825
2,604
3,023
3,692
2,164

1,644
1,667
2,126
1,392
2,556
2,663
2,544
5,797
3,266
2,719

94,360
101,785
212,132
215,385
242,401
239,243
255,260
268,889
244,789
292,218

74,474
67,419
102,437
110,469
128,935
110,569
81,311
71,571

42,369
38,542
52,661
70,146
57,480
58,497
46,329
42,055

10,401
9,452
18,427
14,853
11,631
23,678
13,567
14,348

5,366
5,676
11,749
8,631
5,995
14,030
8,629
9,719

4,492
4,261
5,605
5,056
5,516
6,187
6,769
7,557

3,627
4,785
6,209
3,213
5,587
2,846
4,433
5,680

293,271
249,438
364,487
383,655
423,994
349,861
297,390
285,429

39,604

44,870

38,895

21,125

13,992

10,780

3,979

227,739

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

5,875
6,106
5,631
7,066
8,528
6,088
8,339
10,005
7,634
7,854

5,269
8,220
5,458
6,050
7,043
8,357
7,411
8,648
7,567
12,556

6,525
8,567
6,417
9,834
7,603
9,213
10,232
11,209
11,283
14,339

11,180
10,009
9,115
11,335
16,253
14,050
15,596
17,115
13,567
22,097

28,847
32,967
52,593
48,037
55,035
58,184
49,672
65,351
51,885
67,551

44,014
47,990
96,413
88,031
94,979
108,512
104,803
105,046
96,109
107,131

47,530
45,999
98,975
98,082
107,861
96,324
123,029
118,003
100,792
122,834

43,965
44,396
69,889
84,737
92,538
83,739
86,987
77,419
75,633
81,911

29,078
35,604
39,211
42,165
55,861
42,715
41,702
27,282
49,661
47,292

18,751
17,450
21,229
21,508
22,389
20,291
20,607
19,088
28,712
25,360

11,925
8,951
10,230
9,831
12,356
15,573
14,235
16,791
21,995
17,954

6,862
7,160
6,352
4,897
7,396
8,596
9,396
15,721
11,541
13,095

259,821
273,419
421,513
431,575
487,841
471,644
492,009
491,677
476,379
539,974

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

13,547
16,193
9,422
7,816
6,716
7,557
6,892
5,446
8,519

13,602
9,404
5,948
8,256
4,832
6,269
4,886
4,304
6,168

17,749
13,037
7,841
9,092
5,385
5,916
6,496
6,197
8,483

25,991
17,171
17,152
10,782
17,199
8,850
15,023
10,896

80,529
59,011
70,458
74,580
100,053
60,258
55,820
56,683

105,290
107,767
136,101
134,562
149,762
114,659
114,088
123,694

116,526
116,004
149,923
153,186
177,962
159,818
129,851
114,457

83,210
74,948
94,291
103,950
92,418
103,764
80,113
83,304

40,196
43,456
64,225
53,826
50,733
67,769
59,561
59,415

29,055
30,028
36,376
35,844
42,223
48,715
44,798
39,642

18,576
20,662
23,604
20,421
24,116
23,966
22,935
26,260

12,781
13,239
12,876
8,300
10,110
8,230
8,305
12,132

557,055
520,918
628,217
620,615
681,510
615,770
548,770
542,430

1/ Includes cantaloup, watermelon, and all other melons. 2/ Data beginning January 1989 reported under the harmonized tariff schedule (HS), U.S. Dept. of Commerce.
Canadian data for 1989 was adjusted due to a known undercount using U.S. melon imports as reported by Statistics Canada.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data provided by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau and Statistics Canada.

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Table 29--Carrots, fresh market: U.S. monthly and season-average f.o.b. shipping-point price, 1979-2008 1/
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June
July
Aug.
-- Dollars per cwt --

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Season
average

1979

12.30

12.30

11.10

9.92

11.10

10.80

11.10

11.20

10.30

10.40

9.39

8.82

10.60

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

8.65
12.90
13.00
12.20
14.20
13.50
12.50
14.00
15.80
12.20

8.63
12.90
14.00
12.40
17.30
12.80
11.60
11.10
11.40
13.00

7.54
10.70
13.10
10.90
16.40
11.00
11.30
11.00
10.10
12.70

9.07
10.00
13.60
9.72
16.70
10.70
11.30
9.03
10.80
15.10

9.79
14.00
11.50
10.80
13.00
10.80
13.30
10.30
13.40
18.20

10.80
10.70
10.30
11.20
13.00
9.99
13.60
12.30
14.70
18.60

12.50
12.40
9.95
15.80
12.30
11.00
13.30
10.00
14.90
20.40

12.80
12.90
10.30
16.80
14.20
12.90
16.10
8.45
16.60
11.00

14.30
12.70
10.70
15.50
14.40
12.40
14.10
9.30
15.90
10.30

14.70
12.70
9.76
14.40
12.70
12.80
14.80
9.60
13.40
10.20

14.50
13.00
9.79
14.30
13.20
12.50
12.70
9.01
10.70
9.13

16.00
13.40
11.70
14.40
13.50
13.60
12.50
12.70
12.90
10.60

11.30
12.30
11.90
12.70
14.40
11.90
13.30
10.80
13.30
13.60

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

11.70
21.00
19.00
18.00
10.70
19.20
12.60
15.00
14.00
16.10

12.80
13.70
17.10
13.20
10.40
16.90
13.80
14.70
13.00
19.60

14.20
16.30
13.20
11.20
11.50
18.70
15.90
13.40
13.00
21.50

9.75
13.80
12.80
12.70
10.30
19.40
15.70
12.60
12.60
26.50

7.99
13.90
11.70
11.20
12.10
19.20
12.00
12.60
12.00
25.40

10.20
11.10
10.80
10.20
12.10
15.20
11.00
12.60
11.90
22.80

8.74
9.78
16.90
9.04
13.50
15.00
10.50
12.60
10.60
17.20

9.04
10.60
16.70
10.10
16.10
16.10
14.50
13.10
10.80
13.30

10.50
10.90
14.40
9.98
15.30
16.10
12.60
12.70
10.60
10.10

9.85
11.40
12.80
10.30
15.30
15.30
12.00
12.10
10.90
10.50

16.00
19.20
12.00
11.00
15.10
15.50
16.00
12.50
11.60
11.30

16.60
17.80
13.80
10.90
15.70
13.00
17.20
16.80
11.00
11.50

11.90
14.60
14.50
11.90
12.90
16.70
13.40
12.90
12.20
16.80

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 p

9.49
15.90
19.30
19.30
24.50
20.30
21.70
21.00
16.20

11.60
16.70
19.70
19.10
24.90
21.00
21.50
28.10
25.90

11.80
17.30
21.10
18.70
24.60
21.00
21.50
28.30
25.90

12.30
17.30
21.20
19.40
24.20
21.10
21.50
29.60
25.90

13.40
17.60
21.30
19.90
24.90
21.20
20.80
32.00

14.80
19.80
21.60
19.90
22.50
21.30
21.40
25.90

15.70
21.70
20.60
19.90
20.20
21.80
21.50
19.70

14.50
19.90
20.10
20.40
18.00
21.20
22.40
17.10

14.00
15.50
18.10
19.50
16.70
21.00
19.30
16.10

14.20
17.40
17.90
18.80
16.20
21.10
19.80
15.80

14.30
18.40
18.70
21.30
17.30
23.10
20.20
15.80

15.50
19.30
19.50
24.30
17.00
22.00
19.10
16.20

13.10
17.10
19.10
19.00
20.20
20.90
20.60
22.60

p = Preliminary.
1/ Monthly prices are averages received at the f.o.b. shipping point through 2005. Thereafter, prices are measured at the point of first sale. The season average
is the weighted average price received by producers at the point of first sale.
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Agricultural Prices.

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Table 30--Carrots: U.S. monthly and annual imports, 1989-2008 1/
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June
July
Aug.
-- 1,000 pounds --

Sep.

1989 1/

14,204

7,373

6,264

8,507

9,051

1,544

916

8,108

13,796

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

17,304
15,309
21,334
12,942
13,364
28,780
24,310
20,455
23,454
23,470

12,021
12,544
16,679
9,874
9,492
12,094
15,068
13,186
18,257
15,960

8,366
8,999
7,767
6,771
8,669
11,574
14,589
14,141
14,017
16,851

9,731
7,964
4,790
4,818
7,011
8,942
10,171
12,231
6,892
10,890

6,886
8,092
4,533
3,354
5,949
8,814
10,556
11,288
8,492
11,821

6,260
1,380
1,725
832
1,128
8,850
11,384
14,368
12,172
13,438

1,249
878
1,522
849
1,548
9,934
11,676
13,636
6,554
9,682

4,717
8,052
9,428
7,093
8,101
20,432
21,464
16,198
13,662
15,467

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

18,432
22,051
21,426
20,901
23,867
19,524
23,041
23,547
29,725

12,762
17,409
14,811
13,619
17,143
14,610
15,248
18,449
22,647

11,636
14,726
14,714
13,287
20,164
15,145
18,178
21,173
22,169

9,496
9,930
11,916
12,485
13,684
13,883
14,442
17,812

9,294
14,578
11,667
11,384
14,842
16,175
15,385
17,604

8,281
11,152
14,841
13,028
15,622
10,921
14,882
18,996

9,214
12,451
10,094
8,950
16,363
7,640
17,189
20,531

12,365
20,223
15,884
14,802
13,849
14,831
21,761
22,422

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

16,776

20,600

16,430

123,570

11,508
12,952
15,376
15,666
18,015
28,016
20,796
21,509
17,223
13,162

13,318
17,842
17,718
19,205
25,150
26,781
27,095
26,302
18,976
17,207

17,237
22,236
18,437
23,677
29,951
31,994
29,350
33,130
20,206
18,382

13,514
20,710
15,033
16,326
30,502
25,956
25,836
26,589
19,266
18,485

122,111
136,958
134,342
121,408
158,880
222,166
222,296
223,032
179,170
184,815

13,402
17,124
16,648
17,452
15,524
16,930
24,621
19,387

18,729
20,980
18,751
19,202
17,356
20,382
30,542
18,639

22,913
19,890
20,534
21,937
25,282
22,817
28,487
22,550

20,954
20,904
18,895
20,157
21,507
23,712
24,627
24,385

167,478
201,417
190,183
187,204
215,204
196,569
248,401
245,495

1/ Import data beginning in January 1989 are reported under the harmonized tariff schedule (HS), U.S. Dept. of Commerce.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data provided by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

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Annual

Table 31--Cauliflower, fresh market: U.S. monthly and season-average f.o.b. shipping-point price, 1979-2008 1/
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Season
average

-- Dollars per cwt -1979

23.40

32.00

27.70

32.60

24.60

26.00

23.50

24.40

22.70

19.20

24.00

25.00

25.20

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

27.00
27.20
46.00
30.40
37.00
26.50
21.70
35.80
32.90
24.30

29.30
31.00
34.80
32.60
29.60
29.20
28.20
24.10
20.10
20.10

38.00
30.00
38.00
42.80
28.30
38.00
31.00
30.80
50.00
35.80

32.50
31.30
38.00
45.50
30.20
38.80
35.00
31.40
24.30
31.10

33.80
31.70
28.40
32.60
27.10
23.20
33.30
27.10
21.40
21.60

27.60
32.40
38.50
29.80
31.70
23.90
27.00
23.00
24.70
25.70

23.00
33.80
30.80
24.90
29.20
30.20
28.90
23.00
23.10
26.40

24.60
30.30
27.30
27.20
33.10
33.50
26.60
23.70
29.40
28.60

24.90
26.10
24.10
27.90
29.20
23.90
30.60
24.10
32.30
24.50

21.30
27.50
20.80
30.30
28.10
25.70
26.30
24.30
25.40
29.60

28.10
27.20
27.90
29.80
36.40
28.40
24.10
38.20
23.80
36.80

26.40
29.40
32.90
32.70
30.40
35.20
28.50
50.50
39.20
28.50

28.20
30.10
31.20
32.00
31.10
29.80
28.80
28.30
28.20
28.10

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

17.20
21.60
23.70
34.30
24.80
31.40
35.20
30.40
39.10
29.40

27.90
23.10
19.60
29.10
24.90
31.50
36.10
34.70
43.20
31.10

21.00
50.30
21.90
24.70
23.10
53.90
52.80
32.90
49.10
42.80

22.10
33.30
25.00
44.90
20.80
68.40
37.00
27.90
44.70
46.40

18.80
24.20
33.90
26.90
32.20
47.70
37.70
20.70
35.50
23.40

20.50
29.90
37.80
37.00
29.10
37.60
35.70
31.20
26.40
25.50

22.20
15.40
22.80
28.30
31.40
26.70
24.30
38.90
23.20
19.60

28.30
21.40
43.40
29.30
24.30
34.20
27.20
23.40
26.10
25.40

25.70
22.80
26.20
38.70
34.00
25.40
23.80
34.60
32.30
21.70

31.70
21.70
27.10
27.40
31.30
21.10
29.20
47.10
25.90
22.30

34.80
26.90
38.00
21.60
42.50
22.60
30.00
27.60
33.20
35.10

32.80
56.50
40.30
30.90
29.80
33.20
31.10
36.20
37.50
55.50

25.10
27.10
29.00
31.20
28.80
34.60
33.60
32.30
34.50
29.70

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 p

23.10
26.00
61.50
24.50
27.20
27.60
33.10
45.70
53.40

30.20
37.30
39.00
30.60
42.20
38.00
24.90
29.40
30.20

32.00
23.60
37.10
33.20
24.20
50.60
35.60
51.40
41.70

34.80
46.50
23.70
27.50
23.50
36.70
44.40
51.60
55.60

46.00
26.30
20.80
39.50
28.80
29.70
27.10
24.90

31.20
37.40
28.40
46.30
46.20
38.10
27.90
30.00

37.50
25.60
27.50
27.40
27.50
25.60
24.00
22.30

25.10
25.70
30.40
24.90
26.00
31.50
28.40
27.90

25.40
24.80
41.30
40.40
31.00
28.50
47.10
27.20

21.60
21.70
24.10
25.80
32.20
19.70
20.90
46.20

65.60
22.50
30.90
57.00
27.10
23.60
34.50
26.60

28.00
56.60
28.70
80.00
40.90
44.30
41.70
52.40

32.10
29.20
32.20
35.10
30.80
30.30
32.30
34.30

-- = not available. p = Preliminary.
1/ Monthly prices are averages received at the f.o.b. shipping point through 2005. Thereafter, prices are measured at the point of first sale. The season average
is the weighted average price received by producers at the point of first sale.
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Agricultural Prices.

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Table 32--Cauliflower: U.S. monthly and annual imports, 1989-2008 1/
Year

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

981

4,248

1,996

1,280

712

82

211

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

4,899
4,699
3,409
472
869
236
600
227
1,939
627

4,842
3,842
3,167
472
401
1,564
1,617
523
1,697
279

2,975
1,959
2,016
565
401
1,954
314
163
2,208
882

1,212
1,863
294
263
250
2,033
236
11
458
206

33
36
29
27
70
219
234
18
193
27

0
56
90
4
0
154
18
91
141
133

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

790
482
1,546
1,160
1,213
969
1,085
1,398
1,279

205
403
1,130
295
428
1,179
547
850
809

40
351
632
161
493
341
1,019
842
500

0
69
59
121
205
213
118
335

10
0
0
121
49
29
132
128

30
101
269
79
186
160
348
377

1989 1/

Jan.

May

June
July
Aug.
-- 1,000 pounds --

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

868

2,096

1,274

1,989

3,800

19,537

797
661
1,298
1,192
1,548
1,376
2,065
2,575
4,449
3,290

1,006
607
3,722
1,776
2,161
2,546
4,714
6,888
5,242
4,478

705
874
3,360
3,599
2,479
1,511
5,656
12,060
8,682
5,458

989
1,143
205
1,225
1,947
710
377
8,539
5,712
1,353

1,225
209
0
828
64
299
135
3,204
691
250

3,393
1,924
0
826
401
535
850
3,350
660
519

22,076
17,873
17,592
11,248
10,592
13,137
16,818
37,648
32,072
17,500

2,255
4,011
1,985
2,715
3,983
2,214
3,731
4,265

5,623
4,416
3,830
3,995
8,989
3,678
4,644
6,517

5,327
3,335
5,005
6,430
9,106
5,540
4,602
6,223

2,021
1,019
2,881
3,394
4,883
2,211
2,130
5,176

518
404
848
225
561
341
172
269

673
440
1,811
1,116
903
1,731
1,133
1,477

17,492
15,031
19,995
19,812
30,999
18,606
19,661
27,857

1/ Import data beginning in January 1989 are reported under the harmonized tariff schedule (HS), U.S. Dept. of Commerce.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data provided by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

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Table 33--Celery, fresh market: U.S. monthly and season-average f.o.b. shipping-point price, 1979-2008 1/
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Season
average

-- Dollars per cwt -1979

10.80

12.00

8.88

7.31

12.40

14.50

9.49

7.24

6.97

6.23

7.97

8.63

9.15

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

9.29
13.40
13.10
7.65
22.80
8.31
12.20
14.60
18.00
15.40

7.23
8.47
14.30
8.14
21.90
7.56
8.99
12.70
13.00
14.20

8.65
7.38
11.60
9.83
14.50
7.38
9.54
12.50
7.48
8.64

9.96
11.50
10.30
20.50
12.20
9.73
15.70
11.30
11.40
15.20

9.48
14.90
12.70
20.00
13.30
14.20
13.70
11.60
13.60
22.50

9.65
11.90
13.00
14.10
9.24
9.39
11.50
10.20
8.74
15.50

6.85
11.30
9.99
11.00
8.09
10.80
12.70
9.52
11.00
17.80

7.84
10.70
9.16
12.90
9.29
10.40
12.10
10.30
15.20
14.80

8.26
11.40
10.30
13.10
8.85
10.20
14.40
12.70
16.10
9.08

7.76
10.30
8.39
12.10
9.46
11.50
13.00
8.14
11.30
9.42

10.30
10.70
7.88
16.70
11.40
12.80
12.00
9.49
12.50
9.54

14.50
10.20
7.45
19.30
8.65
12.70
10.40
14.20
11.30
15.20

9.11
10.80
10.20
13.70
12.20
10.30
12.00
11.10
11.90
13.20

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

19.10
13.00
8.81
24.00
11.40
24.30
7.90
16.20
11.20
9.51

11.50
12.50
7.74
35.60
8.85
26.00
8.50
16.20
11.40
8.47

6.80
9.06
10.40
27.40
7.78
20.60
12.20
12.30
16.40
8.35

8.31
11.10
15.10
16.50
8.34
33.30
11.60
10.50
13.80
10.20

13.50
19.30
15.80
14.40
13.50
24.50
8.90
15.40
15.40
12.80

8.89
12.60
12.10
9.45
8.92
14.40
11.50
9.89
12.40
18.30

8.72
11.00
11.30
9.41
12.40
11.60
11.50
19.30
10.60
14.00

8.43
7.71
14.50
11.80
14.90
10.50
10.30
17.00
10.30
10.30

10.30
7.75
15.90
14.20
12.60
16.50
11.60
14.30
10.50
10.60

11.70
8.33
13.00
13.30
12.00
13.20
9.79
13.40
10.40
9.14

14.00
9.62
12.40
11.50
13.90
12.90
12.40
18.40
11.90
12.80

11.30
8.08
15.60
11.10
25.50
11.40
13.40
19.10
14.00
17.20

10.80
10.80
12.30
14.80
11.80
16.30
10.50
14.70
11.70
12.00

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 p

19.20
14.60
10.10
8.29
20.80
12.90
9.64
33.90
16.20

16.00
15.00
19.50
11.80
24.40
22.90
10.80
58.90
13.20

12.90
15.80
23.50
12.60
13.90
28.40
14.90
31.90
13.40

21.20
19.10
18.60
17.00
15.60
20.80
16.60
18.80
10.90

25.60
24.00
12.30
11.00
15.00
15.50
12.70
18.30

29.10
33.70
9.37
9.34
13.80
9.62
17.80
11.60

18.30
13.50
10.90
12.70
11.60
9.69
21.00
11.60

20.30
9.28
10.90
11.80
9.25
9.82
23.20
9.64

15.30
9.38
11.70
13.30
11.20
12.00
27.70
13.80

12.90
8.19
9.98
15.90
14.60
11.70
27.00
13.30

19.40
8.64
14.10
20.60
18.10
13.10
22.00
18.60

21.50
9.62
10.20
15.30
13.40
10.70
20.20
13.50

18.50
14.40
12.80
13.40
14.80
13.90
18.20
20.40

p = Preliminary.
1/ Monthly prices are averages received at the f.o.b. shipping point through 2005. Thereafter, prices are measured at the point of first sale. The season average
is the weighted average price received by producers at the point of first sale.
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Agricultural Prices.

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Table 34--Celery: U.S. monthly and annual imports, 1989-2008 1/
Year

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

729

5,697

10,916

6,107

5,540

167

342

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

1,975
3,462
2,149
4,433
3,621
7,589
6,913
7,346
7,481
11,603

7,397
8,969
4,561
7,728
4,182
15,553
9,869
12,553
13,883
16,739

14,675
7,834
5,619
6,532
3,785
9,653
13,034
16,321
25,760
16,672

5,953
9,980
4,913
5,058
2,118
4,736
8,959
5,826
17,265
11,588

1,055
4,169
2,755
1,967
1,904
3,348
5,755
5,219
11,568
8,359

82
583
78
39
37
423
136
525
4,838
2,963

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

5,169
7,018
7,972
6,185
3,801
5,328
3,575
4,966
5,200

11,616
10,044
13,598
9,949
7,142
10,974
4,983
10,613
9,284

12,377
20,182
20,497
12,679
9,076
8,577
11,487
9,723
9,187

11,655
12,232
17,519
11,900
7,837
10,419
7,012
7,395

5,091
8,611
8,437
3,191
3,209
3,237
3,214
4,210

27
994
1,633
714
89
644
659
488

1989 1/

Jan.

June
July
Aug.
-- 1,000 pounds --

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

5,556

3,970

250
545
435
172
330
467
167
1,155
655
628

2,745
1,697
5,212
3,160
4,166
3,201
2,400
2,617
1,407
2,550

393
814
226
154
431
635
1,092
1,162

5,661
2,071
2,404
2,141
1,438
2,596
3,736
2,945

1,431

920

1,674

43,049

3,930
3,031
4,690
5,751
4,090
4,096
3,801
4,339
3,310
3,694

1,634
1,941
1,345
885
622
805
1,751
2,920
3,835
3,004

416
470
84
1,168
1,333
2,911
714
3,102
6,027
1,918

545
240
858
1,427
2,569
3,830
2,967
6,142
9,970
4,760

40,656
42,922
32,700
38,319
28,758
56,611
56,467
68,065
105,998
84,478

5,761
5,127
6,382
4,137
4,825
4,890
7,543
7,794

2,894
5,044
3,730
4,832
6,635
5,239
8,216
8,389

363
2,223
3,832
1,434
2,211
3,426
2,422
3,468

3,358
6,593
4,456
2,349
2,905
2,890
2,211
2,470

64,366
80,953
90,685
59,664
49,598
58,855
56,148
63,622

1/ Import data beginning in January 1989 are reported under the harmonized tariff schedule (HS), U.S. Dept. of Commerce.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data provided by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

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Table 35--Cucumbers, fresh market: U.S. monthly and season-average f.o.b. shipping-point price, 1996-2008 1/
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June
July
Aug.
-- Dollars per cwt --

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Season
average

1996
1997
1998
1999

26.80
17.50
---

-25.00
---

37.10
16.30
---

36.30
27.70
30.70
20.40

11.00
20.40
16.10
16.10

10.80
12.50
19.40
13.20

16.10
14.40
20.30
19.00

12.30
19.40
20.40
22.70

11.40
17.70
22.90
21.30

27.80
12.20
18.30
23.00

20.70
13.80
18.00
14.40

18.00
19.20
20.40
15.60

19.00
17.70
20.00
18.20

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 p

28.60
---28.10
20.20
23.90
30.80
38.40

40.00
---22.20
17.20
27.70
35.30
--

28.50
44.00
22.90
22.20
30.30
32.60
40.70
33.60
20.50

22.70
31.00
21.50
21.50
23.30
29.30
29.40
21.40
31.80

17.00
15.60
16.80
20.70
13.60
30.70
21.30
28.50

15.00
16.80
14.30
16.60
15.50
28.70
24.30
23.20

26.80
19.90
23.40
23.10
18.20
15.70
26.80
18.90

19.70
24.70
23.10
20.00
23.60
21.10
27.20
24.60

22.60
25.80
19.50
24.80
25.00
20.10
22.50
29.10

21.70
14.70
14.00
13.90
23.70
23.10
18.50
25.00

12.10
14.40
19.20
13.30
18.70
32.60
29.60
22.00

24.60
26.40
26.40
19.90
-53.10
27.00
18.50

19.90
19.80
19.00
19.90
20.20
23.00
25.30
24.40

p = Preliminary.
1/ Monthly prices are averages received at the f.o.b. shipping point through 2005. Thereafter, prices are measured at the point of first sale. The season average is
the weighted average price received by producers at point of first sale. Data collection resumed in 1996 after the estimates program had been eliminated in 1981.
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Agricultural Prices.

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Table 36--Cucumbers: U.S. monthly and annual imports, 1989-2008 1/
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June
July
Aug.
-- 1,000 pounds --

Sep.

Oct.

79,970

69,972

38,242

9,445

5,984

4,886

3,685

2,118

5,426

27,125
25,691
39,600
33,698
44,875
41,882
72,381
66,035
82,918
71,630

15,190
12,625
16,465
18,329
23,434
27,518
28,436
43,750
44,789
61,966

7,075
12,115
12,039
12,573
14,982
14,878
24,924
19,454
30,860
33,159

6,094
7,263
10,543
8,487
12,245
17,179
19,125
16,535
17,139
26,411

2,910
4,881
5,261
6,506
12,430
10,654
10,852
12,365
21,004
26,958

1,969
2,713
4,519
2,526
6,108
5,739
4,917
10,605
12,237
17,805

6,929
7,497
9,916
6,204
6,873
14,099
21,805
24,884
26,052
41,545

85,026
71,826
94,143
87,937
102,427
85,128
108,331
74,877
114,774
95,019
128,066
94,090
110,834
93,593
129,706 107,241
135,020

60,818
71,825
66,847
54,540
56,314
76,777
78,981
96,942

30,319
35,040
37,445
37,076
32,145
43,906
47,199
49,532

26,777
31,712
35,749
42,341
42,766
37,890
40,571
40,419

28,376
34,214
42,497
50,560
50,275
38,582
39,128
36,803

28,513
22,329
29,281
27,465
29,134
26,076
33,885
29,889

1989 1/

108,169

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

92,588
77,951
71,321
104,276
108,838
94,301
112,036
111,428
98,994
105,627

73,822
59,873
80,990
50,658
62,983
54,792
104,164
81,069
113,969
85,784
93,761
91,198
96,257 108,498
100,175
77,246
100,550 104,106
97,782
88,810

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

109,773
126,522
135,070
133,676
134,570
147,488
126,170
136,035
146,280

103,783
101,839
104,969
113,522
115,856
123,546
124,789
113,592
145,956

Nov.

Dec.

Annual

42,508

82,406

452,810

37,365
63,629
37,365
63,162
46,084
98,928
38,568
85,863
47,181
72,397
70,942
89,895
81,693 105,379
87,434
97,637
80,694 103,958
92,819
85,126

394,568
382,910
432,451
502,262
549,117
572,044
686,304
667,548
723,302
749,637

47,907
66,165 104,079
35,533
76,366
94,040
37,466
80,061 111,767
43,755
89,590 124,526
44,085
93,799 124,658
43,189
92,965 102,476
53,082 103,855 122,240
52,689 108,814 110,792

763,361
811,498
868,708
900,259
933,394
955,051
974,324
1,012,454

1/ Import data beginning in January 1989 are reported under the harmonized tariff schedule (HS), U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Includes field-grown and greenhouse.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data provided by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

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Table 37--Head lettuce, fresh market: U.S. monthly and season-average f.o.b. shipping-point price, 1979-2008 1/
Apr.

May

June
July
Aug.
-- Dollars per cwt --

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Season
average

Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

1979

17.50

19.40

10.90

7.00

6.23

6.13

5.61

9.42

8.66

8.39

7.50

6.45

9.20

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

6.18
8.19
26.30
9.60
8.34
14.80
10.50
14.60
35.00
18.80

7.03
8.04
12.70
8.54
9.71
9.23
8.56
8.73
10.10
12.40

10.80
10.60
12.90
8.27
9.45
9.25
9.91
15.10
14.20
13.10

12.10
7.94
14.40
12.40
7.48
8.68
15.60
8.49
7.03
8.60

11.20
10.50
10.10
14.90
6.95
9.19
17.90
8.21
7.64
6.85

6.10
8.87
8.43
17.50
9.26
7.09
9.79
8.90
10.70
13.40

6.22
12.90
11.00
8.68
9.24
12.40
8.44
16.90
7.32
16.20

7.98
12.50
7.46
11.10
14.50
12.90
10.40
18.00
13.00
10.50

10.10
11.40
7.74
13.30
15.00
11.80
12.60
16.20
11.10
12.60

8.12
9.13
9.17
16.10
20.30
9.90
8.33
13.20
11.50
14.50

11.50
9.84
12.30
13.90
7.78
12.30
12.10
43.10
11.20
8.79

8.01
21.90
12.30
14.90
10.40
21.80
10.50
32.60
14.10
6.98

8.91
10.90
12.10
12.30
10.90
10.80
12.00
14.70
14.70
12.60

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

9.44
10.20
7.23
10.80
7.91
13.40
11.30
14.90
19.00
10.30

6.58
6.63
6.75
18.70
11.80
9.32
14.90
9.58
10.90
15.50

7.69
10.40
11.90
14.30
9.71
27.00
16.50
13.50
12.50
16.30

8.24
9.00
9.91
37.80
11.70
48.20
13.20
15.70
27.20
20.20

7.94
23.10
11.20
12.60
11.40
47.00
13.30
10.40
14.30
14.00

8.03
9.51
9.84
11.50
13.80
15.60
15.20
14.90
11.80
11.40

12.40
6.70
13.00
18.80
10.60
12.60
12.70
17.10
15.50
12.70

14.20
8.32
19.90
14.90
10.90
15.20
23.50
22.80
16.40
12.00

18.30
11.30
21.00
16.80
17.30
25.60
13.70
22.30
14.00
13.10

19.70
10.80
13.60
12.20
22.10
13.30
15.40
34.80
21.00
13.10

18.80
21.40
9.63
10.50
22.40
11.50
17.70
22.20
10.80
10.70

10.70
9.66
16.30
8.28
37.20
16.10
8.87
25.10
12.50
16.20

11.50
11.40
12.50
16.00
13.30
23.50
14.70
17.50
16.20
13.30

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 p

14.60
13.60
25.90
11.00
16.00
11.50
10.60
20.80
17.50

9.28
24.10
44.20
11.80
19.70
11.70
12.10
15.50
13.30

14.10
15.00
87.30
10.40
10.50
27.80
19.10
29.70
14.80

22.80
21.40
14.10
12.50
14.80
30.10
22.40
17.80
21.10

23.60
18.80
10.20
21.20
10.50
13.90
33.70
13.60

13.50
12.10
10.60
32.20
13.30
17.30
11.80
17.80

15.00
16.40
11.30
11.90
10.70
11.00
12.20
17.30

19.20
26.90
14.60
21.50
17.10
13.50
20.70
23.10

29.40
26.20
14.30
23.90
15.20
12.70
16.30
29.20

16.20
11.60
13.50
26.30
24.10
12.40
11.80
44.40

19.90
11.40
10.70
43.60
14.10
9.81
12.50
17.40

12.10
28.50
10.10
26.20
13.60
16.10
22.20
16.00

17.30
17.90
21.10
18.10
16.90
15.50
16.90
22.00

p = Preliminary.
1/ Monthly prices are averages received at the f.o.b. shipping point through 2005. Thereafter, prices are measured at the point of first sale. The season average
is the weighted average price received by producers at the point of first sale. Prices are largely for iceberg-type lettuce.
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Agricultural Prices.

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Table 38--Lettuce, iceberg, fresh market: U.S. monthly and annual retail price, 1979-2008
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June
July
Aug.
-- Cents per pound --

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Annual

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

35.4
44.1
96.8
56.0
54.1
68.4
69.1
-124.8
79.4

36.9
42.9
70.9
43.8
45.5
56.3
44.3
-83.5
68.6

38.5
42.3
50.0
43.0
52.3
50.2
43.8
51.9
64.7
60.2

56.5
44.1
70.1
51.6
42.4
42.8
56.2
50.7
47.1
53.8

56.1
48.6
51.8
58.0
40.3
51.1
65.9
43.3
50.6
50.5

46.2
45.4
50.3
64.9
47.5
40.3
51.2
42.8
48.6
56.6

38.7
49.9
48.7
47.9
43.6
50.8
46.0
51.8
47.2
58.2

39.7
55.3
47.3
52.3
57.7
57.1
47.0
60.4
49.3
59.8

50.0
54.4
43.7
57.1
59.4
55.6
53.1
64.6
55.3
59.3

44.1
47.7
47.2
65.7
66.5
52.9
50.9
54.0
54.5
62.3

52.2
45.6
47.6
57.8
60.9
49.8
50.1
73.8
51.4
65.2

48.3
64.6
43.4
66.6
44.9
70.7
55.9
125.6
76.8
51.9

45.2
48.7
55.6
55.4
51.2
53.8
52.8
61.9
62.8
60.5

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

60.5
68.0
57.3
62.5
50.6
82.1
76.9
65.1
107.2
64.9

51.1
54.8
50.1
57.9
54.2
60.2
58.7
59.4
64.3
65.8

48.2
51.2
52.4
84.3
61.3
60.7
64.7
61.4
69.5
77.4

50.0
56.3
54.6
85.4
53.2
134.3
64.6
66.6
83.7
75.3

51.3
62.0
53.2
77.9
53.5
134.6
61.3
59.8
87.7
69.1

44.1
73.0
49.8
53.1
51.9
80.4
67.2
59.3
71.1
65.2

56.9
52.8
50.6
64.8
56.4
60.9
62.7
64.9
69.2
62.7

56.2
49.5
63.8
65.4
53.1
65.8
61.5
69.4
68.6
65.2

64.6
50.9
70.9
64.0
61.7
85.9
59.5
73.7
71.0
62.3

74.6
51.7
65.7
58.7
65.2
70.0
63.4
82.3
75.7
66.9

78.3
86.8
57.8
60.6
77.6
65.2
74.6
101.0
76.5
67.7

57.9
68.6
65.7
52.5
90.5
61.4
62.2
69.9
63.5
66.8

57.8
60.5
57.7
65.6
60.8
80.1
64.8
69.4
75.7
67.4

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

74.8
73.6
100.3
73.4
87.6
81.7
87.4
92.6
95.0

65.0
84.7
106.1
68.2
80.5
73.0
79.4
92.0
89.5

67.1
89.5
154.2
65.5
81.3
82.9
81.5
91.5
87.3

65.0
76.7
114.7
72.3
80.1
100.4
86.9
98.6
90.2

80.3
87.0
72.0
79.5
71.0
92.6
96.7
87.9

68.6
72.2
67.5
83.2
75.1
89.5
84.8
85.6

65.6
66.3
67.4
80.8
73.7
88.5
78.3
84.9

67.3
78.4
68.9
70.9
80.8
85.5
86.4
87.9

89.7
89.7
70.2
89.8
77.1
84.8
95.3
92.7

77.2
81.1
68.7
85.8
83.0
92.6
87.3
106.6

77.4
73.4
75.4
92.7
84.9
87.3
85.0
98.8

85.1
78.8
68.0
125.5
82.3
85.4
89.6
94.9

73.6
79.3
86.1
82.3
79.8
87.0
86.6
92.8

1979 1/

-- = Not available.
1/ Discontinued from July 1978 through December 1979.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov/data/home.htm).

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Table 39--Lettuce, fresh market: U.S. monthly and annual retail price index, 1979-2008 1/
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Annual 2/

-- 1982-84=100 -1979

111.7

111.5

91.9

63.9

63.4

63.1

65.3

77.0

71.7

85.9

79.8

74.3

80.0

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

64.5
76.5
168.0
98.4
107.2
126.0
145.1
121.3
277.6
179.7

64.9
72.0
133.6
81.3
91.0
111.0
99.2
117.7
208.0
167.2

68.0
73.6
88.5
81.0
94.9
100.2
101.3
120.4
150.0
150.7

88.8
74.1
116.0
103.2
79.8
86.1
128.3
121.0
113.0
134.2

91.4
82.5
95.3
111.4
76.5
96.5
135.4
99.7
118.5
128.1

78.0
78.0
87.9
118.7
85.8
79.4
106.8
101.3
113.5
149.1

67.3
85.4
83.1
91.6
80.4
97.2
96.4
115.5
113.8
145.5

69.6
94.9
80.5
96.0
103.4
109.2
98.3
139.3
118.7
146.5

86.9
95.9
77.1
110.1
110.3
113.8
110.5
142.5
134.2
152.6

81.4
84.4
84.7
117.1
118.8
108.1
108.2
127.7
135.1
160.4

89.3
84.0
84.7
107.7
114.5
103.2
107.1
158.1
126.8
167.9

83.4
112.1
109.3
121.4
90.2
143.0
115.1
272.7
174.3
135.8

77.8
84.5
100.7
103.2
96.1
106.1
112.6
136.4
148.6
151.5

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

152.9
189.3
149.6
181.6
146.3
257.2
201.6
195.9
290.5
207.9

134.2
160.9
132.6
187.3
146.5
176.1
165.6
184.5
198.8
200.6

130.2
139.9
141.1
222.5
158.8
178.1
208.8
185.8
210.7
217.0

137.1
154.0
148.0
213.1
144.9
379.6
189.3
188.6
245.4
213.4

134.3
168.4
149.6
195.5
143.3
342.2
176.3
174.8
310.2
207.7

120.2
180.8
136.9
142.2
147.6
209.5
183.4
173.5
222.9
198.5

140.8
138.8
135.3
164.5
156.2
167.9
179.7
184.9
212.5
196.0

142.4
133.8
167.0
173.8
157.3
177.5
175.7
200.1
205.8
202.0

172.3
140.1
192.5
172.2
178.7
222.0
174.5
212.8
208.1
208.5

192.8
139.7
176.8
168.1
178.8
193.1
179.8
223.4
221.7
218.5

194.7
201.8
156.2
165.3
212.3
178.5
209.0
257.9
222.8
216.6

152.0
170.1
183.0
152.1
273.4
172.2
184.6
218.5
199.3
212.7

150.3
159.8
155.7
178.2
170.3
221.2
185.7
200.1
229.1
208.3

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

229.3
233.3
272.0
223.8
271.7
258.3
260.8
292.2
292.9

203.9
249.6
301.9
219.7
245.8
237.9
258.0
294.7
282.6

210.0
245.7
398.0
222.9
242.3
253.5
254.2
287.6
278.3

209.4
227.3
299.6
227.4
232.1
287.5
267.2
283.3
277.0

234.0
243.5
219.7
253.1
224.1
271.6
285.5
265.6

211.1
215.1
213.1
266.0
221.7
257.6
264.0
261.6

207.8
211.7
215.1
243.1
219.8
247.7
246.9
254.7

213.1
226.5
213.4
226.1
228.4
247.4
265.8
260.6

262.7
254.1
221.9
260.9
229.2
249.4
274.2
273.3

235.5
238.5
222.5
250.2
236.2
258.4
269.7
298.2

238.5
228.6
229.0
259.4
249.0
258.7
265.1
295.7

281.6
231.6
218.5
301.8
276.9
260.0
281.9
295.3

228.1
233.8
252.1
246.2
239.8
257.3
266.1
280.2

1/ Indexes of retail prices paid by all urban consumers in major U.S. cities. 2/ Simple 12-month average.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov/data/home.htm)

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Table 40--Lettuce, fresh market: U.S. monthly and annual imports, 1980-2008 1/
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June
July
Aug.
-- 1,000 pounds --

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Annual

Head:
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

4,219
4,813
4,080
3,276
2,305
3,857
3,946
2,533
2,292
2,614

2,772
4,848
1,901
3,617
2,629
1,578
1,793
1,534
1,471
1,810

2,438
1,445
1,067
4,489
1,660
4,358
4,159
1,881
1,686
3,778

8
267
3
5,568
10
10,681
1,731
1,578
4,559
4,389

24
214
16
779
44
8,558
399
194
982
1,360

56
313
389
69
497
1,807
648
301
1,888
1,619

1,946
1,911
3,986
6,190
3,109
6,447
3,979
10,883
1,645
3,927

1,680
1,965
4,648
4,273
2,694
4,311
4,410
9,305
2,690
2,592

2,719
1,636
2,072
1,778
4,252
6,079
4,493
5,442
2,852
2,989

133
406
72
144
484
1,350
527
2,089
245
929

110
1,592
157
434
426
564
380
734
609
478

1,130
1,654
2,767
2,133
2,515
2,203
1,858
2,832
1,992
2,433

17,235
21,065
21,160
32,749
20,624
51,793
28,322
39,308
22,911
28,920

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

3,072
1,303
4,334
9,698
6,576
7,675
6,883
9,247
17,901

2,656
4,581
7,233
8,313
7,966
8,352
6,006
10,122
18,624

3,277
4,252
31,282
8,927
8,280
12,353
9,201
21,186
17,677

3,210
2,546
12,111
9,150
6,683
14,114
11,005
15,577

989
1,548
6,100
6,225
5,286
8,734
12,313
13,469

928
1,176
4,931
5,456
4,337
6,823
9,862
9,490

3,962
7,548
7,543
8,192
9,240
10,945
11,521
11,102

4,358
9,128
10,164
6,430
10,992
11,406
15,293
11,471

6,552
7,884
9,269
9,302
10,627
12,435
10,289
15,889

761
886
4,186
6,275
8,035
7,375
6,496
14,297

1,033
800
4,055
7,160
6,353
7,838
5,213
10,112

1,065
4,146
5,341
9,009
7,642
10,925
6,401
13,327

31,865
45,798
106,550
94,137
92,019
118,974
110,484
155,290

Romaine & Leaf:
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

7,220
4,791
238
155
360
414
2,665
3,460
3,519
2,531

2,119
275
407
826
335
219
1,633
2,800
2,707
2,172

367
101
1,210
436
370
700
1,828
2,466
3,323
3,309

101
509
101
503
248
3,917
136
411
2,817
927

2
373
348
132
191
1,224
61
125
434
59

9
281
74
206
871
443
859
896
3,312
1,731

312
817
1,036
1,816
2,047
1,442
3,084
4,825
3,254
4,482

256
466
1,102
1,186
2,103
1,204
2,747
5,853
4,992
4,265

658
285
871
618
1,271
847
1,435
4,063
3,864
5,527

71
261
102
296
560
158
257
999
782
1,257

36
45
119
310
239
102
278
386
314
400

981
103
279
319
334
1,034
1,586
2,322
2,662
1,749

12,133
8,306
5,887
6,805
8,930
11,705
16,570
28,605
31,981
28,409

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

2,417
3,660
1,467
1,099
2,976
3,679
3,597
5,621
8,401

2,342
2,743
2,894
858
1,217
2,898
2,684
7,440
7,987

2,311
2,529
5,721
1,117
2,039
4,003
4,602
8,809
8,022

286
639
1,640
706
797
3,219
3,247
3,518

251
264
224
545
679
1,288
2,423
2,629

1,139
2,474
425
2,332
2,637
3,489
3,524
4,808

5,319
6,282
5,043
7,105
5,694
7,859
9,094
8,270

7,702
8,079
7,310
5,853
6,778
8,628
11,081
8,480

7,082
5,450
5,697
6,061
5,842
7,279
7,675
9,389

1,109
768
1,877
2,917
2,183
2,771
3,121
5,113

899
388
377
1,878
613
2,386
3,384
3,109

1,908
1,313
982
2,669
3,710
4,413
6,866
7,257

32,764
34,587
33,657
33,140
35,166
51,913
61,297
74,444

All Lettuce:
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989 2/

2,342
1,544
2,603
3,918
4,526
6,528
3,873
1,975
11,107
20,463

2,748
1,473
1,542
2,747
4,236
5,081
3,307
2,934
11,697
15,044

865
471
964
2,875
3,624
5,210
2,523
2,079
6,482
11,131

133
3
57
725
997
1,930
1,124
346
443
143

161
82
58
200
70
348
1,829
69
108
49

1,411
114
186
275
244
232
61
365
232
267

2,888
1,896
1,225
1,347
2,649
5,366
3,730
3,003
1,343
2,596

2,453
2,840
4,243
4,542
7,306
6,448
1,563
1,113
654
4,146

923
438
1,526
2,499
5,340
3,536
693
350
557
603

214
148
201
312
1,491
761
31
198
118
154

338
186
206
269
276
160
114
486
128
110

670
2,209
1,786
1,729
1,802
2,184
1,959
5,398
4,502
4,350

15,146
11,404
14,597
21,438
32,561
37,784
20,807
18,316
37,371
59,056

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

11,440
9,604
4,319
3,432
2,665
4,271
6,611
5,993
5,811
5,145

4,891
5,123
2,308
4,443
2,965
1,796
3,426
4,333
4,179
3,982

2,805
1,546
2,277
4,925
2,030
5,058
5,988
4,347
5,009
7,087

109
775
104
6,071
258
14,599
1,868
1,988
7,376
5,315

26
587
364
911
235
9,785
460
319
1,416
1,420

64
594
463
274
1,368
2,250
1,506
1,198
5,199
3,350

2,258
2,728
5,021
8,006
5,156
7,890
7,063
15,708
4,899
8,410

1,937
2,431
5,750
5,459
4,797
5,515
7,156
15,158
7,682
6,857

3,377
1,921
2,943
2,396
5,522
6,926
5,928
9,505
6,716
8,516

204
668
174
441
1,043
1,508
784
3,088
1,027
2,187

146
1,637
276
744
665
666
658
1,120
923
878

2,111
1,757
3,046
2,452
2,849
3,237
3,444
5,154
4,654
4,183

29,368
29,371
27,046
39,555
29,554
63,500
44,892
67,911
54,891
57,330

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

5,490
4,962
5,801
10,797
9,552
11,354
10,480
14,868
26,301

4,998
7,324
10,128
9,170
9,183
11,249
8,690
17,562
26,611

5,588
6,781
37,003
10,044
10,319
16,357
13,803
29,995
25,698

3,496
3,185
13,751
9,856
7,480
17,333
14,252
19,095

1,241
1,811
6,324
6,770
5,966
10,022
14,736
16,098

2,067
3,650
5,356
7,787
6,974
10,312
13,386
14,298

9,280
13,830
12,586
15,297
14,934
18,804
20,615
19,372

12,060
17,206
17,474
12,283
17,770
20,033
26,374
19,951

13,635
13,334
14,966
15,363
16,469
19,714
17,964
25,278

1,869
1,654
6,063
9,193
10,217
10,147
9,617
19,411

1,932
1,188
4,432
9,038
6,966
10,224
8,598
13,220

2,974
5,459
6,324
11,678
11,352
15,338
13,266
20,584

64,629
80,385
140,207
127,277
127,184
170,887
171,781
229,734

1/ Head lettuce consists largely of iceberg. 2/ Import data beginning January 1989 are reported under the harmonized tariff schedule (HS),
U.S. Department of Commerce.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data provided by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

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Table 41--Lettuce: U.S. monthly and annual exports, 1990-2008
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June
July
Aug.
-- 1,000 pounds --

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Annual

Head:
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

31,597
45,184
48,291
40,465
42,039
44,437
30,495
34,082
34,258
32,029

23,227
53,195
41,891
40,481
33,041
36,254
34,481
33,031
32,456
25,712

27,741
49,020
46,367
42,241
41,213
33,748
36,271
35,369
34,419
31,603

31,719
53,680
47,784
31,476
39,675
30,803
44,438
37,049
38,975
31,640

36,364
48,156
50,372
53,783
52,050
39,804
42,483
44,595
49,150
43,583

41,312
37,276
42,090
50,151
41,519
29,825
36,052
42,676
31,488
32,751

22,779
24,727
22,047
23,656
26,053
17,644
23,214
22,289
27,523
23,526

22,106
23,537
22,684
24,109
27,442
20,470
22,360
25,198
23,387
28,022

25,933
26,272
26,368
30,702
26,738
21,273
36,877
21,912
25,647
30,260

45,064
47,691
47,021
44,109
36,733
33,863
38,925
32,431
37,652
43,365

42,468
42,703
43,737
41,726
37,293
35,618
34,946
35,333
35,863
35,540

46,609
45,273
38,099
40,669
34,960
34,164
36,908
31,697
33,929
31,991

396,918
496,714
476,750
463,569
438,756
377,903
417,452
395,661
404,746
390,023

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

32,675
28,921
30,122
33,545
37,214
37,735
35,640
27,814
25,576

30,026
22,585
30,293
34,008
33,235
34,728
31,871
23,616
22,289

29,698
30,582
44,959
38,791
36,581
38,757
34,465
25,115
25,629

31,285
33,435
39,881
41,984
45,011
39,794
38,720
32,976

34,362
44,333
38,760
46,524
49,299
46,334
36,615
31,114

35,517
36,677
34,853
41,937
41,686
39,088
31,116
29,723

26,454
26,247
30,539
31,913
38,818
38,059
23,695
29,327

27,720
28,930
31,297
35,241
35,059
31,582
24,829
31,167

26,867
28,719
29,433
34,677
35,789
32,988
25,422
28,872

35,662
38,573
38,242
39,468
41,204
41,198
25,699
34,058

32,327
32,653
39,173
36,730
44,123
36,906
28,909
32,369

31,642
27,134
38,378
38,761
38,353
32,945
26,923
26,128

374,236
378,790
425,929
453,580
476,372
450,114
363,904
352,280

Romaine & Leaf:
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

14,290
12,851
17,589
21,125
21,516
23,602
21,722
22,472
29,472
30,128

11,523
12,421
16,900
20,183
19,399
20,573
19,630
23,608
25,481
31,173

12,728
15,300
18,702
24,694
23,164
21,543
21,289
23,876
28,310
31,655

12,653
15,363
20,147
23,575
22,576
29,257
22,959
25,977
30,540
30,243

12,186
16,880
21,250
28,701
25,737
26,385
24,396
26,257
30,717
35,461

9,139
8,025
14,164
15,297
13,661
12,035
16,948
20,148
13,964
16,042

6,364
6,854
7,052
8,627
10,693
8,979
8,773
11,541
12,066
12,366

6,071
6,664
7,119
9,653
12,885
10,328
8,862
10,539
12,871
14,686

6,099
8,206
9,055
13,659
12,722
11,375
12,484
11,532
12,297
13,639

10,918
13,694
20,564
19,434
18,090
18,209
19,468
21,972
25,199
25,993

14,367
17,730
21,741
22,477
21,071
21,342
23,503
27,965
31,357
29,340

14,297
18,673
20,721
22,746
21,538
24,239
23,319
27,434
30,030
30,491

130,637
152,661
195,004
230,171
223,051
227,868
223,352
253,321
282,304
301,217

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

30,168
36,350
38,908
44,366
41,990
49,508
44,955
39,502
41,985

29,532
33,958
36,520
35,553
38,189
48,113
37,842
35,791
36,421

34,001
41,152
51,095
38,219
41,257
40,747
41,687
41,044
37,362

35,500
38,981
44,603
37,973
46,004
44,182
48,942
39,142

40,098
44,124
44,300
45,535
48,206
46,545
46,659
40,825

27,325
23,175
35,390
33,179
31,062
34,752
32,746
32,828

18,270
18,410
29,270
24,206
29,813
28,049
31,779
32,851

17,692
20,024
24,718
28,909
29,026
33,102
32,770
32,282

20,526
21,304
26,319
27,329
32,824
31,458
30,886
32,445

32,618
35,287
40,954
36,744
49,601
42,196
36,513
38,897

37,189
38,991
46,601
39,243
52,813
44,818
36,799
44,252

44,445
38,689
48,317
42,354
49,012
42,840
39,388
42,356

367,365
390,444
466,995
433,609
489,799
486,310
460,967
452,215

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

45,887
58,036
65,880
61,590
63,555
68,039
52,218
56,555
63,729
62,157

34,750
65,616
58,791
60,663
52,440
56,827
54,111
56,639
57,936
56,885

40,469
64,319
65,069
66,935
64,377
55,291
57,560
59,246
62,729
63,258

44,371
69,043
67,931
55,051
62,252
60,061
67,397
63,026
69,515
61,883

48,550
65,036
71,622
82,484
77,786
66,189
66,879
70,852
79,866
79,044

50,451
45,301
56,254
65,448
55,179
41,860
52,999
62,823
45,452
48,793

29,143
31,581
29,099
32,284
36,746
26,624
31,987
33,829
39,589
35,892

28,177
30,202
29,803
33,762
40,327
30,798
31,222
35,737
36,258
42,708

32,031
34,478
35,423
44,361
39,460
32,648
49,362
33,443
37,945
43,899

55,982
61,385
67,585
63,543
54,822
52,072
58,394
54,402
62,851
69,358

56,835
60,432
65,478
64,203
58,364
56,959
58,449
63,299
67,220
64,880

60,906
63,946
58,820
63,415
56,498
58,403
60,227
59,131
63,959
62,483

527,554
649,376
671,755
693,740
661,807
605,771
640,804
648,982
687,050
691,241

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

62,844
65,272
69,029
77,911
79,203
87,243
80,595
67,316
67,561

59,558
56,544
66,813
69,561
71,424
82,842
69,713
59,407
58,710

63,699
71,734
96,054
77,010
77,839
79,504
76,152
66,159
62,991

66,785
72,416
84,484
79,957
91,015
83,976
87,663
72,118

74,460
88,457
83,060
92,059
97,506
92,879
83,274
71,939

62,842
59,852
70,243
75,116
72,748
73,839
63,862
62,551

44,723
44,657
59,809
56,118
68,631
66,108
55,474
62,178

45,413
48,954
56,014
64,150
64,085
64,684
57,600
63,449

47,394
50,023
55,752
62,006
68,613
64,446
56,308
61,317

68,279
73,860
79,197
76,212
90,805
83,394
62,212
72,955

69,516
71,644
85,774
75,973
96,935
81,724
65,708
76,621

76,088
65,823
86,694
81,115
87,365
75,785
66,311
68,484

741,600
769,234
892,924
887,189
966,170
936,424
824,871
804,495

All Lettuce:

1/ Head lettuce is largely iceberg (crisphead).
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data provided by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

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Table 42--Onions, fresh market: U.S. monthly and season-average f.o.b. shipping-point price, 1979-2008 1/
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Season
average

-- Dollars per cwt -1979

10.60

11.40

9.19

9.08

8.29

11.40

13.30

9.74

7.92

6.42

6.23

5.54

6.98

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

4.73
15.40
17.60
5.13
17.30
10.20
7.84
16.50
15.70
11.50

4.34
17.20
17.40
6.35
19.40
8.82
6.89
18.30
15.70
10.90

5.32
23.60
13.20
7.59
25.20
7.93
7.26
20.60
15.00
9.70

6.94
26.10
12.70
10.70
25.30
9.09
9.71
26.30
16.80
10.90

10.00
22.40
12.60
10.60
13.90
12.90
9.45
22.30
8.90
9.47

10.70
18.10
9.43
9.62
11.00
10.90
10.80
16.80
8.52
12.90

9.19
17.70
11.90
10.70
14.00
18.80
11.20
14.90
10.40
16.90

10.30
15.40
12.60
10.90
13.60
11.20
9.72
10.60
8.97
16.00

10.30
11.50
7.83
10.80
11.00
7.61
10.30
9.71
12.50
11.20

10.90
12.80
7.12
11.00
9.52
6.41
11.10
8.77
12.10
10.10

11.50
14.80
6.90
12.90
10.30
6.97
11.50
9.38
12.20
9.62

14.20
14.69
6.35
18.30
11.90
8.19
12.40
10.60
12.00
9.70

11.40
14.70
8.24
12.50
10.60
9.08
11.10
12.50
9.75
11.40

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

10.90
13.80
10.70
16.60
31.40
13.50
10.70
9.71
10.50
16.10

15.70
10.20
12.80
14.00
33.90
17.60
10.10
7.91
14.00
13.10

18.40
11.90
20.80
17.30
18.80
17.90
8.11
8.15
19.40
10.00

19.40
18.40
23.60
31.00
10.80
20.00
8.86
14.80
19.20
14.60

13.40
21.50
12.40
23.60
8.64
14.70
9.54
13.20
15.80
13.00

10.50
14.10
10.00
10.40
8.49
10.40
11.10
16.40
14.00
15.00

9.49
17.70
12.20
12.70
12.30
13.60
12.10
14.20
19.10
15.70

10.80
12.90
13.80
14.80
9.54
9.56
12.60
13.40
14.00
13.10

9.01
11.20
12.40
13.30
9.32
10.00
12.70
10.10
12.90
10.10

8.29
10.00
11.60
12.10
10.60
9.83
11.50
9.00
12.70
8.18

9.54
10.60
12.00
18.70
12.20
9.48
10.40
10.30
14.00
7.47

10.90
10.40
14.80
24.50
12.70
10.10
10.20
10.90
16.00
6.95

10.50
12.50
13.00
16.50
10.80
9.90
10.50
12.60
13.00
9.74

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 p

5.86
10.70
8.89
9.27
13.10
5.10
8.53
22.10
4.54

4.86
9.69
7.95
12.80
12.20
4.23
8.19
26.20
3.55

4.38
9.96
6.12
16.20
11.60
4.44
7.60
35.00
2.71

10.00
12.70
15.90
33.60
19.40
17.70
15.20
55.20
13.30

12.50
17.90
17.30
32.00
17.60
19.50
16.30
24.20

12.10
16.70
17.00
22.80
16.10
17.80
17.80
24.60

13.30
16.40
16.00
16.20
13.00
16.80
14.90
15.40

12.10
13.70
12.40
12.00
9.92
11.20
13.30
10.50

10.60
10.20
9.01
11.40
8.44
10.50
12.40
4.90

10.10
9.61
8.86
12.00
6.27
12.80
10.40
4.22

10.80
8.85
9.02
12.60
6.28
11.60
11.40
4.66

11.20
8.93
10.20
11.50
5.76
9.45
16.60
4.13

11.20
10.70
12.10
13.70
9.06
12.40
15.70
11.50

p = Preliminary.
1/ Monthly prices are averages received at the f.o.b. shipping point through 2005. Thereafter, prices are measured at the point of first sale. The season average
is the weighted average price received by producers at the point of first sale.
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Agricultural Prices.

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Table 43--Onions, fresh market: U.S. monthly and annual imports, 1979-2008 1/
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Annual

-- 1,000 pounds -1979

18,251

22,830

38,661

43,444

9,510

6,768

3,732

1,687

1,222

574

2,998

7,707

157,384

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989 2/

17,274
14,534
7,270
23,762
29,584
24,216
31,424
31,126
48,781
32,390

16,145
10,863
12,740
16,796
25,755
31,690
33,932
44,809
51,517
46,587

41,002
36,968
34,150
31,636
63,533
65,290
50,076
63,414
112,022
84,937

21,771
40,387
51,500
50,317
73,458
40,274
35,183
109,002
85,373
54,735

7,256
11,749
20,780
29,246
19,261
25,625
23,365
27,123
26,631
33,842

8,999
5,708
15,790
10,720
8,617
18,763
18,355
14,610
15,048
20,350

1,842
1,772
2,281
2,004
7,545
11,784
7,688
7,286
6,327
12,083

872
2,679
4,952
1,267
5,452
9,020
4,278
5,027
6,219
8,509

648
2,069
1,737
5,148
7,047
2,052
3,233
8,251
6,605
9,013

786
1,616
543
2,790
3,745
4,203
3,516
11,408
8,222
11,905

5,142
2,033
1,998
8,833
8,850
7,918
13,363
20,158
16,958
18,448

11,093
5,767
11,939
22,410
14,314
22,861
23,283
28,946
23,275
26,946

132,830
136,145
165,680
204,929
267,161
263,696
247,696
371,160
406,978
359,745

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

39,913
38,167
43,558
36,627
51,500
49,439
59,404
62,430
40,849
50,669

38,600
46,031
43,804
56,426
80,910
54,943
65,607
61,854
58,787
45,384

90,119
125,311
83,543
126,746
163,498
144,630
154,523
129,242
130,701
88,946

82,362
111,501
103,960
75,734
75,707
62,771
111,897
96,322
102,572
74,840

36,189
43,199
30,161
49,929
40,040
38,536
46,237
50,912
45,300
52,686

14,445
19,336
14,627
18,744
21,356
18,588
25,206
36,211
34,232
37,197

9,408
12,690
10,870
14,253
10,840
14,002
19,500
15,673
19,343
21,743

10,086
11,619
8,695
14,316
12,557
13,781
15,963
11,807
19,788
23,814

8,490
10,858
10,254
20,832
14,514
11,280
19,256
15,331
21,351
27,261

8,929
15,151
15,434
20,734
14,529
13,597
21,771
21,797
25,601
34,889

18,468
27,261
22,312
33,456
26,558
26,138
32,258
37,275
41,348
66,603

19,990
30,614
30,139
36,300
27,236
30,820
48,899
39,417
54,021
52,789

376,998
491,740
417,355
504,097
539,245
478,526
620,521
578,271
593,892
576,821

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

50,277
63,269
65,078
61,250
64,272
82,788
80,702
81,757
79,228

33,702
51,318
41,591
45,698
59,135
57,654
45,660
72,067
63,937

45,984
88,757
58,246
72,071
77,203
68,549
61,498
131,086
56,786

58,199
79,437
63,860
91,612
93,509
70,367
54,273
134,131

56,597
53,112
59,756
62,720
47,701
43,852
47,939
76,416

28,665
27,803
35,033
26,605
28,351
28,925
32,572
49,497

18,192
19,066
24,725
23,122
22,791
22,198
23,590
26,146

21,966
35,001
26,847
32,468
37,540
31,490
32,955
37,014

26,149
38,545
38,252
53,318
59,735
51,367
48,997
73,803

38,008
62,295
57,987
64,344
66,765
56,970
69,916
94,808

51,911
62,856
66,923
60,787
63,127
70,096
80,400
76,415

47,212
51,189
57,483
52,080
69,163
74,934
64,711
49,355

476,860
632,647
595,782
646,075
689,290
659,191
643,213
902,495

1/ Onion import data as reported by the U.S. Department of Commerce include fresh dry-bulb onions, shallots, onion sets, and pearl onions.
2/ Import data beginning in January 1989 are reported under the harmonized tariff schedule (HS), U.S. Dept. of Commerce.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data provided by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

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Table 44--Onions, fresh dry bulb: U.S. monthly and annual exports, 1990-2008 1/
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June
July
Aug.
-- 1,000 pounds --

Sep.

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

29,341
32,095
32,496
23,620
16,795
95,334
67,556
61,398
69,095
46,615

28,464
22,905
20,432
20,405
10,565
56,066
30,951
35,206
67,344
45,211

13,737
19,443
17,023
20,436
21,293
16,528
28,045
28,661
32,384
32,483

12,480
15,215
13,761
16,902
22,451
19,897
25,518
20,469
30,586
26,868

18,510
18,707
22,604
33,436
30,604
34,837
25,502
30,301
38,148
32,613

19,951
21,684
28,281
39,542
56,396
50,912
31,915
33,499
34,594
34,477

24,832
23,529
29,951
45,837
72,224
50,632
34,263
51,910
34,305
39,223

22,420
20,143
24,918
74,472
71,361
53,107
52,087
58,303
54,555
45,004

29,422
33,031
50,534
57,812
99,570
68,556
78,353
57,548
64,446
69,088

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

66,877
79,929
66,130
73,115
68,443
79,817
65,571
50,953
41,370

59,172
65,966
59,447
90,603
56,514
83,976
54,186
45,084
36,844

44,349
45,619
45,156
55,493
39,225
56,571
50,863
35,332
46,717

26,618
29,867
28,493
19,589
25,717
31,890
30,534
27,241

30,679
35,239
31,202
31,934
30,148
32,240
29,607
33,683

34,505
38,536
35,280
41,605
30,642
33,285
34,172
37,527

43,486
48,894
47,193
54,535
39,944
43,916
43,707
45,392

48,353
55,446
63,215
56,597
44,652
62,146
38,741
50,345

93,312
72,415
60,865
47,453
58,729
52,637
53,547
42,126

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

47,607
50,476
46,612
42,888
156,567
61,822
100,253
80,100
73,191
116,841

68,984
49,341
40,298
32,543
138,359
76,795
58,049
77,523
63,132
94,155

55,080
32,454
28,970
28,011
101,322
73,837
48,896
61,325
58,695
77,500

370,826
339,022
355,879
435,904
797,506
658,323
581,387
596,241
620,474
660,077

122,744
95,960
53,829
75,847
88,290
62,548
80,263
56,921

96,500
75,798
78,360
72,435
71,858
58,818
85,674
70,630

96,877
64,558
67,956
59,823
70,321
69,928
91,942
55,630

763,473
708,226
637,126
679,028
624,483
667,772
658,806
550,862

1/ Includes onion sets and pearl onions.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data provided by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

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Annual

Table 45--Snap beans, fresh market: U.S. monthly and season-average f.o.b. shipping-point price, 1996-2008 1/
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Season
average

-- Dollars per cwt -1996
1997
1998
1999

70.40
50.00
74.80
43.80

72.20
87.70
70.40
47.90

70.90
42.20
68.80
46.00

48.60
60.80
58.90
39.70

44.10
47.70
45.30
40.40

44.00
17.90
63.90
28.30

39.00
47.00
38.40
51.60

35.60
53.60
61.60
54.60

32.00
51.20
65.70
50.70

39.00
56.60
55.40
63.00

42.80
60.00
64.50
78.10

42.40
36.60
39.70
72.50

42.00
40.60
48.90
46.50

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 p

41.60
96.70
58.70
75.30
76.20
71.40
44.00
64.90
68.80

49.60
69.40
53.80
61.40
43.50
77.80
56.00
82.30
98.30

43.70
44.00
42.10
38.60
42.50
85.30
44.90
102.00
37.70

46.10
57.80
41.80
66.80
48.60
60.70
44.30
63.50
55.30

35.10
34.70
35.50
45.00
22.50
55.20
34.50
38.80

31.20
28.60
34.80
45.10
27.90
38.40
33.40
35.10

64.30
59.40
52.50
43.80
50.70
58.90
61.10
65.10

54.70
60.30
59.70
61.30
67.60
72.70
77.00
81.10

56.10
60.50
70.30
58.20
68.30
65.30
74.60
78.90

57.20
40.30
51.60
49.10
82.90
40.80
58.60
67.40

47.70
47.90
54.60
41.70
53.90
89.10
48.30
89.30

45.20
62.10
62.30
48.40
47.50
82.00
65.50
43.00

42.60
45.00
47.60
49.30
45.20
54.20
50.50
60.50

p = Preliminary.
1/ Monthly prices are averages received at the f.o.b. shipping point through 2005. Thereafter, prices are measured at the point of first sale. The season average
is the weighted average price received by producers at the point of first sale. Data collection resumed in 1996 after estimates had been eliminated in 1981.
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Agricultural Prices.

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Table 46--Snap beans: U.S. monthly and annual imports, 1989-2008 1/
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June
July
Aug.
-- 1,000 pounds --

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Annual

1989 1/

10,502

3,465

4,520

3,709

964

199

424

1,126

380

73

707

4,745

30,814

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

6,786
5,281
6,366
7,963
5,204
5,426
8,429
11,018
6,864
8,367

6,845
5,266
4,431
4,359
4,881
7,799
8,743
9,316
7,361
6,099

5,521
2,592
2,799
3,656
4,563
6,735
7,479
8,217
7,725
5,921

1,525
2,519
1,595
1,801
2,005
2,128
4,013
2,854
4,080
3,532

402
592
473
895
220
459
484
563
942
620

192
597
205
221
91
436
527
280
314
547

126
366
168
253
356
624
662
1,507
965
1,236

217
620
463
653
692
1,941
397
1,659
1,280
3,538

472
366
179
270
319
745
452
437
928
1,514

341
443
209
60
100
299
407
209
250
182

1,057
797
647
450
528
2,421
1,579
1,727
1,523
2,116

6,557
5,452
5,865
4,756
4,380
8,646
6,586
8,174
10,554
10,142

30,041
24,892
23,401
25,335
23,341
37,661
39,759
45,962
42,787
43,815

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

8,568
9,924
12,137
9,102
10,484
8,452
11,520
8,317
13,803

8,274
9,489
10,087
8,255
8,964
7,344
8,650
9,594
12,250

7,589
9,052
8,691
6,353
9,261
7,492
6,499
10,795
10,065

4,668
6,352
5,868
4,422
5,057
3,927
5,811
6,323

1,387
1,412
1,875
1,636
1,779
2,052
2,904
3,704

710
636
1,302
1,843
799
1,747
2,717
2,733

626
586
1,150
1,576
771
1,525
1,826
2,406

2,097
1,035
1,636
2,848
2,005
2,108
1,733
2,604

568
446
1,210
1,314
1,528
2,786
1,775
2,300

329
660
679
785
2,025
1,694
2,372
2,592

4,872
4,216
4,805
4,324
4,273
6,852
5,393
5,960

9,855
10,557
9,842
14,271
11,638
14,557
11,320
12,733

49,544
54,363
59,282
56,729
58,585
60,536
62,521
70,062

1/ Import data beginning in January 1989 are reported under the harmonized tariff schedule (HS), U.S. Dept. of Commerce.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data provided by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

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Table 47--Sweet corn, fresh market: U.S. monthly and season-average f.o.b. shipping-point price, 1979-2008 1/
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June
July
Aug.
-- Dollars per cwt --

1979

12.30

15.30

13.10

9.20

9.72

10.00

10.50

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

13.30
15.30
17.30
19.20
29.10
15.30
22.00
15.70
15.30
25.30

14.80
21.30
23.10
23.70
27.60
-26.70
27.80
24.50
19.90

14.30
20.00
20.20
24.40
20.90
-24.40
19.10
17.80
26.80

12.60
12.50
11.30
17.60
16.80
14.60
20.40
16.10
18.90
24.20

11.40
11.60
13.40
12.90
14.20
17.20
14.00
13.30
11.20
14.40

11.90
9.93
14.20
11.10
12.40
12.10
12.90
13.80
14.20
16.90

11.60
12.40
12.00
14.10
13.50
12.70
13.50
11.90
16.00
19.80

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

-15.90
26.30
23.30
24.50
25.00
29.90
29.00
18.70
19.60

-14.90
21.90
39.20
15.50
44.70
30.20
25.80
31.60
23.30

17.60
29.80
28.20
25.20
22.80
27.80
28.90
33.90
24.20
21.80

15.40
21.20
16.20
23.50
18.50
16.60
21.90
26.10
20.10
18.90

15.60
19.10
14.70
20.60
20.40
24.50
17.50
21.20
17.10
18.50

14.60
17.70
12.00
17.70
20.20
18.80
14.00
17.10
14.00
15.00

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 p

31.50
33.50
23.80
27.70
30.30
21.30
35.00
27.40
30.80

25.10
34.00
22.90
24.00
20.90
28.60
35.00
23.70
23.00

19.30
26.10
25.20
18.90
20.30
26.10
34.00
30.20
28.60

18.70
18.10
17.70
14.90
17.20
21.50
27.10
25.60
19.60

14.40
24.70
17.20
16.50
15.60
18.00
15.40
21.40

18.00
18.70
18.60
16.90
12.50
22.50
21.50
17.30

Dec.

Season
average

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

9.25

8.90

11.90

11.20

9.61

9.89

8.96
10.70
11.00
11.50
11.80
11.20
13.60
11.90
15.40
18.20

9.55
11.60
10.80
11.00
12.30
11.20
14.60
13.20
15.00
16.30

12.40
14.40
12.10
11.80
10.70
11.10
15.60
12.00
19.40
14.50

11.20
11.40
14.90
10.80
11.50
10.70
13.40
10.00
23.30
14.30

12.10
13.70
18.40
14.40
13.90
10.50
12.10
15.60
18.10
17.00

10.70
11.60
12.20
12.50
13.10
12.70
13.90
12.90
14.80
16.90

17.00
15.30
14.80
18.50
19.10
18.60
18.90
18.60
16.40
17.30

14.60
17.20
14.60
16.80
11.90
17.10
17.40
18.00
16.40
16.60

12.70
15.30
13.70
14.70
15.30
18.50
16.70
16.60
18.10
17.30

13.80
19.50
16.80
22.10
19.70
20.70
17.90
15.20
25.30
16.50

18.60
18.70
20.40
16.60
19.90
24.00
19.40
18.90
24.80
28.40

13.20
17.70
22.60
24.30
26.00
23.30
17.70
19.90
14.30
40.70

15.00
17.00
14.60
17.80
17.20
18.30
16.90
17.70
17.20
16.90

22.00
19.60
24.50
20.00
16.60
22.30
21.00
22.20

20.70
18.90
20.90
19.60
20.90
20.40
21.70
22.80

20.10
18.80
21.80
19.70
21.30
24.70
25.10
23.20

24.00
23.80
22.10
22.90
27.50
25.50
21.10
21.40

16.80
18.40
16.80
27.30
29.30
25.70
20.70
20.60

33.00
17.50
16.50
33.70
18.10
22.40
20.80
34.10

18.50
19.50
19.20
19.30
19.30
22.10
22.90
22.20

p = Preliminary. -- = Not available.
1/ Monthly prices are averages received at the f.o.b. shipping point through 2005. Thereafter, prices are measured at the point of first sale. The season average
is the weighted average price received by producers at the point of first sale.
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Agricultural Prices.

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Table 48--Sweet corn, fresh market: U.S. monthly and annual export volume, 1990-2008
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June
July
Aug.
-- 1,000 pounds --

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

641
2,103
1,836
1,641
1,016
5,526
2,531
1,685
2,659
1,599

291
1,108
1,924
1,422
1,570
1,920
5,520
1,664
5,037
2,225

3,060
2,402
2,662
2,271
6,129
8,835
3,552
16,958
3,772
3,632

10,235
4,956
11,118
3,922
9,782
18,108
8,180
34,178
9,336
19,556

19,163
18,577
23,072
16,533
20,698
27,517
18,603
1,729
29,694
19,579

18,775
17,717
25,935
20,189
18,700
18,368
24,800
16,094
22,629
22,487

13,078
10,892
19,065
18,181
10,780
11,239
14,055
20,227
10,801
12,557

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

2,450
3,553
3,942
4,580
6,345
4,660
4,850
4,981
7,299

4,231
2,190
2,462
4,347
2,941
5,636
6,467
4,647
6,444

9,262
4,656
4,039
9,822
7,727
8,694
8,875
8,156
9,281

13,831
20,793
16,958
20,960
18,124
20,981
13,394
14,513

19,898
20,438
25,706
23,459
27,577
27,171
37,553
30,795

23,327
26,577
25,118
25,959
29,476
26,950
32,954
33,594

13,056
15,038
16,014
24,626
17,213
17,207
20,915
20,630

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Annual

2,857
2,924
1,774
3,936
695
2,006
4,572
3,115
1,009
2,100

558
596
310
1,695
562
2,550
1,164
2,887
1,065
502

2,175
2,260
2,468
1,890
1,766
4,760
2,595
2,341
4,549
2,150

1,661
2,630
2,432
2,398
1,891
3,231
3,234
2,714
1,302
1,467

1,222
2,344
1,560
1,410
866
5,433
2,164
1,791
1,724
1,328

73,715
68,508
94,157
75,489
74,455
109,492
90,971
105,384
93,576
89,181

4,091
3,795
5,883
4,360
5,785
5,162
4,794
2,269

494
3,388
3,830
1,967
3,469
5,054
3,475
1,761

2,506
4,003
3,121
3,639
5,795
5,558
4,718
3,937

4,970
3,912
5,471
4,359
4,379
5,454
3,997
3,044

3,617
5,002
2,125
5,285
4,642
3,452
2,808
2,917

101,735
113,346
114,668
133,363
133,473
135,978
144,801
131,244

Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data provided by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

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Table 49--Tomatoes, fresh market: U.S. monthly and season-average f.o.b. shipping-point price, 1979-2008 1/
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Season
average

-- Dollars per cwt -1979

22.00

21.70

26.80

27.50

22.10

24.00

21.90

21.10

18.20

20.60

30.00

20.00

22.50

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

18.30
31.90
27.90
18.60
40.20
24.90
34.20
28.20
31.50
43.40

15.40
46.90
31.20
37.30
44.00
37.40
22.80
25.80
19.40
45.20

19.10
48.50
18.10
46.00
34.80
58.20
25.10
32.10
28.60
34.10

22.10
22.30
18.10
39.40
25.00
33.20
30.10
26.90
29.90
55.80

22.80
14.60
20.70
32.20
27.60
14.80
27.20
27.90
22.90
43.30

25.20
20.30
32.50
26.60
23.50
17.70
19.50
26.80
24.30
25.00

21.10
23.00
25.30
19.10
26.70
19.90
20.00
20.10
30.60
26.30

21.70
21.70
17.30
17.50
32.50
20.30
20.30
17.40
38.30
24.60

23.00
19.50
17.00
19.00
22.30
19.10
20.80
20.40
32.10
23.10

20.30
22.00
20.10
22.20
22.00
21.20
30.20
25.50
21.40
29.10

17.90
17.50
32.20
20.50
17.70
32.20
36.00
45.30
28.40
26.10

17.50
17.80
20.50
19.40
18.90
43.40
18.90
22.40
18.50
38.80

20.70
21.40
22.50
24.20
25.60
24.20
25.10
25.90
27.10
33.20

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

116.00
23.10
40.50
38.30
41.50
41.10
18.40
32.10
26.40
33.50

97.60
31.60
76.00
21.90
19.30
29.80
40.00
45.90
44.00
23.40

32.30
44.00
80.70
21.20
24.50
37.10
81.70
57.40
34.00
22.30

14.60
49.30
32.40
45.20
16.50
20.50
50.50
24.90
37.20
23.70

22.30
56.10
16.70
58.10
20.60
14.70
24.40
32.20
36.50
21.00

23.30
59.50
21.90
22.90
31.30
35.70
24.20
30.30
29.00
29.00

26.80
30.50
28.20
23.30
26.90
24.40
26.00
29.20
40.90
23.10

26.00
21.90
23.50
32.70
30.60
19.60
22.10
27.60
25.10
25.00

24.80
21.20
29.30
29.80
22.70
19.50
23.40
25.90
28.40
26.50

31.50
20.50
60.10
19.40
28.50
22.50
28.30
26.50
43.00
21.30

30.90
23.90
39.10
31.60
31.20
33.10
29.70
43.60
42.10
26.00

29.70
15.40
34.30
57.60
37.40
25.00
30.40
40.80
42.20
28.90

27.40
31.70
35.80
31.70
27.40
25.50
28.10
31.70
35.20
25.80

21.40
43.80
38.20
50.90
24.70
15.40
82.70
35.60
58.20

21.10
29.10
28.00
31.70
32.30
40.90
46.50
31.20
45.50

33.00
56.40
41.70
55.60
41.00
40.70
24.80
26.30
66.10

34.80
19.00
34.30
30.00
44.20
65.10
34.40
52.60
55.20

23.10
37.80
29.20
23.70
32.20
49.40
23.30
35.60

21.80
28.40
32.70
45.70
21.10
40.20
30.90
29.60

24.60
27.50
28.30
36.60
22.50
28.20
28.20
26.70

33.90
27.50
25.60
40.00
35.80
26.20
34.70
28.60

29.50
23.30
23.50
33.00
37.30
46.40
82.10
33.10

42.60
29.00
28.20
31.00
70.80
36.40
55.30
41.60

47.80
41.80
43.90
31.80
119.00
32.80
28.00
58.70

37.60
53.20
53.20
32.10
-76.80
21.20
81.20

30.70
30.00
31.60
37.40
37.60
41.80
44.00
34.50

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 p

-- = not available.

p = Preliminary.

1/ Monthly prices are averages received at the f.o.b. shipping point through 2005. Thereafter, prices are measured at the point of first sale. The season average
is the weighted average price received by producers at the point of first sale.
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Agricultural Prices.

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Table 50--Tomatoes, field-grown, fresh market: U.S. monthly and annual retail price, 1979-2008 1/
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Annual

-- Cents per pound ---

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

--

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

70.3
79.2
76.3
72.6
85.4
69.7
110.4
-87.1
79.7

58.6
101.6
90.1
81.4
99.8
84.0
75.2
-85.6
105.1

64.2
116.6
77.8
108.1
97.3
94.5
77.3
76.0
74.4
89.1

63.4
120.1
66.4
108.4
83.9
119.4
80.5
82.0
90.2
97.0

73.7
60.7
69.4
95.0
76.6
68.1
87.9
78.8
85.9
132.3

74.5
63.9
86.9
79.7
77.8
62.4
80.2
88.3
76.5
87.3

68.3
61.4
83.7
73.2
69.2
66.5
73.7
81.6
79.8
84.7

64.6
65.9
58.4
58.4
90.1
64.2
68.6
66.4
81.9
79.7

67.9
60.4
54.8
62.1
74.1
61.6
67.4
73.5
87.4
77.7

76.4
65.2
63.3
70.9
74.4
67.3
81.1
77.7
85.3
83.6

60.3
64.6
74.4
72.6
72.4
80.8
91.9
99.2
85.6
88.4

66.4
64.2
84.9
66.3
67.8
95.3
94.3
99.6
81.2
89.8

67.4
77.0
73.9
79.1
80.7
77.8
82.4
82.3
83.4
91.2

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

173.5
91.2
93.6
114.1
160.4
132.3
110.3
121.3
145.2
190.4

236.1
84.0
143.0
109.8
111.2
130.0
108.4
131.4
135.6
147.6

176.5
94.8
172.9
88.0
91.4
108.1
146.7
165.4
151.5
139.5

73.2
121.0
162.3
101.6
95.1
129.9
186.7
134.8
139.8
129.8

69.7
145.7
82.8
155.3
94.9
98.0
137.9
117.5
147.2
128.4

79.2
167.2
74.7
127.8
104.7
110.2
112.7
130.0
139.3
130.4

77.7
116.6
80.2
82.4
99.0
125.2
103.1
114.1
151.5
128.7

76.5
79.5
80.2
85.6
96.9
93.8
100.6
113.0
131.2
123.2

77.3
75.9
76.5
109.2
95.8
95.0
98.0
109.1
124.1
127.2

84.6
71.4
100.1
94.4
97.9
104.1
108.4
116.2
157.3
127.9

86.2
81.3
124.2
101.0
112.9
109.7
118.2
137.0
168.9
130.0

85.8
79.3
122.7
131.3
142.8
150.7
121.0
161.7
179.8
140.5

108.0
100.7
109.4
108.4
108.6
115.6
121.0
129.3
147.6
137.0

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

144.3
141.4
145.1
171.1
147.2
166.0
216.2
162.1
203.2

128.6
131.3
129.8
156.5
151.0
142.8
191.0
164.4
173.5

136.4
133.6
129.2
161.9
152.9
154.8
164.9
155.5
183.5

148.7
143.3
131.9
155.5
151.9
171.0
157.3
163.0
177.3

136.6
124.3
133.2
140.1
151.0
191.1
154.3
168.5

131.8
135.6
129.9
139.8
133.1
165.5
145.7
151.0

128.2
125.7
124.3
146.0
125.3
160.7
147.9
148.6

126.2
118.5
118.1
151.3
131.2
141.6
148.8
148.5

131.9
116.8
115.8
143.8
132.1
142.9
190.8
149.6

138.7
126.7
123.6
143.6
171.5
154.7
218.8
164.9

150.3
146.8
143.0
148.0
233.7
157.4
178.4
185.1

156.7
140.4
165.5
153.3
246.7
184.8
163.9
214.7

138.2
132.0
132.5
150.9
160.6
161.1
173.2
164.7

1979 2/

-- = Not available.
1/ Includes field-grown tomatoes only.

2/ Discontinued from July 1978 through December 1979.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov/data/home.htm).

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Table 51--Tomatoes, all, fresh market: U.S. monthly and annual retail price index, 1979-2008 1/
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Annual 2/

-- 1982-84=100 -1979

84.9

75.7

70.9

97.4

85.3

86.2

72.1

72.6

69.3

75.5

87.5

88.5

80.5

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

84.1
96.0
95.4
92.0
110.9
92.4
144.9
111.9
123.2
121.7

71.8
121.5
112.0
102.9
129.2
109.7
104.3
113.4
120.1
153.3

78.2
142.8
100.2
136.8
123.7
125.2
104.4
109.1
108.9
132.1

78.1
145.7
85.6
127.2
108.9
159.2
108.5
119.1
129.2
145.6

89.6
77.7
88.0
119.5
98.2
90.4
117.0
114.6
123.5
189.0

89.5
79.7
107.0
101.9
101.9
85.0
108.3
125.6
113.3
131.6

81.2
75.3
104.9
94.4
92.1
90.2
99.7
116.6
123.4
124.9

79.8
81.5
75.5
77.9
120.5
85.2
94.9
97.3
123.4
119.3

83.2
75.3
71.8
82.4
98.2
83.1
93.1
103.7
129.8
115.7

92.1
80.5
81.7
93.9
99.1
90.8
111.8
112.5
128.7
126.2

74.6
80.3
94.3
94.4
95.3
107.8
122.8
138.2
129.2
134.9

80.0
79.5
105.9
86.3
90.2
124.9
126.2
139.3
124.3
140.3

81.9
94.7
93.5
100.8
105.7
103.7
111.3
116.8
123.1
136.2

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

246.3
141.1
148.8
182.7
238.5
217.1
178.1
193.6
238.4
299.8

321.8
131.6
213.0
170.9
175.1
217.2
178.0
211.7
226.0
239.9

248.4
146.0
261.6
139.6
148.5
175.0
237.4
264.5
244.9
224.6

117.6
181.3
251.1
159.2
150.7
202.3
292.3
228.0
229.7
215.7

108.5
209.3
133.0
235.9
152.7
159.0
227.5
200.3
237.3
214.3

126.1
243.2
120.9
193.2
170.0
178.2
190.3
218.6
222.3
213.8

122.7
179.4
126.6
131.1
162.1
200.7
174.2
193.0
247.4
218.6

122.0
120.4
130.1
134.2
159.2
150.9
170.7
193.4
218.6
198.9

121.9
119.0
125.5
164.8
154.6
157.2
164.4
186.3
206.6
208.2

133.2
113.5
161.0
147.7
158.1
175.7
180.4
195.9
248.2
208.4

131.8
127.9
196.1
159.6
178.5
183.5
192.1
224.6
268.7
213.8

129.5
124.5
193.4
197.2
233.6
242.6
193.4
253.4
281.9
233.4

160.8
153.1
171.8
168.0
173.5
188.3
198.2
213.6
239.2
224.1

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

237.0
272.7
279.1
299.5
283.2
309.6
393.1
307.2
385.2

214.0
260.3
256.9
275.3
282.8
274.8
354.7
317.2
329.6

224.4
259.5
255.7
285.2
285.0
297.1
311.5
291.9
345.1

239.6
273.8
262.4
272.0
274.4
310.6
297.9
309.8
334.9

226.8
234.0
244.5
244.2
272.3
333.6
293.9
309.7

221.4
247.8
242.2
252.9
252.9
293.0
276.1
283.5

216.6
235.5
238.9
262.6
243.5
287.3
271.8
278.7

217.5
225.0
230.1
271.5
249.5
267.6
271.8
273.8

224.8
222.6
224.6
262.7
253.8
273.5
336.5
280.8

234.3
238.1
232.3
261.2
316.3
297.2
405.5
304.7

273.7
266.3
256.5
281.0
422.7
299.0
347.8
341.3

285.9
264.2
288.5
284.2
425.0
342.3
318.5
378.7

234.7
250.0
251.0
271.0
296.8
298.8
323.3
306.5

1/ Index of retail prices paid by all urban consumers in major U.S. cities. Includes all types of field-grown and greenhouse tomatoes.

2/ Simple 12-month average.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov/data/home.htm).

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Table 52--Tomatoes, all fresh market: U.S. monthly and annual imports, 1980-2008
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Annual

4,583
7,255
5,215
15,401
31,736
29,376
36,119
37,745
56,924
44,810

13,233
3,182
13,502
47,630
35,524
31,422
53,756
33,151
42,843
64,073

9,922
6,700
26,822
28,920
26,221
28,903
69,882
39,462
38,112
47,193

6,891
7,427
20,509
23,827
22,441
49,599
36,611
35,020
14,358
45,393

651,736
525,887
592,619
738,195
824,294
850,987
981,105
919,489
816,796
867,907

24,518
29,852
25,572
34,557
23,716
69,761
74,251
61,359
75,823
93,924

28,054
25,444
17,280
43,551
33,021
65,560
81,872
62,865
85,114
87,239

27,496
41,870
18,094
42,187
30,649
74,421
83,988
85,674
93,403
94,646

43,200
31,512
21,974
54,243
63,301
121,816
123,557
139,234
88,238
124,884

795,857
795,492
432,167
922,400
872,974
1,368,909
1,625,135
1,636,839
1,868,017
1,633,053

78,030 67,317 113,109 132,770
91,924 74,513 80,258 82,307
103,885 96,468 99,243 127,363
111,692 97,751 106,940 107,303
110,736 87,236 103,613 139,604
113,695 118,086 143,468 145,185
112,049 88,779 102,201 128,386
105,494 88,836 134,035 161,616

107,885
92,808
151,916
123,430
165,883
202,876
146,725
198,078

1,609,386
1,815,641
1,894,875
2,071,145
2,054,202
2,098,114
2,187,883
2,360,724

-- 1,000 pounds -All tomatoes: 1/
1980
76,331
1981 2/
6,993
1982
45,311
1983
73,759
1984
47,393
1985
45,961
1986 2/
58,497
1987
67,243
1988
80,120
1989 3/ 105,619

139,082
47,255
157,414
148,666
138,656
91,608
82,165
242,385
180,744
163,738

95,647
53,303
74,484
137,049
205,685
218,933
58,221
126,226
106,332
103,812

93,020 23,891 178,446
10,493 61,014 58,104
89,626 90,235 40,874
141,518 39,739 58,553
128,122 104,971 21,349
174,808 102,023 24,657
152,536 335,627 35,921
154,383 68,295 54,167
103,115 53,563 36,882
94,426 66,172 40,271

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

153,280
101,374
76,485
128,879
110,583
146,298
192,169
207,517
221,435
192,676

175,683
146,521
54,665
156,401
138,720
202,284
230,987
251,581
231,070
208,314

168,105
149,508
46,307
159,678
185,348
212,308
240,041
279,410
280,679
207,369

40,092
129,141
43,188
135,841
102,809
158,129
222,947
146,761
241,074
164,112

30,041 44,358 36,414
51,298 45,099 24,828
38,901 28,680 30,346
62,879 37,189 32,615
56,436 50,394 31,326
89,263 98,749 67,770
110,234 85,875 91,431
130,228 119,746 85,036
179,762 139,193 138,287
141,171 129,897 105,621

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

201,298
249,941
222,404
308,228
213,526
211,436
285,407
247,357
286,000

202,966
237,091
241,198
238,828
246,370
218,703
308,377
305,488
331,858

199,355
298,517
227,493
302,927
320,156
269,627
260,928
317,400
290,199

165,027
187,311
205,235
239,729
207,632
194,124
197,825
261,351

122,136
174,098
146,948
157,565
175,270
169,915
177,764
229,633

116,173
136,036
132,080
147,683
144,905
175,820
201,841
188,260

103,320
110,836
140,643
129,068
139,270
135,180
177,600
123,176

Roma (plum):
2000
67,484
2001
91,295
2002
71,780
2003
106,765
2004
79,883
2005
80,645
2006
108,771
2007
96,394
2008
106,093

58,942
76,050
72,560
78,454
90,895
76,767
109,828
119,635
120,578

61,975
93,581
71,989
97,962
103,044
89,713
102,501
117,743
105,835

47,715
68,104
75,304
82,956
80,476
68,289
71,706
106,270

38,413
75,096
52,875
69,284
69,140
60,447
64,998
83,577

36,295
51,379
50,817
53,883
48,535
61,758
82,127
73,910

39,325
37,176
48,406
47,211
50,812
44,178
70,429
47,915

24,832
32,255
43,595
42,885
40,777
39,343
40,435
41,788

23,568
27,984
44,997
43,238
32,185
50,744
27,465
33,146

47,190
30,205
49,551
46,944
41,871
68,247
38,577
59,484

55,188
30,870
58,365
43,213
60,643
60,602
52,437
76,257

43,103
34,039
57,119
51,412
73,887
89,854
53,382
79,985

544,031
648,032
697,360
764,206
772,148
790,589
822,656
936,104

Hothouse:
2000
12,037
2001
16,750
2002
23,120
2003
29,532
2004
31,612
2005
48,258
2006
64,968
2007
64,712
2008
86,406

12,092
14,441
18,796
22,642
28,096
42,045
61,102
63,470
91,644

16,214
20,995
20,227
31,842
40,565
52,976
60,345
76,064
94,497

22,635 30,640
26,999 37,106
34,931 42,706
47,588 50,792
55,072 64,136
74,414 75,428
76,834 84,555
86,330 103,991

30,661
36,866
45,568
53,835
58,750
74,689
67,897
82,874

6,176
8,826
16,227
13,877
16,917
56,800
58,522
56,791

5,563
6,119
5,583
4,960
5,628
43,339
48,746
46,858

20,360
21,294
26,688
28,478
37,431
42,664
42,971
42,153

19,888
19,686
25,652
29,601
39,769
44,436
45,679
54,471

18,161
20,232
25,431
33,571
44,803
46,684
47,105
61,301

15,022
19,729
23,311
26,950
44,076
53,985
49,991
74,168

209,449
249,043
308,241
373,667
466,854
655,717
708,716
813,182

Grape/cherry:
2000
11,409
2001
8,977
2002
12,370
2003
19,346
2004
18,196
2005
13,415
2006
17,965
2007
16,017
2008
22,790

11,274
9,026
12,601
14,723
15,367
11,400
16,788
19,236
28,706

9,370
9,690
14,375
16,165
18,053
13,884
14,692
18,623
19,777

7,197
7,423
13,386
12,582
14,732
12,713
13,080
18,028

4,811
7,015
8,889
9,039
13,432
12,880
10,476
12,128

4,867
5,848
8,785
9,669
12,224
11,614
10,081
13,597

6,638
6,150
10,248
7,870
13,252
13,285
10,436
9,460

7,448
8,496
9,224
8,959
13,586
14,669
8,441
7,587

4,741
6,969
7,420
6,358
6,728
8,291
9,555
7,487

7,236
9,403
8,570
8,037
6,798
10,947
10,134
10,200

5,284
5,922
7,701
6,972
8,160
10,924
12,512
10,831

6,034
5,553
12,361
10,025
13,124
13,668
13,181
14,130

86,308
90,472
125,928
129,744
153,652
147,690
147,341
157,323

Round/other:
2000
110,367
2001
132,918
2002
115,134
2003
152,586
2004
83,835
2005
69,119
2006
93,703
2007
70,234
2008
70,710

120,658
137,574
137,241
123,008
112,012
88,491
120,658
103,147
90,930

111,796
174,251
120,902
156,958
158,495
113,054
83,390
104,971
70,089

87,479
84,784
81,613
96,603
57,351
38,707
36,205
50,723

48,272
54,881
42,478
28,450
28,562
21,160
17,735
29,937

44,350
41,943
26,911
30,297
25,396
27,760
41,736
17,880

51,182
58,685
65,762
60,110
58,290
20,917
38,212
9,010

40,188
45,055
45,482
54,887
50,745
16,343
14,427
9,261

18,649
18,267
17,363
19,677
10,892
16,387
8,787
6,050

38,795
20,964
15,470
22,359
15,176
19,838
7,811
9,880

54,137
25,283
35,866
23,548
25,999
26,975
16,332
13,227

43,725
33,487
59,124
35,044
34,795
45,367
30,172
29,795

769,598
828,093
763,346
803,528
661,548
504,118
509,169
454,115

7,385
3,305
98,015 166,146
20,958
7,669
15,344
7,790
36,814 25,382
28,693 25,004
26,401 35,369
38,429 22,983
43,832 59,971
50,898 41,502
24,616
19,045
30,674
34,380
46,671
62,549
87,784
67,428
93,940
83,201

1/ Includes all fresh tomato imports including round, roma (plum), greenhouse (hothouse), cherry, and grape types. 2/ Monthly distribution as reported
by the Census Bureau is partly in error for 1981 and 1986. For July and August of 1981 and May of 1986, some quantities are included that actually arrived
in earlier months. 3/ Import data beginning January 1989 are reported under the harmonized tariff schedule (HS), U.S. Dept. of Commerce.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data provided by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

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Table 53--Tomatoes, all, fresh-market: U.S. monthly and annual exports, 1990-2008 1/
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June
July
Aug.
-- 1,000 pounds --

All tomatoes:
1990
13,508
1991
27,908
1992
26,312
1993
25,764
1994
22,294
1995
19,312
1996
23,837
1997
23,961
1998
23,377
1999
22,974

12,229
19,664
22,252
22,651
20,516
16,628
17,341
13,897
14,133
21,406

21,343
24,371
32,289
30,824
20,895
17,943
9,826
14,222
20,033
26,045

27,319
23,558
35,638
22,273
26,580
21,998
14,306
30,747
21,979
29,531

33,870
24,536
35,739
27,910
29,245
33,038
31,242
29,622
25,856
31,486

28,776
23,018
34,023
40,760
34,398
26,087
37,248
33,465
31,276
29,945

33,351
36,703
30,860
39,866
39,629
35,100
36,208
41,756
29,512
37,295

21,979
22,456
26,120
28,355
26,885
22,556
23,644
43,794
23,921
27,150

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

26,951
25,691
23,395
22,730
27,689
30,205
19,235
25,599
29,483

23,411
27,080
23,333
18,941
22,050
21,444
20,416
26,190
25,126

28,375
17,097
18,319
17,798
20,625
25,544
26,346
27,175
26,533

25,613
34,037
17,674
20,984
24,293
22,759
23,669
21,846

38,684
28,964
32,923
34,862
33,882
29,591
31,393
32,640

40,679
38,949
33,983
26,068
32,509
26,837
28,021
28,375

44,849
38,009
42,982
38,075
35,697
42,234
25,818
35,172

Roma (plum):
2000
1,484
2001
2,054
2002
1,100
2003
2,579
2004
2,379
2005
2,463
2006
2,589
2007
2,653
2008
2,422

1,568
1,798
1,320
1,262
1,008
880
1,434
2,933
2,734

1,401
1,389
894
1,247
1,417
1,122
2,556
2,576
2,484

1,391
2,165
744
1,384
1,328
1,067
2,144
2,189

1,385
1,349
1,035
1,948
2,617
1,984
2,771
2,975

1,295
1,790
1,286
1,061
2,099
2,077
2,710
2,396

Grape/cherry:
2000
1,023
2001
688
2002
500
2003
699
2004
1,064
2005
834
2006
774
2007
906
2008
1,148

605
820
616
691
695
601
576
748
708

718
588
751
686
839
634
689
1,323
595

566
761
779
746
984
775
732
1,217

1,346
1,153
12,244
1,138
2,174
1,035
818
1,715

Round/other:
2000
24,444
2001
22,949
2002
21,795
2003
19,452
2004
24,246
2005
26,908
2006
15,872
2007
22,040
2008
25,913

21,238
24,462
21,397
16,988
20,348
19,962
18,406
22,509
21,684

26,256
15,119
16,674
15,865
18,369
23,789
23,101
23,276
23,454

23,656
31,111
16,151
18,854
21,980
20,917
20,794
18,440

35,953
26,461
19,644
31,776
29,091
26,572
27,803
27,951

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

20,004
22,021
20,955
27,210
26,764
21,288
20,503
25,991
20,427
25,208

26,152
25,271
28,696
29,380
33,854
27,196
26,022
32,219
22,593
26,832

28,196
26,942
36,141
27,582
30,904
22,903
28,555
24,014
23,319
28,400

26,328
23,835
38,455
23,256
28,784
25,178
26,708
27,988
29,899
28,079

293,056
300,282
367,480
345,831
340,749
289,227
295,441
341,677
286,324
334,350

45,156
47,536
30,648
25,419
31,519
30,014
26,441
29,347

43,974
32,115
24,938
20,020
45,161
19,856
22,897
39,651

33,456
38,043
32,770
31,106
44,940
28,151
34,086
29,414

26,060
33,797
23,575
28,583
20,559
31,663
33,442
27,930

33,145
36,617
27,800
29,643
30,344
18,209
25,988
31,114

410,353
397,936
332,341
314,230
369,269
326,507
317,750
354,453

2,209
1,706
2,191
1,376
2,052
2,267
2,245
2,883

1,388
1,341
1,442
922
1,452
1,355
1,317
1,750

1,093
1,017
1,067
843
1,109
1,170
1,262
1,709

1,718
1,408
2,451
1,947
1,370
1,746
2,062
2,040

1,513
1,276
1,531
1,577
1,292
2,461
2,128
1,872

2,047
1,365
1,216
1,276
2,347
1,618
2,309
2,486

18,491
18,660
16,276
17,422
20,470
20,211
25,528
28,461

1,308
1,276
525
1,064
1,079
1,098
646
1,351

2,571
1,057
579
1,103
886
5,439
972
4,195

1,578
1,158
472
626
1,488
4,042
2,175
2,387

1,119
795
263
398
5,495
1,246
1,221
4,257

1,108
924
301
805
2,117
612
3,262
821

670
588
516
217
675
842
2,552
1,744

970
1,067
609
981
1,013
1,217
1,367
1,937

13,582
10,874
18,155
9,154
18,509
18,375
15,783
22,600

38,076
35,884
32,171
23,943
29,331
23,662
24,665
24,628

40,069
35,246
40,212
35,596
32,759
34,528
22,600
28,095

42,189
45,037
28,734
23,872
28,579
24,617
22,949
25,210

41,762
30,303
23,609
18,779
38,557
17,440
20,413
33,685

30,631
35,711
30,018
28,355
41,453
25,793
28,762
26,553

23,878
31,933
21,529
26,789
18,592
28,361
28,762
24,314

30,129
34,185
25,975
27,385
26,985
15,373
22,312
26,691

378,280
368,402
297,910
287,653
330,291
287,921
276,439
303,392

1/ Includes field-grown and greenhouse.
Source: Prepared by USDA, Economic Research Service using data provided by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

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Annual

Table 54--U.S. fresh tomatoes (field and hothouse): Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight, 1979-2008
Supply
Year

Production
1/

Imports
2/

Utilization
Total

Exports
2/

Domestic
3/

----------------------------------- Million pounds ------------------------------

Season-average price
Per
capita
use

Current
dollars
1/

Constant
2000
dollars 4/

Pounds

---------- $/cwt ----------

Total U.S.
population
on July 1 2/
Millions

1979

2,361.2

713.3

3,074.5

248.6

2,794.8

12.4

22.50

45.41

225.055

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

2,556.7
2,607.0
2,676.9
2,726.2
2,816.3
2,974.0
3,136.1
3,241.4
3,588.9
3,596.2

651.7
525.9
592.6
738.2
824.3
851.0
981.1
919.5
816.8
867.9

3,208.4
3,132.9
3,269.5
3,464.4
3,640.6
3,825.0
4,117.2
4,160.9
4,405.7
4,464.1

275.3
269.5
249.7
286.0
263.2
271.5
288.1
284.9
254.2
298.0

2,921.6
2,831.4
2,991.4
3,156.1
3,355.5
3,541.6
3,801.2
3,848.4
4,124.5
4,166.1

12.8
12.3
12.9
13.5
14.2
14.9
15.8
15.8
16.8
16.8

20.70
21.40
22.50
24.20
25.60
24.20
25.10
25.90
27.10
33.20

38.30
36.20
35.87
37.11
37.84
34.71
35.23
35.38
35.80
42.26

227.726
229.966
232.188
234.307
236.348
238.466
240.651
242.804
245.021
247.342

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

3,380.0
3,398.8
3,903.3
3,666.3
3,738.7
3,409.8
3,363.4
3,424.8
3,525.6
4,026.9

795.9
795.5
432.2
922.4
873.0
1,368.9
1,625.1
1,636.8
1,868.0
1,633.1

4,175.9
4,194.3
4,335.5
4,588.7
4,611.7
4,778.7
4,988.5
5,061.6
5,393.6
5,660.0

293.1
300.3
367.5
345.8
340.7
289.2
295.4
341.7
286.3
334.3

3,882.8
3,894.0
3,968.0
4,242.9
4,270.9
4,489.5
4,693.1
4,719.9
5,107.3
5,325.6

15.5
15.4
15.5
16.3
16.2
16.8
17.4
17.3
18.5
19.1

27.40
31.70
35.80
31.50
27.40
25.50
28.10
31.70
35.20
25.80

33.58
37.54
41.44
35.64
30.36
27.69
29.94
33.22
36.49
26.36

250.132
253.493
256.894
260.255
263.436
266.557
269.667
272.912
276.115
279.295

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 f

4,162.0
4,061.1
4,289.3
3,909.8
4,181.4
4,220.4
4,094.6
4,122.0
4,155.0

1,609.4
1,815.6
1,894.9
2,071.1
2,054.2
2,098.1
2,187.7
2,360.7
2,350.0

5,771.4
5,876.7
6,184.2
5,980.9
6,235.6
6,318.5
6,282.3
6,482.7
6,505.0

410.4
397.9
332.3
314.2
369.3
326.5
317.9
354.5
335.0

5,361.0
5,478.8
5,851.8
5,666.7
5,866.3
5,992.0
5,964.5
6,128.2
6,170.0

19.0
19.2
20.3
19.5
20.0
20.2
19.9
20.3
20.2

30.70
30.00
31.60
37.40
37.60
41.80
44.00
34.50
--

30.70
29.30
30.33
35.15
34.35
36.99
37.75
28.86
--

282.407
285.339
288.189
290.941
293.609
296.329
299.157
302.045
304.961

-- = Not available. f = ERS forecast.
1/ Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Production was adjusted by ERS for 1970-81 to account for States not included in NASS estimates
Includes ERS estimates of domestically-grown hothouse tomatoes after 1996. 2/ Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. From 1978-89, U.S.
exports were adjusted using Canadian import data. Imports include hothouse tomatoes. 3/ Includes shipments to U.S. territories from 1978-88. These were
previously included in U.S. exports. 4/ Constant dollar prices were calculated using the GDP implicit price deflator, 2000=100
Source: Prepared and calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 55--U.S. fresh bell peppers: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight, 1979-2008
Utilization
Supply
Production
Imports
Total
Exports
Domestic
Year
1/
2/
2/
---------------------------------- Million pounds -----------------------------------

Per
capita
use
Pounds

Season-average price
Current
Constant
dollars
2000
1/
dollars 3/
---------- $/cwt ----------

1979

581.9

143.7

725.6

64.5

661.0

2.9

19.90

40.16

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

549.4
587.5
592.7
698.7
715.0
765.2
859.3
917.6
990.5
1,014.4

174.2
127.0
168.8
153.9
217.3
214.7
180.5
198.9
200.2
243.6

723.6
714.5
761.5
852.6
932.3
979.9
1,039.8
1,116.5
1,190.7
1,258.0

66.5
73.8
71.4
73.4
75.6
73.7
85.5
89.6
94.1
98.3

657.0
640.7
690.1
779.2
856.7
906.2
954.3
1,026.9
1,096.6
1,159.7

2.9
2.8
3.0
3.3
3.6
3.8
4.0
4.2
4.5
4.7

22.70
23.80
20.91
23.94
21.66
19.52
19.46
27.95
22.31
25.50

42.00
40.26
33.34
36.71
32.02
28.00
27.31
38.19
29.47
32.46

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

1,050.5
1,236.1
1,442.8
1,449.8
1,542.2
1,443.1
1,663.9
1,495.9
1,455.6
1,556.2

220.0
216.7
195.3
268.8
261.5
314.7
377.3
395.1
438.9
455.3

1,270.5
1,452.8
1,638.1
1,718.6
1,803.7
1,757.8
2,041.2
1,891.0
1,894.5
2,011.5

151.2
167.6
189.4
122.6
117.7
108.0
133.3
133.8
127.8
146.2

1,119.3
1,285.2
1,448.7
1,596.1
1,686.0
1,649.8
1,907.9
1,757.2
1,766.7
1,865.3

4.5
5.1
5.6
6.1
6.4
6.2
7.1
6.4
6.4
6.7

24.59
27.78
26.80
30.30
29.70
31.40
28.00
32.10
34.80
31.10

30.14
32.90
31.02
34.28
32.91
34.09
29.83
33.64
36.07
31.78

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 f

1,687.9
1,649.4
1,566.8
1,611.8
1,640.0
1,603.6
1,524.3
1,467.7
1,525.0

436.9
463.2
534.9
541.6
569.0
652.6
716.1
726.4
705.0

2,124.8
2,112.6
2,101.7
2,153.4
2,209.0
2,256.2
2,240.4
2,194.1
2,230.0

157.6
161.7
161.3
159.2
162.8
156.4
140.2
152.5
150.0

1,967.2
1,950.9
1,940.4
1,994.2
2,046.2
2,099.8
2,100.2
2,041.6
2,080.0

7.0
6.8
6.7
6.9
7.0
7.1
7.0
6.8
6.8

31.50
28.70
29.60
30.70
31.50
33.30
33.60
31.90
--

31.50
28.03
28.41
28.85
28.78
29.47
28.83
26.69
--

-- = Not available. f = ERS forecast.
1/ Source: National Agricultural Statistics Services, USDA. From 1982-91, U.S. production and prices were estimated by ERS based on available
State reports. 2/ Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. From 1978-89, U.S. exports were adjusted using Canadian import data.
3/ Constant dollar prices were calculated using the GDP implicit price deflator, 2000=100.
Source: Prepared and calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 56--U.S. fresh head lettuce: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight, 1979-2008
Supply
Year

Production
1/

Imports
2/

Utilization
Total

Exports
2/

Domestic
3/

-------------------------------------- Million pounds ----------------------------------

Per
capita
use

Season-average price
Current
Constant
dollars
2000
1/
dollars 4/

Pounds

---------- $/cwt ----------

1979

6,143.9

13.0

6,156.9

480.6

5,648.5

25.1

9.20

18.57

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

6,336.3
6,268.2
6,294.9
5,775.5
6,397.6
6,133.4
5,829.0
6,787.7
7,050.5
7,523.1

15.1
11.4
14.6
21.4
32.6
37.8
20.8
18.3
37.4
35.6

6,351.4
6,279.6
6,309.5
5,796.9
6,430.2
6,171.2
5,849.8
6,806.0
7,087.9
7,558.7

488.5
523.9
499.3
519.2
524.1
507.4
553.6
542.5
431.3
463.6

5,836.9
5,728.6
5,789.9
5,258.6
5,894.7
5,644.9
5,279.2
6,242.2
6,625.4
7,095.1

25.6
24.9
24.9
22.4
24.9
23.7
21.9
25.7
27.0
28.7

8.91
10.90
12.10
12.30
10.90
10.80
12.00
14.70
14.70
12.60

16.49
18.44
19.29
18.86
16.11
15.49
16.84
20.08
19.42
16.04

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

7,320.1
7,077.8
7,081.0
6,781.1
7,005.8
6,234.9
6,207.2
6,879.4
6,546.1
7,318.1

17.2
21.1
21.2
32.7
20.6
51.8
28.3
39.3
22.9
28.9

7,337.3
7,098.9
7,102.2
6,813.8
7,026.4
6,286.7
6,235.5
6,918.7
6,569.0
7,347.0

396.9
496.7
476.8
463.6
438.8
377.9
417.5
395.7
404.7
390.0

6,940.4
6,602.2
6,625.4
6,350.3
6,587.7
5,908.8
5,818.0
6,523.0
6,164.3
6,957.0

27.7
26.0
25.8
24.4
25.0
22.2
21.6
23.9
22.3
24.9

11.50
11.40
12.50
16.00
13.30
23.50
14.70
17.50
16.20
13.30

14.09
13.50
14.47
18.10
14.74
25.51
15.66
18.34
16.79
13.59

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 f

6,967.3
6,891.7
6,814.0
6,824.8
6,622.8
6,574.9
6,299.2
6,311.8
6,375.0

31.9
45.8
106.6
94.1
92.0
119.0
110.5
155.3
130.0

6,999.2
6,937.5
6,920.6
6,918.9
6,714.8
6,693.9
6,409.7
6,467.1
6,505.0

374.2
378.8
425.9
453.6
474.6
448.7
364.2
352.3
360.0

6,624.9
6,558.7
6,494.6
6,465.4
6,240.2
6,245.2
6,045.5
6,114.8
6,145.0

23.5
23.0
22.5
22.2
21.3
21.1
20.2
20.2
20.1

17.30
17.90
21.10
18.10
16.90
15.50
16.90
22.00
--

17.30
17.48
20.25
17.01
15.44
13.72
14.50
18.41
--

-- = Not available. f = Forecast. 1/ Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Production data were adjusted by ERS for 1970-81
to account for States not included in NASS estimates. 2/ Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. Prior to 1989, trade includes
leaf lettuce. From 1978-89, exports were adjusted using Canadian import data. 3/ Includes shipments to U.S. territories from 1978-88.
4/ Constant-dollar prices were calculated using the GDP implicit price deflator, 2000=100
Source: Prepared and calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 57--U.S. leaf and romaine lettuce: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight, 1990-2008
Supply
Utilization
Year
ProducPer
tion
Imports
Total
Exports
Domestic
capita
1/
2/
2/
use
--------------------------------------- Million pounds ----------------------------------

Pounds

Season-average price
Current
Constant
dollars
2000
1/ 3/
dollars 4/
---------- $/cwt ----------

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

1,061.6
1,157.5
1,388.7
1,535.5
1,710.0
1,787.4
1,775.6
2,024.5
2,076.7
2,393.1

12.1
8.3
5.9
6.8
8.9
11.7
16.6
28.6
32.0
28.4

1,073.7
1,165.8
1,394.6
1,542.3
1,718.9
1,799.1
1,792.2
2,053.1
2,108.7
2,421.5

130.6
152.7
195.0
230.2
223.1
227.9
223.4
253.3
282.3
301.2

943.1
1,013.1
1,199.6
1,312.1
1,495.8
1,571.2
1,568.8
1,799.8
1,826.4
2,120.3

3.8
4.0
4.7
5.0
5.7
5.9
5.8
6.6
6.6
7.6

15.60
15.00
20.66
25.35
23.92
30.10
23.00
24.21
25.40
20.57

19.12
17.76
23.92
28.68
26.50
32.68
24.51
25.37
26.33
21.01

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 r
2007
2008 f

2,702.4
2,646.1
3,197.4
3,619.3
3,314.5
3,581.7
4,892.2
4,945.0
5,065.0

32.8
34.6
33.7
33.1
35.2
51.9
61.2
74.4
70.0

2,735.2
2,680.7
3,231.1
3,652.4
3,349.7
3,633.6
4,953.4
5,019.4
5,135.0

367.4
390.4
467.0
433.6
489.8
486.3
461.6
452.2
475.0

2,367.8
2,290.2
2,764.1
3,218.8
2,859.9
3,147.3
4,491.8
4,567.2
4,660.0

8.4
8.0
9.6
11.1
9.7
10.6
15.0
15.1
15.3

24.24
22.85
28.75
28.98
24.28
25.60
28.36
27.59
--

24.24
22.31
27.59
27.24
22.19
22.66
24.33
23.08
--

-- = Not available. r = revised. f = Forecast. 1/ Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA except production and price data for 1990-91 are for
California only as reported by the California County Agricultural Commissioners. 2/ Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.
3/ Leaf and romaine crop value divided by leaf and romaine production. 4/ Constant-dollar prices calculated using the GDP implicit price deflator, 2000=100
Source: Prepared and calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 58--U.S. fresh onions: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight, 1979-2008
Year

Utilization
Ending
Shrink
stocks
and loss Domestic
4/
1/
---------------------------------------------------- Million pounds ---------------------------------------------

Production
1/

Supply
Imports Beginning
2/ 3/
stocks

Total

Exports
2/ 3/

Per
capita
use
Pounds

Season-average price
Current
Constant
dollars
2000
1/
dollars 5/
-------- $/cwt --------

1979

3,150.7

169.0

641.0

3,960.7

187.6

758.0

439.6

2,575.5

11.4

6.98

14.09

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

2,902.1
2,984.5
3,396.1
3,219.0
3,605.3
3,802.9
3,605.1
3,761.9
3,874.4
4,020.7

143.1
146.3
177.1
217.2
263.6
281.8
263.5
387.9
425.1
364.0

758.0
617.5
576.2
698.7
683.7
766.3
752.0
652.1
793.8
792.5

3,803.1
3,748.3
4,149.4
4,134.8
4,552.6
4,851.0
4,620.6
4,801.9
5,093.4
5,177.1

299.0
426.1
163.5
226.7
312.9
195.1
261.1
282.0
322.9
256.8

617.5
576.2
698.7
683.7
766.3
752.0
652.1
793.8
792.5
835.6

297.0
277.5
444.3
374.1
382.8
655.1
401.8
469.8
413.2
433.3

2,589.6
2,468.5
2,843.0
2,850.4
3,090.7
3,248.8
3,305.6
3,256.3
3,564.8
3,651.5

11.4
10.7
12.2
12.2
13.1
13.6
13.7
13.4
14.5
14.8

11.40
14.70
8.24
12.50
10.60
9.08
11.10
12.50
9.75
11.40

21.09
24.87
13.14
19.17
15.67
13.02
15.58
17.08
12.88
14.51

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

4,397.3
4,266.0
4,689.3
5,056.4
5,599.3
5,585.4
5,564.6
5,960.9
5,841.9
6,248.2

381.8
496.1
421.4
510.2
544.7
483.7
625.2
576.0
598.5
583.9

835.6
866.9
905.5
913.6
755.8
1,040.4
999.0
1,008.2
1,062.6
1,163.3

5,614.6
5,629.0
6,016.2
6,480.2
6,899.8
7,109.5
7,188.8
7,545.1
7,503.0
7,995.4

378.3
345.0
359.9
437.9
802.1
662.1
586.3
600.9
628.8
667.7

866.9
905.5
913.6
755.8
1,040.4
999.0
1,008.2
1,062.6
1,163.3
1,263.5

602.4
402.0
606.9
817.0
600.5
708.6
653.2
740.1
630.3
904.8

3,767.0
3,976.5
4,135.8
4,469.5
4,456.8
4,739.8
4,941.1
5,141.5
5,080.6
5,159.4

15.1
15.7
16.1
17.2
16.9
17.8
18.3
18.8
18.4
18.5

10.50
12.50
13.00
16.50
10.80
9.90
10.50
12.60
13.00
9.74

12.87
14.80
15.05
18.67
11.97
10.75
11.19
13.21
13.48
9.95

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 r
2007
2008 f

6,236.8
6,083.6
6,124.2
6,256.3
7,397.5
6,521.4
6,381.2
7,075.8
6,005.0

483.3
639.2
605.0
659.3
702.8
688.8
668.6
920.6
900.0

1,263.5
1,184.5
1,274.8
1,167.9
1,183.0
1,420.5
1,213.6
1,096.2
1,345.6

7,983.6
7,907.3
8,004.0
8,083.5
9,283.3
8,630.7
8,263.4
9,092.6
8,250.6

768.1
719.2
639.0
680.0
632.3
676.3
660.7
554.9
575.0

1,184.5
1,274.8
1,167.9
1,183.0
1,420.5
1,213.6
1,096.2
1,345.6
1,135.0

700.6
643.9
630.0
546.8
879.6
497.3
573.8
642.2
555.0

5,330.4
5,269.4
5,567.1
5,673.7
6,350.9
6,243.5
5,932.7
6,549.9
5,985.6

18.9
18.5
19.3
19.5
21.6
21.1
19.8
21.7
19.6

11.20
10.70
12.10
13.70
9.06
12.40
15.70
11.50
--

11.20
10.45
11.61
12.88
8.28
10.97
13.47
9.62
--

-- = Not available. r = revised. f = Forecast. 1/ Source: Economic Research Service, USDA. Production data were adjusted by ERS from 1970-81 to account
for States not included in NASS estimates. 2/ Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. From 1980-89, exports were adjusted using
Canadian import data. 3/ Includes green onions, onion sets, and canned onions, but excludes dehydrated onions. 4/ Approximated from State marketings.
5/ Constant-dollar prices were calculated using the GDP implicit price deflator, 2000=100
Source: Prepared and calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 59--U.S. fresh sweet corn: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight, 1979-2008
Supply
Year

Production
1/

Imports
2/

Utilization
Total

Exports
2/

Domestic

-------------------------------------- Million pounds -----------------------------------

Per
capita
use

Season-average price
Current
Constant
dollars
2000
1/
dollars 3/

Pounds

----------- $/cwt ----------

1979

1,501.5

0.2

1,501.7

42.7

1,459.0

6.5

9.89

19.96

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

1,524.5
1,475.2
1,443.5
1,487.4
1,560.7
1,575.4
1,505.0
1,566.4
1,457.4
1,654.3

1.0
0.4
0.3
2.3
8.6
6.8
7.7
15.4
11.9
21.3

1,525.5
1,475.6
1,443.8
1,489.7
1,569.3
1,582.2
1,512.7
1,581.8
1,469.3
1,675.6

45.6
42.2
46.6
50.5
48.1
52.9
54.2
61.4
43.4
61.0

1,479.8
1,433.4
1,397.2
1,439.2
1,521.2
1,529.3
1,458.5
1,520.4
1,425.9
1,614.6

6.5
6.2
6.0
6.1
6.4
6.4
6.1
6.3
5.8
6.5

10.70
11.60
12.20
12.50
13.10
12.70
13.90
12.90
14.80
16.90

19.80
19.62
19.45
19.17
19.36
18.22
19.51
17.62
19.55
21.51

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

1,745.5
1,552.7
1,847.3
1,884.8
2,212.1
2,179.2
2,312.7
2,364.1
2,630.7
2,576.2

14.7
13.5
11.4
6.4
10.6
15.5
23.5
23.0
40.0
53.1

1,760.2
1,566.2
1,858.7
1,891.2
2,222.7
2,194.7
2,336.2
2,387.1
2,670.7
2,629.3

73.7
68.5
94.2
75.5
74.5
109.5
91.0
124.6
93.6
89.2

1,686.5
1,497.7
1,764.5
1,815.7
2,148.3
2,085.2
2,245.3
2,262.6
2,577.1
2,540.1

6.7
5.9
6.9
7.0
8.2
7.8
8.3
8.3
9.3
9.1

15.00
17.00
14.40
17.80
17.20
18.30
16.90
17.70
17.20
16.90

18.38
20.13
16.67
20.14
19.06
19.87
18.01
18.55
17.83
17.27

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 r
2007
2008 f

2,602.7
2,681.5
2,648.0
2,850.3
2,788.5
2,702.3
2,669.0
2,823.4
2,800.0

51.7
49.0
52.1
49.7
51.0
56.8
59.8
66.6
68.0

2,654.4
2,730.5
2,700.1
2,900.0
2,839.5
2,759.1
2,728.8
2,890.0
2,868.0

101.7
113.4
114.7
133.3
132.8
135.4
144.4
131.2
137.0

2,552.7
2,617.2
2,585.4
2,766.7
2,706.7
2,623.7
2,584.4
2,758.8
2,731.0

9.0
9.2
9.0
9.5
9.2
8.9
8.6
9.1
9.0

18.50
19.50
19.20
19.30
19.30
22.10
22.90
22.20
--

18.50
19.04
18.43
18.14
17.63
19.56
19.65
18.57
--

-- = Not available. r = revised. f = ERS forecast. 1/ Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Production data were adjusted by ERS for
1970-81 to account for States not included in NASS estimates. 2/ Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. From 1978-89, exports
were adjusted using Canadian import data. 3/ Constant-dollar prices were calculated using the GDP implicit deflator, 2000=100.
Source: Prepared and calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 60--U.S. fresh carrots: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight, 1979-2008
Supply
Year

Production
1/

Imports
2/

Utilization
Total

Exports
2/

Domestic

--------------------------------------- Million pounds -----------------------------------

Per
capita
use

Season-average price
Current
Constant
dollars
2000
1/
dollars 3/

Pounds

---------- $/cwt ----------

1979

1,330.8

94.8

1,425.6

100.5

1,325.1

5.9

10.60

21.39

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

1,393.2
1,463.2
1,568.5
1,523.4
1,561.6
1,534.5
1,606.0
2,089.6
1,785.7
2,038.6

108.7
87.9
105.1
126.7
161.5
147.8
115.0
98.8
117.4
123.6

1,501.9
1,551.1
1,673.6
1,650.1
1,723.1
1,682.3
1,721.0
2,188.4
1,903.1
2,162.2

101.2
144.0
140.4
129.5
143.3
134.4
160.6
174.1
164.8
162.3

1,400.7
1,407.1
1,533.2
1,520.6
1,579.8
1,547.9
1,560.4
2,014.3
1,738.3
1,999.9

6.2
6.1
6.6
6.5
6.7
6.5
6.5
8.3
7.1
8.1

11.30
12.30
11.90
12.70
14.40
11.90
13.30
10.80
13.30
13.60

20.91
20.81
18.97
19.48
21.28
17.07
18.67
14.75
17.57
17.31

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

2,110.6
1,997.3
2,169.8
2,888.0
3,350.9
2,951.8
3,323.6
3,858.9
2,706.8
2,661.7

122.1
137.0
134.3
141.4
158.9
222.2
222.3
223.0
179.2
184.8

2,232.7
2,134.3
2,304.1
3,029.4
3,509.8
3,174.0
3,545.9
4,081.9
2,886.0
2,846.5

158.7
179.1
174.5
186.5
170.2
190.9
210.1
230.1
255.5
262.3

2,074.0
1,955.2
2,129.7
2,842.9
3,339.6
2,983.0
3,335.8
3,851.8
2,630.4
2,584.2

8.3
7.7
8.3
10.9
12.7
11.2
12.4
14.1
9.5
9.3

11.90
14.60
10.80
11.70
12.90
16.70
13.40
12.90
12.20
16.80

14.59
17.29
12.50
13.24
14.29
18.13
14.28
13.52
12.65
17.17

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 r
2007
2008 f

2,708.0
2,783.9
2,586.5
2,711.4
2,663.0
2,692.4
2,619.9
2,716.2
2,675.0

167.5
201.4
190.2
187.2
215.2
196.6
248.4
245.5
220.0

2,875.5
2,985.3
2,776.7
2,898.6
2,878.2
2,889.0
2,868.3
2,961.7
2,895.0

276.5
309.1
351.6
330.6
283.9
284.7
253.1
257.2
275.0

2,599.0
2,676.2
2,425.1
2,568.0
2,594.3
2,604.3
2,615.2
2,704.5
2,620.0

9.2
9.4
8.4
8.8
8.8
8.8
8.7
9.0
8.6

13.10
17.10
19.10
19.10
20.20
20.90
20.60
22.60
--

13.10
16.70
18.33
17.95
18.46
18.50
17.67
18.91
--

-- = Not available. r = revised. f = ERS forecast. 1/ Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Production data were adjusted by ERS for 1970-81
to account for States not included in NASS estimates. 2/ Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. From 1978-89, exports were
adjusted using Canadian import data. 3/ Constant-dollar prices were calculated using the GDP implicit price deflator, 2000=100.
Source: Prepared and calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 61--U.S. fresh broccoli: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight, 1979-2008
Supply

Utilization

Year
Production
1/

Imports
2/

Total

Exports
2/

Domestic

--------------------------------------- Million pounds ------------------------------------

Per
capita
use
Pounds

Season-average price
Current
Constant
dollars
2000
1/
dollars 3/
----------- $/cwt -----------

1979

329.7

0.6

330.3

60.3

270.0

1.2

22.20

44.81

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

381.9
453.1
541.4
558.2
674.0
715.4
844.2
855.9
1,002.3
1,074.4

0.7
0.9
0.1
0.4
3.6
4.5
8.5
22.7
36.0
27.8

382.6
454.0
541.5
558.6
677.6
719.9
852.7
878.6
1,038.3
1,102.2

63.5
73.0
80.1
82.7
96.7
104.9
119.5
128.9
113.5
161.2

319.1
381.0
461.4
475.9
580.9
615.0
733.2
749.7
924.8
941.0

1.4
1.7
2.0
2.0
2.5
2.6
3.0
3.1
3.8
3.8

23.50
26.30
26.70
28.20
25.10
24.20
21.90
21.90
24.00
21.00

43.48
44.49
42.57
43.25
37.10
34.71
30.74
29.92
31.71
26.73

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

989.3
936.8
1,060.2
1,068.5
1,415.2
1,384.3
1,442.8
1,574.4
1,612.8
1,949.1

21.3
20.1
20.7
31.8
22.8
42.7
53.6
70.7
80.5
100.4

1,010.6
956.9
1,080.9
1,100.3
1,438.0
1,427.0
1,496.4
1,645.1
1,693.3
2,049.5

168.1
185.6
203.4
232.9
270.9
279.0
278.6
290.0
300.3
329.2

842.5
771.3
877.5
867.4
1,167.1
1,148.1
1,217.8
1,355.1
1,393.0
1,720.2

3.4
3.0
3.4
3.3
4.4
4.3
4.5
5.0
5.0
6.2

22.30
22.00
23.50
26.60
27.50
29.30
27.10
29.10
30.20
24.10

27.33
26.05
27.20
30.10
30.47
31.81
28.88
30.50
31.30
24.63

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 r
2007
2008 f

1,950.2
1,775.5
1,759.5
1,786.1
1,808.1
1,803.2
1,969.8
1,946.2
2,000.0

110.5
114.1
125.3
117.8
141.6
183.6
174.0
184.4
180.0

2,060.7
1,889.6
1,884.8
1,903.9
1,949.7
1,986.8
2,143.8
2,130.6
2,180.0

397.9
349.3
343.0
311.3
315.3
314.7
305.0
310.7
312.0

1,662.8
1,540.3
1,541.7
1,592.6
1,634.4
1,672.1
1,838.8
1,819.9
1,868.0

5.9
5.4
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.6
6.2
6.0
6.1

31.20
26.50
31.40
32.70
33.20
28.60
33.70
36.70
--

31.20
25.88
30.14
30.73
30.33
25.31
28.91
30.70
--

-- = Not available. r = revised. f = ERS forecast. 1/ Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Production data were adjusted by ERS for 1970-81
to account for States not included in NASS estimates. 2/ Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. From 1978-89, U.S. exports were
adjusted using Canadian import data. 3/ Constant-dollar prices were calculated using the GDP implicit price deflator, 2000=100.
Source: Prepared and calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 62--U.S. fresh cauliflower: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight, 1979-2008
Supply

Utilization

Year
Production
1/

Imports
2/

Total

Exports
2/

Domestic

----------------------------------- Million pounds ----------------------------------

Per
capita
use

Season-average price
Current
Constant
dollars
2000
1/
dollars 3/

Pounds

----------- $/cwt ----------

1979

271.1

4.8

275.9

31.5

244.4

1.1

25.20

50.86

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

284.6
351.7
342.0
370.4
481.7
490.5
590.6
592.8
646.5
662.2

7.3
11.2
10.8
12.5
13.5
16.3
13.8
13.8
14.6
19.5

291.9
362.9
352.8
382.9
495.2
506.8
604.4
606.6
661.1
681.7

33.6
48.3
44.8
51.4
64.0
68.2
78.5
89.0
123.5
110.0

258.3
314.5
308.0
331.6
431.2
438.6
525.9
517.6
537.6
571.7

1.1
1.4
1.3
1.4
1.8
1.8
2.2
2.1
2.2
2.3

28.20
30.10
31.20
32.00
31.10
29.80
28.80
28.30
28.20
28.10

52.18
50.91
49.74
49.07
45.97
42.75
40.42
38.66
37.26
35.77

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

654.0
615.7
607.2
701.1
734.5
648.4
680.1
632.3
546.8
666.6

22.1
17.9
17.6
11.2
10.6
13.1
16.8
37.6
32.1
17.5

676.1
633.6
624.8
712.3
745.1
661.5
696.9
669.9
578.9
684.1

128.1
138.9
160.5
168.2
212.6
225.1
232.8
188.1
176.1
191.3

548.0
494.7
464.3
427.6
532.5
436.4
464.1
481.8
402.7
492.8

2.2
2.0
1.8
2.1
2.0
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.5
1.8

25.20
27.10
29.00
30.90
28.80
34.60
33.60
32.30
34.50
29.70

30.89
32.09
33.57
34.96
31.80
37.57
35.80
33.85
35.76
30.35

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 r
2007
2008 f

635.0
592.0
584.2
621.6
609.7
616.4
672.6
677.8
690.0

17.5
15.0
20.0
19.8
31.0
18.6
19.7
27.9
28.0

652.5
607.0
604.2
641.4
640.7
635.0
692.3
705.7
718.0

162.0
173.6
193.5
186.9
182.2
186.9
180.3
181.7
185.0

490.5
433.5
410.6
454.6
458.5
448.1
512.0
524.0
533.0

1.7
1.5
1.4
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.7
1.7
1.8

32.10
29.20
32.20
35.10
30.80
30.50
32.30
34.30
--

32.10
28.52
30.91
32.99
28.14
26.99
27.71
28.70
--

-- = Not available. r = revised. f = ERS forecast.

1/ Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Production data were adjusted by ERS for

1980-81 to account for States not included in NASS estimates. 2/ Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. From 1978-89, U.S. exports
were adjusted using Canadian import data. 3/ Constant-dollar prices were calculated using GDP implicit price deflator, 2000=100.
Source: Prepared and calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 63--U.S. fresh asparagus: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight, 1979-2008
Supply

Utilization

Year
Production
1/

Imports
2/

Total

Exports
2/

Domestic

------------------------------------ Million pounds ---------------------------------

Per
capita
use
Pounds

Season-average price
Current
Constant
dollars
2000
1/
dollars 3/
----------- $/cwt -----------

1979

64.8

6.7

71.5

15.1

56.4

0.3

64.40

129.97

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

78.9
82.1
89.4
98.0
104.3
115.2
138.7
138.8
148.1
149.2

7.2
8.8
16.1
20.2
14.3
18.0
24.1
28.4
32.3
34.5

86.1
90.9
105.5
118.2
118.6
133.2
162.8
167.2
180.4
183.7

19.2
19.5
17.9
16.9
22.6
22.3
17.6
29.7
37.8
42.6

66.9
71.4
87.6
101.3
96.0
111.0
145.1
137.5
142.6
141.1

0.3
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6

58.10
70.50
--73.70
79.30
70.60
65.60
70.50
68.20

107.51
119.25
--108.94
113.75
99.09
89.62
93.14
86.82

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

142.4
137.0
137.6
125.2
131.1
110.0
111.4
124.8
126.4
145.5

43.8
52.4
57.7
69.3
64.8
79.1
76.1
88.6
109.8
142.3

186.2
189.4
195.3
194.5
195.9
189.1
187.5
213.4
236.2
287.8

39.4
37.2
42.3
46.9
48.5
40.7
31.7
33.6
34.4
38.1

146.8
152.2
153.0
147.6
147.4
148.4
155.8
179.8
201.9
249.7

0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.9

68.60
78.90
92.00
95.70
100.00
113.00
92.90
108.00
124.00
131.00

84.08
93.43
106.50
108.28
110.79
122.68
98.99
113.19
128.53
133.85

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 r
2007
2008 f

150.4
137.2
126.7
119.4
152.4
114.4
91.1
91.8
85.0

159.4
156.8
180.3
212.6
203.7
238.8
265.3
269.2
280.0

309.8
294.0
307.0
332.0
356.1
353.2
356.4
361.0
365.0

39.6
31.6
29.3
28.6
26.1
22.6
17.3
15.5
15.0

270.1
262.4
277.6
303.4
330.1
330.6
339.1
345.5
350.0

1.0
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1

117.00
140.00
110.00
105.00
81.30
87.40
88.90
99.10
--

117.00
136.72
105.58
98.69
74.28
77.35
76.27
82.91
--

-- = Not available. r = revised. f = ERS forecast. 1/ Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Production data were adjusted by ERS for 1970-81
to account for States not included in NASS estimates. ERS estimates for 1982 amd 1983. 2/ Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.
From 1978-89, U.S. exports were adjusted using Canadian import data. 3/ Constant-dollar prices were calculated using GDP implicit price deflator, 2000=100.
Source: Prepared and calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 64--U.S. fresh celery: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight, 1979-2008
Supply

Utilization

Year
Production
1/

Imports
2/

Total

Exports
2/

Domestic

------------------------------------- Million pounds -----------------------------------

Per
capita
use

Season-average price
Current
Constant
dollars
2000
1/
dollars 3/

Pounds

---------- $/cwt ----------

1979

1,769.4

4.7

1,774.1

183.3

1,590.8

7.1

9.15

18.47

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

1,870.3
1,865.2
1,913.9
1,828.7
1,875.7
1,834.9
1,761.4
1,784.7
1,942.3
2,027.6

4.9
7.4
10.2
10.4
7.2
12.8
15.0
27.4
32.5
43.0

1,875.2
1,872.6
1,924.1
1,839.1
1,882.9
1,847.7
1,776.4
1,812.1
1,974.8
2,070.6

196.5
200.3
203.1
198.6
201.3
207.0
213.9
211.2
222.2
221.9

1,678.6
1,672.3
1,721.0
1,640.5
1,681.7
1,640.7
1,562.5
1,601.0
1,752.6
1,848.7

7.4
7.3
7.4
7.0
7.1
6.9
6.5
6.6
7.2
7.5

9.11
10.80
10.20
13.70
12.20
10.30
12.00
11.10
11.90
13.20

16.86
18.27
16.26
21.01
18.03
14.77
16.84
15.16
15.72
16.80

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

1,981.6
1,908.9
2,105.2
2,106.7
2,134.8
2,036.8
2,096.1
1,976.5
1,951.5
2,011.1

40.7
42.9
32.7
38.3
28.8
56.6
56.5
68.1
106.0
84.5

2,022.3
1,951.8
2,137.9
2,145.0
2,163.6
2,093.4
2,152.6
2,044.6
2,057.5
2,095.6

222.7
245.1
256.6
255.2
257.2
245.0
257.6
257.3
271.7
271.3

1,799.6
1,706.7
1,881.3
1,889.8
1,906.4
1,848.4
1,895.0
1,787.3
1,785.8
1,824.3

7.2
6.7
7.3
7.3
7.2
6.9
7.0
6.6
6.5
6.5

10.80
10.80
12.30
14.80
11.80
16.30
10.50
14.70
12.30
12.00

13.24
12.79
14.24
16.75
13.07
17.70
11.19
15.41
12.75
12.26

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 r
2007
2008 f

1,967.7
1,997.7
1,972.7
2,023.6
2,044.9
1,964.6
2,018.0
2,121.2
2,145.0

64.4
81.0
90.7
59.7
49.6
58.9
56.1
63.6
61.0

2,032.1
2,078.7
2,063.4
2,083.3
2,094.5
2,023.5
2,074.1
2,184.8
2,206.0

261.8
249.2
247.8
260.2
266.1
269.2
255.1
258.8
265.0

1,770.2
1,829.5
1,815.6
1,823.1
1,828.4
1,754.3
1,819.0
1,926.0
1,941.0

6.3
6.4
6.3
6.3
6.2
5.9
6.1
6.4
6.4

18.50
14.40
12.80
13.40
14.80
13.90
18.20
20.40
--

18.50
14.06
12.29
12.59
13.52
12.30
15.61
17.07
--

-- = Not available. r = revised. f = ERS forecast.
1/ Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Production data were adjusted by ERS for 1970-81 and from 1992 to the present to account for States
not included in NASS estimates. 2/ Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. From 1978-89, exports were adjusted using Canadian
import data from Statistics Canada. 3/ Constant-dollar prices were calculated using the GDP implicit price deflator, 2000=100.
Source: Prepared and calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 65--U.S. fresh cucumbers: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight, 1979-2008
Utilization
Supply
Year

Production
1/

Imports
2/

Total

Exports
2/

Domestic

------------------------------------- Million pounds -----------------------------------

Per
capita
use

Season-average price
Current
Constant
dollars
2000
1/ 3/
dollars 4/

Pounds

---------- $/cwt ----------

1979

592.1

320.0

912.1

49.3

862.8

3.8

14.70

29.67

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

614.3
603.7
722.2
728.6
766.1
723.2
745.7
813.3
834.9
805.2

316.2
374.6
304.6
390.6
388.3
380.5
429.1
476.0
428.6
452.8

930.5
978.3
1,026.8
1,119.2
1,154.4
1,103.7
1,174.8
1,289.3
1,263.5
1,258.0

51.0
58.5
54.9
56.2
54.7
55.9
61.8
59.1
81.4
74.8

879.5
919.8
971.9
1,063.0
1,099.7
1,047.8
1,113.0
1,230.1
1,182.1
1,183.2

3.9
4.0
4.2
4.5
4.7
4.4
4.6
5.1
4.8
4.8

13.70
15.20
12.70
14.05
13.45
12.75
12.75
15.60
15.75
17.00

25.35
25.71
20.25
21.55
19.88
18.29
17.89
21.31
20.81
21.64

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

857.6
854.1
915.6
933.5
941.5
1,000.2
983.6
1,157.1
1,119.7
1,182.6

394.6
382.9
432.5
502.3
549.1
572.0
686.3
667.5
723.3
749.6

1,252.2
1,237.0
1,348.1
1,435.8
1,490.6
1,572.2
1,669.9
1,824.6
1,843.0
1,932.2

83.0
81.6
82.1
79.4
77.9
77.1
70.7
71.8
50.9
52.8

1,169.2
1,155.4
1,265.9
1,356.4
1,412.7
1,495.1
1,599.2
1,752.9
1,792.1
1,879.4

4.7
4.6
4.9
5.2
5.4
5.6
5.9
6.4
6.5
6.7

15.80
19.75
19.10
18.10
16.00
16.50
19.00
17.70
20.00
18.20

19.37
23.39
22.11
20.48
17.73
17.91
20.24
18.55
20.73
18.60

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 r
2007
2008 f

1,087.3
1,039.2
1,093.9
942.5
1,010.1
969.1
970.9
935.2
965.0

763.4
811.5
868.7
900.3
933.4
955.1
974.2
1,012.5
1,035.0

1,850.7
1,850.7
1,962.6
1,842.8
1,943.5
1,924.2
1,945.1
1,947.7
2,000.0

57.1
62.5
54.4
47.6
47.0
47.1
46.4
42.5
45.0

1,793.5
1,788.2
1,908.2
1,795.2
1,896.5
1,877.1
1,898.7
1,905.2
1,955.0

6.4
6.3
6.6
6.2
6.5
6.3
6.4
6.3
6.4

19.90
19.80
19.00
19.90
20.20
23.00
25.30
24.40
--

19.90
19.34
18.24
18.70
18.46
20.36
21.71
20.41
--

-- = Not available. r = revised. f = ERS forecast.
1/ Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. From 1982-91, U.S. production was estimated by ERS based on available State reports.
2/ Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. From 1978-89, U.S. exports were adjusted using Canadian import data. 3/ Comparable
grower prices are not available for 1982-91. 4/ Constant-dollar prices were calculated using the GDP implict price deflator, 2000=100.
Source: Prepared and calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 66--U.S. fresh cabbage: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight, 1979-2008 1/
Utilization
Supply
Shrink
Production
Imports
Total
Exports and loss
Domestic
Year
2/
3/
3/
4/
------------------------------------------- Million pounds -----------------------------------------

Per
capita
use
Pounds

Season-average price
Current
Constant
dollars
2000
2/
dollars 5/
---------- $/cwt ----------

1979

1,936.9

17.1

1,954.0

101.7

40.0

1,812.3

8.1

8.09

16.33

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

1,884.9
1,981.1
2,087.7
1,975.0
2,002.3
2,132.2
2,143.4
2,275.9
2,251.2
2,146.5

29.8
5.9
26.6
30.8
143.2
39.1
28.5
29.1
30.7
57.3

1,914.7
1,987.0
2,114.3
2,005.8
2,145.5
2,171.3
2,171.9
2,305.0
2,281.9
2,203.8

73.5
92.8
78.3
61.2
78.8
63.0
64.7
68.4
50.3
50.3

20.0
19.5
49.2
21.8
41.8
24.8
27.7
32.5
24.6
25.7

1,821.2
1,874.7
1,986.8
1,922.8
2,024.9
2,083.5
2,079.4
2,204.1
2,206.9
2,127.8

8.0
8.2
8.6
8.2
8.6
8.7
8.6
9.1
9.0
8.6

8.10
7.16
9.20
8.90
11.90
8.80
8.20
7.90
7.70
7.60

14.99
12.11
14.67
13.65
17.59
12.62
11.51
10.79
10.17
9.67

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

2,163.4
2,187.1
2,326.7
2,481.3
2,478.3
2,210.4
2,290.0
2,526.7
2,377.3
2,163.5

88.2
45.5
39.5
58.1
51.7
78.6
79.2
87.7
89.8
81.4

2,251.6
2,232.6
2,366.2
2,539.4
2,530.0
2,289.0
2,369.2
2,614.4
2,467.1
2,244.9

59.2
77.0
86.9
81.5
82.9
92.3
96.9
95.5
99.5
88.9

107.1
76.0
53.7
31.7
54.5
31.5
45.4
59.1
40.4
46.3

2,085.3
2,079.6
2,225.6
2,426.2
2,392.6
2,165.2
2,226.9
2,459.8
2,327.2
2,109.7

8.3
8.2
8.7
9.3
9.1
8.1
8.3
9.0
8.4
7.6

7.70
8.30
9.10
11.40
9.32
11.50
10.20
11.10
12.90
11.30

9.44
9.83
10.53
12.90
10.33
12.49
10.87
11.63
13.37
11.55

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 r
2007
2008 f

2,562.3
2,546.0
2,422.7
2,263.9
2,497.3
2,427.5
2,482.3
2,582.4
2,630.0

89.9
113.4
99.6
77.8
83.3
114.6
116.0
116.0
120.0

2,652.2
2,659.4
2,522.3
2,341.7
2,580.6
2,542.1
2,598.3
2,698.4
2,750.0

85.2
85.5
90.8
98.7
86.1
93.5
92.9
55.6
80.0

53.9
55.2
41.7
45.3
49.9
48.6
49.6
51.6
53.0

2,513.2
2,518.7
2,389.8
2,197.7
2,444.6
2,400.0
2,455.8
2,591.2
2,617.0

8.9
8.8
8.3
7.6
8.3
8.1
8.2
8.6
8.6

12.30
13.40
12.90
13.20
13.10
13.70
14.10
16.40
--

12.30
13.09
12.38
12.41
11.97
12.12
12.10
13.72
--

-- = Not available. f = ERS forecast.
1/ Largely head cabbage. End of year stocks and shrinkage are not included.
2/ Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. From 1982-91, U.S. production and price were estimated by ERS based on available State reports.
3/ Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. From 1978-89, U.S. exports were adjusted using Canadian import data. Excludes sauerkraut.
4/ New York data through 2002. Estimated by ERS thereafter. 5/ Constant-dollar prices were calculated using the GDP implict price deflator, 2000=100.
Source: Prepared and calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 67--U.S. artichokes, all uses: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight, 1979-2008
Utilization
Supply
Year
Production
Imports
Total
Exports
Domestic
1/
2/
2/
----------------------------------- Million pounds --------------------------------

Per
capita
use
Pounds

Season-average price
Current
Constant
dollars
2000
1/
dollars 3/
---------- $/cwt ----------

1979 r

87.3

54.0

141.3

4.0

137.3

0.6

27.70

55.91

1980 r
1981 r
1982 r
1983 r
1984 r
1985 r
1986 r
1987 r
1988 r
1989 r

79.2
111.6
116.3
89.2
109.9
133.8
105.2
121.7
124.6
129.6

58.5
65.4
79.2
86.1
120.0
116.1
125.4
124.8
106.2
117.7

137.7
177.0
195.5
175.3
229.9
249.9
230.6
246.5
230.8
247.3

4.0
5.1
4.4
3.2
4.3
6.0
5.5
5.4
6.7
6.3

133.7
171.9
191.1
172.1
225.6
243.9
225.1
241.1
224.1
241.0

0.6
0.8
0.8
0.7
1.0
1.0
0.9
1.0
0.9
1.0

34.70
32.00
32.10
38.25
30.65
28.60
34.45
30.20
29.35
26.50

64.21
54.13
51.17
58.66
45.30
41.03
48.35
41.26
38.77
33.73

1990 r
1991 r
1992 r
1993 r
1994 r
1995 r
1996 r
1997 r
1998 r
1999 r

111.4
120.6
110.4
101.2
130.0
92.0
89.0
93.0
87.3
112.5

106.7
94.7
120.3
128.1
209.5
159.6
182.5
187.3
243.5
264.1

218.1
215.3
230.7
229.3
339.5
251.6
271.5
280.3
330.8
376.6

6.5
5.7
4.9
4.5
5.9
5.1
4.7
4.8
5.0
7.7

211.6
209.6
225.8
224.8
333.6
246.5
266.8
275.5
325.8
368.9

0.9
0.8
0.9
0.9
1.3
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.2
1.3

29.50
29.65
39.40
50.80
56.40
75.70
73.50
79.50
70.60
67.00

36.16
35.11
45.61
57.48
62.49
82.19
78.31
83.32
73.18
68.46

2000 r
2001 r
2002 r
2003 r
2004 r
2005 r
2006 r
2007 p
2008 f

101.2
100.0
94.3
100.8
82.5
86.9
106.7
125.0
110.0

255.5
258.2
292.9
322.8
332.7
337.3
391.5
367.4
375.0

356.7
358.2
387.2
423.6
415.2
424.2
498.2
492.4
485.0

6.1
7.3
5.8
6.0
15.1
11.0
7.4
4.5
4.5

350.6
350.9
381.4
417.6
400.1
413.2
490.8
487.9
480.5

1.2
1.2
1.3
1.4
1.4
1.4
1.6
1.6
1.6

60.30
58.60
71.50
75.10
45.10
45.40
42.00
54.70
--

60.30
57.23
68.63
70.58
41.20
40.18
36.03
45.76
--

-- = Not available. r = revised due to conversion of processed imports to a fresh basis. p = preliminary. f = ERS forecast.
1/ Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA (1979-81 and 1992-2001), California County Agricultural Commissioners Reports (1982-91 and 2002 to
the present). 2/ Includes canned and fresh. Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. From 1978-89, exports were adjusted using Canadian
import data from Statistics Canada. Canned imports were adjusted to a fresh-weight basis using a factor of 3.0. 3/ Constant-dollar prices were calculated using
using the GDP implicit price deflator, 2000=100.
Source: Prepared and calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 68--U.S. eggplant, all uses: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight, 1979-2008
Utilization
Supply
Year
Production
Imports
Total
Exports
Domestic
1/
2/
2/
----------------------------------- Million pounds --------------------------------

Per
capita
use
Pounds

Season-average price
Current
Constant
dollars
2000
1/
dollars 3/
---------- $/cwt ----------

1979

67.1

40.0

107.1

--

107.1

0.5

14.70

29.67

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

71.9
70.7
85.0
80.8
71.2
77.2
76.6
80.3
72.7
74.0

36.8
34.7
34.3
39.3
39.6
32.0
35.7
34.5
37.1
37.9

108.7
105.4
119.3
120.1
110.8
109.2
112.3
114.8
109.8
111.9

--------14.2
13.2

108.7
105.4
119.3
120.1
110.8
109.2
112.3
114.8
95.6
98.7

0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4

14.20
17.20
17.45
15.33
17.70
13.03
17.36
18.42
22.15
21.36

26.28
29.09
27.82
23.51
26.16
18.69
24.36
25.17
29.26
27.19

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

79.0
76.2
103.2
101.6
107.4
91.0
113.8
110.1
101.0
101.9

35.9
43.8
37.2
40.1
47.0
55.0
67.9
66.0
83.9
71.5

114.9
120.0
140.4
141.7
154.4
146.0
181.7
176.1
184.9
173.4

15.0
15.7
19.7
19.0
18.4
20.0
20.2
22.0
19.7
22.6

99.9
104.3
120.7
122.7
136.0
126.0
161.5
154.1
165.2
150.8

0.4
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.5

25.82
25.03
23.40
23.50
26.80
25.60
26.90
23.90
28.50
30.20

31.65
29.64
27.09
26.59
29.69
27.79
28.66
25.05
29.54
30.86

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 r
2007 p
2008 f

165.4
169.4
140.8
141.8
136.2
173.8
201.0
175.0
190.0

85.8
91.0
89.3
98.5
109.7
119.3
108.2
111.0
115.0

251.2
260.4
230.1
240.3
245.9
293.1
309.2
286.0
305.0

23.3
22.9
22.9
23.4
21.1
21.2
21.3
21.5
22.0

227.9
237.5
207.2
216.9
224.8
271.9
287.9
264.5
283.0

0.8
0.8
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.9
1.0
0.9
0.9

26.00
25.10
29.97
31.84
30.93
28.50
29.08
29.38
--

26.00
24.51
28.77
29.92
28.26
25.23
24.95
24.58
--

-- = Not available. r = revised. p = preliminary. f = ERS forecast.
1/ Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA (1979-81 and 1992-2001). Production estimated by ERS for other years based on available State data.
2/ Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. From 1978-89, exports were adjusted using Canadian import data from Statistics Canada
3/ Constant-dollar prices were calculated using the GDP implicit price deflator, 2000=100
Source: Prepared and calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 69--U.S. garlic, all uses: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight, 1979-2008
Utilization
Supply
Seed
Year
Production
Imports
Total
Exports
use
Domestic
1/
2/
2/
3/
---------------------------------------- Million pounds ---------------------------------------

Per
capita
use

Season-average price
Current
Constant
dollars
2000
1/
dollars 4/

Pounds

---------- $/cwt ----------

1979

184.6

49.2

233.8

22.8

3.7

207.3

0.9

15.20

30.68

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

197.6
165.0
169.6
234.4
173.8
242.0
177.5
268.5
261.9
262.1

24.5
20.0
34.5
30.3
39.1
36.0
45.8
39.2
38.8
44.5

222.1
185.0
204.1
264.7
212.9
278.0
223.3
307.7
300.7
306.6

22.1
30.1
24.9
26.3
27.7
20.0
35.7
25.0
32.4
50.4

4.0
3.3
3.4
4.7
3.5
4.8
3.6
5.4
5.2
5.2

196.0
151.6
175.8
233.7
181.7
253.2
184.0
277.3
263.1
251.0

0.9
0.7
0.8
1.0
0.8
1.1
0.8
1.2
1.1
1.0

17.10
21.80
17.90
15.00
18.70
30.95
25.65
18.55
15.15
20.15

31.64
36.87
28.54
23.00
27.64
44.40
36.00
25.34
20.01
25.65

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

341.3
376.6
379.5
416.0
459.0
470.3
612.5
561.0
551.0
740.0

57.1
73.3
65.0
118.4
97.3
95.8
100.3
83.4
256.1
262.9

398.4
449.9
444.5
534.4
556.3
566.1
712.8
644.4
807.1
1,002.9

63.1
65.4
61.7
71.8
73.7
63.6
81.8
88.7
82.5
66.6

6.8
7.5
7.6
8.3
9.2
9.4
12.3
11.2
11.0
14.8

328.5
377.0
375.2
454.3
473.4
493.1
618.7
544.5
713.6
921.5

1.3
1.5
1.5
1.7
1.8
1.8
2.3
2.0
2.6
3.3

21.25
22.75
27.10
31.80
40.10
25.70
29.40
41.40
37.70
29.60

26.04
26.94
31.37
35.98
44.43
27.90
31.33
43.39
39.08
30.24

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 r
2007
2008 f

558.1
587.7
565.0
624.1
522.4
477.1
481.4
489.0
485.0

182.0
217.7
263.2
311.5
331.4
346.5
465.3
494.7
520.0

740.1
805.4
828.2
935.6
853.8
823.6
946.7
983.7
1,005.0

57.3
57.4
51.5
51.0
48.3
54.2
47.8
42.9
43.0

55.8
58.8
56.5
62.4
52.2
47.7
48.1
48.9
49.0

627.0
689.2
720.2
822.2
753.3
721.7
850.8
891.9
913.0

2.2
2.4
2.5
2.8
2.6
2.4
2.8
3.0
3.0

27.80
29.40
27.60
25.70
26.50
43.60
31.70
44.70
--

27.80
28.71
26.49
24.15
24.21
38.59
27.20
37.40
--

-- = Not available. r = revised. f = ERS forecast.
1/ Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA (1970-81 and 1992-present). Between 1981 and 1991, production is from the California County
Agricultural Commissioners' annual report. 2/ Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. From 1978-89, exports were adjusted using
Canadian import data from Statistics Canada. Includes dried garlic and garlic flour after 1977. Dried adjusted to fresh basis using the factor 2.7.
3/ Seed use estimated as 2 percent of California output until 2000 when seed-producing states were added to the NASS production estimate.
4/ Constant-dollar prices were calculated using the GDP implicit price deflator, 2000=100.
Source: Prepared and calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 70--U.S. fresh-market snap beans: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight, 1979-2008
Utilization
Supply
Per
Year
Production
Imports
Total
Exports
Domestic
capita
1/
2/
2/
use
----------------------------------- Million pounds --------------------------------

Pounds

Season-average price
Current
Constant
dollars
2000
1/
dollars 3/
---------- $/cwt ----------

1979

292.8

24.4

317.2

23.1

294.1

1.3

27.10

54.69

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

304.4
292.6
297.3
288.2
310.7
298.1
299.1
295.7
296.2
293.8

25.4
19.9
16.2
23.6
25.7
25.4
32.8
27.0
30.6
30.8

329.8
312.5
313.5
311.8
336.4
323.5
331.9
322.7
326.8
324.6

30.4
23.4
21.2
21.6
19.3
23.2
30.1
27.7
35.6
29.3

299.4
289.1
292.3
290.2
317.1
300.3
301.8
295.0
291.2
295.3

1.3
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.2
1.2

27.30
29.70
34.43
35.33
30.73
29.96
34.10
38.20
40.66
49.50

50.52
50.24
54.89
54.18
45.42
42.98
47.86
52.19
53.72
63.01

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

273.8
300.0
393.2
410.2
417.7
444.1
396.4
380.5
485.6
558.0

30.0
30.2
23.4
25.3
23.3
37.7
39.8
46.0
42.8
43.8

303.8
330.2
416.6
435.5
441.0
481.8
436.2
426.5
528.4
601.8

36.5
40.1
44.8
41.2
35.7
45.8
44.7
58.1
75.4
72.5

267.3
290.1
371.8
394.3
405.3
436.0
391.5
368.4
453.0
529.4

1.1
1.1
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.6
1.5
1.4
1.6
1.9

36.83
45.13
35.20
37.40
37.70
36.50
42.00
40.60
48.90
46.50

45.14
53.44
40.75
42.32
41.77
39.63
44.75
42.55
50.69
47.51

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 f

588.1
619.3
596.5
569.5
576.9
554.1
636.5
646.5
630.0

49.5
54.4
59.3
56.7
58.6
60.5
62.5
70.1
65.0

637.6
673.7
655.8
626.2
635.5
614.6
699.0
716.6
695.0

68.3
55.8
52.7
51.0
82.0
78.2
62.0
56.5
65.0

569.3
617.9
603.1
575.2
553.5
536.4
637.0
660.1
630.0

2.0
2.2
2.1
2.0
1.9
1.8
2.1
2.2
2.1

42.60
45.00
47.60
49.30
45.20
54.20
50.50
60.50
--

42.60
43.95
45.69
46.34
31.30
47.97
43.32
50.62
--

-- = Not available. f = ERS forecast.
1/ Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA except for 1982-91 which was estimated by ERS based on available State data.
2/ Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. From 1978-89, exports were adjusted using Canadian
import data from Statistics Canada. 3/ Constant-dollar prices were calculated using the GDP implicit price deflator, 2000=100.
Source: Prepared and calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 71--U.S. fresh-market spinach: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight, 1979-2008
Utilization
Supply
Year
Production
Imports
Total
Exports
Domestic
1/
2/
2/
----------------------------------- Million pounds --------------------------------

Per
capita
use
Pounds

Season-average price
Current
Constant
dollars
2000
1/
dollars 3/
---------- $/cwt ----------

1979

106.4

--

106.4

16.6

89.8

0.4

23.90

48.24

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

118.7
142.6
146.7
140.8
146.4
181.7
166.4
166.2
174.8
182.6

---------6.7

118.7
142.6
146.7
140.8
146.4
181.7
166.4
166.2
174.8
189.3

17.5
21.4
19.0
20.6
21.1
21.0
25.7
24.6
28.8
30.6

101.2
121.2
127.7
120.2
125.3
160.7
140.7
141.6
146.0
158.7

0.4
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6

24.80
27.40
25.90
35.60
22.00
27.60
28.30
26.80
21.50
34.20

45.89
46.35
41.29
54.60
32.52
39.59
39.72
36.61
28.40
43.54

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

213.0
228.5
235.1
197.6
223.0
203.6
193.4
326.5
296.0
305.7

2.8
2.3
2.1
2.7
1.6
3.3
4.1
5.7
5.6
3.6

215.8
230.8
237.2
200.3
224.6
206.9
197.5
332.2
301.6
309.3

26.7
27.0
27.4
27.2
26.3
28.0
28.2
30.0
33.9
37.9

189.1
203.8
209.8
173.1
198.3
178.9
169.3
302.2
267.7
271.4

0.8
0.8
0.8
0.7
0.8
0.7
0.6
1.1
1.0
1.0

28.20
31.00
23.40
30.30
29.40
32.20
29.30
31.30
35.90
32.10

34.56
36.71
27.09
34.28
32.57
34.96
31.22
32.80
37.21
32.80

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 f

423.9
345.8
462.5
556.9
626.6
758.1
620.7
635.4
625.0

7.2
15.4
13.2
20.3
21.6
27.6
20.0
19.1
22.0

431.1
361.2
475.7
577.2
648.2
785.7
640.7
654.5
647.0

42.9
55.1
63.3
61.9
55.5
47.4
37.8
39.3
41.0

388.2
306.1
412.4
515.3
592.7
738.3
602.9
615.2
606.0

1.4
1.1
1.4
1.8
2.0
2.5
2.0
2.0
2.0

31.80
32.40
34.20
37.20
22.00
22.70
29.90
32.20
--

31.80
31.64
32.83
34.96
20.10
20.09
25.65
26.94
--

-- = Not available. r = revised. f = ERS forecast.
1/ Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA except for 1982-91, which was estimated by ERS based on available State data.
2/ Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau except for exports for 1978-89 which are Canadian imports
of U.S. spinach as reported by Statistics Canada. 3/ Constant-dollar prices were calculated using the GDP implicit price deflator, 2000=100.
Source: Prepared and calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 72--U.S. fresh-market potatoes: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight, 1979-2008
Utilization
Supply
Utilized
production
Imports
Total
Exports
Domestic
Year
1/
2/
2/
----------------------------------- Million pounds --------------------------------

Per
capita
use

Season-average price
Current
Constant
dollars
2000
3/
dollars 4/

Pounds

---------- $/cwt ----------

1979

11,360.7

159.4

11,520.1

414.7

11,105.4

49.3

--

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

11,698.0
10,549.0
10,765.4
11,600.9
11,450.1
10,965.7
11,744.8
11,600.2
12,095.2
12,172.8

218.4
392.4
478.4
349.1
325.1
405.9
344.5
402.8
483.4
670.3

11,916.4
10,941.4
11,243.8
11,950.0
11,775.2
11,371.6
12,089.3
12,003.0
12,578.6
12,843.1

274.6
398.6
305.2
283.2
360.3
329.9
340.6
363.2
422.0
467.8

11,641.8
10,542.8
10,938.6
11,666.8
11,414.9
11,041.7
11,748.7
11,639.8
12,156.6
12,375.3

51.1
45.8
47.1
49.8
48.3
46.3
48.8
47.9
49.6
50.0

----7.54
4.16
6.39
5.08
8.24
10.80

-----11.14
5.97
8.97
6.94
10.89
13.75

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

11,334.8
12,452.1
12,551.8
12,873.9
13,086.2
13,019.5
13,091.4
12,816.0
12,529.8
13,000.0

683.9
616.3
401.6
712.6
642.8
684.9
986.5
764.8
1,061.0
923.4

12,018.7
13,068.4
12,953.4
13,586.5
13,729.0
13,704.4
14,077.9
13,580.8
13,590.8
13,923.4

327.3
341.7
537.9
539.3
655.0
583.9
610.1
670.3
650.9
599.1

11,691.4
12,726.7
12,415.5
13,047.2
13,074.0
13,120.5
13,467.8
12,910.5
12,939.9
13,324.4

46.7
50.2
48.3
50.1
49.6
49.2
49.9
47.3
46.9
47.7

8.01
5.65
6.76
7.96
6.87
8.87
5.05
6.65
6.94
6.94

9.82
6.69
7.83
9.01
7.61
9.63
5.38
6.97
7.19
7.09

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 r
2007 p
2008 f

13,184.8
13,252.1
12,567.2
13,348.7
13,180.7
12,428.1
10,964.3
11,381.2
11,865.0

805.5
671.1
883.1
872.3
755.0
787.8
817.4
1,105.8
1,210.0

13,990.3
13,923.2
13,450.3
14,221.0
13,935.7
13,215.9
11,781.7
12,487.0
13,075.0

676.6
635.9
693.2
589.8
478.9
639.4
630.7
645.4
615.0

13,313.7
13,287.3
12,757.1
13,631.2
13,456.8
12,576.5
11,151.0
11,841.6
12,460.0

47.1
46.6
44.3
46.9
45.8
42.4
37.3
39.2
40.9

5.27
10.79
9.59
7.32
6.76
10.36
10.27
9.53
--

5.27
10.54
9.20
6.88
6.18
9.17
8.81
7.97
--

-- = Not available. r = revised. p = prliminary. f = ERS forecast.
1/ Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Represents crop year utilization for the past season and the current season distributed on a calendar
year basis using NASS potato marketing distributions. 2/ Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. 3/ Source of season-average price
data is NASS, USDA, and includes fresh-market potatoes only. 4/ Constant-dollar prices were calculated using the GDP implicit price deflator, 2000=100.
Source: Prepared and calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 73--U.S. honeydew melons: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight, 1979-2008
Utilization
Supply
Year

Production
1/

Imports
2/

Total

Exports
2/

Domestic

----------------------------------- Million pounds --------------------------------

Per
capita
use

Season-average price
Current
Constant
dollars
2000
1/
dollars 3/

Pounds

---------- $/cwt ----------

1979

347.7

28.7

376.4

19.3

357.1

1.6

10.90

22.00

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

318.0
341.9
378.0
391.8
403.1
475.8
543.8
481.1
524.1
513.1

26.5
29.0
78.6
39.9
41.3
42.7
62.7
77.8
83.8
134.3

344.5
370.9
456.6
431.7
444.4
518.5
606.5
558.9
607.9
647.4

22.1
17.2
31.7
17.8
15.2
20.0
20.6
27.6
32.0
30.6

322.4
353.7
424.9
413.9
429.3
498.5
585.9
531.3
576.0
616.8

1.4
1.5
1.8
1.8
1.8
2.1
2.4
2.2
2.4
2.5

13.50
15.40
14.10
13.20
13.90
12.20
12.70
14.40
14.40
12.10

24.98
26.05
22.48
20.24
20.55
17.50
17.82
19.67
19.02
15.40

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

450.3
373.7
474.0
379.2
472.4
433.2
473.7
482.8
501.3
516.0

115.0
160.2
111.2
118.4
114.5
123.2
126.7
162.8
184.6
214.3

565.3
533.9
585.2
497.6
586.9
556.4
600.4
645.6
685.9
730.3

49.6
53.3
45.5
46.0
59.7
51.4
49.5
39.8
39.4
46.0

515.7
480.5
539.7
451.6
527.2
505.0
550.9
605.8
646.5
684.3

2.1
1.9
2.1
1.7
2.0
1.9
2.0
2.2
2.3
2.5

18.00
18.40
13.50
18.20
16.40
20.60
17.00
18.90
21.60
21.10

22.06
21.79
15.63
20.59
18.17
22.37
18.11
19.81
22.39
21.56

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 r
2007
2008 f

511.6
472.0
506.5
527.5
522.1
487.3
491.5
468.2
480.0

174.1
139.9
171.5
163.9
167.8
173.4
186.8
186.3
182.0

685.7
611.9
678.0
691.4
689.9
660.7
678.3
680.0
662.0

46.8
48.6
47.3
39.4
42.2
45.5
46.2
43.7
45.0

638.9
563.3
630.7
652.0
647.7
615.2
632.1
635.4
617.0

2.3
2.0
2.2
2.2
2.2
2.1
2.1
2.0
2.0

19.20
21.10
18.10
18.80
17.60
18.80
18.00
17.60
--

19.20
20.61
17.37
17.67
16.08
16.64
15.44
14.72
--

-- = Not available. f = ERS forecast. 1/ Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. 2/ Source: Bureau of the Census, Dept. of
Commerce. Honeydews do not have a separate HS code. From 1970-79, trade was estimated as 50 percent of the category called "other melons."
From 1980-91, shipment data were used to estimate the distribution of the "other melon" category (ranged from 42 to 59 percent). Exports were not
adjusted due to data limitations. 3/ Constant-dollar prices were calculated using the GDP implicit price deflator, 2000=100.
Source: Prepared and calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 74--U.S. cantaloup: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight, 1979-2008
Utilization
Supply
Year

Production
Imports
Total
Exports
Domestic
1/
2/
2/
----------------------------------- Million pounds --------------------------------

Per
capita
use
Pounds

Season-average price
Current
Constant
dollars
2000
3/
dollars 4/
---------- $/cwt ----------

1979

1,242.1

194.6

1,436.7

59.6

1,377.1

6.1

11.30

22.81

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

1,224.2
1,334.6
1,682.4
1,453.7
1,651.6
1,874.3
2,056.2
2,027.3
1,691.6
2,171.4

169.9
138.0
182.5
166.1
246.7
246.0
319.9
300.8
327.0
476.2

1,394.1
1,472.6
1,864.9
1,619.8
1,898.3
2,120.3
2,376.1
2,328.1
2,018.6
2,647.6

62.7
65.5
83.7
87.8
86.5
100.4
105.8
107.1
93.2
84.1

1,331.4
1,407.2
1,781.2
1,532.0
1,811.8
2,020.0
2,270.3
2,221.0
1,925.4
2,563.5

5.8
6.1
7.7
6.5
7.7
8.5
9.4
9.1
7.9
10.4

13.60
14.10
10.15
11.70
12.25
9.45
10.50
9.80
15.45
12.55

25.17
23.85
16.18
17.94
18.11
13.56
14.74
13.39
20.41
15.98

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

1,856.7
1,664.0
1,811.1
1,898.7
1,795.7
1,896.2
2,157.2
2,084.0
2,144.0
2,223.0

530.3
602.5
481.9
458.1
523.9
613.1
740.8
921.6
938.6
1,108.1

2,387.0
2,266.5
2,293.0
2,356.8
2,319.6
2,509.3
2,898.0
3,005.6
3,082.6
3,331.1

78.8
75.7
115.9
116.2
112.7
118.1
126.8
134.4
144.0
153.9

2,308.1
2,190.8
2,177.1
2,240.7
2,206.9
2,391.3
2,771.2
2,871.2
2,938.6
3,177.2

9.2
8.6
8.5
8.6
8.4
9.0
10.3
10.5
10.6
11.4

14.65
12.25
13.90
15.60
16.60
18.20
18.20
18.00
18.30
17.00

17.96
14.51
16.09
17.65
18.39
19.76
19.39
18.87
18.97
17.37

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 r
2007
2008 f

2,177.4
2,261.3
2,244.3
2,210.7
2,187.6
2,112.0
2,045.1
2,119.4
2,100.0

1,119.2
1,070.1
1,108.6
1,079.2
910.8
952.0
964.7
1,012.3
1,035.0

3,296.6
3,331.4
3,352.9
3,289.9
3,098.4
3,064.0
3,009.8
3,131.7
3,135.0

155.5
146.0
156.1
147.3
160.7
162.2
146.4
157.8
160.0

3,141.1
3,185.4
3,196.8
3,142.6
2,937.7
2,901.8
2,863.4
2,973.9
2,975.0

11.1
11.2
11.1
10.8
10.0
9.8
9.6
9.9
9.8

17.10
19.00
17.70
16.80
14.70
15.90
17.20
14.80
--

17.10
18.55
16.99
15.79
13.43
14.07
14.76
12.38
--

-- = Not available. r = revised. f = ERS forecast. 1/ Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Production data were estimated by ERS for 1982-91
based on available State data adjusted to the national level. Includes all uses. 2/ Source: Bureau of the Census, U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Exports for 1978-89
adjusted using Canadian import data. 3/ Source of season-average price data is NASS, USDA, except 1982-91, which was estimated by ERS using State data.
4/ Constant-dollar prices were calculated using the GDP implicit price deflator, 2000=100.
Source: Prepared and calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 75--U.S. watermelon: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight, 1979-2008
Utilization
Supply
Year

Production
1/

Imports
2/

Total

Exports
2/

Domestic

----------------------------------- Million pounds --------------------------------

Per
capita
use

Season-average price
Current
Constant
dollars
2000
1/ 3/
dollars 4/

Pounds

---------- $/cwt ----------

1979

2,407.6

219.1

2,626.7

61.9

2,564.8

11.4

4.55

9.18

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

2,271.6
2,612.8
2,733.9
2,534.0
3,190.5
3,043.8
2,929.6
2,893.1
3,115.5
3,094.9

205.7
125.7
237.4
186.2
283.4
220.0
197.4
307.6
262.4
359.9

2,477.3
2,738.5
2,971.3
2,720.2
3,473.9
3,263.8
3,127.0
3,200.7
3,377.9
3,454.8

51.9
58.8
73.9
69.5
65.3
44.5
58.2
48.1
59.0
85.2

2,425.4
2,679.7
2,897.4
2,650.7
3,408.6
3,219.3
3,068.8
3,152.6
3,318.9
3,369.6

10.7
11.7
12.5
11.3
14.4
13.5
12.8
13.0
13.5
13.6

6.59
6.09
5.63
6.47
5.34
4.94
6.24
7.13
6.50
5.23

12.19
10.30
8.98
9.92
7.89
7.09
8.76
9.74
8.59
6.66

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

3,187.1
3,097.4
3,778.3
3,691.7
3,923.2
3,942.6
4,272.4
3,992.3
3,720.5
4,058.8

228.6
230.9
211.4
216.2
271.2
336.4
455.3
504.2
484.2
481.6

3,415.7
3,328.3
3,989.7
3,907.9
4,194.4
4,279.0
4,727.7
4,496.5
4,204.7
4,540.4

94.4
101.8
212.1
215.4
242.4
239.2
255.3
268.9
244.8
292.2

3,321.3
3,226.5
3,777.6
3,692.5
3,952.0
4,039.8
4,472.4
4,227.6
3,959.9
4,248.2

13.3
12.7
14.7
14.2
15.0
15.2
16.6
15.5
14.3
15.2

6.66
8.87
5.91
6.90
6.80
8.90
6.30
7.64
7.86
6.55

8.16
10.50
6.84
7.81
7.53
9.66
6.71
8.01
8.15
6.69

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 r
2007
2008 f

3,749.4
4,047.8
3,958.5
3,820.8
3,688.2
3,840.3
4,224.5
4,286.9
4,320.0

446.0
483.5
451.3
489.2
546.9
659.8
830.5
902.7
970.0

4,195.4
4,531.3
4,409.8
4,310.0
4,235.1
4,500.1
5,055.0
5,189.6
5,290.0

293.3
249.4
364.5
383.7
424.0
349.9
296.9
285.4
310.0

3,902.1
4,281.9
4,045.4
3,926.4
3,811.1
4,150.2
4,758.1
4,904.2
4,980.0

13.8
15.0
14.0
13.5
13.0
14.0
15.9
16.2
16.3

6.40
6.75
8.30
8.98
8.49
11.60
10.30
11.10
--

6.40
6.59
7.97
8.44
7.76
10.27
8.84
9.29
--

-- = Not available. r = revised. f = ERS forecast. 1/ Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Production data were estimated by ERS for
1982-91 based on available State data adjusted to the national level. Includes all uses. 2/ Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.
3/ Source of season-average price data is NASS, USDA, except 1982-91, which was estimated by ERS using State data. 4/ Constant-dollar prices were
calculated using the GDP implicit price deflator, 2000=100.
Source: Prepared and calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 76--U.S. asparagus for freezing: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight, 1979-2008
Supply
Year
Production
1/

Imports
2/

Beginning
stocks

Total

Exports
2/

Utilization
Ending
stocks
Domestic
1/

---------------------------------------------- Million pounds --------------------------------------------

Per
capita
use

Season-average price
Current
Constant
dollars
2000
1/
dollars 3/

Pounds

---------- $/ton ----------

1979

48.1

1.7

9.9

59.7

0.0

22.0

37.6

0.17

911.00

1,838.62

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

19.7
19.4
19.1
18.7
18.4
30.8
25.5
29.5
28.2
22.6

2.5
0.8
0.8
2.3
1.0
1.1
1.9
0.4
0.9
0.4

22.0
15.3
10.7
17.0
12.2
10.9
17.3
21.9
23.4
22.1

44.3
35.5
30.6
38.0
31.7
42.7
44.7
51.7
52.5
45.2

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0

15.3
10.7
17.0
12.2
10.9
17.3
21.9
23.4
22.1
25.9

29.0
24.8
13.6
25.8
20.8
25.5
22.8
28.3
30.4
19.2

0.13
0.11
0.06
0.11
0.09
0.11
0.09
0.12
0.12
0.08

852.00
984.00
--993.00
909.00
933.00
904.00
1,060.00
1,020.00

1,576.52
1,664.44
--1,467.74
1,303.92
1,309.47
1,235.04
1,400.38
1,298.44

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

24.5
16.8
20.1
24.3
20.9
17.3
17.5
21.0
13.5
11.0

1.8
2.3
3.6
5.4
3.5
4.4
5.2
4.1
5.5
7.6

25.9
22.1
18.6
15.0
28.3
18.8
18.6
16.0
13.3
11.8

52.2
41.2
42.2
44.7
52.7
40.5
41.3
41.1
32.3
30.4

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.9
3.8
4.2
2.0

22.1
18.6
15.0
28.3
18.8
18.6
16.0
13.3
11.8
23.2

30.2
22.6
27.2
16.4
33.9
21.9
24.4
24.0
16.3
5.2

0.12
0.09
0.11
0.06
0.13
0.08
0.09
0.09
0.06
0.02

978.00
973.00
994.00
1,050.00
1,070.00
1,280.00
1,190.00
1,260.00
1,230.00
1,230.00

1,198.68
1,152.24
1,150.66
1,188.04
1,185.48
1,389.70
1,267.95
1,320.56
1,274.98
1,256.79

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 f

13.8
11.2
7.8
7.6
11.2
6.8
8.2
8.0
7.6

9.3
8.3
10.2
16.5
14.2
12.8
19.0
19.1
20.0

23.2
21.8
20.5
13.4
14.1
17.8
17.3
11.9
10.4

46.3
41.3
38.5
37.5
39.5
37.4
44.5
39.0
38.0

3.2
1.7
1.9
2.9
1.8
2.7
2.1
0.8
1.9

21.8
20.5
13.4
14.1
17.8
17.3
11.9
10.4
10.0

21.3
19.1
23.2
20.5
19.9
17.4
30.5
27.8
26.1

0.08
0.07
0.08
0.07
0.07
0.06
0.10
0.09
0.08

1,230.00
895.00
1,040.00
1,200.00
1,240.00
960.00
1,140.00
1,260.00
--

1,230.00
874.03
998.21
1,127.85
1,132.90
849.62
978.01
1,054.16
--

-- = Not available. f = ERS forecast. 1/ Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Data for 1982-83 estimated by ERS. 2/ Source:
U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. All product-weight data in this table have been converted to a fresh-weight basis using a factor of 1.92.
3/ Constant-dollar prices were calculated using the GDP implicit price deflator, 2000=100.
Source: Prepared and calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 77--U.S. broccoli for processing: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight, 1979-2008
Supply
Year
Production
1/

Imports
2/

Beginning
stocks

Total

Exports
2/

Utilization
Ending
stocks
Domestic
1/

---------------------------------------------- Million pounds --------------------------------------------

Per
capita
use

Season-average price
Current
Constant
dollars
2000
1/
dollars 3/

Pounds

---------- $/ton ----------

1979

304.6

20.6

94.5

419.7

--

103.3

316.3

1.4

319.00

643.82

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

295.8
300.5
340.4
274.4
354.2
347.3
308.7
291.1
277.0
276.9

30.1
39.2
42.4
44.6
87.0
102.6
155.8
259.1
236.9
325.8

103.3
99.2
84.1
107.2
70.8
92.7
79.4
140.6
152.7
74.7

429.2
438.8
466.9
426.2
512.0
542.7
543.9
690.7
666.6
677.4

-----------

99.2
84.1
107.2
70.8
92.7
79.4
140.6
152.7
74.7
141.0

330.1
354.7
359.7
355.4
419.2
463.3
403.3
538.0
591.9
536.4

1.4
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.8
1.9
1.7
2.2
2.4
2.2

374.00
376.00
390.00
385.00
389.00
382.00
357.00
353.00
374.00
365.00

692.04
636.01
621.75
590.43
574.98
547.96
501.05
482.27
494.09
464.64

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

245.2
182.2
184.6
137.4
156.2
197.2
126.5
113.6
112.3
117.3

322.6
355.8
501.0
442.9
417.1
519.4
531.6
498.0
463.7
530.3

141.0
150.3
117.4
190.8
180.0
145.1
182.0
160.9
149.4
151.3

708.8
688.3
803.0
771.1
753.3
861.7
840.1
772.5
725.4
798.9

-----------

150.3
117.4
190.8
180.0
145.1
182.0
160.9
149.4
151.3
209.3

558.5
570.9
612.2
591.1
608.2
679.7
679.2
623.1
574.1
589.6

2.2
2.3
2.4
2.3
2.3
2.5
2.5
2.3
2.1
2.1

390.00
391.00
386.00
386.00
383.00
386.00
387.00
423.00
388.00
413.00

478.00
463.03
446.84
436.75
424.33
419.08
412.35
443.33
402.19
422.00

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 r
2007
2008 f

81.3
93.5
78.0
158.9
175.4
177.2
50.2
90.1
105.0

489.3
496.7
529.6
542.0
629.0
632.1
591.7
699.5
680.0

209.3
143.6
152.3
155.7
102.6
124.3
130.8
99.1
80.5

779.9
733.8
759.9
856.6
907.0
933.6
772.7
888.7
865.5

----------

143.6
152.3
155.7
102.6
124.3
130.8
99.1
80.5
80.0

636.3
581.5
604.2
754.0
782.7
802.8
673.6
808.2
785.5

2.3
2.0
2.1
2.6
2.7
2.7
2.3
2.7
2.6

311.00
316.00
386.00
403.00
431.00
381.50
381.00
516.00
--

311.00
308.60
370.49
378.77
393.77
337.63
326.86
431.71
--

-- = Not available. r = revised. f = ERS forecast. 1/ Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Mainly for freezing. 2/ Source: U.S. Dept. of
Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. All product weight data were converted to a fresh basis using a factor of 1.33. 3/ Constant-dollar prices were calculated
using the GDP implicit price deflator, 2000=100.
Source: Prepared and calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 78--U.S. cauliflower for processing: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight, 1979-2008
Supply
Year
Production
1/

Imports
2/

Beginning
stocks

Total

Exports
2/

Utilization
Ending
stocks
Domestic
1/

---------------------------------------------- Million pounds --------------------------------------------

Per
capita
use

Season-average price
Current
Constant
dollars
2000
1/
dollars 3/

Pounds

---------- $/ton ----------

1979

132.3

14.3

123.3

269.9

--

118.0

151.9

0.7

201.00

405.67

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

145.4
173.2
195.1
171.0
187.1
175.9
162.1
144.7
135.9
118.3

13.9
19.4
29.4
30.2
44.1
52.7
60.2
83.7
71.9
85.8

118.0
99.3
82.7
99.4
101.9
108.7
115.9
115.4
114.2
90.7

277.4
291.9
307.2
300.6
333.2
337.2
338.2
343.8
322.0
294.8

-----------

99.3
82.7
99.4
101.9
108.7
115.9
115.4
114.2
90.7
109.0

178.1
209.2
207.7
198.7
224.5
221.3
222.8
229.6
231.3
185.8

0.8
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.8

230.00
242.00
252.00
252.00
266.00
264.00
270.00
274.00
280.00
297.00

425.59
409.34
401.75
386.46
393.17
378.70
378.95
374.34
369.91
378.07

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

122.4
74.6
83.2
87.3
84.6
83.1
55.3
56.6
142.9
78.4

88.9
68.3
60.9
76.7
93.8
61.1
59.1
67.8
59.2
72.8

109.0
130.7
126.2
101.7
86.8
110.5
93.0
78.1
83.7
71.9

320.3
273.6
270.3
265.7
265.2
254.7
207.4
202.5
285.8
223.1

-----------

130.7
126.2
101.7
86.8
110.5
93.0
78.1
83.7
71.9
82.7

189.6
147.4
168.6
178.9
154.7
161.7
129.3
118.8
213.9
140.4

0.8
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.8
0.5

388.00
483.00
433.00
441.00
470.00
451.00
477.00
480.00
533.00
410.00

475.55
571.98
501.24
498.98
520.72
489.65
508.25
503.07
552.49
418.93

77.0
78.8
37.8
33.0
32.8
33.2
28.7
21.2
28.0

63.8
52.1
48.2
61.1
92.3
83.1
70.2
86.8
80.0

82.7
64.3
52.1
51.0
40.2
53.1
62.7
54.6
52.5

223.5
195.2
138.1
145.1
165.3
169.4
161.6
162.6
160.5

----------

64.3
52.1
51.0
40.2
53.1
62.7
54.6
52.5
65.0

159.2
143.1
87.1
104.9
112.2
106.7
107.0
110.1
95.5

0.6
0.5
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3

443.00
441.00
488.00
500.00
478.00
474.85
237.00
540.00
--

443.00
430.67
468.39
469.94
436.71
420.25
203.32
451.78
--

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 r
2007
2008 f

-- = Not available. f = ERS forecast. 1/ Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Mainly for freezing. 2/ Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce,
U.S. Census Bureau. All product weight data were converted to a fresh basis using a factor of 1.43. 3/ Constant-dollar prices were calculated using
the GDP implicit price deflator, 2000=100.
Source: Prepared and calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 79--U.S. green peas for freezing: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight, 1979-2008
Supply
Year
Production
1/

Imports
2/

Beginning
stocks

Total

Exports
2/

Utilization
Ending
stocks
Domestic
1/ 3/

---------------------------------------------- Million pounds --------------------------------------------

Per
capita
use
Pounds

Season-average price
Current
Constant
dollars
2000
1/
dollars 4/
---------- $/ton ----------

1979

489.5

9.6

248.5

747.6

17.6

305.9

424.2

1.9

218.00

439.98

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

365.8
367.7
461.4
409.7
492.6
564.5
397.3
426.8
372.8
515.2

9.5
10.8
17.8
21.2
24.3
19.3
19.1
22.0
40.8
62.8

305.9
246.9
196.5
269.3
249.6
275.6
343.3
272.4
273.8
181.8

681.2
625.5
675.7
700.3
766.5
859.5
759.7
721.1
687.4
759.9

28.6
36.4
21.7
21.5
22.0
17.4
28.9
30.1
38.5
17.8

246.9
196.5
269.3
249.6
275.6
343.3
272.4
273.8
181.8
253.0

405.7
394.6
384.6
429.2
468.9
498.7
458.4
417.2
467.1
489.1

1.8
1.7
1.7
1.8
2.0
2.1
1.9
1.7
1.9
2.0

202.00
206.00
240.00
212.00
244.00
252.00
244.00
238.00
226.00
238.00

373.78
348.45
382.62
325.12
360.65
361.48
342.46
325.15
298.57
302.97

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

583.3
541.4
539.1
424.8
548.2
583.4
437.0
552.1
580.9
550.3

42.1
36.6
31.9
37.5
38.4
31.9
36.1
41.0
34.5
49.1

253.0
307.5
297.2
332.6
284.9
283.9
306.7
227.1
239.3
302.9

878.4
885.5
868.2
794.9
871.5
899.2
779.8
820.2
854.7
902.3

17.1
18.7
24.5
26.0
25.3
39.2
36.7
28.8
28.9
32.7

307.5
297.2
332.6
284.9
283.9
306.7
227.1
239.3
302.9
301.0

553.7
569.6
511.1
484.0
562.3
553.3
516.0
552.1
522.9
568.6

2.2
2.3
2.0
1.9
2.1
2.1
1.9
2.0
1.9
2.0

256.00
260.00
242.00
239.00
253.00
256.00
268.00
272.00
273.00
261.00

313.76
307.90
280.14
270.42
280.30
277.94
285.56
285.07
282.98
266.69

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 f

614.4
470.4
424.3
517.2
518.0
466.1
502.0
554.9
540.0

42.9
42.6
44.2
68.4
60.9
52.4
58.8
61.8
58.0

301.0
322.4
244.9
186.6
197.1
251.1
233.2
251.1
253.6

958.3
835.4
713.4
772.2
776.0
769.6
794.0
867.8
851.6

34.7
26.3
36.0
35.9
30.1
30.6
33.4
26.9
30.0

322.4
244.9
186.6
197.1
251.1
233.2
251.1
253.6
247.0

601.2
564.2
490.8
539.2
494.8
505.8
509.5
587.3
574.6

2.1
2.0
1.7
1.9
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.9
1.9

217.00
249.00
236.00
242.00
247.00
259.00
236.00
247.00
--

217.00
243.17
226.52
227.45
225.67
229.22
202.47
206.65
--

-- = Not available. f = ERS forecast. 1/ Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. 2/ Source: U.S. Department of Commerce,
U.S. Census Bureau. All product weight data were converted to a fresh-weight basis using a factor of 1.09. 3/ Excludes green pea stocks used in
mixed pea/carrot products. 4/ Constant-dollar prices were calculated using the GDP implicit price deflator, 2000=100.
Source: Prepared and calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 80--U.S. snap beans for freezing: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight, 1979-2008
Supply
Year
Production
1/

Imports
2/

Beginning
stocks

Total

Exports
2/

Utilization
Ending
stocks
Domestic
1/ 3/

---------------------------------------------- Million pounds --------------------------------------------

Per
capita
use
Pounds

Season-average price
Current
Constant
dollars
2000
1/
dollars 4/
---------- $/ton ----------

1979

334.8

--

195.0

529.8

--

213.9

315.9

1.4

163.00

328.97

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

321.2
369.0
387.6
356.9
403.2
425.6
378.6
410.1
375.3
545.6

---------30.3

213.9
224.6
209.8
241.0
250.2
223.9
202.8
215.5
218.8
172.8

535.1
593.6
597.4
597.9
653.3
649.5
581.4
625.6
594.1
748.7

---------5.8

224.6
209.8
241.0
250.2
223.9
202.8
215.5
218.8
172.8
245.1

310.5
383.9
356.4
347.7
429.4
446.7
365.9
406.8
421.3
497.8

1.4
1.7
1.5
1.5
1.8
1.9
1.5
1.7
1.7
2.0

169.00
176.00
184.00
178.00
194.00
190.00
182.00
181.00
183.00
182.00

312.71
297.70
293.34
272.98
286.75
272.55
255.44
247.28
241.76
231.68

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

537.0
456.2
383.1
445.6
557.6
457.5
496.4
514.6
521.4
500.6

15.0
10.4
6.0
12.3
10.9
6.7
10.4
14.2
18.4
35.7

245.1
298.8
293.5
224.7
218.4
265.1
264.7
239.1
272.2
251.8

797.1
765.4
682.7
682.6
786.9
729.3
771.5
767.9
812.0
788.1

12.8
11.1
11.8
12.1
12.0
20.6
18.1
17.7
22.2
19.1

298.8
293.5
224.7
218.4
265.1
264.7
239.1
272.2
251.8
219.9

485.5
460.8
446.1
452.1
509.8
444.0
514.3
478.0
538.0
549.1

1.9
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.9
1.7
1.9
1.8
2.0
2.0

189.00
186.00
191.00
184.00
169.00
187.00
189.00
190.00
189.00
185.00

231.65
220.26
221.10
208.19
187.24
203.03
201.38
199.13
195.91
189.03

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 r
2007
2008 f

485.2
508.0
518.0
448.3
523.8
477.9
491.7
539.9
490.0

42.6
39.9
56.8
73.0
103.6
92.7
106.7
123.9
115.0

219.9
207.6
189.8
221.1
176.2
205.5
228.5
249.0
254.9

747.7
755.5
764.6
742.4
803.6
776.1
826.9
912.8
859.9

22.5
28.1
36.6
25.3
27.7
15.2
18.0
18.3
18.0

207.6
189.8
221.1
176.2
205.5
228.5
249.0
254.9
231.0

517.6
537.6
506.9
540.9
570.4
532.4
559.9
639.6
610.9

1.8
1.9
1.8
1.9
1.9
1.8
1.9
2.1
2.0

181.00
182.00
181.00
190.00
189.00
198.00
189.00
206.00
--

181.00
177.74
173.73
178.58
172.68
175.23
162.14
172.35
--

-- = Not available. r = revised. f = ERS forecast. 1/ Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. 2/ Source: U.S. Department of Commerce,
U.S. Census Bureau. All product weight data were converted to a fresh-weight basis using a factor of 1.18. 3/ Dec. 31 stocks. 4/ Deflated using the GDP implicit
price deflator, 2000=100.
Source: Prepared and calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 81--U.S. sweet corn for freezing: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight, 1979-2008
Supply

Utilization

Year
Production
1/

Imports
2/

Beginning
stocks

Total

Exports
2/

Ending
stocks
1/ 3/

Domestic

---------------------------------------------- Million pounds --------------------------------------------

Season-average price
Per
capita
use
Pounds

Current
dollars
1/

Constant
2000
dollars 4/

---------- $/ton ----------

1979

1,664.8

--

1,312.3

2,977.1

235.0

1,200.8

1,541.3

6.8

59.50

120.09

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

1,538.8
1,663.9
2,253.8
1,801.5
1,939.4
2,221.3
2,167.0
2,456.6
2,184.0
2,522.6

---------109.9

1,200.8
1,000.5
931.4
1,576.3
1,515.2
1,280.8
1,336.3
1,318.0
1,542.0
1,171.0

2,739.6
2,664.4
3,185.2
3,377.8
3,454.6
3,502.1
3,503.3
3,774.6
3,726.0
3,803.5

283.5
289.9
271.9
304.7
286.3
281.1
366.0
328.3
420.7
448.5

1,000.5
931.4
1,576.3
1,515.2
1,280.8
1,336.3
1,318.0
1,542.0
1,171.0
1,286.0

1,455.6
1,443.2
1,337.0
1,557.9
1,887.5
1,884.6
1,819.3
1,904.3
2,134.3
2,069.0

6.4
6.3
5.8
6.6
8.0
7.9
7.6
7.8
8.7
8.4

57.10
62.90
67.40
62.10
66.60
66.70
62.60
62.80
63.00
69.10

105.66
106.40
107.45
95.24
98.44
95.68
87.86
85.80
83.23
87.96

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

2,887.6
2,921.0
2,818.8
2,520.8
3,222.4
3,234.2
3,145.4
3,390.2
3,189.5
3,101.2

74.0
47.4
58.0
74.8
123.4
71.5
82.5
100.9
114.1
90.1

1,286.0
1,616.1
1,742.0
1,814.6
1,373.3
1,795.8
1,844.9
1,814.1
1,970.8
1,963.2

4,247.6
4,584.5
4,618.7
4,410.2
4,719.1
5,101.5
5,072.8
5,305.2
5,274.4
5,154.5

480.6
471.5
507.1
508.2
525.3
500.4
467.6
589.2
600.4
599.5

1,616.1
1,742.0
1,814.6
1,373.3
1,795.8
1,844.9
1,814.1
1,970.8
1,963.2
1,740.9

2,150.9
2,371.0
2,297.0
2,528.7
2,398.0
2,756.2
2,791.1
2,745.2
2,710.8
2,814.1

8.6
9.4
8.9
9.7
9.1
10.3
10.4
10.1
9.8
10.1

71.40
74.90
68.20
73.10
70.10
73.40
75.70
74.80
76.00
72.80

87.51
88.70
78.95
82.71
77.67
79.69
80.66
78.40
78.78
74.39

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 f

2,916.1
3,259.9
3,279.4
3,419.5
3,019.8
3,150.2
3,293.0
3,243.9
3,270.0

76.8
80.3
109.6
152.0
128.3
130.7
141.4
185.7
170.0

1,740.9
1,611.7
1,760.5
1,944.8
2,332.8
2,279.3
2,176.8
2,250.5
2,154.1

4,733.8
4,951.9
5,149.5
5,516.3
5,480.9
5,560.2
5,611.2
5,680.1
5,594.1

570.4
542.2
517.1
567.4
539.0
581.0
573.5
511.4
535.0

1,611.7
1,760.5
1,944.8
2,332.8
2,279.3
2,176.8
2,250.5
2,154.1
2,170.0

2,551.7
2,649.2
2,687.6
2,616.1
2,662.6
2,802.4
2,787.2
3,014.6
2,889.1

9.0
9.3
9.3
9.0
9.1
9.5
9.3
10.0
9.5

72.60
72.10
70.20
72.00
73.00
72.30
70.60
80.90
--

72.60
70.41
67.38
67.67
66.69
63.99
60.57
67.68
--

-- = Not available. f = ERS forecast. 1/ Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. 2/ Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.
All product weight data were converted to a fresh weight basis using a factor of 3.7. 3/ Dec. 31 stocks. 4/ Constant-dollar prices were calculated using the
GDP implicit price deflator, 2000=100.
Source: Prepared and calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 82--U.S. potatoes for freezing: Supply and utilization, farm weight, 1979-2008 1/
Supply

Utilization

Year
Domestic
4/

Per
capita
use

---------------------------------------------------------- Million pounds ------------------------------------------------------------

Pounds

Production
2/

Imports
3/

Beginning
stocks

Total

Exports
3/

Ending
stocks

1979

8,874.0

32.9

1,554.9

10,461.8

133.5

1,624.4

8,665.5

38.5

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

8,088.1
9,664.1
9,330.3
9,400.5
10,767.2
11,259.7
11,195.2
11,968.2
11,302.4
11,957.4

21.8
30.0
44.3
53.1
99.5
138.2
147.1
187.8
203.8
208.4

1,624.4
1,459.8
1,377.4
1,534.6
1,545.9
1,784.6
2,024.6
1,788.1
1,765.1
1,977.4

9,734.3
11,153.9
10,752.0
10,988.2
12,412.6
13,182.4
13,366.9
13,944.1
13,271.3
14,143.2

168.7
192.8
219.4
242.7
280.9
291.7
393.1
492.0
618.2
726.6

1,459.8
1,377.4
1,534.6
1,545.9
1,784.6
2,024.6
1,788.1
1,765.1
1,977.4
1,834.7

8,062.6
9,540.3
8,968.8
9,182.0
10,325.9
10,829.1
11,137.2
11,620.1
10,611.5
11,581.9

35.4
41.5
38.6
39.2
43.7
45.4
46.3
47.9
43.3
46.8

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
2000
1997
1998
1999

12,300.7
13,412.8
13,335.9
14,481.7
15,510.6
15,980.3
16,989.0
16,436.7
16,347.1
16,548.1

276.4
341.1
391.3
581.0
619.3
710.1
908.6
1,394.5
1,742.1
1,965.3

1,834.7
1,951.5
1,940.0
1,926.3
2,012.8
2,193.2
2,247.5
2,196.8
2,327.1
2,302.6

14,411.8
15,705.4
15,667.2
16,989.0
18,142.7
18,883.6
20,145.1
20,028.0
20,416.3
20,816.0

843.2
819.6
927.7
1,055.5
1,276.1
1,668.4
1,715.1
1,918.9
2,075.6
2,149.9

1,951.5
1,940.0
1,926.3
2,012.8
2,193.2
2,247.5
2,196.8
2,327.1
2,302.6
2,330.8

11,617.1
12,945.8
12,813.3
13,920.7
14,673.4
14,967.7
16,233.2
15,782.0
16,038.1
16,335.3

46.4
51.1
49.9
53.5
55.7
56.2
60.2
57.8
58.1
58.5

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 r
2007 p
2008 f

16,276.0
16,365.7
14,992.2
15,305.2
15,280.5
15,017.6
15,046.8
15,600.0
15,535.0

2,306.3
2,594.5
2,899.4
3,303.4
3,696.6
3,287.8
3,437.7
3,407.0
3,475.0

2,330.8
2,379.3
2,479.5
2,262.4
2,240.7
2,149.6
2,102.2
1,909.6
2,001.9

20,913.1
21,339.5
20,371.1
20,871.0
21,217.8
20,455.0
20,586.7
20,916.6
21,011.9

2,294.8
2,266.3
2,203.2
1,981.2
2,231.7
2,426.7
2,776.4
3,133.2
3,225.0

2,379.3
2,479.5
2,262.4
2,240.7
2,149.6
2,102.2
1,909.6
2,001.9
1,995.0

16,239.0
16,593.7
15,905.5
16,649.1
16,836.5
15,926.1
15,900.7
15,781.5
15,791.9

57.5
58.2
55.2
57.2
57.3
53.7
53.2
52.2
51.8

-- = Not available. r = revised. p = preliminary. f = ERS forecast. 1/ Prices are not available. All product weight data were converted to a fresh-weight basis
using a factor of 2.0. 2/ Frozen use as reported by the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. 3/ Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census
Bureau. 4/ From 1978 to 1988, shipments to U.S. territories were subtracted from total available for domestic use.
Source: Prepared and calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 83--U.S. spinach for freezing: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight, 1979-2008
Supply
Utilization
Year
Ending
Production
Imports
Beginning
Total
Exports
stocks
Domestic
1/
2/
stocks
2/
3/
---------------------------------------------- Million pounds ----------------------------------------------

Per
capita
use
Pounds

Season-average price
Current
Constant
dollars
2000
1/
dollars 4/
---------- $/ton ----------

1979

203.0

--

39.6

242.6

6.4

58.8

177.4

0.8

86.71

175.00

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

181.3
191.4
156.0
110.4
127.6
163.3
129.7
122.4
127.4
123.2

-----------

58.8
53.9
63.1
52.5
42.3
45.3
52.6
45.9
50.8
35.0

240.1
245.3
219.1
162.9
169.9
208.6
182.3
168.3
178.2
158.2

5.5
5.9
5.2
5.3
5.8
5.9
6.3
7.2
6.8
5.4

53.9
63.1
52.5
42.3
45.3
52.6
45.9
50.8
35.0
41.8

180.7
176.3
161.4
115.3
118.8
150.1
130.1
110.3
136.4
111.0

0.8
0.8
0.7
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.5

93.61
83.56
---------

173.22
141.34
---------

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

131.4
123.0
131.6
142.8
167.1
150.0
169.1
173.0
136.3
164.3

-------8.7
8.6
9.9

41.8
90.9
53.3
56.2
67.4
100.1
98.6
68.5
95.9
99.0

173.2
213.9
184.9
199.0
234.5
250.1
267.7
250.2
240.8
273.2

9.8
10.2
9.2
10.2
10.4
8.4
10.3
13.4
11.3
12.0

90.9
53.3
56.2
67.4
100.1
98.6
68.5
95.9
99.0
104.9

72.5
150.4
119.5
121.4
124.0
143.1
188.9
140.9
130.5
156.3

0.3
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.7
0.5
0.5
0.6

--113.00
108.00
105.00
103.00
103.00
103.00
145.00
146.00

--130.81
122.20
116.33
111.83
109.75
107.95
150.30
149.18

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 f

209.9
214.1
192.4
215.9
238.8
178.8
130.7
166.2
172.0

10.4
17.5
13.5
17.9
31.2
41.9
28.6
54.8
42.0

104.9
72.6
91.0
80.4
66.5
49.7
60.7
75.3
67.9

325.2
304.2
296.9
314.2
336.5
270.4
220.0
296.3
281.9

12.9
11.9
13.4
12.6
12.2
13.6
14.6
13.4
14.0

72.6
91.0
80.4
66.5
49.7
60.7
75.3
67.9
36.0

239.7
201.3
203.1
235.1
274.6
196.1
130.1
215.0
231.9

0.9
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.9
0.7
0.4
0.7
0.8

131.00
120.00
115.00
107.00
117.00
110.00
130.00
112.00
--

131.00
117.19
110.38
100.57
106.89
97.35
111.53
93.70
--

-- = Not available. f = ERS forecast. 1/ Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA for 1977-81 and 1992 to the present; other years are ERS
estimates. 2/ Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. All product weight data were converted to a fresh-weight basis using a factor of 1.43.
3/ Source: NASS. Dec. 31 stocks on a fresh-weight basis. 4/ Deflated using the GDP implicit price deflator, 2000=100.
Source: Prepared and calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 84--U.S. carrots for freezing: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight, 1979-2008
Supply
Year
Production
1/

Imports
2/

Beginning
stocks

Total

Exports
2/

Utilization
Ending
stocks
Domestic
3/

---------------------------------------------- Million pounds ----------------------------------------------

Per
capita
use
Pounds

Season-average price
Current
Constant
dollars
2000
1/
dollars 4/
---------- $/ton ----------

1979

478.8

--

297.9

776.7

32.5

320.9

423.3

1.9

46.50

93.85

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

347.9
491.1
540.0
386.8
465.2
463.3
492.1
536.2
536.3
653.1

---------7.3

320.9
250.6
273.6
386.3
339.3
298.0
329.1
379.9
390.2
333.3

668.8
741.7
813.6
773.1
804.5
761.3
821.2
916.1
926.5
993.7

34.1
34.4
22.0
12.1
15.0
10.1
11.0
15.2
32.9
2.8

250.6
273.6
386.3
339.3
298.0
329.1
379.9
390.2
333.3
379.5

384.1
433.7
405.3
421.7
491.5
422.1
430.3
510.7
560.3
611.4

1.7
1.9
1.7
1.8
2.1
1.8
1.8
2.1
2.3
2.5

53.00
55.20
55.00
59.80
63.90
64.40
62.40
58.90
66.10
60.30

98.07
93.37
87.68
91.71
94.45
92.38
87.58
80.47
87.33
76.76

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

598.4
578.8
675.6
733.8
751.1
762.2
724.3
744.5
706.3
772.9

8.3
5.3
13.3
11.2
10.8
5.3
5.3
14.9
11.3
10.8

379.5
408.7
370.6
462.4
475.0
493.5
559.9
512.9
547.6
467.1

986.2
992.8
1,059.5
1,207.4
1,236.9
1,261.0
1,289.5
1,272.3
1,265.2
1,250.8

7.2
9.3
4.5
7.3
9.6
12.7
12.2
22.6
36.3
11.5

408.7
370.6
462.4
475.0
493.5
559.9
512.9
547.6
467.1
559.1

570.3
612.9
592.6
725.1
733.8
688.4
764.4
702.1
761.8
680.2

2.3
2.4
2.3
2.8
2.8
2.6
2.8
2.6
2.8
2.4

64.90
64.20
68.90
75.60
77.20
79.00
66.90
67.40
68.30
67.30

79.54
76.03
79.76
85.54
85.53
85.77
71.28
70.64
70.80
68.77

2000
2001 r
2002 r
2003 r
2004 r
2005 r
2006 r
2007 p
2008 f

751.2
597.0
529.7
593.4
570.8
605.5
505.4
455.0
522.0

18.0
16.9
18.9
17.4
29.6
24.3
24.9
20.0
22.0

559.1
537.6
502.7
441.5
460.1
469.9
508.1
445.2
491.7

1,328.3
1,151.5
1,051.3
1,052.3
1,060.5
1,099.7
1,038.4
920.2
1,035.7

19.2
11.5
3.6
3.1
6.2
4.2
3.0
15.2
10.0

537.6
502.7
441.5
460.1
469.9
508.1
445.2
491.7
565.0

771.5
637.3
606.2
589.1
584.4
587.4
590.2
413.3
460.7

2.7
2.2
2.1
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
1.4
1.5

70.30
74.50
70.00
75.10
80.20
72.90
69.00
71.60
--

70.30
72.75
67.19
70.58
73.27
64.52
59.20
59.90
--

-- = Not available. r = revised. p = preliminary f = ERS forecast. 1/ Derived from pack data published by the American Frozen Food Institute through 2004. After 2004,
AFFI ceased reporting frozen pack, so the share of processing carrots use for freezing was set at 61 percent, which was the average share packed based on AFFI data
from 1994-2003. 2/ Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. All product weight data were converted to a fresh-weight basis using a factor of 1.82. 3/ End
of Dec. stocks (converted to fresh-weight basis) reported by National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. 4/ Deflated using the GDP implicit price deflator, 2000=100.
Source: Prepared and calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 85--U.S. tomatoes for processing: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight, 1979-2008
Supply

Utilization
Domestic
5/

Per
capita
use

Season-average price
Current
Constant
dollars
2000
6/
dollars 7/

--------------------------------------------------- Million pounds ---------------------------------------------------

Pounds

---------- $/ton ----------

Year
Production
1/

Imports
2/ 3/

Beginning
stocks 4/

Total

Exports
2/ 3/

Ending
stocks

1979

14,659.0

308.3

9,782.8

24,750.1

389.0

9,746.4

14,470.9

64.3

67.60

136.43

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

12,421.2
11,432.3
14,598.0
14,059.7
15,362.3
14,354.3
14,796.9
15,215.4
14,819.8
18,968.9

205.6
534.8
1,405.9
1,239.8
1,274.1
1,055.9
1,118.9
883.3
892.3
1,499.1

9,746.4
7,442.1
5,315.3
7,002.9
7,706.6
7,869.6
7,971.8
8,295.2
8,262.0
8,536.2

22,373.2
19,409.2
21,319.2
22,302.4
24,343.0
23,279.8
23,887.6
24,393.9
23,974.1
29,004.2

333.3
341.0
290.8
262.5
226.8
192.6
207.3
230.6
326.3
489.0

7,442.1
5,315.3
7,002.9
7,706.6
7,869.6
7,971.8
8,295.2
8,262.0
8,536.2
11,350.4

14,486.3
13,641.4
13,959.3
14,279.8
16,192.3
15,078.2
15,309.3
15,831.2
15,017.6
17,164.8

63.6
59.3
60.1
60.9
68.5
63.2
63.6
65.2
61.3
69.4

61.00
67.50
71.60
68.40
67.40
66.30
63.90
59.10
60.70
69.30

112.87
114.18
114.15
104.90
99.62
95.10
89.68
80.74
80.19
88.22

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

20,710.5
21,746.0
17,554.9
19,353.3
23,079.4
22,570.0
22,814.6
19,946.5
18,804.0
25,672.0

1,069.5
761.7
450.0
555.7
858.5
703.6
482.8
706.0
931.1
1,339.6

11,350.4
13,503.3
15,489.1
13,088.2
11,575.8
13,562.2
14,944.7
16,338.4
14,513.6
11,331.8

33,130.4
36,011.0
33,494.0
32,997.2
35,513.7
36,835.8
38,242.1
36,990.9
34,248.7
38,343.4

789.0
975.3
1,571.5
1,700.5
1,856.5
2,015.9
2,202.9
2,671.5
2,476.2
2,202.8

13,503.3
15,489.1
13,088.2
11,575.8
13,562.2
14,944.7
16,338.4
14,513.6
11,331.8
16,261.6

18,838.1
19,546.6
18,834.3
19,720.9
20,095.0
19,875.2
19,700.8
19,805.8
20,440.7
19,879.0

75.3
77.1
73.3
75.8
76.3
74.6
73.1
72.6
74.0
71.2

67.80
66.40
58.00
60.10
62.10
63.20
62.30
60.70
65.30
71.10

83.10
78.63
67.14
68.00
68.80
68.62
66.38
63.62
67.69
72.65

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 r
2007
2008 f

21,716.5
18,497.4
23,341.6
19,639.4
24,532.8
20,386.2
21,223.6
25,319.8
24,000.0

591.4
1,106.9
1,516.7
1,152.8
1,282.7
1,307.6
1,697.8
1,740.9
1,655.0

16,261.6
16,531.9
15,029.7
17,453.6
15,003.1
17,114.4
14,006.2
14,591.7
18,070.0

38,569.5
36,136.2
39,888.0
38,245.8
40,818.6
38,808.2
36,927.6
41,652.4
43,725.0

2,231.3
2,410.4
2,458.3
2,935.6
2,989.8
2,971.0
3,042.2
2,871.3
3,155.0

16,531.9
15,029.7
17,453.6
15,003.1
17,114.4
14,006.2
14,591.7
18,070.0
18,915.0

19,806.3
18,696.1
19,976.1
20,307.1
20,714.4
21,831.0
19,293.7
20,711.1
21,655.0

70.1
65.5
69.3
69.8
70.6
73.7
64.5
68.6
71.0

59.80
59.20
58.20
58.70
58.60
60.90
66.40
71.20
--

59.80
57.81
55.86
55.17
53.54
53.90
56.96
59.57
--

-- = Not available. r = revised. f = ERS forecast. All data are on a calendar year basis. 1/ Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.
2/ Source: Bureau of the Census, U.S. Dept. of Commerce. 3/ All product weight were converted to a fresh-weight basis using--Whole=1.553; Paste=5.432;
Sauce=3.247; Juice=1.527; Catsup=2.457. 4/ Stocks estimated based on a weighted average Jan. 1 stocks to pack. Source: California League of Food Processors.
Stocks for 1989-91 were estimated by ERS based on past relationship to production. After 1991, stocks based on estimates published by the California League
of Food Processors. Dec. 1 stocks data for 1994 to the present were adjusted to Jan. 1 by removing an estimate of Dec. shipments. 5/ Excludes shipments to
U.S. territories from 1978-88. 6/ Value per ton at the packinghouse door. 7/ Constant dollar prices were deflated using the GDP implicit price deflator, 2000=100.
Source: Prepared and calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 86--U.S. sweet corn for canning: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight, 1979-2008
Supply

Utilization

Year
Domestic

Per
capita
use

----------------------------------------------- Million pounds ------------------------------------------------

Pounds

Production
1/

Imports
2/ 3/

Beginning
stocks 4/

Total

Exports
2/ 3/

Ending
stocks 4/

Season-average price
Current
Constant
dollars
2000
1/
dollars 5/
---------- $/ton ----------

1979

3,263.0

--

2,292.0

5,555.0

259.7

2,447.0

2,848.3

12.7

47.10

95.06

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

2,777.3
3,092.4
3,227.1
2,652.6
3,164.9
3,058.7
2,951.9
3,276.7
2,656.8
3,376.1

14.4
11.0
12.8
21.2
24.5
30.2
36.7
38.3
49.4
70.8

2,447.0
1,967.1
1,891.9
2,102.8
1,694.6
2,158.7
2,080.4
1,744.6
1,985.7
1,519.7

5,238.7
5,070.5
5,131.8
4,776.6
4,884.0
5,247.6
5,069.0
5,059.6
4,691.9
4,966.6

301.8
386.8
337.9
358.5
310.7
331.5
416.0
493.7
626.6
537.0

1,967.1
1,891.9
2,102.8
1,694.6
2,158.7
2,080.4
1,744.6
1,985.7
1,519.7
2,069.6

2,969.8
2,791.8
2,691.1
2,723.5
2,414.6
2,835.7
2,908.4
2,580.2
2,545.6
2,360.0

13.0
12.1
11.6
11.6
10.2
11.9
12.1
10.6
10.4
9.5

51.80
63.20
57.10
58.30
61.90
61.00
56.20
56.70
58.90
65.20

95.85
106.90
91.03
89.41
91.49
87.50
78.88
77.46
77.81
83.00

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

3,353.6
3,871.2
3,684.4
2,921.6
4,239.7
3,414.1
3,447.2
3,294.5
3,321.6
3,493.6

48.3
43.9
39.8
39.1
52.7
49.4
21.1
28.7
46.3
61.7

2,069.6
2,028.7
2,424.1
2,291.4
1,427.1
2,257.1
2,065.5
1,775.5
1,550.1
1,361.4

5,471.5
5,943.8
6,148.3
5,252.1
5,719.5
5,720.6
5,533.8
5,098.7
4,918.0
4,916.7

704.2
713.1
811.5
941.4
808.8
883.5
964.3
1,052.0
1,019.4
1,002.8

2,028.7
2,424.1
2,291.4
1,427.1
2,257.1
2,065.5
1,775.5
1,550.1
1,361.4
1,381.5

2,738.6
2,806.6
3,045.4
2,883.6
2,653.6
2,771.6
2,794.0
2,496.6
2,537.2
2,532.4

11.0
11.1
11.9
11.1
10.1
10.4
10.4
9.2
9.2
9.1

68.00
68.00
61.60
71.90
67.50
77.50
81.10
74.80
70.80
69.50

83.34
80.53
71.31
81.35
74.78
84.14
86.41
78.40
73.39
71.01

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 r
2007
2008 f

3,403.9
3,035.1
2,856.0
3,112.6
2,916.5
3,199.4
2,878.1
2,550.9
2,700.0

65.6
95.7
103.5
132.6
182.2
120.7
105.0
93.4
105.0

1,381.5
1,361.6
1,214.1
1,142.4
1,245.0
1,166.6
1,279.8
1,151.2
1,000.4

4,851.0
4,492.4
4,173.6
4,387.6
4,343.7
4,486.7
4,262.9
3,795.5
3,805.4

952.7
796.3
771.9
720.8
766.8
665.0
614.3
707.2
715.0

1,361.6
1,214.1
1,142.4
1,245.0
1,166.6
1,279.8
1,151.2
1,000.4
1,030.0

2,536.7
2,482.0
2,259.3
2,421.8
2,410.3
2,541.9
2,497.4
2,087.9
2,060.4

9.0
8.7
7.8
8.3
8.2
8.6
8.4
6.9
6.8

74.10
73.90
65.60
68.60
71.20
64.50
62.40
82.80
--

74.10
72.17
62.96
64.48
65.05
57.08
53.53
69.27
--

-- = Not available. f = ERS forecast.
1/ Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. 2/ Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. 3/ All product-weight data was converted
to a fresh-weight basis using a factor of 2.463. 4/ Computed from data provided by the National Food Processors Association through 1989. Estimated by ERS
after 1989. From 2000 forward, Dec 31 stocks were estimated by ERS as 40 percent of production. 5/ Constant dollar prices were calculated using the
GDP implicit price deflator, 2000=100.
Source: Prepared and calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 87--U.S. snap beans for canning: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight, 1979-2008
Supply
Utilization
Year
Production
Imports
Beginning
Total
Exports
Ending
Domestic
1/
2/
stocks 3/
2/
stocks 3/
----------------------------------------------- Million pounds ------------------------------------------------

Per
capita
use
Pounds

Season-average price
Current
Constant
dollars
2000
1/
dollars 4/
---------- $/ton ----------

1979

1,203.5

1.6

641.7

1,846.8

15.2

765.8

1,065.8

4.7

150.00

302.74

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

1,087.3
975.3
900.1
817.9
929.1
978.4
840.2
961.6
801.3
1,193.8

1.4
1.1
0.9
1.6
3.6
11.7
10.3
3.5
4.3
5.6

765.8
803.6
698.7
607.7
465.6
518.5
601.9
511.7
553.9
420.7

1,854.5
1,780.0
1,599.7
1,427.2
1,398.3
1,508.6
1,452.4
1,476.8
1,359.5
1,620.1

13.8
15.0
17.9
11.1
11.3
10.8
12.3
10.2
11.8
10.4

803.6
698.7
607.7
465.6
518.5
601.9
511.7
553.9
420.7
653.0

1,037.1
1,066.3
974.1
950.5
868.5
895.9
928.4
912.7
927.0
956.7

4.6
4.6
4.2
4.1
3.7
3.8
3.9
3.8
3.8
3.9

152.00
162.00
158.00
153.00
161.00
160.00
150.00
151.00
161.00
171.00

281.26
274.02
251.89
234.64
237.97
229.51
210.53
206.30
212.70
217.68

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

1,038.0
1,079.4
908.7
857.8
1,076.1
953.5
1,073.4
943.9
940.6
1,056.2

5.2
4.2
5.2
12.9
19.3
16.5
17.1
23.6
31.7
34.2

653.0
764.9
804.5
685.9
518.6
607.4
632.9
681.6
651.3
581.1

1,696.2
1,848.5
1,718.4
1,556.6
1,614.0
1,577.4
1,723.4
1,649.1
1,623.6
1,671.5

8.0
17.8
10.1
7.5
6.7
4.4
4.6
5.0
6.8
7.0

764.9
804.5
685.9
518.6
607.4
632.9
681.6
651.3
581.1
640.7

923.3
1,026.2
1,022.4
1,030.5
999.9
940.1
1,037.2
992.8
1,035.7
1,023.8

3.7
4.1
4.0
4.0
3.8
3.5
3.9
3.6
3.8
3.7

180.00
172.00
166.00
174.00
164.00
167.00
173.00
168.00
162.00
167.00

220.62
203.69
192.16
196.87
181.70
181.31
184.33
176.07
167.92
170.64

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 f

1,181.7
868.2
1,069.4
1,006.9
1,147.9
1,160.6
1,080.0
995.6
930.0

29.2
32.1
27.3
32.1
35.4
34.3
34.4
22.6
35.0

640.7
709.0
520.9
641.7
604.2
688.8
696.4
648.1
597.4

1,851.6
1,609.3
1,617.6
1,680.7
1,787.5
1,883.7
1,810.8
1,666.3
1,562.4

9.3
9.7
8.1
6.6
3.3
2.5
3.5
7.6
5.0

709.0
520.9
641.7
604.2
688.8
696.4
648.1
597.4
560.0

1,133.3
1,078.7
967.8
1,069.9
1,095.4
1,184.8
1,159.2
1,061.3
997.4

4.0
3.8
3.4
3.7
3.7
4.0
3.9
3.5
3.3

167.00
149.00
137.00
143.00
144.00
116.00
142.00
149.00
--

167.00
145.51
131.49
134.40
131.56
102.66
121.82
124.66
--

-- = Not available. f = ERS forecast.
1/ Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. 2/ Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. All product weight data
was converted to fresh-weight basis using a factor of 0.712. 3/ Computed from data provided by the National Food Processors Association through 1989
Estimated by ERS after 1989. From 2000 forward, Dec 31 stocks were estimated as 60 percent of production. 4/ Deflated using the GDP implicit price
deflator, 2000=100.
Source: Prepared and calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 88--U.S. green peas for canning: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight, 1979-2008
Supply

Utilization

Year
Domestic

Per
capita
use

----------------------------------------------- Million pounds ------------------------------------------------

Pounds

Production
1/

Imports
2/

Beginning
stocks 3/

Total

Exports
2/

Ending
stocks 3/

Season-average price
Current
Constant
dollars
2000
1/
dollars 4/
---------- $/ton ----------

1979

737.2

10.8

281.6

1,029.6

3.9

440.9

584.8

2.6

205.00

413.74

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

602.7
542.4
531.2
441.8
498.1
591.1
432.5
452.3
253.5
494.1

8.5
8.3
7.8
11.9
22.8
18.8
14.9
17.4
32.4
38.6

440.9
434.8
353.3
311.5
203.7
238.5
356.7
278.1
256.4
111.3

1,052.1
985.5
892.3
765.2
724.6
848.4
804.1
747.8
542.3
644.0

5.7
5.0
4.6
3.8
3.1
2.3
2.6
2.6
2.2
4.9

434.8
353.3
311.5
203.7
238.5
356.7
278.1
256.4
111.3
210.5

611.6
627.2
576.2
557.7
483.0
489.4
523.4
488.8
428.8
428.6

2.7
2.7
2.5
2.4
2.0
2.1
2.2
2.0
1.8
1.7

214.00
226.00
215.00
220.00
230.00
228.00
210.00
211.00
244.00
237.00

395.98
382.28
342.76
337.39
339.96
327.06
294.74
288.27
322.35
301.70

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

473.0
440.8
599.7
277.3
429.0
401.8
398.3
407.9
386.9
372.9

19.9
22.6
18.0
17.3
20.1
15.7
11.9
17.6
21.7
26.2

210.5
211.4
180.3
245.3
113.4
175.5
164.3
162.9
166.8
158.2

703.4
674.8
798.0
539.9
562.5
593.0
574.5
588.4
575.4
557.3

4.6
10.9
12.6
12.7
8.3
12.4
11.7
18.9
17.8
9.9

211.4
180.3
245.3
113.4
175.5
164.3
162.9
166.8
158.2
152.5

487.4
483.6
540.1
413.8
378.7
416.3
399.9
402.7
399.4
394.9

2.0
1.9
2.1
1.6
1.4
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.4

240.00
261.00
235.00
269.00
255.00
285.00
302.00
310.00
296.00
295.00

294.15
309.08
272.04
304.36
282.52
309.43
321.78
324.90
306.82
301.43

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 r
2007
2008 f

446.7
311.6
275.4
418.2
277.1
300.2
317.7
317.0
300.0

26.8
28.1
30.0
28.0
32.5
29.9
35.4
33.6
33.0

152.5
178.7
124.6
110.2
167.3
110.8
120.1
127.1
123.0

626.0
518.4
430.0
556.4
476.9
440.9
473.2
477.7
456.0

11.8
6.2
4.5
6.6
4.9
13.1
13.2
7.5
11.0

178.7
124.6
110.2
167.3
110.8
120.1
127.1
126.8
120.0

435.5
387.6
315.3
382.5
361.2
307.7
332.9
343.4
325.0

1.5
1.4
1.1
1.3
1.2
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.1

291.00
288.00
278.00
261.00
255.00
276.00
254.00
270.00
--

291.00
281.25
266.83
245.31
232.97
244.27
217.91
225.89
--

-- = Not available. r = revised. f = ERS forecast.
1/ Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. 2/ Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. All product-weight data was converted to
a fresh (shelled) basis using a factor of 0.739. 3/ Computed from data provided by the National Food Processors Association through 1989. Estimated by ERS
after 1989. From 2000 forward, Dec 31 stocks estimated as 40 percent of annual production. 4/ Deflated by the GDP implicit price deflator, 2000=100.
Source: Prepared and calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 89--U.S. cucumbers for pickles: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight, 1979-2008
Supply

Utilization

Year
Domestic

Per
capita
use

----------------------------------------------- Million pounds ------------------------------------------------

Pounds

Production
1/

Imports
2/

Beginning
stocks 3/

Total

Exports
2/

Ending
stocks

Season-average price
Current
Constant
dollars
2000
1/
dollars 4/
---------- $/ton ----------

1979

1,337.9

8.0

343.9

1,689.8

6.3

367.3

1,316.2

5.8

145.00

292.65

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

1,218.3
1,150.8
1,179.3
1,207.9
1,236.5
1,388.9
1,279.1
1,270.9
1,303.2
1,285.4

7.0
5.0
7.1
6.7
7.2
9.8
11.0
9.6
10.3
11.2

367.3
356.8
276.5
---787.0
778.0
688.8
686.1

1,592.6
1,512.6
1,462.9
1,214.6
1,243.7
1,398.7
2,077.1
2,058.5
2,002.3
1,982.7

6.8
7.2
6.7
6.6
8.2
9.4
17.5
25.8
22.7
16.1

356.8
276.5
270.4
---778.0
688.8
686.1
682.8

1,229.0
1,228.9
1,185.8
1,208.0
1,235.5
1,389.3
1,281.6
1,343.9
1,293.5
1,283.8

5.4
5.3
5.1
5.2
5.2
5.8
5.3
5.5
5.3
5.2

166.00
175.00
--168.00
178.00
177.00
180.00
200.00
204.00

307.16
296.01
--248.32
255.33
248.42
245.92
264.22
259.69

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

1,307.0
1,246.1
1,116.1
1,174.0
1,267.0
1,222.4
1,127.4
1,240.2
1,187.4
1,256.7

11.4
10.6
12.1
16.7
24.7
25.3
35.2
60.5
66.2
85.3

682.8
732.4
686.9
627.0
671.9
681.7
554.4
584.7
419.9
535.0

2,001.2
1,989.1
1,815.1
1,817.7
1,963.6
1,929.4
1,717.0
1,885.4
1,673.5
1,877.0

19.6
20.4
20.5
19.4
22.9
29.9
33.0
36.7
30.6
30.1

732.4
686.9
627.0
671.9
681.7
554.4
584.7
419.9
535.0
673.2

1,249.2
1,281.8
1,167.6
1,126.4
1,259.0
1,345.1
1,099.3
1,428.8
1,107.9
1,173.7

5.0
5.1
4.5
4.3
4.8
5.0
4.1
5.2
4.0
4.2

209.00
210.00
211.00
215.00
220.00
222.00
248.00
234.00
237.00
238.00

256.16
248.69
244.26
243.26
243.74
241.03
264.25
245.25
245.67
243.18

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 r
2007
2008 f

1,226.3
1,163.1
1,238.6
1,296.9
1,182.8
1,080.2
1,010.4
1,015.1
1,010.0

82.7
65.3
57.5
87.9
93.9
92.5
95.9
82.4
91.0

673.2
576.7
721.8
447.3
526.1
358.1
372.7
561.1
560.0

1,982.2
1,805.1
2,017.9
1,832.1
1,802.8
1,530.8
1,479.0
1,658.6
1,661.0

24.1
18.0
13.7
13.3
16.7
20.2
23.9
38.0
30.0

576.7
721.8
447.3
526.1
358.1
372.7
561.1
560.6
430.0

1,381.4
1,065.3
1,556.9
1,292.7
1,428.0
1,137.9
894.0
1,060.0
1,201.0

4.9
3.7
5.4
4.4
4.9
3.8
3.0
3.5
3.9

269.00
291.00
273.00
275.00
269.00
256.00
296.00
331.00
--

269.00
284.18
262.03
258.47
245.77
226.56
253.94
276.93
--

-- = Not available. f = ERS forecast. 1/ Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. (1970-81, 1984-90). ERS estimates 1982-83.
2/ Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. All product weight data were converted to a fresh weight basis using a factor of 0.744.
Data are on a calendar year. Imports for 1970-76 were estimated as 15 percent of a misc. pickled vegetable category. 3/ Brine stocks on Oct. 1 from 1970-82 as
reported by the Pickle Packers International, Inc. Stocks in tanks, barrels, & fresh pack on Dec. 1 as reported by USDA, NASS. All stocks converted to a
fresh weight basis (factor=0.744). Stocks not available 1983-85. 4/ Deflated by the GDP implicit price deflator, 2000=100.
Source: Prepared and calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 90--U.S. sweet potatoes, all uses: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight, 1979-2008
Supply

Utilization

Year
Production
1/

Imports
2/

Beginning
stocks 3/

Total

Seed Feed,
Exports use shrink &
2/
4/
loss 5/

Ending
stocks

Domestic

-------------------------------------------------- Million pounds ---------------------------------------------------

Per
capita
use

Season-average price
Current
Constant
dollars
2000
1/
dollars 6/

Pounds

----------- $/cwt ----------

1979

1,337.0

13.1

131.2

1,481.3

19.4

92.5

81.2

147.9

1,140.3

5.1

8.92

18.00

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

1,095.3
1,279.9
1,483.3
1,208.3
1,290.2
1,457.3
1,236.8
1,161.1
1,094.5
1,135.8

2.5
7.9
10.3
16.7
17.4
21.6
17.0
18.3
18.4
20.1

147.9
69.2
91.5
112.9
87.4
60.0
89.4
136.2
97.1
82.1

1,245.7
1,357.0
1,585.1
1,337.9
1,395.0
1,538.9
1,343.2
1,315.6
1,210.0
1,238.0

17.4
19.8
13.6
14.7
16.7
18.2
19.4
17.1
14.7
13.9

92.4
110.8
98.9
104.7
105.0
103.9
100.2
98.8
95.3
96.7

67.8
60.6
107.6
80.2
71.3
72.9
61.8
58.1
54.7
56.8

69.2
91.5
112.9
87.4
60.0
89.4
136.2
97.1
82.1
100.0

998.9
1,074.3
1,252.1
1,050.9
1,142.0
1,254.5
1,025.6
1,044.6
963.2
970.7

4.4
4.7
5.5
4.5
4.8
5.3
4.3
4.3
3.9
3.9

13.60
13.60
8.0
13.6
14.00
8.81
10.90
11.60
12.90
16.40

25.17
23.00
12.80
20.86
20.69
12.64
15.30
15.85
17.04
20.88

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

1,259.4
1,120.3
1,200.5
1,102.7
1,338.0
1,282.1
1,321.6
1,332.7
1,236.5
1,222.1

19.1
17.2
17.4
16.0
17.8
22.0
21.3
17.2
17.8
17.7

-----------

1,278.5
1,137.5
1,217.9
1,118.7
1,355.8
1,304.1
1,342.9
1,349.9
1,254.3
1,239.8

14.7
16.1
19.3
23.0
22.0
26.0
27.2
29.6
37.6
40.7

100.5
85.3
91.6
88.1
91.2
92.4
93.5
92.5
99.5
103.9

63.0
56.0
60.0
55.1
66.9
64.1
66.1
66.6
61.8
61.1

-----------

1,100.4
980.2
1,047.0
952.5
1,175.6
1,121.6
1,156.1
1,161.2
1,055.4
1,034.1

4.4
3.9
4.1
3.7
4.5
4.2
4.3
4.3
3.8
3.7

9.70
13.30
12.20
15.10
14.00
15.90
14.40
15.80
15.30
17.60

11.89
15.75
14.12
17.09
15.51
17.26
15.34
16.56
15.86
17.98

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 r
2007
2008 f

1,378.0
1,451.5
1,279.9
1,589.1
1,611.2
1,573.0
1,624.8
1,845.2
1,880.0

15.3
13.7
14.7
11.1
11.4
13.0
15.5
17.4
17.5

----------

1,393.3
1,465.2
1,294.6
1,600.2
1,622.6
1,586.0
1,640.3
1,862.6
1,897.5

39.1
47.7
52.0
59.3
91.0
71.5
86.1
88.4
92.0

104.4
102.3
101.7
102.9
96.6
101.1
106.8
110.2
106.0

68.9
72.6
51.2
79.5
80.6
78.7
81.2
92.3
94.0

----------

1,180.9
1,242.6
1,089.7
1,358.5
1,354.4
1,334.7
1,366.2
1,571.7
1,605.5

4.2
4.4
3.8
4.7
4.6
4.5
4.6
5.2
5.3

15.30
15.30
16.80
19.20
17.50
18.10
18.20
20.30
--

15.30
14.94
16.12
18.05
15.99
16.02
15.61
16.98
--

-- = Not available. r = revised. f = ERS forecast. 1/ Source: National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. 2/ Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S.
Census Bureau. Calendar-year data. Excludes yams. 3/ Canned stocks estimates were discontinued in 1989. 4/ Seed use estimated by ERS as acres
planted times estimated seeding rate per acre. 5/ Estimated by ERS as 5 percent of production. 6/ Deflated by the GDP implicit price deflator, 2000=100
Source: Prepared and calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 91--U.S. squash, all uses: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight, 1979-2008
Supply
Utilization
Year
Production
Imports
Total
Exports
Domestic
1/
2/
2/
----------------------------------- Million pounds ----------------------------------

Per
capita
use
Pounds

Season-average price
Current
Constant
dollars
2000
3/
dollars 4/
---------- $/cwt ----------

1979

391.3

93.8

485.1

0.0

485.1

2.2

17.88

36.09

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

438.7
453.8
466.2
484.1
487.2
515.2
541.7
546.0
612.4
661.9

86.9
80.9
104.2
114.8
133.2
122.1
126.2
153.1
141.6
194.1

525.6
534.6
570.4
598.9
620.4
637.3
667.9
699.1
754.0
856.1

0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
2.3

525.6
534.6
570.4
598.9
620.4
637.3
667.9
699.1
754.0
853.8

2.3
2.3
2.5
2.6
2.6
2.7
2.8
2.9
3.1
3.5

22.14
23.14
23.07
26.48
24.10
26.19
30.00
29.29
28.10
22.62

40.97
39.15
36.78
40.60
35.61
37.57
42.11
40.01
37.12
28.79

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

693.2
737.6
762.5
756.0
785.7
713.9
663.0
714.7
754.0
781.1

193.1
202.8
227.3
242.9
262.7
298.7
345.8
349.7
408.6
378.4

886.3
940.4
989.8
998.9
1,048.4
1,012.6
1,008.8
1,064.4
1,162.6
1,159.5

4.7
4.8
6.0
7.0
6.6
7.1
6.9
6.8
7.0
7.5

881.6
935.6
983.8
991.9
1,041.8
1,005.5
1,001.9
1,057.6
1,155.7
1,152.0

3.5
3.7
3.8
3.8
4.0
3.8
3.7
3.9
4.2
4.1

21.90
31.67
25.36
21.90
22.62
31.60
32.24
27.76
40.71
36.31

26.85
37.50
29.35
24.78
25.06
34.30
34.35
29.10
42.20
37.10

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 f

881.2
779.1
879.2
768.5
775.6
833.4
922.4
788.8
817.0

386.2
435.4
465.0
531.4
545.8
580.3
591.4
565.7
575.0

1,267.4
1,214.5
1,344.2
1,299.9
1,321.4
1,413.7
1,513.8
1,354.5
1,392.0

8.1
8.6
8.3
8.4
8.0
8.0
8.8
6.5
7.7

1,259.3
1,206.0
1,335.9
1,291.5
1,313.4
1,405.7
1,505.0
1,348.0
1,384.3

4.5
4.2
4.6
4.4
4.5
4.7
5.0
4.5
4.5

23.90
22.20
23.10
25.60
28.70
25.70
24.20
28.80
--

23.90
21.68
22.17
24.06
26.22
22.74
20.76
24.10
--

-- = Not available. f = ERS forecast.
1/ Calendar year. Includes both fresh and processing squash of all types. Source: ERS through 1999, USDA, NASS thereafter. 2/ Source: U.S. Dept. o
Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. Includes chayote squash since 1989. Exports are estimated as 5 percent of misc vegetables (HS 0709905000). Impor
codes = 0709902000, 0709901000. 4/ Through 1999, prices are the season average for Florida squash. The U.S. average price is used for all years after 1999.
3/ Constant dollar prices calculated using the GDP implicit price deflator, 2000=100.
Source: Prepared and calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 92--U.S. onions for dehydrating: Supply, utilization, and price, farm weight, 1979-2008 1/
Supply

Utilization

Year
Production
2/

Imports
3/ 4/

Beginning
stocks 5/

Total

Exports
3/ 4/

Shrink
and
loss 6/

Ending
stocks 5/

Domestic

-------------------------------------------------- Million pounds -------------------------------------------------

Per
capita
use

Season-average price
Current
Constant
dollars
2000
7/
dollars 8/

Pounds

----------- $/cwt ----------

1979

722.3

0.5

21.2

744.0

265.2

18.0

27.1

433.7

1.9

--

--

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

456.0
533.9
790.0
697.6
701.5
703.0
756.4
749.4
798.9
769.5

0.8
2.1
0.1
0.3
2.2
1.2
0.8
0.2
2.9
48.1

27.1
13.8
14.8
17.9
17.5
19.6
19.3
16.7
20.4
20.3

484.0
549.7
804.9
715.8
721.3
723.9
776.5
766.3
822.2
838.0

284.2
335.0
310.6
299.1
341.2
304.6
294.8
361.1
379.2
407.7

10.5
11.1
11.0
11.0
9.8
24.9
10.0
16.0
14.0
10.0

13.8
14.8
17.9
17.5
19.6
19.3
16.7
20.4
20.3
21.4

175.5
188.9
465.4
388.2
350.6
375.2
455.0
368.8
408.7
398.8

0.8
0.8
2.0
1.7
1.5
1.6
1.9
1.5
1.7
1.6

-----------

-----------

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

880.8
804.2
783.8
956.0
932.0
952.0
846.0
916.0
932.7
1,255.0

95.7
46.9
43.8
59.4
13.5
4.6
2.1
8.1
5.3
10.3

21.4
22.2
23.2
23.4
19.4
26.7
25.6
25.9
27.2
26.0

997.9
873.4
850.8
1,038.8
964.9
983.3
873.7
950.0
965.2
1,291.3

463.2
443.0
444.7
483.5
675.9
592.2
606.1
665.1
624.6
609.8

11.7
8.7
13.8
17.3
13.3
13.3
14.6
13.9
12.5
12.5

22.2
23.2
23.4
19.4
26.7
25.6
25.9
27.2
26.0
32.4

500.8
398.5
368.9
518.6
249.0
352.1
227.1
243.8
302.1
636.6

2.0
1.6
1.4
2.0
0.9
1.3
0.8
0.9
1.1
2.3

---6.10
4.97
5.65
5.60
5.74
6.55
6.55

---6.90
5.51
6.13
5.97
6.02
6.79
6.69

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 r
2007
2008 f

1,058.0
912.5
860.2
1,080.0
909.0
829.0
936.5
865.5
875.0

10.7
19.5
42.8
48.1
58.5
92.2
121.4
60.3
91.0

32.4
30.4
32.7
29.9
30.3
36.4
31.1
28.1
34.5

1,101.1
962.4
935.7
1,158.0
997.8
957.6
1,089.0
953.9
1,000.5

616.7
620.6
581.9
579.1
515.2
579.7
521.8
596.0
565.0

12.5
12.5
12.5
12.5
12.5
12.5
12.5
12.5
12.5

30.4
32.7
29.9
30.3
36.4
31.1
28.1
34.5
29.0

441.5
296.6
311.4
536.1
433.7
334.3
526.6
310.9
394.0

1.6
1.0
1.1
1.8
1.5
1.1
1.8
1.0
1.3

6.30
5.50
5.30
5.18
5.13
7.14
7.80
7.50
--

6.30
5.37
5.09
4.87
4.69
6.33
6.72
6.34
--

-- = Not available. f = ERS forecast.
1/ Excludes onions for fresh, canning, and freezing. 2/ From 1979-92, estimated by ERS as 76 percent of California summer crop.
After 1992, production for processing estimated by USDA/NASS. Price data also estimated by USDA/NASS starting in 1993
crop. 3/ Product-weight data was converted to fresh basis using factor of 9.0. 4/ Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau
5/ Stocks are for raw product to be processed and do not include finished inventory. Estimated by ERS as 80 percent o
California summer onion stocks from 1970-80. Since 1980, estimated by ERS as 2.5 percent of U.S. Jan 1 onion inventory.
6/ Estimated by ERS as 50 percent of California's summer crop shrinkage and loss (assumes lower shrink in processing)
7/ Unit value of California onions destined for processing. 8/ Deflated by the GDP implicit price deflator, 2000=100
Source: Prepared and calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 93--Broccoli: U.S. monthly average retail price, marketing spread, and shipping-point price, 1995-2008
Marketing spread
Shipping-point price 3/
Calendar
Retail
Portion
Portion
year
value 1/ 2/
Actual
of retail
Actual 1/
of retail
------------ Cents/lb --------------Percent
Cents/lb
Percent
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

81.7
86.5
93.1
104.1
95.5

52.4
59.2
64.1
74.1
71.1

64.2
68.4
68.9
71.1
74.5

29.3
27.3
29.0
30.1
24.3

35.8
31.6
31.1
28.9
25.5

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 f

108.1
93.5
113.4
114.0
113.5
125.2
137.4
150.7
152.0

76.8
65.7
81.2
80.3
80.1
95.4
102.1
112.4
115.0

71.0
70.2
71.6
70.4
70.6
76.2
74.3
74.6
75.7

31.4
27.9
32.2
33.7
33.4
29.8
35.3
38.3
37.0

29.0
29.8
28.4
29.6
29.4
23.8
25.7
25.4
24.3

f = Forecast.
1/ Prices are simple 12-month averages. 2/ Adjusted to allow 5 percent for waste and spoilage incurred during marketing.
3/ Average of monthly f.o.b. shipping-point prices as reported by USDA-NASS.
Sources: Computed by ERS using data from U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov/data/)
and USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Vegetables Summary.

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Table 94--Lettuce, iceberg: U.S. monthly average retail price, marketing spread, and shipping-point price, 1979-2008
Marketing spread
Shipping-point price 3/
Retail
Portion
Portion
Year
value 1/ 2/
Actual
of retail
Actual 1/
of retail
------------- Cents/lb --------------1979 4/
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 f

-42.1
45.3
51.8
51.5
47.7
50.1
49.1
57.6
58.4
56.2
53.8
56.2
53.6
61.0
56.5
74.5
60.2
64.5
70.4
62.7
68.4
73.7
80.1
76.5
74.2
80.9
80.5
86.3
86.5

-33.3
34.3
39.7
39.1
37.0
38.5
37.9
40.6
45.7
44.4
41.9
44.8
41.1
45.4
40.9
53.3
45.6
45.9
54.9
48.9
51.0
54.9
57.8
55.5
59.2
65.3
63.4
64.4
68.5

Percent

Cents/lb

Percent

-79.1
75.8
76.7
75.9
77.6
76.8
77.1
70.5
78.2
78.9
78.0
79.7
76.6
74.4
72.5
71.5
75.6
71.2
78.0
78.0
74.5
74.5
72.2
72.5
79.8
80.7
78.7
74.6
79.2

9.4
8.8
11.0
12.1
12.4
10.7
11.6
11.2
17.0
12.7
11.9
11.8
11.4
12.5
15.6
15.6
21.2
14.7
18.6
15.5
13.8
17.5
18.8
22.2
21.0
15.0
15.7
17.1
21.9
18.0

-20.9
24.2
23.3
24.1
22.4
23.2
22.9
29.5
21.8
21.1
22.0
20.3
23.4
25.6
27.5
28.5
24.4
28.8
22.0
22.0
25.5
25.5
27.8
27.5
20.2
19.3
21.3
25.4
20.8

-- = Not available. f = forecast.
1/ Prices are simple 12-month averages. 2/ Adjusted to allow 7 percent for waste and spoilage incurred during marketing
3/ Average of monthly f.o.b. shipping-point prices as reported by USDA-NASS. 4/ Retail prices not reported in 1979.
Sources: Computed by ERS using data from U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov/data/)
and USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Vegetables Summary.

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Table 95--Tomatoes, fresh field-grown: U.S. monthly average retail price, marketing spread, and shipping-point price, 1979-2008
Marketing spread
Year

Retail
value 1/ 2/

Actual

Portion
of retail

1979 4/
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 f

------------ Cents/lb ----------------60.6
40.3
69.3
43.8
66.5
43.1
71.2
44.7
72.7
44.7
70.0
41.5
74.1
48.7
74.1
47.5
75.1
47.9
82.1
47.5
97.2
57.6
90.6
57.5
98.5
58.3
97.5
64.0
97.7
70.1
104.0
77.1
108.9
75.6
116.4
81.7
132.9
97.1
123.3
98.0
124.4
93.5
118.8
84.1
119.2
85.3
135.8
99.0
144.5
100.8
145.0
103.5
155.9
114.9
148.2
108.2
155.7
112.7

Percent
-66.4
63.2
64.8
62.8
61.6
59.3
65.7
64.1
63.8
57.9
59.2
63.5
59.2
65.7
71.8
74.1
69.5
70.2
73.1
79.5
75.1
70.8
71.6
72.9
69.8
71.3
73.7
73.0
72.4

Shipping-point price 3/
Portion
Actual 1/
of retail
Cents/lb
23.0
20.4
25.5
23.4
26.5
27.9
28.5
25.4
26.6
27.2
34.6
39.7
33.1
40.2
33.5
27.6
26.9
33.3
34.7
35.7
25.3
30.9
34.7
33.9
36.8
43.7
41.5
41.0
40.1
43.0

-- = Not available. f = forecast.
1/ Prices are simple 12-month averages. 2/ Adjusted to allow 10 percent for waste and spoilage incurred during marketing.
3/ Average of monthly f.o.b. shipping-point prices as reported by USDA-NASS. 4/ Retail prices not reported in 1979.
Sources: Computed by ERS using data from U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov/data/)
and USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Vegetables Summary.

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Percent
-33.6
36.8
35.2
37.2
38.4
40.7
34.3
35.9
36.2
42.1
40.8
36.5
40.8
34.3
28.2
25.9
30.5
29.8
26.9
20.5
24.9
29.2
28.4
27.1
30.2
28.7
26.3
27.0
27.6

Table 96--Potatoes, fresh: U.S. retail price, marketing spread, and grower-packer return, 1979-2008
Marketing spread
Calendar
Retail
Portion
year
value 1/ 2/
Actual
of retail
---------- Cents/lb ----------1979 4/
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 f

-18.34
23.96
20.23
19.81
23.24
19.93
23.09
26.52
25.02
32.80
35.58
31.66
29.23
33.45
35.90
36.42
36.58
34.14
36.05
37.85
36.46
37.44
47.36
44.06
43.58
45.22
51.26
50.40
51.55

-13.5
17.0
15.1
14.8
15.1
14.5
17.8
20.4
20.4
25.5
28.0
25.8
24.2
26.0
28.5
28.7
29.0
28.6
29.5
30.2
30.0
29.6
35.1
36.0
36.6
36.6
40.4
40.5
41.3

Percent
-73.7
71.0
74.8
74.9
65.1
72.8
77.2
76.9
81.3
77.9
78.6
81.6
82.9
77.6
79.4
78.9
79.4
83.8
82.0
79.9
82.3
79.1
74.0
81.8
83.9
81.0
78.9
80.3
80.1

Shipping-point price 3/
Portion
Actual 1/
of retail
Cents/lb
3.16
4.82
6.95
5.10
4.97
8.12
5.41
5.26
6.14
4.67
7.26
7.60
5.84
5.01
7.48
7.38
7.68
7.53
5.52
6.50
7.61
6.44
7.84
12.30
8.04
7.02
8.60
10.82
9.93
10.25

-- = Not available. f = ERS forecast.
1/ Prices are simple 12-month averages. 2/ Adjusted to allow 4 percent for waste and spoilage incurred during marketing. 3/ Average of monthly
f.o.b. shipping-point prices as reported by USDA-NASS. Includes fresh market only after 1983. From 1970-83, includes potatoes for all uses.
4/ Retail prices not reported in 1979.
Sources: Computed by ERS using data from U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov/data/)
and USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Vegetables Summary.

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Percent
-26.3
29.0
25.2
25.1
34.9
27.2
22.8
23.1
18.7
22.1
21.4
18.4
17.1
22.4
20.6
21.1
20.6
16.2
18.0
20.1
17.7
20.9
26.0
18.2
16.1
19.0
21.1
19.7
19.9

Table 97--Vegetables, selected: Fresh and processing per capita utilization, 1979-2008
Asparagus
Broccoli
Carrots
Year
Fresh Canning Freezing
Fresh Freezing
Fresh Canning Freezing

Cauliflower
Fresh Freezing

Total
Fresh Canning Freezing

--------------------------------------------------------------- Pounds, farm weight --------------------------------------------------------------------------1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 r
2007
2008 f

0.3
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.9
1.0
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.1

f = ERS forecast.

0.3
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.2
0.3
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.1
0.1

0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1

1.2
1.4
1.7
2.0
2.0
2.5
2.6
3.0
3.1
3.8
3.8
3.4
3.0
3.4
3.3
4.4
4.3
4.5
5.0
5.0
6.2
5.9
5.4
5.4
5.5
5.6
5.6
6.2
6.0
6.1

1.4
1.4
1.5
1.5
1.5
1.8
1.9
1.7
2.2
2.4
2.2
2.2
2.3
2.4
2.3
2.3
2.6
2.5
2.3
2.1
2.1
2.3
2.0
2.1
2.6
2.7
2.7
2.3
2.7
2.6

5.9
6.2
6.1
6.6
6.5
6.7
6.5
6.5
8.3
7.1
8.1
8.3
7.7
8.3
10.8
12.7
11.2
12.4
14.1
9.5
9.3
9.2
9.4
8.4
8.8
8.8
8.8
8.7
9.0
8.6

1.8
1.7
1.5
1.1
1.1
1.8
1.3
1.0
0.9
1.0
0.9
1.2
1.2
1.7
1.1
1.4
1.6
1.7
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.1
1.1
1.1
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.1
0.9
0.8

1.9
1.7
1.9
1.7
1.8
2.1
1.8
1.8
2.1
2.3
2.5
2.3
2.4
2.3
2.8
2.8
2.6
2.8
2.6
2.8
2.4
2.7
2.2
2.1
2.0
2.0
2.0
2.0
1.4
1.5

1.1
1.1
1.4
1.3
1.4
1.8
1.8
2.2
2.1
2.2
2.3
2.2
2.0
1.8
2.1
2.0
1.6
1.7
1.8
1.5
1.8
1.7
1.5
1.4
1.6
1.6
1.5
1.7
1.7
1.8

0.7
0.8
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.6
0.7
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.8
0.5
0.6
0.5
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3

8.5
9.0
9.5
10.3
10.3
11.4
11.4
12.3
14.1
13.7
14.8
14.5
13.3
14.1
16.8
19.7
17.7
19.2
21.6
16.8
18.1
17.8
17.2
16.2
16.9
17.1
17.1
17.7
17.9
17.6

Totals may not sum due to rounding.

Source: Calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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2.1
2.1
1.9
1.4
1.4
2.1
1.6
1.3
1.2
1.3
1.2
1.5
1.5
2.0
1.4
1.6
1.9
2.0
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.2
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.1
1.0

4.2
4.0
4.4
4.2
4.2
4.9
4.7
4.5
5.3
5.7
5.6
5.4
5.4
5.5
5.9
5.8
5.9
5.9
5.4
5.7
5.2
5.6
4.8
4.6
5.0
5.1
5.1
4.7
4.5
4.5

Table 98--Vegetables, processing: Harvested acreage for canning and freezing, 1979-2007
Snap beans
Sweet corn
Green peas
Year
Canning Freezing Total
Canning Freezing
Total
Canning
Freezing

Total

Tomatoes
Processing

Cucumbers
Processing

------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Acres ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

221,450
199,280
162,010
144,450
139,490
154,340
160,080
134,640
158,500
155,190
178,740
166,850
163,560
139,920
137,070
150,250
151,440
144,870
128,380
129,100
147,770

63,970
56,410
56,290
59,960
57,240
62,300
62,080
55,920
65,510
62,460
70,260
76,280
67,990
52,470
59,460
71,650
64,600
62,180
66,700
69,600
64,380

285,420
255,690
218,300
204,410
196,730
216,640
222,160
190,560
224,010
217,650
249,000
243,130
231,550
192,390
196,530
221,900
216,040
207,050
195,080
198,700
212,150

297,920
262,930
274,080
290,280
266,410
283,850
272,970
254,880
265,050
275,990
289,000
287,330
330,420
293,640
293,990
303,490
284,290
276,200
246,500
255,100
256,500

119,720
112,470
126,920
156,620
133,390
143,350
162,330
158,500
165,870
170,210
175,450
202,750
215,440
192,730
178,070
212,610
199,620
198,000
219,300
212,200
209,800

417,640
375,400
401,000
446,900
399,800
427,200
435,300
413,380
430,920
446,200
464,450
490,080
545,860
486,370
472,060
516,100
483,910
474,200
465,800
467,300
466,300

236,940
203,500
174,010
151,250
158,260
171,620
182,440
144,180
158,040
147,250
155,150
155,710
159,690
161,740
95,370
129,240
132,420
119,600
111,400
113,350
110,200

155,380
118,160
119,080
152,580
150,540
158,850
171,180
128,240
132,260
136,650
161,350
185,390
173,110
171,080
133,230
160,170
171,580
130,200
159,800
160,550
161,440

392,320
321,660
293,090
303,830
308,800
330,470
353,620
272,420
290,300
283,900
316,500
341,100
332,800
332,820
228,600
289,410
304,000
249,800
271,200
273,900
271,640

312,030
263,030
253,920
295,300
292,020
291,870
265,500
252,330
257,400
274,920
320,850
354,700
355,980
273,910
307,470
340,060
344,380
339,140
283,390
299,960
350,410

131,680
116,410
97,530
--103,580
115,200
110,510
109,630
118,870
124,170
115,490
104,240
102,510
109,150
116,640
117,090
105,200
103,370
102,870
105,300

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

159,980
125,080
136,900
132,600
140,100
143,300
137,250
129,300

58,400
68,900
64,900
57,000
60,890
61,320
65,990
73,270

218,380
193,980
201,800
189,600
200,990
204,620
203,240
202,570

264,100
225,100
204,600
216,200
212,500
217,600
192,600
174,300

196,300
222,050
212,500
210,400
193,300
186,310
192,100
193,300

460,400
447,150
417,100
426,600
405,800
403,910
384,700
367,600

123,300
86,800
93,100
99,600
80,300
91,900
83,700
78,600

153,940
124,840
119,100
132,500
126,600
122,900
116,300
128,800

277,240
211,640
212,200
232,100
206,900
214,800
200,000
207,400

289,600
274,860
312,200
293,920
300,620
281,940
299,400
313,600

104,710
108,260
117,800
118,800
113,000
110,500
103,000
95,500

Canning

Spinach
Freezing

Total

Beets 2/
Carrots
Canning Processing

Canning
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

Lima beans
Freezing Total

Cabbage 2/
Processing

Selected
total 1/

------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Acres ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------26,070
39,300
65,370
8,060
12,720
20,780
17,440
-9,800
1,539,090
21,700
29,120
50,820
10,420
11,220
21,640
13,340
-9,140
1,332,190
20,010
29,670
49,680
8,340
11,530
19,870
9,990
-10,161
1,263,840
---------1,250,440
---------1,197,350
---------1,369,760
---------1,391,780
---------1,239,200
---------1,312,260
---------1,341,540
---------1,474,970
---------1,544,500
---------1,570,430
8,320
22,970
31,290
5,930
8,400
14,330
7,480
-5,220
1,388,000
7,200
29,900
37,100
7,450
7,900
15,350
8,430
25,180
5,320
1,313,810
9,500
37,800
47,300
7,920
8,900
16,820
9,890
24,040
6,290
1,484,110
9,200
43,100
52,300
7,810
8,400
16,210
10,550
28,300
7,620
1,465,420
9,350
41,450
50,800
7,110
8,500
15,610
10,210
25,720
7,290
1,375,390
12,400
42,030
54,430
5,330
8,990
14,320
7,500
22,360
5,490
1,318,840
10,470
40,170
50,640
5,650
7,050
12,700
6,610
23,780
7,050
1,342,730
8,510
46,470
54,980
4,950
10,480
15,430
7,300
23,060
6,180
1,405,800
7,200
6,900
6,700
4,200
3,500
4,200
4,000
3,200

42,550
44,300
44,700
41,600
28,100
24,620
39,050
36,130

49,750
51,200
51,400
45,800
31,600
28,820
43,050
39,330

3,620
2,060
1,620
1,300
900
1,100
600
700

11,100
11,880
9,800
12,800
11,500
8,500
8,800
10,700

14,720
13,940
11,420
14,100
12,400
9,600
9,400
11,400

7,470
6,650
2,300
2,200
3,900
2,100
2,100
--

20,150
18,680
15,600
15,950
15,760
16,170
13,760
13,430

7,510
6,950
--2,000
2,100
3,000
--

1,350,330
1,235,890
1,261,100
1,261,020
1,227,310
1,215,770
1,190,340
1,186,670

-- = Not available.
1/ Does not include cucumbers for 1982 and 1983. Includes only the five commodities for which there were data during the 1980s. 2/ New York only after 2001
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Vegetables Summary, except beets and cabbage from New York Agricultural Statistics Service after 2001.

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Table 99--Vegetables, processing: Production for canning and freezing, 1979-2007
Snap beans
Sweet corn
Green peas
Tomatoes
Cucumbers
Year
Canning Freezing
Total
Canning
Freezing
Total
Canning Freezing
Total
Processing Processing
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Short tons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

601,730
543,640
487,660
450,050
408,950
464,530
489,210
420,100
480,800
400,630
596,890
518,990
539,720
454,340
438,800
538,050
476,770
536,700
471,930
470,280
528,120

167,400
160,590
184,510
193,810
178,460
201,580
213,280
189,300
205,030
187,650
272,810
268,480
228,100
191,560
222,800
278,780
228,770
248,220
257,320
260,710
250,310

769,130
704,230
672,170
643,860
587,410
666,110
702,490
609,400
685,830
588,280
869,700
787,470
767,820
645,900
661,600
816,830
705,540
784,920
729,250
730,990
778,430

1,631,520
1,388,610
1,546,200
1,613,540
1,326,320
1,582,470
1,529,340
1,475,940
1,638,330
1,328,400
1,688,060
1,676,800
1,935,580
1,842,190
1,460,780
2,119,840
1,707,050
1,723,620
1,647,250
1,660,810
1,746,780

832,420
769,400
831,970
1,126,910
900,740
969,700
1,110,660
1,083,500
1,228,300
1,092,000
1,261,280
1,443,810
1,460,500
1,409,380
1,260,410
1,611,200
1,617,100
1,572,710
1,695,080
1,594,750
1,550,610

2,463,940
2,158,010
2,378,170
2,740,450
2,227,060
2,552,170
2,640,000
2,559,440
2,866,630
2,420,400
2,949,340
3,120,610
3,396,080
3,251,570
2,721,190
3,731,040
3,324,150
3,296,330
3,342,330
3,255,560
3,297,390

368,590
301,330
270,820
265,610
220,900
249,040
295,550
216,230
226,140
126,740
247,040
236,500
220,400
299,840
138,670
214,500
200,910
199,164
203,950
193,450
186,430

244,760
182,910
184,230
230,680
204,840
246,300
282,260
198,650
213,390
186,400
257,620
291,650
270,710
269,560
212,410
274,080
291,680
218,508
276,050
290,450
275,160

613,350
484,240
455,050
496,290
425,740
495,340
577,810
414,880
439,530
313,140
504,660
528,150
491,110
569,400
351,080
488,580
492,590
417,672
480,000
483,900
461,590

7,329,510
6,210,590
5,716,130
7,298,990
7,029,840
7,681,160
7,177,130
7,398,470
7,607,690
7,409,920
9,484,470
10,355,260
10,872,990
8,777,430
9,676,667
11,539,710
11,285,007
11,407,301
9,973,259
9,402,010
12,836,020

668,970
609,170
575,380
--618,240
694,430
639,550
635,450
651,580
642,690
653,480
623,030
558,070
586,980
633,518
611,180
563,689
620,100
593,720
628,360

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

590,870
434,120
534,710
503,470
573,960
580,310
540,110
497,800

242,620
254,020
259,000
224,170
261,920
238,940
245,840
269,970

833,490
688,140
793,710
727,640
835,880
819,250
785,950
767,770

1,701,970
1,517,570
1,428,000
1,556,310
1,458,270
1,599,700
1,439,030
1,275,460

1,458,050
1,629,960
1,639,690
1,709,740
1,509,910
1,575,100
1,646,520
1,621,970

3,160,020
3,147,530
3,067,690
3,266,050
2,968,180
3,174,800
3,085,550
2,897,430

223,360
155,800
137,700
209,090
138,550
150,090
158,830
158,480

307,190
235,180
212,160
258,580
259,020
233,030
251,020
277,450

530,550
390,980
349,860
467,670
397,570
383,120
409,850
435,930

10,858,240
9,248,720
11,670,820
9,819,710
12,266,410
10,193,120
10,611,820
12,659,890

613,160
581,540
619,310
648,430
591,380
540,080
505,190
507,560

Beets 2/
Carrots
Cabbage 2/
Canning Processing Processing

Lima beans
Processing

Spinach
Canning Freezing
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

Total

Asparagus Broccoli Cauliflower
Processing Processing Processing

Selected
total 1/

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Short tons ---------------------------------------------------------------------------52,920 101,480 154,400
63,500
152,300
74,530
249,720
462,200
237,820
89,170 12,597,430
74,080
90,640 164,720
44,410
147,900
72,720
205,370
359,170
209,020
61,270 10,790,440
57,110
95,720 152,830
44,640
150,240
86,590
155,700
365,960
246,090
65,010 10,444,330
---44,000
170,220
97,530
-419,830
--11,911,170
---43,300
137,220
85,510
-393,570
--10,929,650
---42,690
177,090
93,560
-399,520
--12,725,880
---49,210
173,660
87,940
-371,370
--12,474,040
---42,080
154,350
81,060
-373,970
--12,273,200
---47,880
145,540
72,330
-391,220
--12,892,100
---47,030
138,480
67,940
-349,390
--11,986,160
---50,140
138,450
59,130
-458,710
--15,157,290
---50,600
122,600
61,180
-441,610
--16,120,960
---43,820
91,100
37,300
-430,020
--16,753,270
44,920
65,800 110,720
48,720
92,290
41,600
117,720
554,700
165,520
39,990 14,539,680
57,870
71,380 129,250
47,540
68,710
43,660
108,210
498,150
134,520
47,150 14,655,577
64,340
83,570 147,910
44,300
78,110
42,290
149,620
559,940
184,960
64,430 17,934,318
60,000
75,020 135,020
46,180
98,590
41,550
150,000
594,300
173,870
71,520 17,199,087
59,300
84,550 143,850
43,780
63,250
27,640
125,870
590,460
141,920
75,050 17,195,042
41,180
86,510 127,690
38,920
56,810
28,300
122,000
569,450
183,670
80,070 15,838,419
42,060
68,130 110,190
35,720
56,148
71,450
103,530
549,280
172,550
74,500 15,178,778
40,800
82,140 122,940
36,070
58,656
39,186
117,200
575,640
177,880
67,580 18,711,342
31,700 104,950 136,650
38,400
40,670
38,480
113,160
518,880
208,270
58,890 16,631,890
20,050 107,050 127,100
35,290
46,750
39,410
111,180
452,240
174,360
67,160 14,630,600
9,990
96,180 106,170
30,050
39,000
18,910
28,060
401,250
-65,540 16,990,600
12,200 107,930 120,130
32,450
79,454
16,500
33,440
449,570
-60,180 15,507,474
10,800 119,420 130,220
26,900
87,680
16,420
39,390
432,400
80,000
45,180 17,622,820
8,850
89,390 98,240
19,500
--35,290
458,710
75,920
42,440 15,588,580
4,200
65,360 69,560
12,100
25,110
14,350
25,100
382,850
72,250
56,330 15,832,770
14,700
83,100 97,800
9,900
45,040
10,600
-345,150
-53,100 17,679,270

-- = Not available.
1/ Does not include cucumbers for 1982 and 1983. Includes only the nine commodities for which there were data during the 1980s.

2/ New York only after 2001

Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Vegetables Summary,except beets and cabbage from New York Agricultural Statistics Service after 2001.

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Table 100--Vegetables, processing: Value of production for canning and freezing, 1979-2007 1/
Snap beans
Sweet corn
Green peas
Year

Tomatoes

Cucumbers

Canning Freezing
Total
Canning
Freezing
Total
Canning
Freezing
Total
Processing Processing
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $1,000 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1979

90,509

27,360

117,869

76,921

49,518

126,439

75,710

53,380

129,090

495,476

97,186

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

82,820
78,835
70,910
62,553
74,771
78,378
62,903
72,505
64,377
101,798

27,214
32,559
35,700
31,699
39,164
40,421
34,359
37,104
34,253
49,560

110,034
111,394
106,610
94,252
113,935
118,799
97,262
109,609
98,630
151,358

71,883
97,693
92,204
77,294
97,978
93,269
82,998
92,852
78,253
110,119

43,941
52,355
75,961
55,939
64,552
74,028
67,823
77,132
68,805
87,148

115,824
150,048
168,165
133,233
162,530
167,297
150,821
169,984
147,058
197,267

64,527
61,138
57,147
48,694
57,221
67,312
45,322
47,702
30,950
58,646

36,865
37,918
55,394
43,495
60,045
71,177
48,459
50,874
42,216
61,317

101,392
99,056
112,541
92,189
117,266
138,489
93,781
98,576
73,166
119,963

378,853
385,632
522,422
480,926
517,488
475,709
472,927
449,503
449,797
657,284

101,264
100,629
--103,823
123,639
113,400
114,374
130,194
131,082

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

93,425
92,944
75,518
76,599
88,277
79,601
92,858
79,264
76,013
88,296

50,824
42,325
36,513
41,091
47,092
42,778
46,897
48,768
49,360
46,205

144,249
135,269
112,031
117,690
135,369
122,379
139,755
128,032
125,373
134,501

113,976
131,683
113,504
105,005
143,189
132,381
139,708
123,467
117,539
121,488

103,064
109,429
96,079
92,107
112,898
118,775
119,132
126,862
121,209
112,930

217,040
241,112
209,583
197,112
256,087
251,156
258,840
250,329
238,748
234,418

56,849
57,572
70,594
37,287
54,687
57,177
60,242
63,282
57,184
55,048

74,645
70,499
65,360
50,717
69,451
74,585
58,668
75,200
79,400
71,877

131,494
128,071
135,954
88,004
124,138
131,762
118,910
138,482
136,584
126,925

702,367
722,114
509,413
581,901
716,469
713,479
711,043
604,905
613,954
912,988

136,313
130,847
117,585
126,255
139,044
135,933
139,985
145,371
140,553
149,839

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

98,489
64,756
73,271
71,941
82,392
67,360
76,794
74,060

44,013
46,358
46,919
42,579
49,473
47,288
46,424
55,577

142,502
111,114
120,190
114,520
131,865
114,648
123,218
129,637

126,121
112,150
93,644
106,697
103,832
103,227
89,793
105,649

105,900
117,528
115,059
123,091
110,161
113,884
116,172
131,259

232,021
229,678
208,703
229,788
213,993
217,111
205,965
236,908

65,034
44,833
38,332
54,632
35,290
41,390
40,370
42,833

66,783
58,480
50,107
62,455
63,990
60,345
59,276
68,637

131,817
103,313
88,439
117,087
99,280
101,735
99,646
111,470

649,066
547,473
679,823
576,441
719,285
620,987
704,669
901,761

164,956
168,958
169,006
178,328
158,793
138,391
149,340
167,831

Cabbage 2/

Lima beans

Selected

Canning Processing Processing

Processing

total 1/

Spinach
Canning Freezing

Asparagus
Total

Broccoli

Cauliflower

Processing Processing Processing

Beets 2/

Carrots

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- $1,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1979

4,488

8,799

13,287

57,152

48,267

14,984

10,536

21,513

7,525

32,831

1,107,976

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

6,654
5,146
---------

8,485
7,998
---------

15,139
13,144
---------

36,583
42,408
--39,601
46,149
39,028
44,602
47,721
47,862

55,286
56,487
66,449
52,824
68,916
66,292
55,074
51,307
51,809
50,578

16,719
20,949
24,616
21,525
24,900
23,178
21,843
19,827
18,991
17,571

9,685
7,348
---------

19,052
20,203
23,088
23,536
25,521
23,925
23,335
23,056
23,112
27,679

7,121
9,045
---------

25,137
28,600
---------

935,007
986,806
1,023,891
898,485
1,173,980
1,183,477
1,067,471
1,080,838
1,040,478
1,400,644

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

--5,557
6,548
5,616
5,767
5,776
4,419
4,266
4,265

--7,480
7,719
8,784
7,707
8,689
8,928
9,878
12,033

--13,037
14,267
14,400
13,474
14,465
13,347
14,144
16,298

49,961
41,865
46,201
47,872
46,468
52,999
53,143
47,571
42,748
42,451

47,783
35,654
35,604
26,510
29,912
38,018
24,501
24,036
21,769
24,205

23,736
18,013
18,003
19,231
19,882
18,758
13,174
13,577
38,083
16,066

--5,879
6,641
8,133
8,814
8,092
8,153
6,361
6,976

28,643
27,626
38,202
37,649
43,240
46,973
39,526
38,396
37,537
38,718

--6,130
6,270
7,385
7,549
6,029
8,299
7,720
7,781

--16,823
19,365
28,570
31,881
34,139
36,648
33,602
31,607

1,481,586
1,480,571
1,222,576
1,242,224
1,510,609
1,511,457
1,498,877
1,390,699
1,395,349
1,680,111

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

2,875
1,819
1,093
1,243
1,134
831
336
781

13,704
12,879
11,057
11,581
13,954
9,836
8,473
9,342

16,579
14,698
12,150
12,824
15,088
10,667
8,809
10,123

45,282
36,579
33,267
37,815
31,592
20,448
13,874
12,432

12,648
14,773
15,054
32,020
37,790
-9,567
23,241

17,047
17,395
9,228
8,250
7,849
-3,401
5,724

6,925
7,317
2,006
2,204
2,824
2,964
2,108
--

36,458
33,685
28,096
33,750
34,698
33,435
26,417
24,726

9,862
8,499
--4,040
3,857
3,981
--

25,442
30,854
28,176
26,615
19,612
17,854
22,444
22,450

1,431,797
1,262,968
1,351,806
1,327,999
1,435,145
1,246,755
1,336,097
1,613,730

-- = Not available.
1/ Does not include cucumbers and asparagus for 1982 and 1983. Includes only the nine commodities for which there were data in the 1980s.
after 2001.

2/ New York only

Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Vegetables Summary, except beets and cabbage from New York Agricultural Statistics Service after 2001.

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Table 101--Vegetables, processing: Raw product prices for canning and freezing, 1979-2007 1/
Year

Snap beans
Canning Freezing Average

Canning

Sweet corn
Freezing Average

Canning

Green peas
Freezing

Average

Tomatoes
Canning

Cucumbers
Canning

------------------------------------------------------------------ Dollars per short ton ------------------------------------------------------------------------------1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

150.00
152.00
162.00
158.00
153.00
161.00
160.00
150.00
151.00
161.00
171.00
180.00
172.00
166.00
175.00
164.00
167.00
173.00
168.00
162.00
167.00
167.00
149.00
137.00
143.00
144.00
116.00
142.00
149.00

163.00
169.00
176.00
184.00
178.00
194.00
190.00
182.00
181.00
183.00
182.00
189.00
186.00
191.00
184.00
169.00
187.00
189.00
190.00
189.00
185.00
181.00
182.00
181.00
190.00
189.00
198.00
189.00
206.00

153.00
156.00
166.00
166.00
160.00
171.00
169.00
160.00
160.00
168.00
174.00
183.00
176.00
173.00
178.00
166.00
173.00
178.00
176.00
172.00
173.00
171.00
161.00
151.00
157.00
158.00
140.00
157.00
169.00

Lima beans
Canning Freezing

Beets 2/
Canning

47.10
51.80
63.20
57.10
58.30
61.90
61.00
56.20
56.70
58.90
65.20
68.00
68.00
61.60
71.90
67.50
77.50
81.10
75.00
70.80
69.50
74.10
73.90
65.60
68.60
71.20
64.50
62.40
82.80

59.50
57.10
62.90
67.40
62.10
66.60
66.70
62.60
62.80
63.00
69.10
71.40
74.90
68.20
73.10
70.10
73.40
75.70
74.80
76.00
72.80
72.60
72.10
70.20
72.00
73.00
72.30
70.60
80.90

Spinach
Canning Freezing

51.30
53.70
63.10
61.40
59.80
63.70
63.40
58.90
59.30
60.80
66.90
69.60
71.00
64.50
72.40
68.60
75.60
78.50
74.90
73.30
71.10
73.40
73.00
68.00
70.40
72.10
68.40
66.80
81.80

Average

205.00
214.00
226.00
215.00
220.00
230.00
228.00
210.00
211.00
244.00
237.00
240.00
261.00
235.00
269.00
255.00
285.00
302.00
310.00
296.00
295.00
291.00
288.00
278.00
261.00
255.00
276.00
254.00
270.00

218.00
202.00
206.00
240.00
212.00
244.00
252.00
244.00
238.00
226.00
238.00
256.00
260.00
242.00
239.00
253.00
256.00
268.00
272.00
273.00
261.00
217.00
249.00
236.00
242.00
247.00
259.00
236.00
247.00

210.00
209.00
218.00
227.00
217.00
237.00
240.00
226.00
224.00
234.00
238.00
249.00
261.00
239.00
251.00
254.00
267.00
285.00
288.00
282.00
275.00
248.00
264.00
253.00
250.00
250.00
266.00
243.00
256.00

67.60
61.00
67.50
71.60
68.40
67.40
66.30
63.90
59.10
60.70
69.30
67.80
66.40
58.00
60.10
62.10
63.20
62.30
60.70
65.30
71.10
59.80
59.20
58.20
58.70
58.60
60.90
66.40
71.20

Cabbage 2/ Carrots Asparagus
Broccoli
Processing Processing Processing Processing

145.00
166.00
175.00
--168.00
178.00
177.00
180.00
200.00
204.00
209.00
210.00
211.00
215.00
219.00
222.00
248.00
234.00
237.00
238.00
269.00
291.00
273.00
275.00
269.00
256.00
296.00
331.00
Cauliflower
Processing

------------------------------------------------------------------ Dollars per short ton ------------------------------------------------------------------------------1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

311.00
350.00
425.00
---------

389.49
434.88
446.40
---------

42.20
47.20
47.20
---------

84.81
89.82
90.11
---------

86.71
93.61
83.56
---------

86.10
91.90
86.00
---------

31.60
34.10
36.80
---------

46.50
53.00
55.20
55.00
59.80
63.90
64.40
62.40
58.90
66.10
60.30

900.00
824.00
950.00
--928.00
938.00
927.00
932.00
1,010.00
955.00

319.00
374.00
376.00
390.00
385.00
389.00
382.00
357.00
353.00
374.00
365.00

201.00
230.00
242.00
252.00
252.00
266.00
264.00
269.00
274.00
280.00
297.00

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

--413.00
372.00
411.00
424.00
424.00
439.00
407.00
475.00

--423.00
417.00
451.00
450.00
460.00
462.00
462.00
467.00

--49.90
61.40
54.40
58.80
64.30
66.80
61.40
59.50

--124.00
113.00
87.30
96.10
97.40
107.00
101.00
105.00

--114.00
108.00
105.00
103.00
103.00
103.00
145.00
146.00

--118.00
110.00
97.40
99.80
101.00
105.00
128.00
133.00

--37.00
46.60
39.90
43.40
42.50
45.20
44.70
43.70

64.90
64.20
68.90
75.60
77.20
79.00
66.90
67.40
68.30
67.30

987.00
955.00
948.00
1,010.00
1,050.00
1,150.00
1,210.00
1,220.00
1,200.00
1,180.00

390.00
391.00
386.00
386.00
383.00
386.00
387.00
423.00
388.00
413.00

388.00
483.00
433.00
440.00
470.00
451.00
477.00
480.00
533.00
410.00

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

433.00
514.00
340.00
375.00
399.00
249.00
250.00
282.00

432.00
452.00
430.00
449.00
438.00
445.00
414.00
435.00

61.20
65.80
71.50
65.90
71.70
84.00
84.00
--

90.70
90.70
109.00
102.00
105.00
93.90
80.00
53.10

131.00
120.00
115.00
107.00
117.00
110.00
130.00
112.00

121.00
116.00
114.00
107.00
116.00
109.00
127.00
104.00

47.40
48.70
--50.50
50.80
55.10
--

70.30
74.50
70.00
75.10
80.20
72.90
69.00
71.60

1,180.00
1,040.00
1,110.00
1,170.00
1,170.00
1,050.00
1,150.00
1,260.00

311.00
316.00
386.00
403.00
431.00
-381.00
516.00

443.00
441.00
488.00
500.00
478.00
-237.00
540.00

-- = Not available.
1/ Average is the U.S. average value per ton (equivalent returns at processing-plant door). 2/ Prices for New York only after 2001.
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Vegetables Summary,except beets and cabbage from New York Agricultural Statistics Service after 2001.

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Table 102--Vegetables, processed: U.S. monthly and annual retail price index, 1988-2008
Year

Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec. Annual
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1982-84=100 ----------------------------------------------------------------------Processed vegetables:
1988
107.2
107.6
107.9
108.4
108.6
110.0
111.3
113.9
116.4
117.9
118.1
118.9
112.2
1989
120.9
121.8
122.7
124.4
124.9
125.5
126.3
125.9
125.0
124.6
123.8
124.8
124.2
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997 1/

125.4
126.3
126.6
127.0
127.8
127.6
128.2
128.8
128.8
127.9
127.5
128.1
127.5
127.7
128.4
128.2
128.4
128.7
130.0
129.3
128.7
128.1
128.7
127.7
127.6
128.5
129.2
129.0
128.6
128.6
128.8
129.0
129.2
130.2
129.1
129.1
127.7
127.3
128.8
129.8
128.9
130.2
130.4
129.9
130.9
131.2
131.4
130.9
131.7
131.7
132.8
130.8
135.8
136.1
135.7
136.4
137.2
137.3
138.4
138.5
137.7
136.8
134.0
134.7
136.6
138.0
137.7
136.9
138.1
139.0
138.9
140.2
139.9
138.4
138.1
136.9
137.1
138.3
139.2
140.7
140.8
142.0
143.3
143.7
146.3
147.3
147.0
146.1
145.1
145.1
143.9
148.4
146.6
147.1
147.1
147.3
147.6
147.9
149.1
146.8
145.9
146.2
145.9
147.2
----------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 1997=100 -----------------------------------------------------------------Processed fruits and vegetables:
1998
101.6
100.9
101.7
101.0
102.4
102.3
103.0
103.5
103.2
102.9
102.3
102.0
102.2
1999
104.1
103.8
103.6
103.5
104.9
104.5
105.6
105.7
104.6
105.5
104.4
103.4
104.5
2000
105.4
105.2
105.0
104.3
105.7
105.9
106.2
106.7
105.9
106.6
104.5
105.3
105.6
2001
108.1
107.8
107.1
106.9
108.2
109.1
109.9
110.2
110.0
110.5
109.7
110.1
109.0
2002
112.6
113.0
111.5
112.6
113.4
112.5
114.0
114.3
114.1
113.6
111.7
113.3
113.1
2003
113.0
113.7
113.6
112.0
115.3
115.5
115.6
116.1
114.4
114.6
113.0
112.4
114.1
2004
115.1
115.4
115.4
114.2
115.9
115.3
116.6
117.2
115.6
116.2
115.0
114.2
115.5
2005
117.9
117.1
116.3
118.8
119.3
119.7
121.3
120.6
121.2
120.6
118.8
120.3
119.3
2006
121.8
122.5
122.4
121.3
122.6
122.8
123.8
124.1
123.3
122.8
122.7
123.5
122.8
2007
124.9
125.5
125.4
124.9
126.2
127.7
129.0
129.2
129.6
129.3
126.7
128.5
127.2
2008
130.8
132.9
131.5
134.7
---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1982-84=100 ----------------------------------------------------------------------Frozen vegetables:
1988
111.2
111.5
111.6
112.1
111.5
111.7
112.3
112.3
114.3
115.6
115.0
116.3
113.0
1989
118.0
119.8
120.5
122.1
122.2
122.7
123.7
123.8
123.8
124.2
124.2
124.6
122.5
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

125.4
130.0
130.9
132.6
139.1
140.1
141.9
148.3
150.0
154.1

126.7
130.2
131.0
130.8
138.0
140.0
142.5
147.7
149.8
153.2

126.2
129.4
131.9
132.5
138.4
140.2
142.6
146.1
149.4
151.8

126.6
128.6
129.7
132.1
138.0
139.6
141.7
147.6
150.4
152.0

127.2
130.3
130.1
131.6
140.2
140.2
143.7
146.6
152.8
154.2

127.6
131.2
131.3
133.4
139.9
140.8
143.5
148.7
151.2
151.9

127.8
130.0
130.5
133.6
140.4
141.8
143.6
149.8
151.7
153.7

128.4
129.5
132.7
134.1
139.9
141.8
146.2
150.4
153.5
155.2

127.9
128.8
131.4
134.7
139.9
141.5
144.9
148.0
152.5
155.2

128.2
128.6
130.9
135.8
139.6
141.2
145.3
147.6
152.4
155.6

128.0
128.8
130.4
135.8
136.3
141.3
145.0
148.1
150.5
153.9

128.5
129.3
130.2
135.4
136.5
140.4
143.7
147.8
150.3
154.3

127.4
129.6
130.9
133.5
138.9
140.7
143.7
148.1
151.2
153.8

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

156.8
162.0
172.7
169.0
176.3
177.0
179.4
179.0
184.1

155.7
164.5
172.8
171.0
177.6
176.3
182.9
182.1
184.0

154.7
162.5
168.8
170.6
174.9
174.7
179.7
180.4
184.0

155.0
164.4
169.9
169.0
173.5
177.2
179.7
178.2
187.2

157.6
166.2
169.9
172.7
176.9
178.6
178.1
181.2

157.4
166.9
171.5
174.4
174.5
176.5
175.7
178.6

157.6
169.0
173.8
174.2
177.0
180.2
178.8
182.6

159.9
166.6
171.4
176.0
178.1
177.7
181.3
182.5

160.2
168.3
172.1
175.0
177.6
181.5
179.6
183.4

161.1
169.8
171.7
171.9
177.5
179.1
177.7
181.1

157.3
168.3
169.4
173.0
173.8
176.8
178.1
180.2

159.1
168.8
168.6
173.2
171.4
177.5
178.7
179.8

157.7
166.4
171.1
172.5
175.8
177.8
179.1
180.8

106.5
124.4

107.1
126.1

107.7
126.9

109.8
127.5

111.4
128.1

115.3
127.5

118.0
126.2

119.5
125.5

120.1
124.1

120.7
125.4

112.3
125.7

127.5
128.2
127.5
129.7
135.1
136.0
140.7
148.3

127.9
129.0
128.7
130.1
136.3
138.0
142.9
147.6

128.7
128.6
128.8
129.6
136.4
139.1
143.8
148.3

128.3
130.1
128.5
130.3
136.6
138.6
144.5
147.9

129.0
129.6
129.2
130.8
138.1
140.1
148.4
147.7

129.6
129.0
129.6
130.7
138.4
139.6
148.5
149.2

129.9
128.3
128.6
129.7
137.2
137.5
148.8
146.8

128.3
129.4
128.8
130.4
136.1
137.2
147.3
145.8

127.9
127.8
127.0
130.3
133.5
135.4
145.9
145.9

128.5
127.3
126.6
132.1
134.4
136.2
146.5
145.6

128.2
128.6
128.4
130.1
136.1
137.7
144.7
147.4

Canned and dried vegetables:
1988
105.8
106.2
1989
122.9
123.3
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997

126.0
127.3
129.1
129.0
134.9
137.6
138.5
149.1

126.7
128.2
128.7
128.7
135.9
137.3
140.5
146.8

----------------------------------------------------------------------------- December 1997=100 -----------------------------------------------------------------1998 2/
1999

103.5
106.7

102.1
105.5

104.5
104.7

102.5
104.7

103.3
106.5

104.1
106.1

105.0
107.6

105.1
107.2

104.0
105.8

103.7
107.3

104.1
105.4

103.1
103.6

103.8
105.9

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

107.0
110.9
115.7
114.2
116.1
119.3
124.8
127.1
133.1

106.9
108.8
115.6
115.0
116.0
117.5
125.0
127.0
136.9

105.2
107.6
114.0
115.9
115.7
117.9
126.6
127.6
134.9

105.6
107.9
117.0
114.8
115.8
120.5
124.1
126.2
141.2

107.6
108.5
117.2
118.2
118.0
121.0
126.0
126.7

108.6
111.2
114.5
116.7
116.9
121.0
126.5
130.5

107.5
111.3
117.1
117.9
118.3
125.6
128.1
131.2

107.3
113.3
117.7
118.6
119.7
125.5
127.9
131.7

107.0
112.6
116.7
115.8
117.0
124.8
125.3
133.2

108.4
112.9
115.2
115.3
117.7
126.0
124.7
132.8

104.5
111.3
112.5
114.9
115.9
121.9
125.5
128.4

105.7
113.7
116.1
112.2
116.5
124.4
125.9
131.9

106.8
110.8
115.8
115.8
117.0
122.1
125.9
129.5

1/ Series discontinued at the end of 1997. 2/ Series was re-weighted to include only canned vegetables and rebased to Dec. 1997=100 at the close of 1997.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov/data/).

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Table 103--Vegetables, processing: Selected U.S. per capita utilization, 1979-2008
Year

Snap beans
Sweet corn
Green peas
Cucumbers Tomatoes
Canning
Freezing
Total
Canning Freezing
Total
Canning
Freezing
Total
Pickling
Processing
--------------------------------------------------------------- Pounds, farm weight ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

1979

4.7

1.4

6.1

12.7

6.8

19.5

2.6

1.9

4.5

5.8

64.3

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

4.6
4.6
4.2
4.1
3.7
3.8
3.9
3.8
3.8
3.9

1.4
1.7
1.5
1.5
1.8
1.9
1.5
1.7
1.7
2.0

6.0
6.3
5.7
5.6
5.5
5.7
5.4
5.5
5.5
5.9

13.0
12.1
11.6
11.6
10.2
11.9
12.1
10.6
10.4
9.5

6.4
6.3
5.8
6.6
8.0
7.9
7.6
7.8
8.7
8.4

19.4
18.4
17.4
18.2
18.2
19.8
19.7
18.4
19.1
17.9

2.7
2.7
2.5
2.4
2.0
2.1
2.2
2.0
1.8
1.7

1.8
1.7
1.7
1.8
2.0
2.1
1.9
1.7
1.9
2.0

4.5
4.4
4.2
4.2
4.0
4.2
4.1
3.7
3.7
3.7

5.4
5.3
5.1
5.2
5.2
5.8
5.3
5.5
5.3
5.2

63.6
59.3
60.1
60.9
68.5
63.2
63.6
65.2
61.3
69.4

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

3.7
4.0
4.0
4.0
3.8
3.5
3.8
3.6
3.8
3.7

1.9
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.9
1.7
1.9
1.8
2.0
2.0

5.6
5.8
5.7
5.7
5.7
5.2
5.7
5.4
5.8
5.7

10.9
11.1
11.9
11.1
10.1
10.4
10.4
9.1
9.2
9.1

8.6
9.4
8.9
9.7
9.1
10.3
10.4
10.1
9.8
10.1

19.5
20.5
20.8
20.8
19.2
20.7
20.8
19.2
19.0
19.2

1.9
1.9
2.1
1.6
1.4
1.6
1.5
1.5
1.4
1.4

2.2
2.3
2.0
1.9
2.1
2.1
1.9
2.0
1.9
2.0

4.1
4.2
4.1
3.5
3.5
3.7
3.4
3.5
3.3
3.4

5.0
5.1
4.5
4.3
4.8
5.0
4.1
5.2
4.0
4.2

75.3
77.1
73.3
75.8
76.3
74.6
73.1
72.6
74.0
71.2

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 f

4.0
3.8
3.4
3.7
3.7
4.0
3.9
3.5
3.3

1.8
1.9
1.8
1.9
1.9
1.8
1.9
2.1
2.0

5.8
5.7
5.1
5.5
5.7
5.8
5.8
5.6
5.3

9.0
8.7
7.8
8.3
8.2
8.6
8.4
6.9
6.8

9.0
9.3
9.3
9.0
9.1
9.5
9.3
10.0
9.5

18.0
18.0
17.2
17.3
17.3
18.0
17.7
16.9
16.2

1.5
1.4
1.1
1.3
1.2
1.0
1.1
1.1
1.1

2.1
2.0
1.7
1.9
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.9
1.9

3.7
3.3
2.8
3.2
2.9
2.8
2.8
3.1
3.0

4.9
3.7
5.4
4.4
4.9
3.8
3.0
3.5
3.9

70.1
65.5
69.3
69.8
70.6
73.7
64.5
68.6
71.0

Canning

Spinach
Freezing

Total

Cabbage
Beets for kraut
Canning Canning

Chile
Green lima
Other Dual use
peppers 1/ beans 2/
Onions
3/
4/
Total 5/
Processing Processing Dehydrating Process Processing processing

--------------------------------------------------------------- Pounds, farm weight --------------------------------------------------------------------------1979

0.5

0.8

1.3

1.7

2.1

--

0.7

1.9

1.4

6.3

115.6

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

0.6
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3

0.8
0.8
0.7
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.5

1.4
1.3
1.1
0.8
0.8
1.0
0.8
0.8
0.9
0.8

1.8
1.6
1.4
1.3
1.3
1.0
1.2
0.9
1.0
1.0

2.0
2.0
1.7
2.1
1.7
1.6
1.6
1.6
1.4
1.3

3.0
3.3
3.1
3.3
3.6
3.9
4.2
4.2
4.3
4.7

0.7
0.7
0.3
0.3
0.5
0.4
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.3

0.8
0.8
2.0
1.7
1.5
1.6
1.9
1.5
1.7
1.6

1.3
1.4
1.5
1.6
1.4
1.5
1.7
1.7
2.0
2.1

6.1
6.3
5.6
5.6
7.0
6.3
5.8
6.5
7.0
6.8

116.0
111.1
109.2
110.8
119.2
116.0
115.8
115.9
113.5
120.7

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

0.4
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3

0.3
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.7
0.5
0.5
0.6

0.7
0.9
0.8
0.9
1.0
1.0
1.1
0.8
0.8
0.9

1.0
0.9
0.9
0.8
1.1
1.1
0.9
0.9
0.7
0.8

1.2
1.4
1.1
1.4
1.2
1.4
1.0
1.4
1.4
1.2

5.1
4.7
6.1
5.2
4.3
3.7
4.6
4.5
4.7
4.7

0.2
0.3
0.5
0.4
0.5
0.5
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5

2.0
1.6
1.4
2.0
0.9
1.3
0.8
0.9
1.1
2.3

2.6
2.6
2.3
2.6
2.9
2.5
2.7
3.0
3.1
3.5

6.9
6.9
7.5
7.3
7.4
7.8
7.8
7.1
7.3
6.7

129.2
132.0
129.0
130.6
128.7
128.6
126.6
125.1
125.7
124.2

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 6/
2007
2008 f 6/

0.2
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.1
0.0

0.9
0.7
0.7
0.8
0.9
0.7
0.4
0.7
0.8

1.1
0.9
0.8
0.9
1.0
0.7
0.5
0.8
0.8

0.8
0.8
0.6
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.5
0.7
0.6

1.4
1.3
1.2
1.1
1.1
1.2
1.2
1.3
1.3

5.2
5.2
5.8
5.6
6.1
6.1
6.4
6.3
6.4

0.5
0.4
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.4
0.4
0.4

1.6
1.0
1.1
1.8
1.5
1.1
1.8
1.0
1.3

3.4
3.9
4.8
4.3
4.6
5.1
5.2
4.9
5.1

6.9
6.1
5.9
6.3
6.4
6.4
5.9
5.6
5.5

123.3
115.8
120.4
121.4
123.1
125.8
115.6
118.5
120.7

-- = Not available. f = ERS forecast. r = revised. Totals may not sum due to rounding.
1/ Includes fresh and processing uses. 2/ Mostly for freezing. 3/ Includes all other vegetables for freezing except potatoes. After 1989, includes misc. canning
vegetables. 4/ Total of canning and freezing from table 83. 5/ Excludes potatoes, sweet potatoes, and pulses for processing. 6/ Canning spinach was less
than 0.1 lbs.
Source: Calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 104--Vegetables and fruits, dehydrated: U.S. monthly and annual producer price index, 1982-2008 1/
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Annual

----------------------------------------------------------------------------- index, 1982=100 ----------------------------------------------------------------------1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 p

-99.8
115.5
106.6
101.7
110.1
109.9
120.6
144.1
138.5
134.6
136.1
140.6
138.6
143.3
144.6
142.0
148.0
148.9
139.1
148.2
150.6
145.4
145.6
154.7
175.7
187.5

-99.9
115.5
106.5
101.6
110.5
109.4
124.9
148.4
137.8
135.3
136.7
140.7
139.3
143.3
144.6
141.1
148.0
149.8
135.6
149.3
150.2
145.1
145.9
156.4
176.2
186.3

-101.4
114.7
106.5
102.1
110.2
108.8
125.9
154.5
137.9
135.0
137.3
139.9
138.7
144.6
143.6
140.8
148.4
149.9
136.2
150.3
149.8
144.5
145.2
158.1
175.0
188.1

-100.8
115.1
106.6
101.8
110.2
109.4
126.0
157.0
136.1
134.6
137.2
140.1
138.8
146.6
143.1
140.5
147.7
149.5
136.9
151.0
147.8
144.4
145.7
159.3
176.4

-101.3
114.8
107.1
100.6
110.2
109.4
129.0
157.5
134.8
134.9
137.4
141.8
140.8
147.3
141.1
143.2
146.1
149.3
139.9
150.1
147.5
144.2
146.8
163.0
180.2

-100.0
114.8
107.1
100.8
110.0
109.4
130.7
156.0
135.0
134.7
139.0
141.7
140.7
147.6
141.1
143.2
146.1
149.0
140.6
151.2
147.3
144.2
146.0
165.0
179.3

-99.9
112.9
107.1
101.4
109.8
109.5
131.7
155.6
134.8
134.3
139.2
140.7
140.5
146.9
141.1
142.2
146.0
148.6
140.4
152.6
146.5
144.3
145.3
165.1
179.8

-99.9
104.3
107.1
108.7
109.4
109.7
133.1
155.6
133.5
134.4
138.9
141.0
140.2
146.1
141.0
144.9
146.5
144.9
140.9
152.3
145.2
144.1
145.9
165.5
179.5

-102.9
103.5
104.4
108.6
108.6
112.8
132.4
151.8
133.7
134.1
138.5
139.3
140.3
145.8
141.1
143.6
147.1
144.0
142.4
151.2
144.2
145.7
150.4
168.1
179.6

-103.7
106.5
104.2
108.9
108.6
113.3
133.0
145.7
133.8
134.9
140.5
139.3
140.4
145.3
141.4
142.9
146.7
144.9
142.7
151.1
143.3
144.8
150.6
168.5
180.1

-104.0
107.0
103.1
109.7
109.8
115.3
135.3
144.9
133.3
134.9
140.2
138.4
141.1
145.5
139.7
142.0
147.4
143.4
144.6
150.2
143.5
143.9
152.3
169.8
184.1

-- = Not available. p = preliminary.
1/ Beginning with 2004, the individual series for dehydrated vegetables and fruits were dropped by BLS
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov/data/).

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100.0
104.2
107.0
102.2
109.6
110.2
119.1
140.4
144.7
135.2
135.2
139.8
138.3
142.4
145.7
141.1
146.2
151.1
140.8
145.9
151.1
146.1
144.5
154.3
171.9
186.0

100.0
101.5
111.0
105.7
104.6
109.8
111.3
130.2
151.3
135.3
134.7
138.4
140.1
140.1
145.7
142.0
142.7
147.4
146.9
140.4
150.7
146.8
144.6
147.8
163.8
179.3

Table 105--Vegetables, canned: U.S. monthly and annual producer price index, 1979-2008 1/
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Annual

----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Index, 1982=100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 p

75.7
77.0
87.3
99.6
100.3
105.6
103.6
99.5
102.1
103.2
118.7
117.9
114.8
110.3
110.1
113.1
112.9
120.4
121.5
121.2
120.6
121.3
121.4
128.3
128.8
131.5
135.7
138.0
142.8
148.5

76.2
77.0
88.1
99.8
100.2
105.1
101.1
100.6
102.8
103.3
118.4
117.8
114.8
109.7
109.8
116.1
114.3
119.8
121.1
121.9
120.6
120.8
121.4
128.2
129.0
131.7
135.9
136.8
142.9
148.9

76.1
77.6
89.4
100.2
100.5
106.9
103.8
101.2
104.8
103.5
119.8
118.9
115.1
109.3
109.7
116.8
114.9
120.4
120.5
121.8
120.9
121.2
121.3
128.0
128.9
131.9
136.1
137.1
143.1
149.2

76.1
77.9
91.1
100.0
99.8
105.9
102.4
100.5
104.6
103.1
118.8
118.8
113.8
108.9
109.1
116.5
113.1
120.4
120.1
121.8
120.9
120.9
121.3
128.2
129.3
131.9
136.3
137.3
143.3

76.8
78.5
92.1
99.7
100.4
106.5
101.7
101.0
103.4
103.2
119.1
118.2
114.0
109.8
110.0
117.9
117.6
120.8
119.8
121.9
121.0
121.2
121.4
128.3
129.4
131.7
137.6
138.8
143.5

77.0
79.7
93.8
101.3
102.2
105.2
104.4
103.4
105.9
103.1
118.6
118.1
113.3
109.4
109.9
118.0
117.4
121.0
119.9
121.9
121.0
121.5
121.9
128.0
129.3
132.8
137.6
140.2
143.6

78.2
81.7
95.8
100.5
101.9
104.2
103.1
101.2
103.6
107.8
118.4
116.5
114.0
109.5
111.1
118.9
118.2
122.6
119.1
122.0
120.8
121.1
124.1
127.7
129.4
133.0
137.7
140.0
143.1

78.0
82.3
95.3
99.8
102.8
106.0
104.2
100.9
105.0
112.0
118.8
115.2
112.2
109.6
109.6
118.1
117.5
122.1
119.3
122.0
120.9
120.9
124.9
129.4
129.1
133.3
137.7
140.5
143.1

78.0
82.5
96.5
99.4
102.7
101.9
100.7
102.5
102.8
111.7
118.9
115.4
111.4
109.2
110.4
116.0
117.6
121.9
119.3
120.0
120.7
121.1
125.3
128.7
130.0
133.4
137.5
141.4
144.0

78.2
84.3
97.9
99.5
105.1
103.3
100.6
100.6
102.9
114.3
117.7
114.6
111.0
109.1
111.5
116.0
117.8
121.8
120.2
119.6
120.7
121.6
126.5
129.5
130.7
134.6
137.7
141.5
143.9

77.5
85.9
98.7
99.4
103.2
100.2
99.0
101.7
102.3
116.5
117.8
114.9
109.5
109.5
112.3
114.2
118.4
121.9
120.3
120.0
121.3
121.7
128.0
129.1
131.1
135.4
137.6
142.2
144.2

p = Preliminary.
1/ Includes canned vegetables and juices, including hominy and mushrooms. Data are not seasonally adjusted
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov/data/).

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77.3
86.7
99.5
100.9
105.6
101.1
99.1
102.1
102.6
117.3
118.0
114.5
110.4
109.8
112.6
113.1
119.6
121.8
120.7
120.0
121.3
121.3
128.1
129.1
131.3
135.5
138.0
142.2
143.9

77.1
80.9
93.8
100.0
102.1
104.3
102.0
101.3
103.6
108.3
118.6
116.7
112.9
109.5
110.5
116.2
116.6
121.2
120.1
121.2
120.9
121.2
123.8
128.6
129.7
133.1
137.1
139.7
143.5

Table 106--Vegetables, canned: Selected U.S. imports, by type, 1979-2007 1/
Cucumbers
Year
ArtiAsparaSnap
for
Carrots Sweet Onions
chokes
gus
beans 2/ pickles
corn

Green
peas

Pimentos

Sauerkraut

Paste 3/

Tomatoes
Sauce 4/

Whole

---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 pounds -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

17,981
19,535
21,777
26,442
28,687
40,027
38,671
41,782
41,569
35,369
39,003
35,160
30,843
39,357
42,197
69,252
52,013
60,178
61,851
79,922
86,883

5,163
8,012
4,125
4,599
2,945
6,581
5,249
5,082
5,923
5,499
3,354
1,933
1,771
1,607
3,350
1,837
1,497
2,498
2,106
2,653
2,141

2,231
1,951
1,587
1,239
2,251
5,108
16,416
14,409
5,302
5,970
7,884
7,338
5,890
7,572
18,103
27,108
23,125
24,042
33,118
44,559
47,970

10,761
9,399
6,733
9,500
9,017
9,674
13,192
14,751
12,965
13,829
15,074
15,316
14,188
16,274
22,380
33,242
33,996
47,308
81,356
88,934
114,613

-7,994
8,565
7,716
8,944
9,934
12,264
14,542
11,547
10,796
10,743
9,777
7,606
7,235
7,522
8,423
5,975
5,366
6,369
6,025
5,898

-5,860
4,462
5,207
8,587
9,934
12,264
14,875
15,563
20,062
28,756
19,593
17,807
16,142
15,885
21,410
20,064
8,550
11,663
18,795
25,135

8,990
7,926
8,307
8,730
9,475
12,121
14,035
12,260
12,992
14,052
3,268
3,698
3,387
3,403
4,704
4,192
4,008
3,625
3,782
3,534
5,191

14,664
11,452
11,253
10,489
16,047
30,844
25,434
20,130
24,028
43,875
52,246
26,919
30,560
24,395
23,405
27,264
21,304
16,138
23,758
29,418
35,290

13,445
12,060
13,910
12,801
12,648
17,036
16,849
21,826
18,029
17,872
29,592
22,455
14,551
16,242
13,956
16,084
17,395
19,946
19,946
30,998
32,640

849
962
614
978
1,248
1,968
2,421
5,516
2,510
1,895
4,244
1,952
887
1,089
2,105
6,469
1,880
1,570
1,975
2,620
3,180

42,055
25,466
65,202
198,029
160,742
151,045
111,400
130,625
101,274
107,655
228,400
136,913
94,954
43,759
62,100
95,249
52,386
31,338
26,110
61,987
153,117

2,794
1,651
9,116
21,824
23,626
28,000
33,586
31,590
17,201
10,761
29,085
37,017
32,261
29,785
33,222
62,476
39,745
32,010
42,183
39,569
35,877

45,567
39,881
97,230
167,018
186,709
233,567
220,028
197,559
178,587
175,528
111,511
137,292
107,471
95,495
91,994
99,648
131,866
117,729
153,471
154,118
89,592

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

83,978
85,313
96,834
107,145
110,461
111,874
129,621
121,792

3,642
2,837
3,834
10,360
12,141
18,535
26,939
25,525

41,016
45,040
38,295
45,069
49,697
48,088
44,083
31,677

110,934
87,701
77,297
118,106
126,294
124,295
128,919
110,752

8,916
9,528
10,699
10,787
11,786
14,520
12,913
17,419

26,547
38,840
42,015
53,857
73,980
48,375
42,607
37,908

4,979
5,044
7,146
10,282
10,500
22,916
19,710
14,043

36,264
37,950
40,552
37,901
43,952
40,614
48,063
45,430

38,870
42,497
46,740
46,207
46,633
46,553
53,648
60,104

3,132
3,115
4,719
4,427
5,425
4,981
5,619
4,693

29,044
34,473
39,256
18,439
16,512
13,765
65,178
66,164

39,047
170,855
273,075
217,051
235,985
258,035
275,572
283,474

13,776
25,793
32,419
33,506
28,520
35,915
36,162
28,711

-- = Not available. 1/ Imports are in product weight as reported by Census. 2/ Includes snap beans and pickled beans. 3/ Includes sauce prior to 1978.
4/ Tomato-based sauces containing additional seasonings not included prior to 1989. New tomato-based sauce code added in 2001. Excludes purees.
Catsup imports peaked at 154.1 million pounds in 2004 and fell to 132.8 million pounds in 2005.
Source: Prepared by ERS using data provided by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

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Table 107--Vegetables, canned: Selected U.S. exports, by type, 1979-2007 1/
Year

Asparagus

Snap
beans 2/

Sweet
corn

Cucumber
pickles

Green
peas

Pulp &
puree

Paste

Tomatoes
Sauce
Juice
3/

Catsup &
chili

Other
4/

---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------------------------------------------------------------------1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

4,114
4,515
4,927
2,683
2,355
2,125
1,570
1,400
2,654
3,596
3,086
3,813
3,122
3,214
3,261
4,637
4,586
7,162
8,946
6,933
3,223

19,176
19,405
21,023
25,117
15,655
15,906
15,223
17,223
14,335
16,601
14,524
11,302
25,059
14,120
10,536
9,360
6,209
6,446
7,034
9,485
9,944

105,445
122,524
157,026
137,161
145,573
126,144
134,588
168,889
200,442
254,403
218,036
285,906
289,519
329,488
382,207
328,368
358,709
391,517
427,111
413,873
407,151

8,516
9,136
9,654
9,050
8,836
11,065
12,637
23,488
34,674
30,448
21,658
26,397
27,467
27,514
26,141
30,769
40,196
44,371
49,282
41,125
40,464

5,214
7,734
6,826
6,296
5,223
4,239
3,177
3,455
3,465
3,017
6,688
6,196
14,806
17,048
17,168
11,216
16,812
15,853
25,623
24,060
13,377

2,881
3,673
2,088
1,301
875
761
1,398
811
2,506
4,752
11,233
6,439
10,451
14,271
19,884
12,940
14,573
23,354
23,656
21,093
17,947

38,333
25,404
24,554
22,556
23,964
21,203
15,691
17,234
20,440
26,618
30,302
79,305
97,257
161,294
171,301
172,141
199,970
224,800
300,582
245,771
187,778

7,395
6,421
9,014
6,315
6,701
5,895
4,723
6,187
6,479
16,662
58,781
50,260
79,145
13,208
138,449
170,771
155,234
164,898
182,744
217,169
228,983

25,060
32,512
34,963
29,284
18,552
14,032
11,984
15,000
13,272
18,869
13,034
14,831
20,557
25,796
27,264
37,357
46,855
28,685
20,461
24,912
26,544

18,078
23,852
27,754
27,580
23,455
20,362
18,082
18,902
23,450
26,447
26,249
32,065
38,647
54,904
53,150
83,412
88,899
92,118
91,027
93,509
90,032

41,685
34,952
32,194
19,987
14,002
11,953
15,939
13,902
8,040
11,842
9,277
13,218
20,510
31,496
56,196
43,381
60,192
68,182
76,817
64,219
76,814

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

3,866
1,348
1,318
1,408
1,114
856
773
573

12,897
13,663
11,383
9,315
4,629
3,534
4,908
10,664

386,817
323,296
313,382
292,643
311,345
264,098
249,124
287,146

32,478
24,118
18,452
17,923
22,457
27,166
32,053
51,088

16,028
8,337
6,130
8,931
6,676
17,821
17,872
10,094

15,592
30,851
33,631
34,211
30,287
32,970
33,092
35,913

195,052
207,534
217,911
280,511
293,742
274,189
266,164
247,745

225,201
246,997
255,889
287,327
304,289
318,033
352,306
320,269

40,352
29,807
4,493
2,823
4,354
3,233
8,013
3,877

79,179
89,292
85,395
92,271
73,471
77,580
74,143
76,211

86,113
74,667
75,946
88,000
83,549
104,084
104,754
113,217

-- = Not available.
1/ Exports are in product weight as reported by Census. Due to under-reporting, U.S. exports to Canada prior to 1990 may be understated.
2/ Excludes shelled beans. 3/ Data were converted from liters to gallons and then to pounds (8.485 pounds per gallon). 4/ Tomato products not elsewhere
classified. For 1989-2007, largely represents whole tomatoes.
Source: Prepared by ERS using data provided by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

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Table 108--Selected canned vegetables: U.S. export value to selected countries and the world, 2002-07
Hong
NetherSouth
United
Kong
Japan Mexico
lands
Korea Taiwan Kingdom
Others
World
------------------------------------------------------------------------ $ 1,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Item

Canada

Norway Germany

2002:
Asparagus
Cucumbers
Sweet corn
Green beans
Green peas
Tomato paste
Tomato sauce
Tomatoes, other
Selected total

44
4,173
4,104
488
223
33,013
65,766
22,240
130,053

28
0
6,189
0
0
0
718
81
7,017

0
6
514
25
0
33
272
36
886

3
112
949
20
0
2,123
196
2,020
5,421

4
619
51,858
24
4
8,918
2,393
6,072
69,893

8
655
4,453
3,020
19
8,856
7,459
5,395
29,864

0
0
6,368
8
0
19
919
1,325
8,639

19
688
14,103
14
28
5,323
1,639
5,313
27,126

0
88
15,633
7
42
1,697
585
1,173
19,223

240
0
2,478
63
0
3
4,230
5,273
12,288

935
734
18,090
1,128
2,059
9,052
15,239
15,207
62,443

1,280
7,074
124,740
4,798
2,375
69,035
99,415
64,134
372,852

2003:
Asparagus
Cucumbers
Sweet corn
Green beans 1/
Green peas
Tomato paste
Tomato sauce
Tomatoes, other 2/
Selected total

76
4,130
3,573
152
885
25,608
78,120
22,708
135,252

62
0
5,381
23
0
0
852
204
6,521

0
0
786
0
0
38
30
31
885

19
122
1,005
9
0
1,301
108
1,626
4,191

3
536
47,034
0
0
11,915
2,988
5,838
68,314

48
392
4,949
1,621
229
18,306
8,238
4,273
38,055

19
35
2,257
0
0
0
1,104
146
3,561

23
209
15,894
27
0
6,887
1,650
3,357
28,046

0
72
14,826
3
169
1,315
433
758
17,576

317
10
3,401
0
0
300
2,961
1,631
8,619

801
751
16,677
4,504
1,940
17,924
16,382
22,881
81,860

1,368
6,258
115,782
6,338
3,223
83,593
112,864
63,452
392,878

2004:
Asparagus
Cucumbers
Sweet corn
Green beans
Green peas
Tomato paste
Tomato sauce
Tomatoes, other
Selected total

18
5,124
1,504
192
221
35,292
77,507
22,316
142,174

11
0
5,927
0
16
0
693
193
6,841

0
56
532
0
0
0
2,904
22
3,514

3
70
2,427
19
0
1,640
1,003
1,929
7,090

5
639
43,099
15
0
5,551
3,794
10,486
63,588

76
390
4,783
1,116
68
20,431
10,653
7,476
44,993

10
84
5,626
0
0
0
1,276
31
7,027

0
122
16,819
0
0
6,206
5,013
1,007
29,168

0
73
17,691
3
29
118
891
278
19,084

272
0
3,635
0
0
4
2,567
569
7,047

658
836
18,455
700
2,182
21,394
15,402
14,435
74,062

1,052
7,393
120,498
2,045
2,516
90,638
121,701
58,743
404,588

2005:
Asparagus
Cucumbers
Sweet corn
Green beans
Green peas
Tomato paste
Tomato sauce
Tomatoes, other
Selected total

0
6,869
506
244
258
38,811
88,101
22,828
157,618

25
0
6,640
0
19
0
691
149
7,524

0
0
707
0
0
0
3,619
5
4,331

0
175
2,788
0
0
2,186
1,272
2,078
8,499

20
165
49,819
14
4
7,573
4,407
12,598
74,602

11
437
5,580
959
40
18,800
9,085
10,686
45,597

0
110
1,765
0
0
4
1,406
20
3,306

56
28
12,152
0
54
7,223
4,993
1,174
25,679

20
103
14,750
7
187
75
897
542
16,582

113
0
1,372
0
0
0
2,497
486
4,468

614
1,036
15,012
920
3,322
16,185
15,483
13,796
66,367

858
8,923
111,091
2,144
3,884
90,858
132,451
64,363
414,573

2006:
Asparagus
Cucumbers
Sweet corn
Green beans
Green peas 3/
Tomato paste 4/
Tomato sauce
Tomatoes, other
Selected total

3
8,898
476
296
84
32,289
101,603
28,759
172,408

8
0
5,933
0
0
0
956
229
7,125

0
10
1,962
5
0
0
896
12
2,884

0
109
1,855
13
0
1,507
1,379
1,623
6,487

0
17
37,791
316
0
4,040
3,693
12,960
58,817

10
443
6,371
869
180
25,713
9,358
11,013
53,957

4
0
1,759
8
0
0
1,000
19
2,791

50
94
12,377
0
9
5,710
5,416
2,569
26,225

0
87
14,997
0
91
24
903
436
16,537

0
15
830
0
0
0
3,578
170
4,592

809
904
16,593
788
6,134
14,845
20,802
14,619
75,494

884
10,577
100,943
2,294
6,498
84,128
149,584
72,408
427,316

2007:
Asparagus
Cucumbers
Sweet corn
Green beans
Green peas 3/
Tomato paste 4/
Tomato sauce
Tomatoes, other 5/
Selected total

0
14,730
769
2,299
443
34,976
101,825
31,176
186,218

5
5
5,223
11
0
0
1,014
224
6,482

0
17
4,262
17
0
0
200
23
4,518

0
166
1,801
8
0
518
518
961
3,972

5
29
38,141
229
3
3,230
2,834
12,897
57,368

16
418
7,335
808
393
14,982
9,265
11,507
44,723

0
0
1,038
16
0
0
681
151
1,886

0
264
21,612
0
46
3,503
3,328
5,138
33,890

0
90
11,442
0
21
35
1,334
580
13,503

137
0
1,019
0
0
7
4,815
573
6,550

521
1,256
24,609
984
3,367
31,114
21,012
20,364
103,228

684
16,974
117,252
4,372
4,272
88,366
146,825
83,593
462,338

1/ Panama was $1.1 million in 2003 and Jamaica was $1.0 million. 2/ In 2003, Italy was $4.5 million and Turkey was $2.0 miilion. 3/ In 2007, Russia accounted for $1.2
million. In 2006, India took $2.7 million and Russia $1.0 million of U.S. canned green pea exports. 4/ In 2007, Italy accounted for $9.6 million and Australia took
$5.3 million. In 2006, Haiti was $4.5 million and the Philippines was $3.1 million. 5/ Includes puree, ketchup, whole/pulp, and juice.
Source: Prepared by ERS using data provided by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

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Table 109--Selected canned vegetables: U.S. import value from selected countries and the world, 2003-07
Item

Canada

Chile

China

Dominican
Republic

Peru

Israel

Italy

Mexico

Spain

Thailand

Others

World

------------------------------------------------------------------------ $ 1,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------2003:
Artichokes
Asparagus
Green beans
Sweet corn
Cucumbers 1/
Green peas 2/
Tomato paste
Tomato sauce
Tomatoes, whole
Tomatoes, other 3/
Selected total

1,046
0
9,900
8,933
12,989
5,040
161
11,883
5,696
28,597
84,245

4,619
0
0
0
0
0
111
653
131
58
5,572

0
1,448
456
0
148
123
292
25
10
472
2,973

0
0
4
0
0
160
0
4,951
0
0
5,116

2,842
5,578
235
14
0
1,127
33
58
0
28
9,915

9
0
0
0
1,472
0
712
151
1,257
88
3,688

5,318
40
342
0
51
35
779
36,401
207
108
43,280

1,323
0
60
43
6,561
0
3,226
7,502
0
137
18,852

81,867
116
85
0
6
89
28
894
88
3
83,176

0
0
37
4,954
4
1,296
0
72
0
26
6,389

160
163
2,665
30
18,974
6,731
841
1,210
800
1,074
32,649

97,185
7,344
13,785
13,973
40,205
14,601
6,184
63,800
8,188
30,590
295,856

2004:
Artichokes
4
Asparagus
18
Green beans
11,325
Sweet corn
11,186
Cucumbers 1/
12,984
Green peas 2/
6,055
Tomato paste
82
Tomato sauce
12,091
Tomatoes, whole
5,254
Tomatoes, other 3/ 42,446
Selected total
101,446

7,376
0
0
0
0
0
67
332
39
40
7,854

63
1,267
555
6
199
221
36
19
28
258
2,652

0
0
0
0
0
233
0
4,437
0
0
4,670

9,766
8,708
161
53
0
1,201
84
3
0
0
19,976

2
0
0
8
1,527
8
976
1,940
673
102
5,236

4,430
9
261
0
18
39
818
41,904
583
233
48,295

984
0
59
62
9,593
0
3,223
9,227
83
107
23,338

86,012
186
72
0
8
0
0
549
40
6
86,873

0
0
36
6,718
0
1,390
0
213
0
8
8,365

149
243
3,191
1,697
17,889
6,793
558
986
1,324
689
33,518

108,785
10,430
15,660
19,729
42,219
15,939
5,845
71,702
8,023
43,891
342,223

8
2
11,144
9,172
9,234
5,501
29
17,053
4,277
39,388
95,809

14,185
0
153
0
0
0
858
61
67
52
15,376

655
1,272
1,013
103
197
292
579
120
0
110
4,342

0
0
79
0
0
262
0
4,287
0
0
4,628

21,831
16,883
190
136
0
2,767
92
8
316
0
42,223

5
0
5
4
1,417
16
1,475
1,112
4,472
213
8,719

5,678
46
292
0
53
81
1,284
42,070
339
738
50,581

929
0
223
21
7,585
0
0
12,371
404
9
21,542

63,074
162
134
0
20
47
0
422
61
0
63,919

0
0
35
4,963
5
1,391
0
382
0
0
6,775

970
136
3,391
115
21,625
5,967
521
1,775
2,176
634
37,310

107,335
18,501
16,658
14,514
40,136
16,324
4,839
79,661
12,112
41,144
351,224

2006:
Artichokes
7
Asparagus
0
Green beans
9,504
Sweet corn
8,450
Cucumbers 1/
5,141
3,885
Green peas 2/
Tomato paste
253
Tomato sauce
17,281
Tomatoes, whole
4,988
Tomatoes, other 3/ 50,628
Selected total
100,137

20,319
0
61
0
0
0
2,723
0
367
82
23,551

1,363
934
322
107
180
754
5,190
489
141
110
9,589

0
0
177
0
0
247
27
3,333
0
0
3,783

43,978
24,824
66
5
0
4,447
168
25
81
0
73,594

0
4
21
2
1,923
5
1,214
105
4,534
47
7,855

6,580
27
206
0
43
71
1,271
44,282
381
1,082
53,943

878
0
2,720
0
1,544
0
1,976
13,924
790
270
22,102

49,502
109
49
3
27
0
4,204
151
87
0
54,132

0
0
188
4,086
0
2,424
16
127
0
15
6,855

3,267
295
3,846
223
29,166
7,990
3,018
2,176
1,622
761
52,366

125,894
26,193
17,159
12,876
38,024
19,821
20,060
81,893
12,991
52,995
407,908

2007:
Artichokes
10
Asparagus
0
Green beans
4,303
Sweet corn
6,519
Cucumbers 1/
2,826
Green peas 2/
3,225
Tomato paste
135
Tomato sauce
16,601
Tomatoes, whole
4,732
Tomatoes, other 3/ 63,755
Selected total
102,107

23,825
0
163
0
0
0
3,480
13
135
550
28,166

2,585
1,479
555
291
93
1,052
6,310
582
23
85
13,056

0
0
207
0
0
311
0
3,862
0
0
4,380

50,600
23,192
163
4
0
2,861
115
4
98
0
77,038

0
0
5
18
2,042
3
1,471
1,149
1,963
45
6,695

8,449
0
364
0
12
27
1,710
55,356
397
666
66,979

531
0
3,019
0
426
0
7,210
15,579
1,188
389
28,342

32,875
129
34
26
13
4
260
184
45
2
33,571

0
0
1,444
5,136
9
3,339
0
162
0
0
10,090

4,024
46
4,922
888
28,307
8,232
786
2,303
1,893
773
52,174

122,899
24,846
15,179
12,882
33,728
19,052
21,477
95,797
10,473
66,265
422,598

2005:
Artichokes
Asparagus
Green beans
Sweet corn
Cucumbers 1/
Green peas 2/
Tomato paste
Tomato sauce
Tomatoes, whole
Tomatoes, other 3/
Selected total

1/ India accounted for $20 million in 2007, $20.6 million in 2006, $13.7 miilion in 2005, $9.6 million in 2004, and $11 million in 2003. 2/ Ecuador accounted for
$5.5 million in 2007, $5.3 million in 2006, $2.9 million in 2005, $3.9 million in 2004, and $3.8 million in 2003. 3/ Includes purees, ketchup, and juice
Source: Prepared by ERS using data provided by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

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Table 110--Vegetables, frozen: Pack and carryover, 1979-2007 1/
Snap beans
Year
Pack 2/
Carryover

Sweet corn 3/
Pack
Carryover

Pack

Green peas
Carryover

1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

--------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 pounds --------------------------------------------------------------------273,337
73,435
437,438
111,498
427,461
82,921
243,926
91,203
392,213
84,841
315,577
122,456
257,420
80,864
457,699
41,588
333,888
68,808
293,312
68,780
633,897
44,412
404,830
55,000
263,215
86,369
505,603
141,320
354,480
92,530
268,530
81,518
488,530
98,469
423,740
82,478
291,503
75,177
559,514
94,777
485,985
120,333
316,103
71,150
549,345
93,786
373,605
164,019
257,129
74,180
624,626
125,934
400,231
131,779
241,451
59,839
586,105
85,305
358,779
97,626
350,841
38,204
708,303
46,104
469,404
62,448
352,011
85,694
730,331
89,198
482,910
98,956
325,425
113,486
760,817
155,798
488,467
133,028
286,600
116,360
725,537
169,644
465,375
146,827
312,713
73,907
650,830
146,285
391,943
139,168
360,480
71,457
917,921
94,191
499,744
98,583
339,048
87,436
889,250
134,317
505,350
119,577
355,861
80,224
827,024
148,074
369,390
133,570
372,640
84,908
955,347
122,994
468,074
73,376
368,892
91,266
958,118
196,764
491,377
96,482
333,146
82,525
855,746
186,838
440,050
130,427

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

373,864
378,363
304,069
249,265
257,957
----

64,964
58,310
55,710
66,612
57,741
84,812
62,765
81,480

842,054
784,643
772,253
714,878
603,644
----

181,871
135,861
183,950
234,260
284,749
298,006
214,670
202,961

451,995
446,389
281,493
287,868
323,964
----

121,547
131,960
111,980
49,109
65,225
115,936
84,184
67,839

-- = Not available. 1/ Carryover dates are June 1 for green peas, July 1 for green beans, and August 1 for sweet corn. 2/ Includes regular cut, french style,
whole, and wax. 3/ Cut-basis (cob corn converted to cut-basis using factor 0.4706)
Sources: American Frozen Food Institute, Pack Book and USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Cold Storage.

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Table 111--Vegetables, frozen: Annual pack of major vegetables, 1979-2004
Year

Snap
beans 1/ Broccoli

Carrots

Cauliflower

Sweet
corn 2/

Lima
beans

Green
peas

Potato
products

Spinach Onions 3/

Others

Total

---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 pounds --------------------------------------------------------------------------------1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

273,337
243,926
257,420
293,312
263,215
268,530
291,503
316,103
257,129
241,451
350,841
352,011
325,425
286,600
312,713
360,480
339,048
355,861
372,640
368,892
333,146

298,618
290,657
306,755
335,516
285,358
365,764
356,806
324,519
312,460
289,446
290,566
258,755
174,470
168,518
165,183
151,150
205,471
138,387
109,013
144,361
174,283

263,080
191,151
269,845
296,679
212,500
255,585
254,586
270,363
294,596
294,673
358,848
328,781
318,001
371,232
403,174
412,709
418,816
397,967
409,044
388,094
424,691

101,130
84,766
105,161
111,644
100,541
102,106
94,617
89,120
77,758
78,762
109,822
80,081
69,229
70,317
73,335
66,878
64,207
48,541
44,590
44,607
42,445

437,438
392,213
457,699
633,897
505,603
488,530
559,514
549,345
624,626
586,105
708,303
730,331
760,817
725,537
650,830
917,921
889,250
827,024
955,347
958,118
855,746

124,273
85,908
88,840
123,722
113,217
122,479
117,057
100,855
102,350
103,258
120,734
145,753
89,989
59,721
79,786
114,637
121,784
107,698
123,470
124,719
97,750

427,461
315,577
333,888
404,830
354,480
423,740
485,985
373,605
400,231
358,779
469,404
482,910
488,467
465,375
391,943
499,744
505,350
369,390
468,074
491,377
444,050

4,089,732
3,853,156
4,236,239
4,377,228
4,509,905
4,732,894
5,118,102
5,149,148
5,287,634
5,763,671
5,998,312
6,358,968
6,498,915
6,798,442
7,252,774
7,934,849
8,364,909
8,419,203
8,381,370
8,723,707
8,765,173

181,279
169,298
183,646
150,667
143,205
171,249
174,802
157,119
171,208
172,849
159,891
211,784
141,644
184,642
167,147
204,495
185,640
182,999
198,715
190,028
174,149

167,239
156,081
159,874
182,344
139,637
156,482
142,008
185,458
185,191
198,916
208,762
243,125
226,486
202,317
213,685
241,275
246,827
259,549
230,092
270,867
310,466

511,572
486,496
572,961
621,359
526,044
593,649
653,980
606,913
687,050
616,757
745,014
571,471
541,137
547,872
525,536
632,792
557,413
500,607
602,671
549,114
499,418

6,875,159
6,269,229
6,972,328
7,531,198
7,153,705
7,681,008
8,248,960
8,122,548
8,400,233
8,704,667
9,520,497
9,763,970
9,634,580
9,880,573
10,236,106
11,536,930
11,898,715
11,607,226
11,895,026
12,253,884
12,121,317

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005 4/

373,864
378,363
304,069
249,265
257,957
--

138,944
137,705
135,219
97,739
134,514
--

412,534
206,085
261,789
246,396
199,244
--

40,405
35,550
22,403
33,066
12,908
--

842,054
784,643
772,253
714,878
603,644
--

87,080
78,920
126,467
98,028
69,225
--

451,995
446,389
281,493
287,868
323,964
--

7,622,629
7,847,656
7,799,687
8,644,989
8,755,711
--

172,543
173,850
211,272
183,751
114,731
--

226,179
142,594
387,127
207,195
218,237
--

547,270
591,120
461,651
456,095
257,064
--

10,915,497
10,822,875
10,763,430
11,219,270
10,947,199
--

-- = not available. 1/ Includes regular cut, french style, whole, and wax. 2/ Cut-basis (cob corn was converted using factor of 0.4706). 3/ Includes breaded, battered,
and extruded onion rings. In 2001, reporting of onion ring production was sharply reduced. 4/ Release of frozen pack statistics has been suspended by AFFI
Source: American Frozen Food Institute, Pack Book .

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Table 112--Vegetables, frozen: January 1 stocks of selected vegetables, 1979-2008
Year

Snap
BrocCauliSweet
Lima
Green
Potato
Selected
beans
coli
Carrots
flower
corn 1/
beans
peas 2/
products
Spinach
Onions
Total
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 pounds ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1979

165,256

94,499

163,687

86,253

354,654

104,013

228,002

777,473

39,554

24,426

2,037,817

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

181,277
190,351
177,761
204,200
212,005
189,759
171,884
182,613
182,898
146,418

103,310
99,154
84,086
107,177
70,802
92,727
79,405
105,146
114,814
56,169

176,305
137,681
150,326
212,236
186,406
163,749
180,809
208,728
214,380
183,128

82,546
69,441
57,821
69,533
71,286
75,994
81,051
80,705
79,879
63,398

324,543
270,416
251,724
426,019
409,507
346,155
361,174
356,166
416,670
313,648

116,004
90,476
61,768
74,778
87,458
83,501
103,804
71,085
55,869
41,827

280,654
226,566
180,260
247,109
229,015
252,861
314,974
249,865
251,150
166,799

812,208
729,912
688,688
767,309
772,962
892,287
1,012,309
894,052
880,615
988,688

58,780
53,903
63,094
52,532
42,283
45,304
52,633
45,936
50,811
35,045

26,743
28,012
28,382
31,879
28,818
23,437
27,434
35,715
29,570
33,388

2,162,370
1,895,912
1,743,910
2,192,772
2,110,542
2,165,774
2,385,477
2,230,011
2,276,656
2,028,508

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

207,702
253,184
248,737
190,465
184,418
224,681
224,297
202,648
230,661
213,400

106,004
113,014
88,286
143,486
134,774
109,076
136,850
120,972
112,311
113,752

208,500
224,533
203,637
254,040
260,993
271,144
307,645
283,770
300,870
256,623

76,240
91,414
88,234
71,135
60,683
77,243
65,008
54,376
58,512
50,298

347,556
436,794
470,816
489,019
371,151
485,361
498,626
494,308
532,645
530,600

60,631
91,248
100,392
65,047
49,594
59,440
60,208
60,696
72,221
75,469

232,114
282,118
272,691
305,164
261,338
260,487
281,349
224,134
219,533
277,858

917,349
975,754
970,012
963,167
1,006,416
1,096,576
1,123,744
1,131,642
1,163,547
1,151,294

41,838
90,923
53,293
56,182
47,159
70,010
68,940
46,890
67,092
69,232

39,648
34,421
32,137
34,230
36,101
51,244
48,761
40,790
42,218
40,348

2,237,582
2,593,403
2,528,235
2,571,935
2,412,627
2,705,262
2,815,428
2,660,226
2,799,610
2,778,874

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

186,390
175,959
160,828
187,395
149,341
174,154
193,660
211,043
215,980

157,375
107,960
114,526
117,053
77,320
93,489
98,375
74,483
60,500

307,197
295,376
276,192
242,556
252,802
258,185
279,194
244,608
270,184

57,812
44,974
36,443
35,635
28,146
37,123
43,836
38,196
36,694

450,519
435,589
475,803
525,620
630,473
616,038
588,330
608,236
582,195

71,993
46,930
64,662
58,612
52,367
57,405
48,554
48,392
47,806

276,154
295,784
224,715
171,161
180,850
230,326
214,851
230,351
232,647

1,165,389
1,189,663
1,239,757
1,131,212
1,120,418
1,074,819
1,051,099
954,820
1,012,355

73,349
50,765
63,368
56,193
46,492
34,724
42,464
52,674
47,467

58,262
54,905
36,871
39,480
38,632
39,865
48,106
44,919
39,438

2,804,440
2,697,905
2,693,165
2,564,917
2,576,841
2,616,128
2,608,469
2,507,722
2,545,266

1/ Corn expressed on a cut-basis with cob converted using a factor of 0.4706. 2/ Excludes peas in vegetable mixtures.
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Cold Storage.

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Table 113--Vegetables, frozen: U.S. monthly and annual producer price index, 1979-2008 1/
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Annual

--------------------------------------------------------------------- Index, 1982=100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------1979

73.7

73.4

73.7

74.1

74.2

74.0

74.0

76.7

78.0

77.3

77.4

77.1

75.3

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984 1/
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

76.7
81.9
97.8
101.9
101.9
105.5
106.8
107.2
107.0
113.2

76.7
79.8
98.7
101.3
101.3
106.1
106.8
107.6
106.6
114.5

76.5
83.3
99.0
101.2
-106.2
106.9
107.4
107.0
114.8

77.9
88.1
98.9
101.5
103.3
106.7
106.3
107.8
106.8
115.0

78.4
88.4
99.6
101.1
103.4
106.6
106.7
107.5
106.5
115.4

80.0
91.0
100.0
101.3
104.3
106.8
107.0
107.4
106.4
115.7

80.7
92.5
100.3
101.4
104.6
106.9
106.5
107.4
107.3
115.7

81.2
93.9
101.1
101.6
104.8
106.8
106.6
107.5
109.4
116.2

81.9
95.4
100.9
101.3
104.7
106.8
106.6
107.7
110.0
116.2

81.8
96.3
101.4
100.7
104.8
106.9
106.4
107.2
111.4
115.5

79.3
96.6
101.0
101.4
105.0
106.7
106.5
106.6
111.9
116.6

81.6
97.2
101.3
101.0
104.8
106.7
106.7
106.7
112.5
117.1

79.4
90.4
100.0
101.3
103.9
106.6
106.7
107.3
108.5
115.5

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

117.6
118.4
116.6
118.0
125.5
125.1
125.1
125.9
125.2
125.8

117.9
118.5
116.1
118.0
126.1
124.7
124.8
125.7
126.0
126.6

118.5
118.3
116.2
117.9
126.1
124.9
124.6
125.6
124.8
125.6

118.9
117.9
116.4
118.7
126.4
124.9
124.9
125.6
125.7
126.7

120.1
118.1
116.3
119.9
126.9
124.2
125.0
125.7
125.0
125.9

118.0
117.5
115.5
121.1
127.0
123.6
125.4
125.7
124.6
126.0

118.1
117.8
115.4
121.3
126.4
123.2
125.5
126.9
125.5
126.8

118.3
117.2
115.4
122.1
126.4
123.6
125.8
125.6
125.6
126.1

118.5
117.6
116.7
122.6
125.2
124.4
126.0
125.7
125.3
126.0

118.6
116.8
116.3
123.2
124.9
124.6
125.7
126.6
125.6
126.4

118.6
116.8
117.5
123.7
124.7
123.7
125.8
125.5
125.5
125.5

118.2
116.8
118.0
124.7
125.0
124.0
126.0
125.3
125.2
125.3

118.4
117.6
116.4
120.9
125.9
124.2
125.4
125.8
125.3
126.1

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 p

125.4
127.6
130.0
133.4
135.1
137.3
137.3
144.0
153.4

126.2
128.5
131.1
134.1
136.0
137.3
137.7
144.0
153.9

125.7
127.7
130.1
133.3
135.3
137.4
138.7
144.0
155.6

126.3
128.7
131.2
134.0
135.3
137.5
138.6
145.2

126.3
128.4
130.7
134.1
134.3
137.5
138.8
145.9

124.9
127.7
129.7
133.9
134.7
137.4
139.5
146.7

125.9
128.9
131.4
134.9
135.4
137.2
139.4
148.2

126.4
128.8
131.3
134.2
135.8
136.8
139.3
149.3

126.2
128.8
131.5
134.2
136.8
136.6
139.9
149.9

126.9
130.0
132.2
135.2
138.1
136.7
142.0
151.5

126.1
129.2
131.9
135.1
137.2
136.1
142.7
152.5

126.2
129.1
132.6
135.0
137.0
136.4
142.6
153.2

126.0
128.6
131.1
134.3
135.9
137.0
139.7
147.9

-- = Not available. p = Preliminary. 1/ Average of the 11 reported months.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov/data/).

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Table 114--Vegetables, frozen: U.S. imports, by type, 1979-2007 1/
Year
AsparBrussels
Cauliagus
Broccoli
sprouts
flower
Carrots

Okra

Green
peas

Sweet
corn

Snap
beans

Other

Total

---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 pounds --------------------------------------------------------------------------------1979

864

15,451

2,634

10,010

--

10,749

8,812

--

--

25,250

73,769

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

1,305
419
392
1,215
529
567
1,001
220
474
232

23,899
27,823
31,870
33,551
65,405
77,147
112,655
194,782
178,152
244,992

2,359
3,983
3,774
5,730
8,067
7,913
4,502
8,162
5,263
9,087

9,721
13,574
20,570
21,086
30,835
36,823
42,091
58,513
50,260
60,010

---------4,010

11,599
14,558
24,175
22,381
18,237
19,423
14,760
16,933
11,147
9,095

8,712
9,931
16,343
19,493
22,261
17,745
17,488
20,141
37,416
57,641

---------29,711

---------25,643

15,168
13,790
10,401
11,418
20,637
31,160
33,008
36,952
48,729
91,460

72,762
84,078
107,526
114,872
165,971
190,780
225,504
335,703
331,441
531,880

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

954
1,197
1,851
2,823
1,839
2,301
2,708
2,139
2,872
3,950

242,551
267,523
376,668
333,020
313,626
390,561
399,732
374,470
348,651
398,751

8,386
5,682
10,995
11,780
7,950
7,720
6,913
9,081
12,138
12,572

62,172
47,792
42,587
53,655
65,570
42,751
41,319
47,387
41,413
50,941

4,543
2,930
7,314
6,179
5,918
2,885
2,902
8,162
6,185
5,938

10,117
14,983
11,893
11,348
33,858
13,459
9,840
13,449
13,218
13,590

38,594
33,549
29,274
34,387
35,204
29,290
33,075
37,600
31,626
45,037

20,006
12,815
15,663
20,210
33,351
19,321
22,297
27,277
30,836
24,363

13,760
10,932
7,225
13,660
15,484
10,792
12,316
17,474
24,966
30,253

104,425
111,181
139,957
136,505
164,003
181,690
215,233
234,312
253,732
291,200

505,508
508,585
643,429
623,566
676,803
700,769
746,333
771,350
765,637
876,597

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

4,830
4,300
5,334
8,591
7,390
6,576
9,854
9,924

367,862
373,957
397,694
407,630
472,852
475,143
444,848
525,938

12,652
12,537
14,837
17,534
19,919
24,147
24,624
27,322

44,614
36,461
33,727
42,795
64,521
58,087
49,072
60,688

9,866
9,286
10,376
9,565
16,265
13,372
13,658
11,007

10,423
11,912
14,475
16,328
17,953
25,720
21,240
21,742

39,346
39,098
40,542
62,775
55,980
48,059
53,896
56,698

20,788
21,680
29,631
41,065
34,665
35,309
38,203
50,181

36,102
33,801
48,161
61,865
87,810
78,565
90,453
104,991

284,917
302,358
351,267
390,700
442,446
505,851
533,119
608,601

831,400
845,391
946,044
1,058,848
1,219,800
1,270,830
1,278,968
1,477,092

-- = Not available. 1/ Imports are in product weight as reported by Census.

Excludes potatoes.

Source: Prepared by ERS using data provided by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

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Table 115--Vegetables, frozen: U.S. exports, by type, 1979-2007 1/
Year

Carrots

Green
peas

Sweet
corn

Snap
beans

Other 2/

Total

---------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 pounds --------------------------------------------------------------------------1979

17,857

16,120

63,517

--

43,763

141,257

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

18,711
18,918
12,099
6,634
8,267
5,529
6,025
8,353
18,082
1,532

26,200
33,440
19,877
19,734
20,150
15,986
26,478
27,675
35,343
16,342

76,617
78,363
73,495
82,345
77,384
75,985
98,930
88,727
113,711
121,211

---------4,887

54,435
55,346
45,305
44,204
41,813
37,034
46,908
50,877
77,777
67,201

175,963
186,067
150,776
152,917
147,614
134,534
178,341
175,632
244,913
211,172

1990 3/
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

3,963
5,129
2,462
3,991
5,260
6,966
6,723
12,430
19,921
6,326

15,731
17,177
22,487
23,809
23,174
35,959
33,673
26,380
26,512
30,029

129,895
127,445
137,063
137,364
141,966
135,240
126,383
159,238
162,273
161,526

10,811
9,391
10,001
10,249
10,192
17,443
15,362
15,041
18,815
16,166

114,529
122,847
131,628
121,913
128,482
142,452
165,856
176,857
203,875
204,621

274,929
281,988
303,641
297,326
309,074
338,060
347,997
389,946
431,396
418,668

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

10,572
6,326
1,983
1,692
3,429
2,286
1,624
8,325

30,951
24,307
33,625
32,086
27,718
28,273
30,672
24,693

151,830
146,639
139,845
152,676
146,145
158,196
155,007
138,229

18,990
23,798
31,062
21,393
23,516
12,861
15,244
15,530

197,016
190,661
179,063
149,098
130,287
161,574
176,339
231,375

409,358
391,731
385,578
356,945
331,095
363,189
378,886
418,152

-- = Not available. 1/ Exports are in product weight as reported by Census. Excludes potatoes. 2/ Includes snap beans prior to 1989.
3/ Due to reporting deficiencies, U.S. exports to Canada prior to 1990 may be understated.
Source: Prepared by ERS using data provided by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

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Table 116--Selected frozen vegetables: U.S. import value from selected countries and the world, 2003-07
Item

Canada

China

France Guatemala

Ecuador

Israel

Mexico

Peru

Others

World

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ 1,000 ----------------------------------------------------------------------2003:
Asparagus
Green beans
Broccoli
Carrots
Cauliflower
Sweet corn
Melons
Okra
Green peas
Spinach
Selected total

0
8,696
861
278
685
14,988
0
0
10,675
6
36,188

898
2,068
1,777
0
701
275
0
0
4,268
334
10,321

2
9,534
0
25
0
0
0
0
70
6
9,637

0
0
26,117
52
2,116
35
1,709
3,072
1,278
0
34,379

0
0
9,315
0
0
0
0
0
64
0
9,379

0
4
0
2,100
0
2
0
0
12
0
2,119

1,205
148
110,393
0
12,348
154
975
252
0
3,232
128,708

5,487
111
38
0
0
623
0
0
0
0
6,259

648
5,950
98
826
708
710
244
1,242
6,617
362
17,404

8,239
26,511
148,599
3,281
16,558
16,788
2,928
4,566
22,984
3,940
254,393

2004:
Asparagus
Green beans 1/
Broccoli
Carrots
Cauliflower
Sweet corn
Melons
Okra
Green peas 2/
Spinach
Selected total

0
12,223
1,555
986
1,179
12,576
0
5
10,954
2
39,479

1,270
5,996
2,965
0
1,511
144
75
23
5,046
1,754
18,785

10
11,595
7
49
0
0
0
0
103
5
11,768

0
195
29,902
86
1,528
88
1,274
4,006
1,788
0
38,867

0
0
11,260
0
0
0
0
0
38
0
11,298

0
37
0
2,121
0
4
0
0
4
0
2,167

188
88
122,669
665
18,513
24
195
112
3
4,860
147,317

4,731
300
95
0
0
991
0
0
118
0
6,236

344
7,458
169
1,241
927
804
540
795
3,613
283
16,173

6,543
37,891
168,623
5,149
23,658
14,630
2,083
4,940
21,667
6,905
292,090

2005:
Asparagus
Green beans 1/
Broccoli
Carrots
Cauliflower
Sweet corn
Melons
Okra
Green peas
Spinach
Selected total

0
12,871
1,242
1,102
492
12,871
0
0
11,183
0
39,761

754
5,643
4,227
145
1,119
240
12
0
4,432
2,816
19,388

39
10,865
0
96
0
0
0
0
23
2
11,025

0
135
22,297
0
1,819
48
1,886
5,954
1,916
0
34,056

0
0
11,559
0
0
0
0
0
281
0
11,840

0
6
0
1,938
0
5
0
0
0
0
1,949

0
189
136,411
273
18,464
69
500
21
30
6,168
162,125

5,930
395
40
0
0
1,626
0
0
169
0
8,160

36
7,070
42
1,264
539
947
146
1,031
1,455
327
12,857

6,759
37,174
175,818
4,818
22,433
15,806
2,544
7,006
19,489
9,313
301,160

2006:
Asparagus
Green beans 1/
Broccoli
Carrots
Cauliflower
Sweet corn
Melons
Okra
Green peas 2/
Spinach
Selected total

0
15,202
1,154
1,511
464
12,441
0
0
11,561
0
42,333

940
8,211
5,771
85
1,330
569
0
232
6,540
4,651
28,328

4
12,981
0
114
0
0
0
0
24
22
13,145

10
299
21,031
0
2,529
166
2,287
4,953
2,875
0
34,150

0
0
17,073
0
0
0
0
0
74
0
17,146

0
0
0
1,639
0
1,264
0
0
0
0
2,903

65
103
125,577
309
13,491
11
731
0
0
4,963
145,250

8,513
602
56
0
0
2,069
0
0
41
0
11,281

590
6,401
100
1,053
590
1,102
143
1,275
3,258
392
14,904

10,121
43,799
170,762
4,711
18,404
17,622
3,161
6,460
24,372
10,028
309,440

2007:
Asparagus
Green beans 1/
Broccoli
Carrots
Cauliflower
Sweet corn
Melons
Okra
Green peas 2/
Spinach
Selected total

0
17,653
1,031
395
338
17,333
0
0
14,735
0
51,483

943
11,821
9,487
155
2,030
620
0
693
5,869
6,150
37,767

5
16,146
0
138
0
0
0
0
137
33
16,458

0
493
29,650
0
3,614
153
1,079
4,751
1,609
0
41,349

0
0
22,306
0
186
41
0
0
203
0
22,737

0
0
0
1,811
0
127
0
0
0
0
1,938

106
78
146,095
853
16,827
465
508
0
52
5,200
170,184

9,869
945
0
5
0
2,681
0
0
33
0
13,533

548
6,432
40
1,859
148
1,252
186
1,237
3,309
461
15,472

11,472
53,568
208,609
5,214
23,144
22,672
1,774
6,681
25,945
11,844
370,922

1/ Belgium was $2.3 million in 2007, $2.5 miilion in 2006, $4.1 million in 2005, and $3.1 million in 2004.
2/ In 2006, New Zealand was $2.2 million. In 2004, Poland accounted for $1.8 million and New Zealand was $1.3 million
Source: Prepared by ERS using data provided by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

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Table 117--Selected frozen vegetables: U.S. export value to selected countries and the world, 2000-07
Hong
Saudi
South
Kong
Japan
Mexico
Arabia
Korea
Taiwan
Item
Australia Canada China

United
Kingdom

Others

World

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- $ 1,000 ----------------------------------------------------------------------2000:
Carrots
Sweet corn
Green beans
Green peas
Spinach
Selected total

0
1,101
616
0
423
2,141

82
5,260
3,442
3,399
3,590
15,772

11
2,342
30
34
0
2,418

0
1,786
0
14
0
1,800

2,607
35,773
851
3,806
29
43,065

7
939
221
996
37
2,200

0
1,993
144
6
0
2,143

0
1,026
66
74
0
1,166

19
762
108
32
0
921

193
1,454
993
370
0
3,009

161
5,408
2,296
774
9
8,647

3,080
57,845
8,766
9,504
4,088
83,282

2001:
Carrots
Sweet corn
Green beans
Green peas
Spinach
Selected total

0
220
383
0
366
968

58
5,773
5,664
1,572
3,406
16,474

0
2,151
0
383
0
2,535

0
1,393
0
31
0
1,424

1,520
34,800
624
2,965
8
39,917

0
1,246
1,055
1,535
52
3,888

0
1,815
146
0
0
1,961

42
210
28
43
0
323

8
648
0
33
0
689

0
3,076
430
511
0
4,017

147
5,071
2,438
691
9
8,356

1,775
56,403
10,767
7,764
3,841
80,551

2002:
Carrots
Sweet corn
Green beans
Green peas
Spinach
Selected total

9
473
362
0
813
1,657

61
7,721
5,283
4,606
3,346
21,017

0
4,088
11
507
0
4,606

0
1,472
315
0
0
1,786

443
31,082
1,325
3,226
145
36,221

25
1,986
356
1,948
112
4,427

0
2,044
151
11
0
2,207

95
152
39
35
0
321

0
431
59
0
0
490

5
2,258
79
0
0
2,343

38
4,208
4,680
609
31
9,565

676
55,915
12,658
10,944
4,447
84,640

2003:
Carrots
Sweet corn
Green beans
Green peas
Spinach
Selected total

0
777
335
0
634
1,746

17
7,505
4,451
4,712
3,528
20,213

11
10,191
0
79
0
10,282

0
975
8
22
0
1,005

272
29,705
1,603
3,286
0
34,866

13
3,450
515
1,618
84
5,681

0
1,817
356
8
0
2,181

146
488
13
70
0
717

0
247
0
0
0
247

0
1,067
0
0
0
1,067

102
5,551
1,383
923
73
8,032

562
61,773
8,663
10,719
4,319
86,037

2004:
Carrots
Sweet corn
Green beans
Green peas
Spinach
Selected total

8
1,195
100
0
300
1,604

30
3,427
4,212
4,430
3,852
15,951

0
10,039
18
105
0
10,162

0
722
4
37
0
764

342
30,131
1,073
2,899
10
34,455

0
4,684
368
1,954
194
7,200

0
2,352
68
0
0
2,420

102
942
16
93
0
1,152

0
144
22
7
0
174

90
236
0
0
0
326

414
4,741
2,679
431
42
8,307

986
58,614
8,560
9,957
4,398
82,514

2005:
Carrots
Sweet corn
Green beans
Green peas
Spinach
Selected total

0
500
0
0
269
769

7
3,166
2,971
5,454
4,326
15,924

12
11,545
30
168
15
11,770

0
1,154
73
0
0
1,227

274
27,990
1,224
2,397
103
31,988

49
4,326
422
1,977
30
6,803

0
2,664
8
0
0
2,672

132
1,002
54
0
0
1,188

0
804
0
64
0
868

0
24
0
0
0
24

242
6,371
912
463
99
8,087

716
59,546
5,694
10,523
4,841
81,319

2006:
Carrots
Sweet corn
Green beans
Green peas
Spinach
Selected total

0
34
0
0
151
185

36
2,629
3,079
4,515
4,629
14,888

0
13,759
24
266
0
14,048

0
1,348
140
14
13
1,515

251
30,544
1,003
2,692
0
34,490

15
4,337
348
2,383
475
7,559

0
2,582
173
0
0
2,755

129
128
5
99
0
360

0
245
179
11
0
436

0
313
3
0
0
316

129
6,831
1,101
2,583
6
10,651

560
62,750
6,055
12,563
5,274
87,202

2007:
Carrots
Sweet corn
Green beans
Green peas
Spinach
Selected total

0
848
96
158
0
1,102

15
2,355
3,406
3,453
4,908
14,137

12
13,776
0
368
0
14,156

0
1,529
18
12
3
1,562

1,037
29,402
1,711
3,041
0
35,191

36
5,616
339
1,952
185
8,128

0
2,111
129
19
9
2,267

2,256
523
52
100
0
2,931

0
199
120
131
0
450

0
434
26
0
0
460

125
7,418
1,554
1,317
25
10,438

3,481
64,212
7,450
10,550
5,130
90,823

Source: Prepared by ERS using data provided by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

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Table 118--Potatoes: Harvested acreage, by season, 1979-2008 1/
Year

Winter

Spring

Summer

Fall

Total

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 acres ------------------------------------------------------------------1979

11.9

83.7

103.6

1,059.1

1,258.3

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

11.5
11.6
11.0
11.3
13.0
13.2
12.3
11.7
12.3
13.1

71.6
78.7
81.0
79.6
86.9
87.0
76.2
82.8
79.8
88.9

91.1
96.5
101.1
99.1
105.2
111.5
94.0
100.5
91.8
93.5

973.6
1,045.6
1,073.8
1,051.5
1,092.7
1,147.0
1,037.7
1,098.4
1,075.4
1,086.0

1,147.8
1,232.4
1,266.9
1,241.5
1,297.8
1,358.7
1,220.2
1,293.4
1,259.3
1,281.5

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

13.2
12.2
13.4
13.6
12.3
11.9
14.5
16.0
15.0
17.8

95.1
87.5
83.0
83.8
90.4
84.3
90.0
87.5
90.4
84.3

96.3
97.3
86.0
87.4
90.2
69.2
73.2
65.0
67.5
63.6

1,166.0
1,177.4
1,132.6
1,136.4
1,192.2
1,210.7
1,248.2
1,185.1
1,214.0
1,166.1

1,370.6
1,374.4
1,315.0
1,321.2
1,385.1
1,376.1
1,425.9
1,353.6
1,386.9
1,331.8

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 p 2/

17.0
14.0
15.7
14.3
18.5
19.8
17.5
11.5
11.0

75.6
76.2
86.1
84.7
72.2
66.7
67.5
70.2
67.7

62.6
58.2
58.9
58.7
53.9
51.4
53.9
51.3

1,192.3
1,072.5
1,105.2
1,090.9
1,022.3
949.0
983.0
996.7

1,347.5
1,220.9
1,265.9
1,248.6
1,166.9
1,086.9
1,121.9
1,129.7

p = Preliminary. 1/ Beginning with 2000, Nebraska summer area is included with fall, Wyoming was dropped from the fall estimates program, Iowa summer
estimates were discontinued, Alabama spring estimates were moved to summer, North Carolina summer estimates were grouped with spring estimates
and estimates for Kansas summer potatoes began. After 2003, fall estimates were dropped for South Dakota and Utah. 2/ Florida winter combined with
spring beginning in 2007.
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Potatoes Annual Summary and Crop Production.

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Table 119--Potatoes: Production, by season, 1979-2008
Year
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 p 1/
-- = Not available.

Winter
Spring
Summer
Fall
Total
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 cwt ------------------------------------------------------------------2,383
2,363
2,198
2,263
2,193
2,640
2,691
2,991
2,501
2,616
2,764
2,343
2,609
2,998
2,552
2,372
2,473
3,273
3,431
2,980
4,070
4,960
4,115
4,206
4,027
4,818
4,892
4,495
2,473
2,640
p = preliminary.

21,348
17,067
20,803
20,964
18,338
23,996
22,986
19,865
18,988
20,110
20,852
24,163
20,636
21,535
19,654
22,646
20,193
22,417
22,299
21,095
25,292
21,921
21,814
22,452
24,433
22,663
18,724
19,766
19,820
19,573

21,917
17,240
20,542
22,770
18,516
22,741
27,294
20,689
22,833
20,154
22,155
23,097
22,647
21,309
20,258
22,062
17,581
19,176
18,171
18,855
18,884
19,134
18,113
17,932
18,766
18,307
17,567
18,166
17,032
--

296,799
267,235
297,080
309,134
294,679
312,662
353,638
318,198
344,998
313,558
324,673
352,507
371,730
379,525
387,885
422,345
404,852
454,388
423,190
432,737
429,847
467,529
393,631
413,581
410,588
410,253
382,743
398,921
409,082
--

1/ Florida's winter season production was combined with the spring crop beginning in 2007.

Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Potatoes Annual Summary and Crop Production.

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342,447
303,905
340,623
355,131
333,726
362,039
406,609
361,743
389,320
356,438
370,444
402,110
417,622
425,367
430,349
469,425
445,099
499,254
467,091
475,667
478,093
513,544
437,673
458,171
457,814
456,041
423,926
441,348
448,407
--

Table 120--Potatoes, all seasons: Production, by major State, 1979-2007
Crop
WashNorth
ColoWisyear 1/
Idaho
ington
Dakota
rado
consin

Oregon

Maine

Minnesota

All
other

United
States

------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1,000 cwt -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

84,930
79,910
84,480
91,785
85,990
86,600
102,515
90,220
99,710
102,610
102,475
119,070
122,175
127,050
126,192
138,801
132,657
142,800
140,314
138,000
133,330
152,320
120,200
133,385
123,180
131,970
118,288
128,915
131,650

48,450
43,935
52,920
52,800
54,080
56,925
63,630
61,950
66,960
63,250
64,310
67,980
75,435
69,300
88,500
88,920
80,850
94,990
88,160
93,225
95,200
105,000
94,400
92,340
93,150
93,810
95,480
89,900
102,300

18,240
15,680
20,125
17,250
20,480
20,615
23,630
21,600
24,050
15,525
15,070
16,675
30,030
27,690
21,090
28,200
25,410
28,820
22,000
28,670
26,400
26,950
26,400
23,460
27,440
26,765
20,500
25,480
23,660

13,353
12,545
13,504
14,619
15,820
19,213
20,140
20,880
21,359
20,901
22,747
24,874
25,836
24,120
27,812
28,864
26,584
32,556
27,577
27,985
28,237
30,960
23,373
30,153
25,956
25,786
24,748
23,982
21,989

17,010
16,000
18,190
22,575
18,910
21,350
24,130
20,125
22,100
20,000
23,120
23,075
23,275
25,160
24,538
28,440
28,113
33,150
30,175
30,895
34,000
33,800
31,955
30,750
32,800
30,450
27,880
29,370
28,160

25,310
19,745
21,710
21,105
20,710
23,525
26,888
23,172
25,924
20,735
23,308
23,450
22,170
21,075
23,103
27,514
24,788
30,124
27,319
26,229
28,020
30,683
20,730
24,936
20,991
19,775
22,023
18,533
20,238

27,685
24,960
26,520
27,030
22,560
21,360
28,215
21,930
23,240
22,000
22,000
20,520
18,170
24,300
19,890
18,375
17,160
21,175
19,080
18,060
17,813
17,920
16,430
16,960
17,030
19,065
15,455
17,980
16,530

14,716
11,486
14,947
13,401
11,639
15,455
15,933
15,293
18,250
13,557
15,750
16,110
19,314
18,388
14,780
20,035
20,790
24,600
20,440
21,170
18,020
21,240
18,425
18,810
22,330
18,920
17,630
20,400
20,680

92,753
79,644
88,227
94,566
83,537
96,996
101,528
86,573
87,727
77,860
81,664
90,356
81,217
88,284
84,444
90,276
88,747
91,039
92,026
91,433
97,073
94,671
85,760
87,377
94,937
89,500
81,922
86,788
83,200

1/ Crop year begins September 1 and ends August 31. The year stated begins crop year.
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Potatoes Annual Summary and January Crop Production Summary.

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342,447
303,905
340,623
355,131
333,726
362,039
406,609
361,743
389,320
356,438
370,444
402,110
417,622
425,367
430,349
469,425
445,099
499,254
467,091
475,667
478,093
513,544
437,673
458,171
457,814
456,041
423,926
441,348
448,407

Table 121--Potatoes, all seasons: Value of production, by major State, 1979-2007
Crop
WashNorth
ColoWisyear 1/
Idaho
ington
Dakota
rado
consin
Oregon

Maine

Minnesota

All
other

United
States

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 dollars --------------------------------------------------------------------------------1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 p

250,444
451,492
401,280
321,248
447,148
420,010
338,300
387,946
348,985
554,094
727,573
595,350
488,700
654,308
586,793
687,065
822,473
549,780
631,413
627,900
659,984
609,280
739,230
666,925
541,992
560,873
674,242
760,599
763,570

123,548
193,314
209,034
198,000
229,840
293,164
219,524
266,385
244,404
284,625
331,197
353,496
286,653
346,500
469,050
417,924
553,823
451,203
431,984
447,480
476,000
446,250
552,240
512,487
489,038
459,669
534,688
561,875
613,800

59,280
107,408
81,506
75,038
100,352
95,860
75,616
90,720
84,175
98,584
96,448
95,048
118,619
125,990
131,813
129,720
137,214
135,454
124,300
151,951
147,840
146,878
158,400
146,625
149,548
155,237
139,400
166,894
156,156

38,819
84,296
63,451
53,320
99,098
90,931
49,533
91,422
44,164
149,993
184,899
115,681
57,576
100,702
169,011
107,377
166,705
60,542
126,164
130,700
122,926
97,756
219,602
191,858
119,252
120,818
213,703
190,528
181,752

73,143
161,600
85,493
92,558
104,951
102,480
76,010
92,575
85,085
128,000
166,464
126,913
97,755
123,284
158,270
142,200
179,923
142,545
171,998
152,930
180,200
160,550
226,881
212,175
186,960
175,088
218,858
229,086
209,792

71,590
90,761
97,228
82,310
96,172
112,105
95,618
96,965
89,953
99,638
135,742
129,556
87,810
115,451
132,036
130,731
166,269
138,574
142,466
132,115
138,945
146,637
132,732
141,269
112,837
101,241
128,835
119,538
146,726

89,976
180,960
119,340
90,551
141,000
91,848
79,002
131,580
98,770
160,600
166,100
124,146
105,386
123,930
138,236
112,088
109,824
97,405
122,112
116,487
113,113
110,208
125,690
119,568
103,032
123,923
127,504
140,244
123,975

45,782
91,731
72,868
52,617
64,369
78,519
46,824
68,282
59,264
85,091
95,414
92,395
79,302
83,334
83,614
98,334
109,148
114,390
113,442
107,967
110,823
108,324
103,180
112,860
112,767
103,114
113,714
125,460
132,352

419,541
617,394
688,276
596,997
651,333
757,381
587,869
664,280
628,149
578,946
809,826
798,398
721,098
662,979
773,876
768,007
750,332
733,583
758,742
766,411
792,597
764,170
797,921
941,543
870,396
774,822
840,551
931,647
869,623

p = preliminary. 1/ Crop year begins September 1 and ends August 31. The year stated begins crop year.
Sources: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Potatoes Annual Summary and Crop Values.

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1,172,123
1,978,956
1,818,476
1,562,639
1,934,263
2,042,298
1,568,296
1,890,155
1,682,949
2,139,571
2,713,663
2,430,983
2,042,899
2,336,478
2,642,699
2,593,446
2,995,711
2,423,476
2,622,621
2,633,941
2,742,428
2,590,053
3,055,876
3,045,310
2,685,822
2,574,785
2,991,495
3,225,871
3,197,746

Table 122--Potatoes, all seasons: Crop-year utilization, 1979-2006
Crop
year 1/

Table
stock

Total

Chips and
shoestring

Dehydrated

Processing uses
Frozen
Other
french fries
frozen

Canned
products

Starch, flour
and other

Other
sales 2/

Non-sales
uses 3/

------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 cwt ---------------------------------------------------------------------------1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 4/

115,109
98,066
111,976
120,232
107,295
113,187
125,006
109,331
129,097
108,348
113,932
119,545
126,953
127,106
125,379
136,106
124,875
131,446
131,670
125,099
133,947
139,590
122,552
131,889
133,143
130,418
120,372
101,383

166,104
153,230
172,328
170,891
171,229
185,680
192,842
193,117
197,837
192,737
200,726
221,997
226,560
228,922
242,087
261,258
255,846
283,935
268,352
281,399
274,574
287,372
250,475
262,706
257,226
258,562
245,991
280,044

38,276
37,894
39,344
40,650
43,311
42,339
42,217
45,814
40,593
44,539
43,071
44,489
45,850
48,455
48,987
49,299
47,284
48,305
48,130
51,504
52,941
52,405
54,080
51,640
52,790
50,068
50,998
67,034

30,784
28,222
29,875
27,720
26,754
27,845
29,958
28,445
30,823
28,786
32,187
38,838
40,395
38,078
40,795
41,381
45,065
54,261
48,389
55,521
50,830
54,332
40,759
51,357
48,418
48,541
42,312
54,590

74,320
67,208
79,829
76,013
74,350
87,350
94,741
96,244
101,377
95,466
100,459
108,455
111,128
112,496
121,087
136,531
129,029
145,489
131,628
142,933
140,196
146,869
126,711
124,875
126,515
131,592
123,298
129,469

14,420
13,673
16,812
17,290
19,655
20,322
17,856
15,708
18,305
17,558
19,115
23,915
23,097
23,016
25,190
26,362
27,073
28,972
33,397
25,162
23,592
26,723
23,598
28,951
23,870
23,003
24,747
24,859

4,730
4,047
4,169
4,582
4,131
4,423
4,581
4,098
4,555
4,972
4,996
4,601
4,351
5,267
4,337
5,509
5,727
4,952
5,497
4,694
5,705
5,077
4,312
4,833
4,254
3,827
3,054
2,995

3,574
2,186
2,299
4,636
3,028
3,401
3,489
2,808
2,184
1,416
898
1,699
1,739
1,610
1,691
2,176
1,668
1,956
1,311
1,585
1,310
1,966
1,015
1,050
1,379
1,531
1,582
1,097

25,202
22,992
23,976
25,721
24,604
27,414
27,993
24,692
24,831
24,476
25,088
26,290
25,685
29,609
26,751
28,815
28,993
36,414
29,411
27,956
28,477
37,610
28,033
27,049
26,608
24,857
24,253
25,331

36,032
29,617
32,343
38,287
30,601
35,758
60,768
34,603
37,555
30,877
30,696
34,278
38,424
39,730
36,132
43,246
35,385
47,459
37,658
41,213
41,095
48,972
36,613
36,527
40,837
42,204
33,310
34,590

1/ Crop year begins September 1 and ends August 31. The year stated begins crop year. 2/ Includes livestock feed , seed, and crop
diversion. In 2000/01, 4.164 million cwt was diverted for non-feed purposes. 3/ Includes shrink and loss and various on-farm uses such as feed and seed.
4/ Data for 2007/08 will be released on 9/25/08 at: http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1123
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Potatoes Annual Summary.

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Table 123--Potatoes: Season-average price and value of farm sales by season, 1979-2006
Year
1/

Winter
SeasonValue of
avg. price
sales

Spring
SeasonValue of
avg. price
sales

Summer
SeasonValue of
avg. price
sales

Fall
SeasonValue of
avg. price
sales

Annual
SeasonValue of
avg. price
sales

$/cwt

$1,000

$/cwt

$1,000

$/cwt

$1,000

$/cwt

$1,000

$/cwt

$1,000

1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

8.00
9.40
17.40
12.20
10.70
13.00
14.00
11.80
18.60
10.50
20.50
30.90
24.10
18.50
25.00
31.90
20.70
23.10
17.40
26.40
23.58

18,674
21,798
37,291
26,846
22,691
33,025
36,470
34,184
45,204
26,647
55,060
70,279
61,326
53,877
61,990
73,996
49,645
73,759
58,449
76,574
93,695

4.54
6.46
10.20
8.83
8.34
9.56
8.26
7.05
11.60
6.80
11.20
10.10
13.40
7.45
11.70
9.09
9.27
10.60
9.53
10.20
9.09

94,687
107,523
207,546
180,971
149,478
224,658
186,149
137,310
215,994
134,844
229,096
240,171
270,816
157,414
225,947
201,890
182,977
233,298
204,881
209,706
224,583

4.33
8.93
8.48
6.30
8.13
9.17
4.86
7.02
6.32
7.55
10.40
8.92
7.16
7.60
7.74
8.14
8.85
7.52
8.40
7.54
7.52

88,988
146,081
164,587
135,629
141,945
195,643
124,866
137,689
135,538
144,018
218,067
194,689
154,265
154,966
150,389
169,414
149,411
138,229
146,878
136,256
136,296

3.24
6.36
4.74
3.92
5.46
5.03
3.42
4.68
3.69
5.80
6.75
5.42
4.16
5.17
5.64
5.05
6.43
4.34
5.20
5.07
5.29

850,193
1,520,080
1,261,531
1,067,863
1,449,394
1,402,425
1,007,953
1,335,419
1,142,731
1,650,554
1,996,141
1,734,476
1,393,749
1,762,984
1,991,528
1,923,830
2,383,790
1,772,833
2,011,004
1,994,030
2,064,564

3.44
6.55
5.42
4.45
5.82
5.69
3.92
5.03
4.38
6.00
7.35
6.08
4.96
5.52
6.16
5.56
6.75
4.91
5.64
5.56
5.77

1,052,542
1,795,482
1,670,955
1,411,309
1,763,508
1,855,751
1,355,438
1,644,602
1,539,467
1,956,063
2,498,364
2,239,615
1,880,156
2,129,241
2,429,854
2,369,130
2,765,823
2,218,119
2,421,212
2,416,566
2,519,138

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006

17.04
22.22
26.21
26.04
22.37
21.47
24.89

79,903
88,159
108,658
103,209
106,379
100,990
108,590

9.57
9.86
13.28
10.90
10.04
11.29
12.32

203,933
205,692
283,753
253,334
216,924
201,357
233,310

9.00
9.25
10.78
8.72
8.07
9.71
11.05

164,374
161,121
186,957
157,111
142,873
165,078
194,486

4.55
6.54
5.89
5.23
5.08
6.53
6.68

1,910,952
2,348,006
2,232,627
1,943,986
1,877,912
2,290,850
2,445,026

5.08
6.99
6.67
5.89
5.66
7.06
7.33

2,359,162
2,802,978
2,811,995
2,457,640
2,344,088
2,758,275
2,981,412

1/ Crop year. Data for the 2007/08 crop year are scheduled to be released 9/25/2008.
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Potatoes Annual Summary.

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Table 124--Potatoes: January 1 stocks of fresh fall-season potatoes in major States, 1979-2008
Crop
WashNorth
ColoWisyear 1/
Idaho
ington
Dakota
rado
consin
Oregon
Maine

Minnesota

Sum of 8
States

------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 cwt ------------------------------------------------------------------------1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

58,500
53,000
55,500
61,000
54,500
54,500
65,000
63,000
65,000
65,500
61,500
77,000
79,000
83,500
85,000
89,500
85,000
92,000
91,500
89,000
86,000
101,000
78,000
82,500
76,500
84,500
75,500
74,500
80,000
84,000

27,300
22,000
25,100
25,700
25,900
25,900
30,000
28,000
32,900
32,100
30,400
29,500
32,200
29,100
38,000
43,000
35,000
42,000
41,500
43,500
41,000
52,000
46,000
43,500
44,000
43,000
46,500
42,500
42,500
54,000

10,700
8,900
11,400
11,500
12,700
12,900
16,000
13,500
15,500
8,600
9,500
11,000
18,500
16,000
12,600
16,200
14,000
18,000
13,800
17,500
13,800
16,200
16,900
14,000
17,300
17,500
11,500
15,000
15,000
12,500

7,100
6,700
7,100
8,250
9,000
10,950
12,900
11,750
13,800
12,950
13,750
14,400
15,600
15,500
15,800
16,300
16,100
20,700
17,000
16,500
17,300
17,700
13,300
18,100
15,300
15,800
15,000
15,200
15,200
13,200

7,400
5,400
7,800
9,400
8,400
9,200
11,000
9,000
10,000
9,300
10,400
11,200
12,000
13,400
12,000
13,600
13,900
17,200
16,800
17,000
17,900
17,400
16,200
16,900
18,500
16,900
15,500
17,000
16,900
16,000

14,600
11,300
12,700
13,200
12,100
12,900
15,700
14,900
16,100
13,100
12,100
13,000
15,500
14,000
16,800
17,600
14,100
21,500
19,000
17,500
20,500
23,000
15,500
15,000
15,800
14,500
16,500
13,900
13,900
16,100

21,200
16,300
18,000
19,600
16,000
15,000
20,200
13,700
15,000
13,300
13,600
12,900
10,300
15,600
12,700
11,400
12,400
15,300
14,100
12,500
13,000
12,500
10,800
11,200
12,100
12,800
11,200
13,000
12,800
11,300

9,500
7,000
8,100
8,100
7,800
10,000
9,900
9,000
10,300
7,900
7,500
9,000
11,300
10,500
7,300
10,800
11,700
14,900
12,000
12,000
9,000
13,000
10,800
10,500
12,400
11,600
11,100
10,700
11,600
11,500

1/ Crop year begins September 1 and ends August 31. The year stated begins crop year.
Sources: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Potato Stocks, Potatoes Annual Summary.

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156,300
130,600
145,700
156,750
146,400
151,350
180,700
162,850
178,600
162,750
158,750
178,000
194,400
197,600
200,200
218,400
202,200
241,600
225,700
225,500
218,500
252,800
207,500
211,700
211,900
216,600
202,800
201,800
207,900
218,600

Table 125--Potatoes, all: U.S. monthly and season-average grower price, 1987-2008
Season
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
average
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dollars per cwt ------------------------------------------------------------------------------Table stock:
1988
3.70
3.74
4.02
4.11
4.62
4.30
5.28
5.91
4.55
4.30
5.72
5.79
8.24
1989
6.24
6.43
7.34
8.33
8.78
8.61
10.60
7.58
5.06
5.03
6.32
6.81
10.80
Year

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

7.36
5.66
3.79
5.59
7.14
4.70
7.99
3.21
5.76
6.08

7.71
5.53
4.06
5.95
8.03
5.43
8.52
3.82
6.81
6.94

9.17
6.15
5.56
6.73
10.60
5.84
8.86
3.46
7.54
7.85

10.30
7.03
6.39
8.91
7.90
5.97
9.01
3.92
6.83
8.32

9.32
7.98
5.18
8.36
8.58
7.26
9.78
4.60
7.31
7.70

8.96
7.51
5.82
7.95
8.14
9.85
10.50
5.34
7.23
9.08

9.50
7.95
8.52
9.11
8.90
10.70
9.74
7.02
6.94
9.79

8.09
5.39
9.23
7.96
8.63
9.63
7.06
9.04
6.73
9.67

5.36
4.51
6.27
6.94
5.58
9.31
5.82
7.02
6.62
7.23

4.73
4.06
5.73
6.79
4.95
8.00
5.31
6.65
5.75
6.26

5.24
3.99
5.56
8.25
5.08
7.87
4.02
6.07
5.77
6.58

5.46
4.29
5.43
7.51
5.03
7.54
3.73
6.05
5.41
7.00

8.01
5.65
6.76
7.96
6.87
8.87
5.05
6.65
6.94
6.94

6.21
3.54
10.49
8.09
6.26
6.13
9.58
8.53
9.26

6.62
5.41
11.63
8.54
6.68
6.58
9.13
9.20
9.86

6.74
4.48
13.19
8.58
7.20
8.04
13.78
11.95
11.42

6.61
5.53
12.17
8.80
7.82
7.22
12.32
11.68

7.30
7.23
14.69
9.09
7.76
7.43
10.51
11.08

7.40
8.31
16.28
9.16
9.04
8.23
11.90
11.78

8.81
8.93
16.70
8.96
9.07
10.37
13.14
11.33

8.15
12.96
15.31
8.04
7.87
11.30
13.99
10.47

5.90
10.96
11.52
7.08
6.97
10.77
9.67
8.11

4.66
8.69
8.34
6.95
5.09
8.90
9.06
7.82

4.16
8.68
8.62
6.70
4.89
9.02
8.34
8.17

4.77
9.37
8.60
6.52
5.56
9.17
8.38
8.72

5.27
10.79
9.59
7.32
6.75
10.36
10.27
9.53

Processing:
1988
3.71
1989
4.68

3.73
4.74

3.92
5.08

3.80
5.42

3.82
5.99

3.61
5.32

4.29
5.10

4.34
4.62

3.71
4.15

3.82
4.40

4.84
5.09

4.74
5.48

4.39
5.09

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

5.37
5.04
4.34
4.86
5.08
4.89
5.42
4.98
5.07
5.11

5.66
4.99
4.06
4.88
5.12
4.90
5.44
4.90
5.26
4.94

5.70
5.14
3.96
5.14
5.43
4.80
5.71
5.11
5.24
5.14

5.46
6.00
4.17
6.33
4.96
4.76
5.87
5.02
5.48
5.30

5.15
7.05
3.71
7.09
4.79
4.82
6.59
6.04
5.97
5.32

5.98
5.55
3.93
5.37
5.50
5.07
6.47
5.04
5.58
5.30

5.38
5.41
3.90
5.40
4.95
5.80
5.92
4.33
5.04
5.28

5.15
5.01
5.05
4.97
4.91
4.98
4.91
4.81
4.83
4.43

4.63
4.43
4.56
4.55
4.80
4.90
4.67
4.61
4.55
4.59

4.42
4.09
4.32
4.56
4.51
4.65
4.67
4.60
4.31
4.67

4.75
4.08
4.43
4.75
4.56
5.37
4.67
4.71
4.61
5.04

5.03
4.48
4.77
5.04
4.75
5.39
4.77
4.96
5.22
4.95

4.80
4.55
4.79
4.96
4.83
5.21
4.82
5.00
4.86
4.99

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 p

5.18
4.95
5.37
5.38
5.29
5.29
5.65
6.13
6.17

5.27
5.15
5.27
5.32
5.24
5.30
5.59
6.16
6.25

5.21
5.10
5.34
5.28
5.24
5.37
5.74
6.34
6.15

5.41
5.19
5.66
5.33
5.54
5.47
6.04
6.78

5.37
5.10
6.02
5.59
5.64
5.68
6.30
6.87

5.34
4.96
5.83
5.60
5.54
5.51
6.46
6.75

4.89
5.24
6.09
5.39
5.30
5.45
6.51
6.36

4.46
4.43
4.67
4.69
4.76
4.92
5.47
5.48

4.48
4.56
4.62
4.64
4.60
4.65
5.22
5.37

4.34
4.47
4.79
4.52
4.45
4.66
5.10
5.37

4.69
4.89
5.14
4.85
4.88
4.89
5.70
5.60

5.07
5.15
5.35
5.31
5.10
5.51
5.96
6.07

4.70
5.05
5.16
5.10
5.06
5.39
5.90
5.86

All uses: 1/
1988
3.70
1989
6.24

3.74
6.43

4.02
7.34

4.11
8.33

4.62
8.78

4.30
8.61

5.28
10.60

5.91
7.58

4.55
5.06

4.30
5.03

5.72
6.32

5.79
6.81

6.00
7.35

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

7.36
5.66
4.07
5.15
6.04
4.83
6.65
4.22
5.41
5.50

7.71
5.53
4.08
5.29
6.37
4.97
6.92
4.56
5.88
5.75

9.17
6.15
4.64
6.06
7.75
5.37
7.51
4.64
6.41
6.12

10.30
7.03
5.16
7.18
6.68
5.41
7.82
4.67
6.27
6.50

9.32
7.98
4.43
7.18
6.62
5.86
8.09
5.31
6.46
6.06

8.96
7.51
4.71
6.45
6.80
7.12
8.16
4.66
6.13
6.54

9.50
7.95
7.00
7.38
7.38
8.75
7.79
5.66
5.78
7.35

8.09
5.39
6.64
6.25
6.25
6.64
5.58
6.31
5.38
5.91

5.36
4.51
4.89
5.06
4.95
5.76
4.92
5.08
5.08
5.33

4.73
4.06
4.55
4.90
4.57
6.30
4.75
4.93
4.55
4.98

5.24
3.99
4.90
6.34
4.77
6.39
4.44
5.12
5.02
5.58

5.46
4.29
5.06
6.15
4.85
6.33
4.28
5.36
5.29
5.68

6.08
4.96
5.52
6.16
5.56
6.75
4.91
5.64
5.56
5.76

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 p

5.56
4.72
7.34
6.44
5.70
5.64
7.08
7.06
7.33

5.78
5.28
7.33
6.47
5.87
5.79
6.76
7.23
7.51

6.14
5.12
8.24
6.79
6.09
6.44
8.50
8.34
8.37

6.49
5.47
8.01
6.99
6.62
6.20
8.35
8.53
8.75

6.28
5.22
8.59
6.94
6.47
6.23
7.83
8.27

5.97
5.71
9.38
6.67
6.47
6.30
8.41
8.27

6.58
6.36
10.59
6.84
6.44
7.05
9.77
8.48

5.32
7.20
7.39
5.57
5.60
6.61
7.70
6.87

4.79
6.23
6.29
5.24
5.23
5.69
6.12
5.98

4.39
5.28
5.53
5.03
4.61
5.37
5.76
5.83

4.50
6.16
6.24
5.42
4.89
6.36
6.59
6.74

4.93
6.73
6.62
5.76
5.28
6.89
6.79
7.09

5.08
6.99
6.67
5.89
5.66
7.06
7.33
7.12

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 p

p = Preliminary. -- = Not available. 1/ Average price received by growers for all potatoes.
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Potatoes Annual Summary and Agricultural Prices.

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Table 126--Potatoes, fresh market: U.S. monthly and annual retail price index, 1979-2008 1/
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Annual

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1982-84=100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1979

59.9

60.9

62.6

61.7

63.8

69.3

70.6

66.1

62.4

59.8

61.2

64.8

63.6

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

63.8
102.0
90.4
73.9
107.1
103.7
83.8
106.4
104.6
130.8

63.6
109.6
93.0
75.3
112.5
105.0
82.2
111.7
106.2
138.3

63.6
113.9
94.2
75.4
113.7
105.8
81.9
111.2
108.5
146.6

63.1
118.3
95.8
80.9
114.9
107.3
83.7
116.2
111.2
158.9

65.7
120.3
100.2
88.3
116.4
115.6
87.5
127.1
114.7
164.0

77.1
129.6
107.9
95.3
122.5
125.0
99.3
136.4
122.2
172.5

97.1
129.8
116.0
100.3
142.5
120.4
111.4
139.1
125.7
180.7

102.3
117.4
102.7
107.1
149.6
103.8
112.0
127.6
132.0
182.3

98.0
103.0
85.2
105.2
110.8
88.6
104.9
110.5
124.8
153.1

92.5
90.9
76.3
99.1
101.5
81.3
101.2
101.9
125.2
139.8

91.7
89.6
75.3
95.4
98.0
80.6
101.9
100.6
126.0
135.0

93.1
89.7
75.5
99.4
102.4
81.4
103.9
103.8
128.5
140.0

81.0
109.5
92.7
91.3
116.0
101.5
96.1
116.0
119.1
153.5

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

150.1
139.6
130.9
139.7
169.4
157.1
179.1
164.2
180.2
184.5

160.1
140.9
131.7
138.9
171.3
157.2
179.0
162.8
179.3
184.0

170.6
139.6
132.1
142.4
179.8
161.8
183.8
161.2
181.6
185.9

187.3
144.4
135.6
152.0
186.3
164.6
181.9
163.9
179.9
183.3

187.4
149.1
136.7
156.0
179.9
165.3
185.5
167.3
187.7
191.5

185.8
165.8
141.0
163.4
185.7
183.1
189.8
172.4
193.1
194.7

179.7
164.3
155.9
165.2
194.1
200.8
195.5
181.9
196.5
205.0

169.8
156.2
164.7
165.8
190.4
195.5
196.6
194.0
192.7
212.1

152.0
143.7
153.1
156.1
168.8
182.8
180.9
191.7
189.1
204.6

139.9
132.1
143.0
152.1
157.3
179.7
172.5
181.6
187.0
194.8

134.5
129.9
136.1
158.3
154.2
172.6
162.0
174.3
176.7
186.1

133.9
129.9
137.2
165.0
154.2
175.3
160.2
175.0
178.0
190.7

162.6
144.6
141.5
154.6
174.3
174.7
180.6
174.2
185.2
193.1

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

196.6
186.6
213.4
230.6
228.2
237.5
261.1
272.4
282.9

198.1
186.8
225.7
226.9
226.0
235.8
264.7
269.9
286.3

197.9
189.3
230.2
227.5
230.5
228.3
264.6
276.0
285.4

194.9
187.0
244.1
225.0
224.3
235.0
261.5
277.6
293.1

200.4
192.2
248.0
231.9
229.0
239.1
270.4
284.7

201.7
205.0
253.4
231.4
237.4
246.7
276.0
291.6

208.3
213.4
260.7
235.1
240.7
256.7
282.5
294.5

210.7
224.5
263.8
238.8
238.9
263.8
293.6
283.4

195.4
218.3
246.4
233.8
228.5
258.6
290.4
283.0

191.5
216.3
232.0
223.7
232.0
265.8
278.2
278.8

181.2
203.4
221.8
217.7
226.9
253.5
267.8
278.7

179.4
205.2
222.2
214.5
230.5
251.7
266.8
274.7

196.3
202.3
238.5
228.1
231.1
247.7
273.1
280.4

1/ Index of retail prices paid in major U.S. cities. Data beginning in 1978 are for all urban consumers. Earlier data are for urban
wage earners and clerical workers.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov/data/).

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Table 127-- Potatoes, frozen french fries: U.S. monthly and annual producer price index, 1979-2008
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Annual

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1982=100 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------1979

73.5

73.1

73.4

73.8

73.7

73.4

73.4

76.7

78.0

77.1

77.2

76.6

75.0

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

76.0
81.7
99.1
103.3
103.1
110.8
114.0
115.3
114.4
117.2

76.1
79.2
98.6
102.5
102.5
111.6
114.0
116.3
113.6
118.5

75.8
83.5
99.0
102.1
108.3
111.9
114.1
115.5
113.6
118.5

77.1
88.5
98.4
102.5
107.4
112.9
113.4
115.9
114.5
118.2

77.4
88.7
99.0
101.1
107.2
113.0
113.5
115.4
113.3
118.7

79.3
92.0
98.6
101.3
109.8
113.1
113.5
115.5
113.4
118.8

80.2
94.4
98.4
101.2
110.2
113.4
112.8
115.2
114.8
118.8

80.8
94.7
101.1
101.2
110.3
113.2
113.3
114.8
115.6
119.2

82.0
96.5
101.4
100.5
109.9
113.8
112.8
116.2
115.7
119.5

82.0
98.3
102.4
100.7
110.1
114.3
112.8
114.5
117.0
119.5

78.7
98.7
102.0
102.9
110.1
113.8
113.9
113.7
116.7
121.3

81.5
98.9
102.1
102.0
110.0
113.9
113.5
113.8
117.2
121.5

78.9
91.3
100.0
101.8
108.2
113.0
113.5
115.2
115.0
119.1

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

121.5
127.9
126.6
130.7
140.1
139.0
138.3
137.5
135.1
134.7

122.2
128.2
125.3
130.8
140.2
138.2
137.7
137.3
135.6
135.1

122.6
127.9
125.3
131.1
141.6
138.2
137.3
137.0
134.6
135.2

124.3
127.7
125.7
132.8
140.2
137.4
137.6
137.0
135.4
136.0

126.5
127.8
125.6
134.2
141.3
136.0
137.6
136.6
134.8
135.6

126.5
128.2
123.5
136.0
141.2
134.2
137.8
136.8
134.6
136.1

126.6
128.4
124.1
135.4
139.7
133.5
138.2
137.1
134.4
135.9

127.1
127.8
123.9
135.9
140.1
134.2
138.5
135.1
134.8
135.9

126.9
128.3
126.6
136.5
138.6
136.4
138.2
136.4
134.8
136.4

127.5
127.8
126.4
137.1
138.4
137.7
138.3
137.2
135.0
135.9

126.9
127.7
129.2
137.5
138.2
135.2
137.7
136.2
134.5
135.4

127.0
127.0
131.0
138.6
138.8
136.0
137.8
136.4
134.0
135.4

125.5
127.9
126.1
134.7
139.9
136.3
137.9
136.7
134.8
135.6

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 p

135.4
138.4
137.0
142.8
146.1
149.0
148.3
159.7
170.8

136.5
138.8
138.1
143.6
146.7
149.2
149.7
159.5
171.8

136.7
138.3
137.9
142.7
147.4
149.6
150.9
159.5
171.7

136.5
137.7
137.9
142.6
146.3
149.3
150.4
160.0

137.1
137.7
138.6
143.7
145.6
149.6
149.9
161.6

136.7
137.7
137.5
143.6
146.8
149.4
151.5
160.7

137.4
137.6
138.6
143.9
147.0
149.1
150.9
163.1

138.7
137.5
138.9
143.7
147.8
148.0
151.3
163.4

138.9
137.5
139.7
143.6
148.7
147.9
151.9
164.0

138.8
138.3
139.6
145.0
149.4
147.8
155.9
167.4

138.1
137.0
140.0
145.5
149.0
146.0
156.7
169.1

139.1
136.9
141.5
146.1
149.3
146.6
156.6
171.6

137.5
137.8
138.8
143.9
147.5
148.5
152.0
163.3

-- = not available.

p = Preliminary.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov/data/).

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Table 128--Potatoes: U.S. monthly retail price, by product, 1987-2008
Year

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Annual

------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dollars per pound ------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fresh: 1/
1987
1988
1989

-0.244
0.294

-0.243
0.312

0.264
0.240
0.335

0.276
0.244
0.360

0.300
0.247
0.368

0.320
0.256
0.374

0.323
0.257
0.392

0.288
0.268
0.391

0.256
0.268
0.341

0.244
0.279
0.313

0.245
0.287
0.307

0.247
0.295
0.313

0.276
0.261
0.342

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

0.333
0.332
0.286
0.311
0.369
0.339
0.385
0.335
0.362
0.381

0.355
0.330
0.285
0.311
0.373
0.337
0.385
0.331
0.362
0.382

0.387
0.327
0.280
0.327
0.395
0.348
0.392
0.330
0.368
0.384

0.434
0.339
0.285
0.354
0.413
0.359
0.394
0.335
0.369
0.380

0.427
0.343
0.292
0.360
0.389
0.357
0.392
0.338
0.381
0.388

0.422
0.386
0.294
0.379
0.390
0.396
0.401
0.345
0.390
0.391

0.405
0.376
0.328
0.376
0.401
0.439
0.408
0.367
0.392
0.411

0.381
0.350
0.352
0.370
0.389
0.425
0.403
0.388
0.382
0.429

0.348
0.314
0.330
0.341
0.355
0.399
0.375
0.388
0.376
0.413

0.322
0.290
0.313
0.341
0.340
0.396
0.359
0.374
0.379
0.393

0.315
0.287
0.301
0.347
0.339
0.377
0.343
0.366
0.370
0.384

0.318
0.283
0.308
0.364
0.335
0.380
0.335
0.370
0.375
0.395

0.371
0.330
0.305
0.348
0.374
0.379
0.381
0.356
0.376
0.394

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

0.392
0.355
0.426
0.483
0.457
0.458
0.504
0.517
0.525

0.401
0.348
0.447
0.472
0.446
0.448
0.517
0.514
0.531

0.393
0.356
0.465
0.463
0.459
0.440
0.517
0.518
0.542

0.388
0.362
0.493
0.466
0.461
0.450
0.522
0.529
0.546

0.379
0.363
0.508
0.466
0.435
0.452
0.533
0.530

0.376
0.388
0.517
0.462
0.462
0.455
0.541
0.538

0.390
0.409
0.549
0.464
0.471
0.477
0.556
0.545

0.400
0.439
0.559
0.464
0.464
0.491
0.572
0.522

0.374
0.422
0.511
0.444
0.446
0.482
0.563
0.520

0.367
0.418
0.492
0.441
0.450
0.505
0.545
0.517

0.351
0.410
0.473
0.438
0.443
0.499
0.517
0.527

0.347
0.410
0.479
0.439
0.449
0.498
0.517
0.520

0.380
0.390
0.493
0.459
0.454
0.471
0.534
0.525

Frozen: 2/
1987
0.720
1988
0.705
1989
0.716

0.715
0.688
0.713

0.707
0.703
0.713

0.673
0.700
0.735

0.681
0.691
0.727

0.692
0.690
0.729

0.692
0.710
0.767

0.673
0.694
0.776

0.666
0.696
0.773

0.672
0.708
0.780

0.696
0.691
0.790

0.698
0.702
0.796

0.690
0.698
0.751

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

0.809
0.853
0.930
0.870
0.887
0.847
0.854
0.924
0.981
1.000

0.841
0.839
0.924
0.845
0.881
0.839
0.896
0.926
0.990
1.022

0.818
0.822
0.853
0.859
0.877
0.854
0.866
0.914
0.999
0.969

0.833
0.811
0.841
0.846
0.845
0.841
0.868
0.929
0.985
0.995

0.832
0.832
0.853
0.848
0.871
0.863
0.904
0.912
1.010
1.030

0.831
0.835
0.853
0.873
0.871
0.879
0.906
0.921
1.022
1.003

0.845
0.843
0.858
0.887
0.844
0.869
0.899
0.938
1.023
0.995

0.887
0.861
0.869
0.842
0.856
0.876
0.921
0.961
1.033
1.042

0.829
0.855
0.858
0.862
0.870
0.864
0.909
0.942
1.009
1.036

0.827
0.866
0.857
0.864
0.853
0.852
0.908
0.940
1.007
1.076

0.831
0.900
0.873
0.877
0.846
0.886
0.912
0.967
0.994
1.032

0.850
0.924
0.857
0.871
0.838
0.864
0.897
0.950
1.023
1.039

0.836
0.853
0.869
0.862
0.862
0.861
0.895
0.935
1.006
1.020

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005

1.066
1.054
1.133
1.040
0.986
0.959

1.067
1.077
1.129
1.099
0.976
0.901

1.048
1.061
1.066
1.048
0.969
--

1.045
1.049
1.108
1.088
0.981
--

1.054
1.060
1.081
1.029
1.032
--

1.024
1.071
1.143
0.974
0.956
--

0.984
1.099
1.118
0.965
1.014
--

1.037
1.081
1.142
0.987
0.987
--

1.032
1.095
1.126
1.030
0.981
--

1.058
1.055
1.107
1.033
0.965
--

1.075
1.095
1.094
0.961
0.953
--

1.090
1.114
1.093
0.999
0.933
--

1.048
1.076
1.112
1.021
0.978
--

Chips:
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

2.754
2.631
2.711
2.866
2.990
2.942
2.832
2.872
3.079
3.004
3.125
3.149
3.217

2.786
2.597
2.876
2.947
2.982
2.914
2.935
3.018
3.014
2.960
3.099
3.136
3.223

2.808
2.604
2.906
2.962
2.954
2.943
2.839
2.970
2.975
3.035
3.145
3.107
3.249

2.804
2.580
2.950
2.984
2.960
2.857
2.836
3.012
3.048
3.075
3.184
3.175
3.264

2.776
2.598
2.940
2.940
2.937
2.871
2.898
2.999
2.952
2.989
3.056
3.161
3.212

2.801
2.572
2.883
2.951
3.062
2.906
2.827
2.968
2.987
2.981
3.118
3.153
3.235

2.785
2.616
2.842
2.945
2.929
2.940
2.893
2.902
2.971
3.106
3.117
3.128
3.255

2.717
2.617
2.855
2.949
2.939
2.974
2.966
2.992
3.035
3.086
3.128
3.210
3.279

2.701
2.636
2.824
2.980
2.901
2.856
2.895
2.965
2.970
3.069
3.176
3.121
3.237

2.674
2.620
2.824
3.032
3.021
2.937
2.911
2.924
3.020
3.155
3.152
3.219
3.289

2.734
2.662
2.862
2.971
2.930
2.836
2.843
3.020
2.979
3.102
3.133
3.207
3.299

2.674
2.699
2.853
2.971
2.954
2.840
2.918
3.012
3.026
3.118
3.166
3.177
3.330

2.751
2.619
2.861
2.958
2.963
2.901
2.883
2.971
3.005
3.057
3.133
3.162
3.257

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008

3.386
3.391
3.437
3.483
3.428
3.256
3.426
3.359
3.530

3.448
3.361
3.278
3.462
3.584
3.315
3.370
3.424
3.759

3.354
3.378
3.418
3.546
3.435
3.224
3.517
3.485
3.771

3.409
3.315
3.294
3.581
3.377
3.456
3.457
3.482
3.885

3.345
3.395
3.162
3.415
3.359
3.377
3.604
3.511

3.302
3.564
3.430
3.581
3.446
3.519
3.369
3.473

3.310
3.335
3.195
3.367
3.460
3.364
3.467
3.512

3.302
3.404
3.312
3.539
3.455
3.363
3.544
3.608

3.416
3.397
3.498
3.508
3.244
3.302
3.533
3.558

3.341
3.589
3.357
3.425
3.395
3.367
3.494
3.637

3.276
3.507
3.418
3.493
3.308
3.412
3.399
3.667

3.437
3.477
3.472
3.583
3.350
3.459
3.409
3.646

3.361
3.426
3.356
3.499
3.403
3.368
3.466
3.530

-- = Not available. 1/ All fresh-market potatoes. 2/ Frozen french fried potatoes. Data not reported after Feb 2005.
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics ( http://www.bls.gov/data/).

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Table 129--Potatoes: Selected U.S. imports, by type, calendar 1979-2007 1/
Frozen
Year
Fresh
Seed
French fries
Other 2/
Chips

Dried

Flour

Starch

Dehydrated 3/

Prepared or
preserved 4/

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 pounds ----------------------------------------------------------------------------1979

98,058

61,376

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

140,675
246,984
348,374
279,557
253,579
300,469
280,813
402,791
388,394
509,346

77,691
145,369
130,026
69,529
71,570
105,403
63,645
96,995
95,029
160,931

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

482,903
437,349
273,515
541,382
405,899
458,925
690,767
512,321
737,222
610,581

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

502,705
487,888
621,461
635,006
575,374
631,251
611,231
923,529

--

16,424

--

1,641

215

14,945

293

--

---------96,224

10,915
14,989
22,164
26,557
49,732
69,081
73,527
93,901
101,907
7,982

---------136

151
2,374
1,515
417
3,172
2,571
4,226
3,702
5,022
2,758

623
602
700
775
1,007
1,142
1,305
1,545
571
693

15,917
41,410
26,789
21,795
30,084
61,081
47,422
60,742
77,638
97,406

179
136
44
135
364
2,826
1,194
452
201
1,624

255
1,529
1,344
1,138
1,822
1,152
1,965
1,963
944
586

201,043
178,907
128,071
171,200
236,911
225,942
295,698
252,498
323,801
312,908

129,685
163,744
188,608
278,386
289,436
332,427
423,322
650,695
808,800
909,011

8,497
6,749
7,022
12,074
20,212
22,573
30,940
46,548
62,233
73,640

3,807
3,632
4,147
2,511
1,006
0
1,963
1,057
5,145
10,589

1,082
427
277
217
288
266
297
283
229
235

808
833
564
761
537
473
476
271
718
931

126,354
92,949
95,598
125,765
100,436
103,221
89,817
122,591
105,799
116,628

880
2,058
1,161
1,679
1,820
3,947
3,064
2,810
5,798
10,762

1,543
430
1,597
951
1,041
1,334
1,046
2,035
2,555
1,889

302,753
183,171
261,647
237,363
179,724
156,578
206,190
182,284

1,060,050
1,211,775
1,348,523
1,533,890
1,739,661
1,515,046
1,576,576
1,581,016

93,092
85,603
101,220
117,779
108,871
128,871
142,278
122,497

38,029
41,259
36,917
61,489
76,172
71,681
61,825
48,911

122
151
189
303
261
245
757
1,081

582
1,888
1,948
1,788
5,383
8,388
3,145
3,730

127,317
124,928
160,641
178,530
164,153
207,086
178,899
161,590

21,014
23,392
27,929
33,971
16,736
14,969
12,532
16,403

2,859
4,273
8,260
5,802
7,252
11,016
12,258
12,984

-- = Not available. 1/ Imports of processed potatoes are in product weight as reported by Census. 2/ Includes french fries prior to 1989. 3/ Includes flakes and granules.
4/ Largely canned.
Source: Prepared by ERS using data provided by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

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Table 130--Potatoes: Selected U.S. exports, by type, calendar 1979-2007 1/
Frozen
Year
Fresh
Seed
Total
Fries
Other
2/
2/

Flakes
and
granules

Chips

Dried
3/

Prepared or
preserved

------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 pounds --------------------------------------------------------------------------1979

382,667

32,000

66,654

55,281

11,373

80,985

13,976

26,297

--

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

248,038
377,198
285,374
265,548
335,228
309,437
313,618
340,934
394,379
444,993

26,594
21,380
19,782
17,689
25,097
20,448
26,989
22,281
27,606
22,844

84,544
102,435
109,719
121,352
140,435
145,828
195,066
246,004
309,109
363,318

73,328
86,711
95,302
106,051
123,134
127,697
171,756
212,982
265,636
319,770

11,216
15,723
14,417
15,302
17,300
18,131
23,310
33,022
43,473
43,548

102,337
58,816
65,634
42,219
42,372
30,739
42,624
48,778
58,829
46,067

13,232
11,474
13,342
9,138
8,599
7,836
8,802
12,408
16,582
20,658

10,175
7,924
8,855
8,433
7,984
9,207
8,978
11,068
12,519
5,838

---------6,363

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

301,890
297,317
499,894
506,630
620,373
536,510
564,010
634,904
607,753
579,378

25,443
44,365
38,044
32,714
34,653
47,428
46,043
35,366
43,165
19,688

421,597
409,779
463,826
527,749
638,061
834,178
857,557
959,434
1,037,775
1,074,938

385,884
377,808
429,166
482,543
596,024
778,565
800,473
903,998
991,076
1,022,183

35,712
31,971
34,659
45,206
42,037
55,613
57,084
55,436
46,699
52,755

41,192
63,800
72,138
57,945
81,368
117,870
85,581
85,432
71,755
264,648

44,222
54,568
84,369
110,252
155,107
135,759
128,758
136,274
245,529
237,382

6,389
10,737
13,505
14,482
8,581
14,416
13,505
17,373
15,644
13,605

10,234
10,870
15,544
20,348
31,329
34,519
31,714
31,442
51,592
27,565

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 r
2007

644,190
579,361
647,119
541,775
433,712
586,226
600,715
621,212

32,387
56,815
49,777
48,577
50,747
53,163
30,009
24,238

1,147,375
1,132,898
1,100,902
990,751
1,118,931
1,213,363
1,388,186
1,566,617

1,072,489
1,082,887
1,051,586
935,923
1,049,414
1,133,521
1,313,372
1,471,885

74,886
50,010
49,316
54,828
69,517
79,842
74,814
94,732

98,451
89,911
65,279
100,080
130,489
123,698
136,284
143,199

201,555
155,147
163,738
125,475
154,621
154,424
134,211
125,988

9,294
11,776
6,083
5,432
8,580
9,267
9,853
15,681

28,585
23,178
38,660
39,173
37,072
53,960
55,717
42,093

r = revised. -- = not available. 1/ Exports of processed potatoes are in product weight as reported by the Bureau of the Census. 2/ Data for 1978 to 1989
incorporate data on Canadian imports of U.S. potatoes reported by Canada. 3/ Excludes flour and starch. Flour/meal was 8.4 mil. lb in 2006.
Source: Prepared by ERS using data provided by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

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Table 131--Potatoes: U.S. per capita utilization, by category, 1978-2008 1/

Year

Processing
Chips &
Total
Fresh
Total
Freezing
shoeDehyCanning
strings
drating
--------------------------------------------------------- Pounds/person/year, farm weight --------------------------------------------------------------

1978
1979

119.5
117.8

46.0
49.3

73.5
68.5

42.6
38.5

16.5
16.7

12.1
11.2

2.3
2.1

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

114.7
116.5
115.0
118.7
122.1
122.4
125.9
126.0
122.3
127.0

51.1
45.8
47.1
49.8
48.3
46.3
48.8
47.9
49.6
50.0

63.6
70.7
67.9
68.9
73.8
76.1
77.1
78.1
72.7
77.0

35.4
41.5
38.6
39.2
43.7
45.4
46.3
47.9
43.3
46.8

16.5
16.6
17.0
17.8
18.0
17.6
18.1
17.6
17.1
17.4

9.8
10.8
10.4
10.0
10.3
11.2
10.9
10.8
10.4
10.8

1.9
1.8
1.9
1.9
1.8
1.9
1.8
1.8
1.9
2.0

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

123.9
134.1
129.9
136.7
136.7
136.9
145.0
137.8
137.7
136.2

46.7
50.2
48.3
50.1
49.6
49.2
49.9
47.3
46.9
47.7

77.2
83.9
81.6
86.6
87.1
87.7
95.1
90.5
90.8
88.5

46.4
51.1
49.9
53.5
55.7
56.2
60.2
57.8
58.1
58.5

16.4
17.3
17.1
17.7
16.5
16.4
16.4
15.5
14.7
15.9

12.6
13.8
12.8
13.7
13.2
13.2
16.7
15.5
16.5
12.4

1.8
1.7
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.9
1.8
1.7
1.5
1.7

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004 r
2005 r
2006
2007 p
2008 f

137.9
138.6
131.9
138.2
134.7
125.6
123.4
126.0
125.3

47.1
46.5
44.2
46.8
45.8
42.4
37.3
39.2
40.9

90.8
92.1
87.7
91.4
88.9
83.2
86.1
86.8
84.4

57.5
58.1
55.1
57.2
57.3
53.7
53.2
52.2
51.8

15.9
17.6
16.5
17.3
16.6
16.0
18.9
19.3
17.6

15.7
14.8
14.7
15.5
13.8
12.6
13.2
14.4
14.0

1.7
1.6
1.4
1.4
1.2
0.9
0.8
0.9
1.0

r = Revised. p = Preliminary. f = ERS forecast. 1/ Calendar-year estimates on a fresh-equivalent basis.
Note: For the most recent per capita use stats, see: http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/vgs/Tables/Percap.xls
Source: Calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 132--Sweet potatoes: Production, by State, 1979-2007
MissisYear
Alabama California Georgia Louisiana
sippi

New
Jersey

North
Carolina

South
Carolina

Texas

Virginia

Other 1/

United
States

------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1,000 cwt -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

627
530
621
660
515
679
648
517
360
472
468

1,632
1,512
1,647
1,748
1,716
1,440
1,443
1,360
1,353
1,207
1,453

633
450
644
819
725
812
848
624
630
720
816

2,565
2,125
2,600
2,500
2,280
2,415
2,520
2,500
2,470
2,465
2,880

447
414
494
500
447
504
660
520
495
350
285

311
276
275
319
216
264
338
220
276
173
168

4,800
4,255
4,680
5,940
4,440
5,130
6,000
5,100
4,550
4,420
4,080

341
238
380
663
460
500
625
420
333
300
330

1,027
520
741
972
852
803
1,001
792
840
518
630

507
242
345
330
138
84
143
99
104
113
108

480
391
372
382
294
271
347
216
200
207
140

13,370
10,953
12,799
14,833
12,083
12,902
14,573
12,368
11,611
10,945
11,358

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

588
682
809
704
798
677
714
540
612
403

1,453
1,517
1,845
1,743
1,681
1,920
2,160
1,989
2,134
2,400

585
589
576
364
345
323
260
120
70
60

3,360
2,400
2,720
2,063
3,040
3,150
3,360
3,400
2,200
3,450

420
490
520
660
935
825
1,296
1,092
1,358
1,545

273
228
247
147
154
210
156
116
105
100

4,930
4,050
4,200
4,160
5,270
4,800
4,340
4,960
5,440
3,770

374
276
210
187
219
181
117
121
81
48

372
770
770
900
837
650
743
899
252
350

155
165
84
69
80
85
70
90
113
95

84
36
24
30
21
0
0
0
0
0

12,594
11,203
12,005
11,027
13,380
12,821
13,216
13,327
12,365
12,221

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

450
476
481
475
380
375
368
288

2,625
2,300
2,912
3,210
3,220
3,335
3,721
4,256

70
40
-------

3,120
3,080
1,875
3,150
2,325
2,465
2,228
2,925

1,476
2,400
1,968
2,380
2,601
3,114
2,480
3,500

120
126
150
138
168
156
162
120

5,550
5,580
4,810
5,880
6,880
5,950
7,020
7,095

51
128
68
150
96
128
84
70

230
310
450
448
392
169
137
162

88
75
85
60
50
38
48
36

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0

13,780
14,515
12,799
15,891
16,112
15,730
16,248
18,452

-- = Estimates discontinued in 2002. 1/ Maryland, Arkansas, and Tennessee. Between 1990 and 1994, includes Maryland only.
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Crop Production Summary.

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Table 133--Sweet potatoes: U.S. acreage, yield, production, and value, 1979-2008
Acreage
Yield
Planted
Harvested
per
Year
acre

Farm value
Production

Per unit

Total

--------------- Acres -----------------

Cwt

1,000 cwt

$/cwt

$1,000

1979

117,900

114,200

117

13,370

8.92

119,093

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

107,800
113,200
118,700
105,300
105,800
108,200
94,500
92,300
89,100
89,500

102,000
109,800
115,400
102,400
102,900
103,300
90,800
88,900
85,500
86,000

107
117
129
118
125
141
136
131
128
132

10,953
12,799
14,833
12,083
12,902
14,573
12,368
11,611
10,945
11,358

13.60
13.60
8.03
13.60
14.00
8.81
11.00
11.50
12.90
16.40

148,359
174,748
118,864
165,265
181,006
127,836
134,436
133,512
141,202
186,279

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

93,900
81,200
85,900
82,900
86,100
86,900
88,100
85,600
87,100
93,700

89,500
77,800
82,400
80,000
82,700
83,100
83,700
82,100
83,700
83,000

141
144
146
138
162
154
158
162
148
147

12,594
11,203
12,005
11,027
13,380
12,821
13,216
13,327
12,365
12,221

9.70
13.30
12.20
15.10
14.00
15.90
14.40
15.80
15.30
17.60

121,962
149,367
146,499
166,506
187,206
203,799
190,529
211,177
187,532
214,754

97,900
98,300
96,400
95,800
96,900
91,000
95,200
100,600
103,800

94,800
93,600
82,300
92,600
92,800
88,400
86,800
97,500

145
155
156
172
174
178
187
189

13,780
14,515
12,799
15,891
16,112
15,730
16,248
18,452

15.30
15.30
16.80
19.20
17.50
18.10
18.20
20.30

210,351
222,658
214,650
305,448
281,559
282,548
295,313
373,723

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 p
2008 f
p = Preliminary.

f = NASS forecast.

Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Crop Production Annual and Crop Values.

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Table 134--Sweet potatoes: U.S. monthly export and import volume, 1989-2007
Year 1/

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

Annual

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 pounds -----------------------------------------------------------------------Exports:
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 p

136
447
417
734
905
624
617
834
964
1,514
1,623
1,604
1,709
2,891
2,811
3,775
3,527
4,986
6,017

99
475
602
661
1,020
944
774
980
1,535
1,428
1,871
1,618
1,945
2,524
2,298
3,034
3,388
3,604
5,345

87
1,567
922
1,853
2,107
2,064
2,714
2,146
2,119
4,902
4,408
4,531
5,421
3,611
3,692
5,555
6,351
3,083
7,103

35
2,108
3,076
2,830
3,452
2,941
2,704
4,320
5,084
4,483
4,599
3,926
3,948
6,637
7,179
6,107
5,938
6,880
6,709

13
1,328
1,652
2,164
1,714
1,849
2,344
3,211
2,336
2,966
2,968
3,281
4,106
3,740
4,935
4,452
5,127
6,547
7,602

117
2,912
3,268
3,411
4,007
4,583
4,638
4,736
5,215
5,777
6,160
6,063
7,274
7,364
7,562
7,802
8,843
7,494
9,097

933
1,155
988
1,369
1,546
1,801
1,490
2,484
2,453
2,878
2,912
2,803
3,212
5,306
4,396
5,397
4,802
5,649
9,135

844
916
1,244
1,395
1,535
2,220
2,065
1,975
2,503
2,698
3,253
3,148
3,861
4,568
4,521
5,376
6,747
7,997
10,975

937
2,103
1,516
2,028
2,873
2,684
3,263
3,629
3,331
4,894
3,033
5,591
6,712
5,357
7,159
8,869
10,048
9,825
13,652

1,786
671
2,469
2,471
885
3,381
1,689
1,446
4,006
2,358
4,619
5,613
3,294
6,910
7,454
5,167
12,343
8,042

699
718
654
1,620
1,169
1,259
1,644
1,780
2,634
2,424
1,733
3,229
4,277
3,973
4,812
8,547
9,042
7,432

622
564
747
946
1,024
891
780
1,070
1,638
2,463
1,993
2,771
3,627
4,059
4,498
4,782
6,374
6,635

6,307
14,964
17,556
21,482
22,236
25,241
24,721
28,611
33,818
38,785
39,170
44,178
49,386
56,938
61,318
68,864
82,530
78,173

1,490
1,128
1,210
1,478
990
1,500
1,697
1,298
1,142
1,378
1,323
451
1,106
944
635
559
719
897
1,503

1,707
562
979
992
1,445
824
1,523
1,021
897
1,599
1,675
963
1,046
1,011
503
790
914
1,417
1,236

1,609
308
1,248
1,191
882
1,340
1,056
1,977
902
870
1,310
886
1,012
1,515
646
686
968
1,076
1,377

1,891
805
1,576
1,558
1,307
1,328
1,866
1,910
1,036
1,640
1,660
1,342
669
1,220
742
888
828
1,299
1,404

1,289
1,223
1,084
1,188
1,614
1,106
1,345
1,463
1,177
1,655
1,291
1,603
1,521
908
656
1,098
1,003
1,324
1,386

1,730
857
1,715
895
982
1,889
1,736
2,334
1,575
912
1,147
1,272
941
1,008
790
1,061
944
1,552
1,409

2,538
1,678
1,473
1,464
1,519
1,889
2,113
1,533
1,502
1,363
1,353
1,276
1,742
1,369
856
1,471
1,003
1,555
1,215

2,410
1,419
919
1,287
1,808
2,213
1,824
2,118
1,517
1,668
1,172
1,469
834
849
915
1,210
931
1,566
1,324

2,793
2,364
2,222
1,928
2,577
2,771
2,708
2,462
2,113
1,873
2,325
1,604
1,794
1,224
1,655
1,214
1,926
1,448
1,210

2,238
1,395
2,020
1,415
1,446
2,301
2,089
1,572
1,703
1,748
1,328
1,599
1,548
1,461
1,110
1,236
1,349
1,647

2,275
1,136
1,716
1,231
1,352
1,783
1,001
1,258
1,100
1,153
1,495
785
1,103
1,079
783
1,103
1,097
1,442

1,967
1,408
1,763
1,437
1,083
1,777
1,523
1,579
1,793
1,490
856
552
909
990
946
1,267
1,451
1,309

23,938
14,280
17,925
16,065
17,005
20,722
20,481
20,526
16,459
17,350
16,934
13,803
14,226
13,576
10,238
12,584
13,133
16,533

Imports:
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 p

-- = not available.

p = Preliminary.

1/ Crop year is July - August. The year stated begins crop year.

Source: Prepared by ERS using data provided by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

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Table 135--Dry edible beans: Harvested acreage, by State, 1979-2007
Crop
year 1/

CaliColoMichMinneNorth
WashUnited
fornia
rado
Idaho
igan
sota
Nebraska
Dakota
ington
Wyoming Other 2/
States
------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 acres ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

1979

207

165

133

460

36

135

105

40

32

75

1,388

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

213
224
210
143
191
178
155
168
147
180

215
225
185
150
190
205
185
180
155
185

179
243
141
88
138
118
139
148
119
168

570
590
550
350
390
410
340
395
170
265

84
103
73
39
50
62
61
74
60
70

150
230
212
131
170
151
205
197
193
208

255
415
240
160
200
237
280
359
370
410

54
69
37
16
34
33
31
35
36
43

45
50
35
18
37
27
32
31
35
45

94
121
94
44
60
60
67
78
68
77

1,859
2,270
1,777
1,139
1,460
1,481
1,495
1,665
1,353
1,651

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

166
150
117
106
131
137
123
132
105
132

225
180
159
185
195
165
125
120
155
145

178
143
88
123
138
108
93
98
103
103

330
365
330
380
360
385
320
305
295
350

136
120
97
88
122
150
155
165
175
165

254
211
153
150
190
205
195
180
188
187

550
510
390
380
470
540
570
565
710
570

47
50
35
42
40
41
35
38
40
36

49
41
32
26
39
28
31
31
37
39

149
144
129
138
146
137
104
125
110
154

2,084
1,914
1,530
1,618
1,831
1,896
1,751
1,759
1,918
1,881

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

112
85
89
75
57
65
65
58

110
105
70
73
67
80
60
46

88
73
93
73
78
98
103
89

275
130
265
165
185
230
215
195

150
105
155
110
100
135
135
145

156
148
165
148
110
172
124
107

525
400
690
520
475
565
640
665

32
34
45
28
29
48
61
60

34
24
29
29
24
33
28
24

135
146
138
126
94
108
108
90

1,617
1,250
1,739
1,347
1,219
1,534
1,538
1,479

1/ Crop year begins September 1 and ends August 31. The year stated begins crop year. 2/ Includes Kansas, Montana, New Mexico, New York
Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin (through 2004).
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Crop Production.

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Table 136--Dry edible beans: Production, by State, 1979-2007
Crop
year 1/

California

Colorado

Idaho

Michigan

Minnesota

Nebraska

North
Dakota

Washington

Wyoming

All
other 2/

United
States

----------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 cwt ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------1979

3,600

1,667

2,460

6,440

562

2,160

1,418

800

608

837

20,552

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

3,813
4,105
3,585
2,412
3,218
3,563
2,862
3,138
2,885
3,357

2,322
3,083
2,128
1,680
2,394
2,788
2,775
2,682
2,558
3,108

3,329
4,277
2,594
1,452
2,470
2,006
2,724
2,812
2,249
3,444

7,752
7,198
7,975
4,550
4,290
5,412
2,720
5,135
2,142
3,975

966
1,277
949
452
700
868
1,007
1,184
480
910

2,730
4,025
3,286
2,188
3,230
2,794
4,305
3,507
3,764
3,494

2,678
4,565
2,520
1,648
2,520
3,010
4,340
5,026
2,701
2,460

1,080
1,380
766
355
707
710
670
746
742
929

891
1,050
630
324
759
481
605
595
676
851

1,168
1,791
1,130
459
782
666
952
1,206
1,056
1,201

26,729
32,751
25,563
15,520
21,070
22,298
22,960
26,031
19,253
23,729

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

3,058
3,235
2,445
2,210
2,771
2,740
2,325
3,000
1,554
2,455

4,275
3,330
2,608
2,609
3,140
2,558
2,250
2,280
2,868
2,755

3,560
2,932
1,584
2,091
2,691
2,160
1,907
2,156
2,112
2,112

5,445
6,753
4,290
6,080
4,680
6,930
4,640
4,941
4,425
7,350

1,768
1,980
1,416
836
2,079
2,055
2,418
2,558
2,538
2,558

5,004
4,009
2,525
2,100
3,572
3,588
3,705
3,708
3,666
3,740

5,005
7,548
4,680
2,964
6,110
7,182
7,524
7,119
9,798
8,265

912
1,000
644
798
840
902
710
850
890
750

965
800
592
339
743
504
699
700
808
788

2,387
2,178
1,831
1,835
2,324
2,070
1,734
2,058
1,759
2,373

32,379
33,765
22,615
21,862
28,950
30,689
27,912
29,370
30,418
33,146

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

2,059
1,496
1,762
1,380
1,152
1,385
1,209
1,212

1,980
1,785
1,519
1,168
1,039
1,320
1,140
736

1,716
1,424
1,907
1,497
1,638
1,862
1,906
1,602

4,125
780
4,903
2,475
3,145
3,910
4,085
3,120

2,400
1,575
2,666
1,870
1,150
2,430
2,228
2,610

3,230
3,185
3,465
3,151
2,376
3,870
2,728
2,418

7,613
6,200
10,626
7,800
4,750
8,588
7,680
10,574

640
578
830
525
609
792
968
1,020

762
514
624
645
541
776
590
555

2,018
2,073
2,010
1,981
1,388
1,839
1,713
1,524

26,543
19,610
30,312
22,492
17,788
26,772
24,247
25,371

1/ Crop year begins September 1 and ends August 31. The year stated begins crop year. Data are clean basis. 2/ Includes Kansas, Montana, New Mexico,
New York, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin.
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Crop Production Summary.

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Table 137--Dry edible beans: Value of production, by State, 1979-2007
Crop
year 1/

California

Colorado

Idaho

Michigan

Minnesota

Nebraska

North
Dakota

Washington

Wyoming

Other 2/

United
States

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 dollars ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------1979

99,000

44,342

60,024

119,140

10,847

48,384

31,905

19,200

14,957

20,299

468,098

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

124,685
117,814
83,531
78,390
90,748
79,455
81,567
86,295
104,437
116,824

66,641
45,628
24,898
30,912
39,980
47,954
42,180
39,157
79,810
94,483

94,211
65,438
30,350
26,281
39,767
37,713
43,312
43,867
65,446
97,465

204,653
186,428
109,258
105,560
84,084
81,180
64,192
75,998
68,330
104,543

21,735
27,966
11,768
10,306
13,440
12,673
22,255
18,826
13,920
23,478

73,437
80,098
45,018
43,104
48,127
55,601
70,172
59,970
99,746
91,193

66,147
90,387
28,476
30,818
40,572
43,344
76,384
64,835
68,876
61,008

29,700
25,530
10,341
6,497
12,585
12,922
11,926
11,488
20,850
23,968

24,681
18,270
7,308
5,929
11,613
8,610
9,196
9,044
19,942
25,445

31,557
30,912
12,861
10,070
14,053
12,040
16,195
18,870
33,791
38,228

737,447
688,471
363,809
347,867
394,969
391,492
437,379
428,350
575,148
676,635

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

94,492
84,757
59,658
78,013
96,431
95,352
89,513
88,200
56,099
66,285

67,973
45,621
49,552
70,443
52,124
47,323
50,625
42,636
44,741
41,601

62,656
42,514
31,522
51,020
50,860
45,144
45,768
44,845
36,326
32,314

99,099
107,373
94,809
123,424
126,828
134,442
100,688
93,385
95,580
123,480

33,415
31,680
29,170
19,897
44,699
38,840
55,614
44,765
49,745
44,253

84,568
57,329
46,965
50,610
73,940
78,936
79,658
69,710
65,988
60,962

77,578
92,086
78,624
68,172
109,369
121,376
152,737
119,599
151,869
114,884

18,605
19,200
14,554
18,913
18,144
20,746
17,324
18,445
18,690
13,050

16,212
11,120
10,893
8,780
13,151
10,634
15,378
13,720
13,332
12,608

44,105
36,631
41,522
48,938
45,534
40,827
44,935
41,353
34,873
39,347

598,703
528,311
457,269
538,210
631,080
633,620
652,240
576,658
567,243
548,784

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 p

55,181
46,675
58,675
48,714
42,509
56,785
56,339
57,328

30,888
42,126
26,886
21,258
29,092
24,684
25,650
20,829

29,687
30,189
35,470
28,742
41,114
38,357
43,266
41,492

56,513
19,188
75,016
47,768
70,763
76,636
86,194
88,920

38,160
38,273
42,656
34,782
30,475
48,843
54,363
67,338

51,034
58,923
64,449
54,512
54,173
66,951
58,106
70,847

95,924
126,480
151,952
125,580
117,800
133,114
155,136
241,087

11,712
12,022
16,517
11,025
14,921
17,266
23,619
28,254

12,802
11,822
11,419
11,223
14,012
14,511
12,980
14,930

34,561
41,357
36,301
39,189
38,012
39,273
40,496
46,421

416,462
427,055
519,341
422,793
452,871
516,420
556,149
677,446

p = Preliminary. 1/ Crop year begins September 1 and ends August 31. The year stated begins crop year. 2/ Includes Kansas,
Montana, New Mexico, New York, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin. Excludes Wisconsin after 2004.
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Crop Values.

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Table 138--Dry edible beans: Production, by class, 1979-2007
Crop
Great
Red
year 1/
Pinto
Navy
Northern
Black
kidney

Baby
lima

Large
lima

Small
red

Pink

Blackeye

Garbanzo

Other
2/

United
States

---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 cwt -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1979

6,114

5,858

2,011

288

1,602

656

529

506

817

943

152

1,076

20,552

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

10,333
14,593
7,217
4,372
7,286
7,628
10,112
9,560
7,199
9,439

5,717
5,550
7,937
4,618
4,979
6,273
3,515
7,199
3,379
4,457

2,121
2,690
2,896
1,940
2,404
1,480
2,724
2,476
2,857
2,122

1,451
2,244
259
48
110
182
717
221
100
466

1,757
1,542
2,027
997
1,624
1,665
1,381
1,768
1,120
1,717

447
661
530
472
546
674
637
485
673
728

758
639
580
463
648
931
385
435
574
618

646
610
529
302
345
506
549
394
562
699

1,750
1,941
880
639
841
816
1,248
829
612
1,235

698
875
1,050
623
930
780
727
1,110
843
797

67
50
60
47
19
39
48
92
48
35

984
1,356
1,598
999
1,338
1,324
917
1,462
1,286
1,416

26,729
32,751
25,563
15,520
21,070
22,298
22,960
26,031
19,253
23,729

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

13,650
13,643
9,172
8,006
12,703
11,253
12,123
10,920
14,511
10,857

6,593
8,268
5,018
5,275
5,289
7,314
5,984
5,524
3,887
7,294

2,822
2,588
1,416
868
1,624
2,142
2,239
2,251
2,173
2,469

1,092
741
758
1,270
1,462
2,305
1,350
2,122
3,564
3,371

2,344
2,323
1,964
2,049
2,808
2,254
2,113
2,610
1,976
2,415

570
975
498
351
609
510
517
902
204
620

460
681
615
350
429
415
394
718
312
433

648
751
607
784
773
745
405
892
660
900

1,195
822
609
791
815
652
528
699
919
815

936
984
577
622
842
1,091
567
807
653
1,302

27
26
264
301
328
473
504
392
418
778

2,042
1,963
1,117
1,195
1,268
1,535
1,188
1,533
1,141
1,892

32,379
33,765
22,615
21,862
28,950
30,689
27,912
29,370
30,418
33,146

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

10,778
8,750
13,188
10,453
7,814
12,601
9,618
11,631

4,771
2,311
5,389
2,514
2,142
3,995
4,353
3,815

2,489
2,108
1,558
2,216
951
1,585
1,190
1,186

1,336
783
3,120
1,263
1,870
1,798
2,661
2,773

2,366
1,512
2,343
1,940
1,488
2,150
1,565
1,465

542
235
501
325
267
385
304
377

437
326
334
369
307
359
239
302

313
172
592
581
601
903
649
535

320
326
596
612
521
662
731
578

382
553
543
785
384
406
533
497

1,334
1,612
861
417
593
1,061
1,539
1,511

1,475
922
1,287
1,017
850
867
865
701

26,543
19,610
30,312
22,492
17,788
26,772
24,247
25,371

1/ Crop year begins September 1 and ends August 31. The year stated begins crop year. 2/ Includes cranberry, small white, and others.
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Crop Production Summary.

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Table 139--Dry edible beans: Season-average wholesale price, by class, 1979-2007 1/
Crop
year 2/

Baby
lima 3/

Large
lima 3/

Great
Northern 4/

Pinto
5/

Navy (pea)
beans 6/

Light red
kidney 7/

Dark red Blackeye
kidney 8/
3/

Black
6/

Small
red 9/

Pink Garbanzo
9/
10/

----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Dollars/cwt ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1979

21.12

43.58

27.25

31.76

22.74

31.22

--

24.22

23.06

31.80

37.71

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

39.25
26.78
28.61
26.60
23.44
20.38
21.91
38.75
40.16
33.67

40.68
36.92
32.65
51.07
43.40
23.40
25.85
41.16
45.81
43.06

35.13
26.62
20.15
23.47
19.36
27.02
24.53
23.07
30.48
32.95

35.51
17.82
15.06
21.84
20.72
22.09
19.22
20.22
37.64
40.51

33.47
31.88
17.20
26.49
22.77
18.56
43.22
20.93
37.65
29.82

34.46
31.39
22.05
38.47
30.31
26.80
33.22
26.18
50.42
42.95

-----------

31.52
31.18
23.19
30.34
24.47
22.84
34.84
25.46
28.29
31.15

----------40.50

35.87
21.04
18.78
22.28
23.66
23.24
19.61
22.68
34.06
33.45

33.79
18.03
16.96
21.63
20.91
22.93
18.88
19.70
35.03
35.16

40.21
47.20
34.97
30.54
35.53
34.77
29.42
20.58
28.47
36.07

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

37.61
21.83
22.70
34.65
33.81
39.66
45.58
27.51
41.27
28.57

45.98
38.93
27.48
41.87
44.67
49.97
57.09
39.81
46.80
35.90

21.94
18.93
21.25
33.15
37.18
38.55
26.61
27.07
25.84
24.25

21.19
17.91
23.81
33.28
21.32
25.74
27.56
26.48
20.89
19.75

20.41
17.71
21.15
23.73
31.63
23.88
23.11
20.82
26.33
19.16

23.77
29.88
34.82
30.57
28.77
29.02
37.76
28.44
32.40
26.79

34.92
26.05
39.43
35.53
27.30
33.82
31.22
28.78
33.40
26.14

31.73
23.68
25.80
42.72
40.18
29.36
32.57
31.00
37.52
23.40

23.85
19.90
24.25
27.95
32.60
22.86
27.08
33.19
28.56
18.37

31.16
25.62
30.02
29.33
28.19
28.87
39.31
28.16
27.54
21.92

23.16
20.55
27.21
28.53
26.25
28.19
32.02
28.70
27.14
21.78

34.62
39.83
41.60
32.44
42.33
46.19
32.26
33.97
34.75
29.77

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 p

26.26
33.73
32.28
32.34
41.66
38.28
47.32
42.38

34.56
41.65
42.33
42.40
43.51
47.62
66.26
63.20

23.20
23.52
26.47
22.22
24.78
24.32
31.61
44.35

21.02
31.39
22.87
22.19
35.23
23.47
29.52
36.45

16.43
25.65
18.00
23.53
29.64
24.44
29.07
40.35

25.32
34.04
29.68
30.29
36.24
27.74
35.33
53.71

25.20
37.98
25.45
29.06
34.42
26.11
33.69
48.52

25.95
29.93
34.48
30.12
31.28
44.26
47.38
40.49

18.33
37.44
19.24
24.64
26.51
29.54
30.94
39.64

24.33
33.36
28.81
28.53
32.02
27.33
30.95
44.42

23.71
32.83
28.33
28.29
32.07
27.50
30.24
36.89

28.24
21.95
24.77
29.66
38.64
39.47
37.25
40.75

p = Preliminary. -- = Data not available.
1/ Free on board (f.o.b.) dealer prices. 2/ Crop year begins September 1 and ends August 31. 3/ California origin. 4/ W. Nebraska/Eastern Wyoming origin. 5/ N. Colorado
origin. 6/ Michigan origin. 7/ Michigan origin except California origin prior to 1990. 8/ Minnesota/Wisconsin origin. 9/ Idaho/Washington origin. 10/ Idaho/Washington
origin except California origin prior to 2000.
Source: USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service, Bean Market News Summary,

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Table 140--Dry edible beans: U.S. monthly and season-average grower price, crop year 1979/80-2007/08
Crop
Year

Season
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
average
------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dollars/cwt ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

1979

19.20

20.40

20.80

23.30

24.50

25.00

24.80

22.60

22.90

23.60

25.80

26.30

22.80

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

24.50
22.90
14.50
24.00
19.00
16.70
15.90
15.90
27.10
24.50

25.30
23.70
13.90
23.90
19.90
16.90
19.30
14.40
29.10
25.90

26.30
23.90
14.20
24.20
19.70
17.50
20.20
14.00
30.50
27.90

26.40
22.10
13.10
24.30
18.60
17.30
22.00
13.30
29.70
28.40

27.50
20.60
12.00
22.10
18.10
17.30
21.50
13.50
30.20
30.20

28.30
19.80
11.90
21.30
19.20
17.10
21.40
14.20
31.20
32.20

30.00
18.70
12.30
20.30
19.10
17.00
18.60
15.40
32.50
32.40

31.30
18.00
13.40
21.10
19.80
17.10
18.90
16.40
33.50
33.00

34.50
19.20
15.50
20.40
19.80
16.90
19.00
18.30
32.30
33.40

36.80
17.30
15.60
20.60
19.20
17.30
18.60
21.80
31.00
34.30

35.40
15.90
19.30
21.60
19.80
17.30
19.40
27.10
31.40
33.20

26.70
16.60
22.30
21.10
19.10
17.00
17.00
25.90
27.40
26.70

27.60
21.00
14.20
22.40
18.70
17.60
19.10
16.50
29.90
28.50

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

18.30
15.00
20.10
21.10
21.10
18.30
24.40
16.20
19.00
18.00

17.60
15.70
20.20
23.20
23.50
19.10
24.00
16.90
19.40
17.10

18.90
16.00
21.30
26.60
22.60
19.50
25.10
18.60
20.30
17.20

18.80
15.30
21.50
25.00
22.20
20.60
24.10
20.30
19.90
16.10

17.20
14.70
21.20
25.90
22.30
19.60
23.20
21.10
19.70
15.80

18.20
15.20
20.70
25.40
21.10
19.90
23.60
21.20
18.30
15.60

18.90
15.30
20.00
26.20
21.30
19.90
23.30
20.20
17.00
14.50

19.60
15.80
18.30
26.10
23.60
22.70
23.00
20.80
16.60
15.70

20.00
16.30
17.80
25.60
25.30
24.80
22.20
20.80
19.90
16.20

17.80
15.10
16.50
25.00
24.10
25.80
21.20
20.90
18.90
14.70

21.40
16.90
18.60
26.10
24.00
26.80
21.90
21.30
18.50
14.20

15.80
18.20
19.10
25.40
23.00
26.90
20.40
19.60
18.00
13.80

18.50
15.60
19.90
24.60
22.50
20.80
23.50
19.30
19.00
16.40

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 p

15.50
18.40
17.90
17.60
22.80
18.00
18.80
24.50

15.70
19.20
16.60
17.60
24.50
18.80
19.50
25.90

15.50
22.70
15.90
19.10
25.90
18.00
21.80
26.80

14.40
21.70
16.10
17.40
27.00
18.10
21.80
27.00

15.10
21.50
16.40
17.20
27.20
19.20
22.70
27.30

15.30
26.10
19.20
17.50
27.80
17.40
25.40
32.20

14.90
27.10
15.90
20.20
26.60
17.10
25.70
32.40

15.60
27.50
18.70
19.60
28.70
18.90
24.50
34.10

16.90
27.80
19.10
19.90
31.10
19.30
24.40

16.40
27.40
16.60
20.00
27.70
19.00
24.40

16.80
24.50
17.20
19.20
25.40
21.70
28.50

17.40
23.20
18.00
20.90
21.40
19.50
25.70

15.50
22.10
17.10
18.40
25.70
18.50
22.10

p = Preliminary.
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Agricultural Prices.

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Table 141--Dry edible beans: U.S. imports, by class, 1979-2008
Calendar
year

Red
kidney

Mung, blackgram,
urd beans 1/

Garbanzo

Blackeye 2/

Black

Navy
(pea bean)

Other
3/

Total

---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 cwt --------------------------------------------------------------------------1979

37

39

231

8

--

--

122

438

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

26
12
17
14
24
6
17
21
17
72

92
280
56
56
194
288
171
131
127
264

282
286
204
305
266
211
256
271
292
310

0
3
0
3
1
4
3
7
27
65

---------23

---------22

62
153
161
117
96
71
88
224
177
216

461
733
438
495
582
579
534
654
641
971

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

52
18
43
89
97
85
55
30
34
54

162
159
89
94
158
145
130
168
156
234

308
349
269
241
258
224
287
312
245
259

10
4
2
31
2
1
10
1
0
1

29
24
28
18
17
27
32
26
52
76

56
20
53
27
2
44
21
54
9
15

253
184
193
174
245
326
349
418
430
617

871
759
678
674
780
853
884
1,009
926
1,256

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 f

39
92
144
153
167
207
200
206
275

236
275
317
306
303
296
356
316
340

244
216
219
205
265
203
278
315
350

1
0
8
16
0
0
100
59
15

96
245
648
199
206
193
317
518
525

143
206
171
163
142
146
159
178
300

530
890
950
865
988
1,204
961
1,247
1,459

1,289
1,925
2,458
1,906
2,071
2,249
2,372
2,838
3,264

-- = Not available. f = ERS forecast.
1/ Includes dry beans classified as vigna mungo hepper. 2/ Backeyes and other cowpeas. 3/ Includes lima beans and beans
not elsewhere classified. Excludes guar seeds and planting seed.
Source: Prepared by ERS using data provided by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

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Table 142--Selected dry beans: U.S. export value to selected countries and the world, calendar years 2003-2007
Dominican
Nether- United
Item
Australia Canada Republic France
Haiti
Italy
Japan Mexico
lands Kingdom

Angola

Spain

Others

World

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 dollars --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------2003:
Pintos
Navy
Great Northern 1/
Light red kidney 2
Dark red kidney
Black
Baby limas
Large limas
Small red 3/
Garbanzo 4/
Other
Total 5/

219
1,481
322
34
44
95
103
272
0
0
870
3,440

0
6,218
0
371
1,202
0
0
715
81
1,343
2,331
12,261

3,296
0
257
30
0
12
5
292
0
0
428
4,320

0
12
1,551
0
2,364
26
46
11
0
0
116
4,125

13,002
0
31
0
0
490
0
0
0
0
17
13,540

0
162
461
0
2,190
64
14
28
0
0
1,461
4,379

22
13
769
0
92
0
6,310
883
1,014
64
245
9,411

3,842
3,687
41
0
185
20,117
0
37
473
18
4,407
32,808

71
7
276
13
55
11
14
8
150
71
1,234
1,909

30
12,062
0
0
500
22
95
1,775
16
368
338
15,206

1,447
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
861
0
0
2,308

0
86
731
5
238
64
14
11
4
1,274
646
3,073

6,511
3,124
13,294
3,719
3,367
2,146
185
242
2,411
3,077
14,860
30,015

28,440
26,765
17,002
4,166
9,999
22,983
6,770
4,263
5,005
4,941
26,308
156,644

2004:
Pintos
Navy
Great Northern
Light red kidney
Dark red kidney
Black
Baby limas
Large limas
Small red
Garbanzo
Other
Total

280
283
153
83
49
88
122
177
491
10
442
2,176

0
2,465
0
313
726
0
0
241
60
1,297
2,612
7,715

3,708
0
113
16
0
22
0
28
0
19
83
3,989

99
0
2,238
36
713
0
133
31
0
0
40
3,291

11,693
43
15
0
0
520
0
0
0
0
59
12,329

20
261
308
0
73
0
74
65
55
0
575
1,431

35
14
1,122
0
0
37
5,565
2,155
703
181
230
10,042

5,334
2,044
54
0
0
12,708
0
0
38
16
4,405
24,598

175
20
426
0
196
0
13
19
0
0
2,625
3,473

32
10,358
0
0
263
0
191
2,266
13
52
283
13,456

1,263
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
943
0
0
2,206

0
127
528
0
175
7
14
0
0
1,452
362
2,665

21,957
15,612
4,525
1,449
3,408
1,593
196
268
2,780
3,473
5,347
46,950

44,595
31,099
8,953
1,897
5,428
14,968
6,293
5,250
5,082
5,048
16,701
145,313

2005:
Pintos
Navy
Great Northern
Light red kidney
Dark red kidney
Black
Baby limas
Large limas
Small red
Garbanzo
Other
Total

177
792
438
41
80
42
149
183
692
29
416
3,039

0
4,862
0
647
906
0
0
1,199
95
2,020
2,418
12,148

7,193
0
682
197
0
162
0
0
0
3
4,278
12,515

0
40
2,419
0
673
0
15
12
51
0
75
3,285

7,738
0
0
0
0
1,095
0
0
0
0
496
9,328

0
355
381
0
74
14
115
30
29
340
501
1,839

33
0
412
0
261
48
5,247
2,011
583
56
322
8,972

15,081
1,185
0
0
0
14,427
0
0
180
3
8,944
39,819

366
44
173
8
354
14
0
0
0
0
1,205
2,165

19
15,168
19
0
329
73
54
1,108
4
45
584
17,404

3,375
0
238
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3,613

0
350
908
0
203
14
0
0
15
3,935
1,198
6,622

12,462
2,510
6,283
2,076
2,773
1,568
650
363
3,061
6,802
6,903
26,105

46,444
24,957
11,044
2,969
5,451
17,442
6,230
4,905
4,695
9,297
26,143
159,579

2006:
Pintos
Navy
Great Northern
Light red kidney
Dark red kidney
Black
Baby limas
Large limas
Small red
Garbanzo
Other
Total

171
11
531
66
117
183
255
303
502
0
501
2,640

0
8,971
0
502
964
0
0
995
408
3,418
3,558
18,816

5,628
46
402
0
86
99
0
3
0
82
2,449
8,795

0
80
2,403
0
688
0
28
0
0
89
94
3,382

10,969
0
12
0
0
402
0
0
0
0
104
11,487

0
89
357
0
234
0
103
52
0
152
633
1,620

25
0
754
0
149
0
9,150
1,211
673
63
546
12,571

30,600
2,155
525
543
156
20,804
0
12
0
41
11,079
65,915

608
0
383
0
0
10
19
0
392
27
1,141
2,580

19
12,567
10
0
247
0
111
1,439
0
132
226
14,751

7,160
0
109
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7,269

0
381
952
0
182
0
0
0
0
3,692
255
5,461

13,139
2,182
7,979
4,390
4,490
2,323
746
318
2,804
7,783
14,882
32,180

68,320
26,101
13,464
5,501
7,131
23,821
10,412
4,333
4,779
11,787
35,213
210,862

2007:
Pintos
Navy
Great Northern
Light red kidney
Dark red kidney
Black
Baby limas
Large limas
Small red
Garbanzo
Other
Total

133
0
597
79
183
119
345
349
89
159
529
2,582

0
8,025
0
282
860
0
0
458
192
1,712
4,646
16,176

11,312
94
202
328
0
15
119
20
70
323
1,180
13,664

0
0
2,853
0
468
0
0
25
0
0
47
3,393

4,525
0
0
0
0
155
0
0
101
0
119
4,900

910
0
155
0
111
0
82
140
0
766
1,390
3,554

12
58
1,056
0
46
7
7,778
1,447
317
153
546
11,422

17,188
667
419
0
0
25,941
0
0
0
12
10,468
54,696

711
0
309
3
0
21
0
0
0
25
95
1,165

73
11,204
0
0
270
25
40
1,789
0
130
2,525
16,057

9,053
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9,053

0
309
674
0
123
0
0
0
0
5,717
1,029
7,852

14,275
7,914
5,208
4,983
5,677
3,042
497
642
2,318
11,273
10,190
38,057

58,194
27,962
10,799
5,675
7,615
29,325
8,861
4,871
3,087
14,553
31,736
202,679

1/ Great Northern exports to Iraq in 2003 were $8.242 million. 3/ Rwanda was $0.992 million in 2003. 3/ In 2003, exports to Honduras were $0.845 million.
4/ Exports to Spain were $1.274 million in 2003. 5/ Iraq was $23.2 million in 2003.
Source: Prepared by ERS using data provided by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

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Table 143--Dry edible beans: U.S. exports, by class, 1979-2008 1/
Calendar
year

Pinto

Navy

Black

Great
Northern

Red kidney beans
Light red Dark red
All

Dry lima beans
Baby
Other

All

Other
2/

Total

------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1,000 cwt -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1979

1,035

1,451

88

880

--

--

405

--

--

283

1,106

5,247

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

5,801
8,429
3,000
349
1,226
1,411
2,635
2,115
1,585
2,661

1,606
2,342
2,043
1,391
1,508
1,469
1,978
1,660
1,923
1,463

1,196
1,653
651
180
77
93
57
138
129
247

1,331
1,546
1,549
1,309
858
938
1,156
1,316
2,165
1,107

-----------

-----------

879
557
486
415
444
263
398
492
668
477

---198
198
288
432
354
448
387

---100
84
102
151
137
92
69

529
493
465
298
282
390
582
491
541
456

1,469
1,871
2,228
1,376
1,471
1,599
1,320
1,224
1,181
1,792

12,811
16,892
10,423
5,317
5,866
6,163
8,126
7,435
8,192
8,204

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

3,493
2,749
1,174
1,486
2,002
2,621
1,825
1,340
2,588
1,759

2,498
2,769
1,312
2,020
1,620
2,117
1,811
2,265
2,082
2,237

464
266
203
325
176
322
580
468
1,015
517

1,408
940
507
339
649
642
628
1,022
1,235
685

-53
72
102
136
106
184
176
198
155

-759
819
605
750
612
543
632
507
487

631
811
890
706
886
718
727
807
705
642

436
393
335
367
336
339
319
274
225
217

91
122
95
131
116
75
116
112
154
114

526
515
430
498
452
413
435
387
379
331

2,064
1,918
1,986
1,380
1,986
1,287
1,407
1,522
2,660
2,064

11,085
9,969
6,502
6,753
7,770
8,120
7,413
7,812
10,663
8,234

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008 f

1,634
1,723
1,755
1,227
1,826
1,595
2,710
1,952
1,600

1,634
1,516
1,299
1,369
1,330
1,097
1,169
1,027
1,200

438
571
595
1,011
546
649
854
1,042
950

1,028
1,053
818
620
350
384
815
370
450

214
351
379
143
53
91
171
163
100

394
281
207
376
180
158
235
232
200

608
632
587
519
233
249
406
396
300

279
249
218
202
182
161
290
224
250

126
79
143
123
129
133
107
116
90

404
328
361
325
311
294
397
340
340

2,075
1,659
1,277
1,351
972
1,330
1,497
1,553
1,160

7,822
7,483
6,692
6,421
5,568
5,598
7,847
6,679
6,000

f = ERS forecast.
1/ Calendar year data.

2/ Excludes seed beans. Includes blackeye cowpeas, garbanzo, small white, and other beans not elsewhere classified.

Source: Prepared by ERS using data provided by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

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Table 144--Dry edible beans: U.S. per capita disappearance (use) for selected classes, calendar year 1977-2008 1/
Year

Pinto

Navy

Great
Northern

All

Red kidney
Dark red Light red

Black

All

Lima beans
Baby Large

Small
red Garbanzo

Blackeye

Pink Cranberry

Other
2/

Total

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Pounds per person -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------1977
1978
1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006 r
2007 p
2008 f

2.03
1.85
1.90
0.79
1.98
3.27
2.35
1.70
2.77
2.63
2.25
3.34
2.13
3.08
3.28
3.79
3.55
3.31
3.22
3.40
3.47
3.44
3.46
3.47
3.23
3.24
3.05
2.75
2.56
2.72
2.80
2.81

2.12
1.16
1.98
2.01
1.15
1.56
1.60
1.72
1.85
1.19
1.44
1.12
1.06
1.26
1.47
1.54
1.20
1.84
1.65
1.27
1.37
1.11
1.22
1.16
1.00
0.90
0.85
0.55
0.72
0.88
0.98
0.98

0.37
0.33
0.40
0.41
0.29
0.49
0.45
0.49
0.47
0.47
0.20
0.54
0.44
0.36
0.50
0.49
0.42
0.35
0.36
0.54
0.40
0.35
0.53
0.47
0.45
0.36
0.42
0.34
0.29
0.30
0.25
0.31

0.53
0.51
0.48
0.48
0.31
0.51
0.52
0.34
0.45
0.50
0.36
0.31
0.40
0.59
0.52
0.56
0.59
0.61
0.54
0.55
0.55
0.61
0.59
0.49
0.53
0.49
0.59
0.49
0.62
0.50
0.42
0.46

-------------0.18
0.13
0.14
0.13
0.20
0.14
0.19
0.13
0.18
0.17
0.18
0.22
0.26
0.25
0.20
0.28
0.25
0.18
0.19

-------------0.41
0.39
0.42
0.46
0.41
0.40
0.36
0.42
0.43
0.42
0.31
0.31
0.23
0.34
0.29
0.34
0.25
0.24
0.27

0.01
0.03
0.02
0.01
0.07
0.04
0.03
0.02
0.01
0.03
0.05
0.01
0.06
0.10
0.15
0.14
0.21
0.30
0.43
0.36
0.34
0.53
0.62
0.57
0.49
0.46
0.46
0.53
0.49
0.53
0.64
0.65

0.26
0.30
0.32
0.30
0.28
0.34
0.28
0.31
0.36
0.35
0.18
0.20
0.29
0.23
0.24
0.22
0.22
0.20
0.24
0.20
0.21
0.22
0.21
0.17
0.21
0.15
0.15
0.14
0.13
0.10
0.10
0.10

0.09
0.14
0.17
0.17
0.10
0.17
0.11
0.12
0.11
0.11
0.08
0.04
0.10
0.08
0.10
0.07
0.05
0.06
0.10
0.07
0.08
0.13
0.08
0.07
0.10
0.07
0.06
0.06
0.05
0.03
0.03
0.04

0.17
0.16
0.15
0.13
0.18
0.17
0.17
0.19
0.25
0.24
0.10
0.16
0.19
0.15
0.14
0.15
0.17
0.14
0.14
0.13
0.13
0.09
0.13
0.10
0.11
0.08
0.09
0.08
0.08
0.08
0.06
0.06

---0.10
0.16
0.06
0.10
0.04
0.05
0.16
0.08
0.10
0.17
0.12
0.17
0.04
0.19
0.12
0.14
0.17
0.14
0.21
0.22
0.13
0.12
0.09
0.17
0.16
0.25
0.18
0.21
0.19

---0.14
0.15
0.11
0.14
0.10
0.07
0.09
0.10
0.13
0.13
0.10
0.11
0.10
0.18
0.16
0.13
0.26
0.24
0.16
0.16
0.41
0.36
0.28
0.17
0.25
0.29
0.44
0.44
0.39

---0.23
0.19
0.29
0.26
0.21
0.23
0.19
0.23
0.35
0.30
0.27
0.28
0.29
0.24
0.28
0.26
0.26
0.24
0.22
0.25
0.22
0.22
0.18
0.23
0.13
0.16
0.17
0.17
0.17

---0.19
0.39
0.33
0.14
0.05
0.10
0.30
0.18
0.20
0.07
0.26
0.22
0.16
0.18
0.21
0.18
0.15
0.20
0.21
0.28
0.15
0.09
0.12
0.22
0.19
0.21
0.18
0.20
0.18

---0.12
0.11
0.11
0.14
0.07
0.07
0.10
0.06
0.05
0.05
0.08
0.12
0.17
0.14
0.18
0.13
0.17
0.17
0.15
0.17
0.14
0.04
0.07
0.05
0.06
0.06
0.04
0.02
0.03

r = revised. p = preliminary. f = ERS forecast. Totals may not sum due to rounding. 1/ Also known as net domestic use per person. Includes small white and all other dry edible beans after 1979.
Source: Calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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1.36
0.88
1.14
0.43
0.79
0.70
0.56
0.65
0.91
0.67
0.51
0.74
0.70
0.48
0.44
0.39
0.31
0.32
0.28
0.13
0.02
0.06
0.07
0.26
0.20
0.40
0.28
0.38
0.39
0.34
0.33
0.33

6.68
5.06
6.24
5.21
5.87
7.81
6.57
5.70
7.34
6.68
5.64
7.09
5.80
6.93
7.50
7.89
7.43
7.88
7.56
7.46
7.35
7.27
7.78
7.64
6.94
6.74
6.64
5.97
6.17
6.38
6.56
6.60

Table 145--Dry edible peas: U.S. acreage, yield, production, and value, 1979-2008 1/
Year

Planted

Acreage
Harvested

---------- 1,000 acres ----------

Yield
per acre
Cwt

Farm value
Production

Per unit

Total

1,000 cwt

$/cwt

$1,000

1979

139.0

136.0

1,499

2,039

10.40

21,276

1980
1981
1982 2/
1983 2/
1984 2/
1985 2/
1986
1987
1988
1989

139.0
112.0
208.1
191.4
201.2
158.3
180.0
163.0
181.0
175.0

135.0
108.0
208.1
191.4
201.2
158.3
179.0
161.0
179.0
174.0

2,433
2,120
1,529
1,839
1,477
1,643
1,785
2,102
2,161
2,232

3,285
2,290
3,182
3,521
2,973
2,602
3,196
3,385
3,868
3,883

9.71
9.88
8.97
8.78
8.65
10.07
8.01
7.58
8.60
8.93

31,903
22,614
28,557
30,920
25,714
26,209
25,606
25,663
33,249
34,667

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

166.0
190.0
159.0
149.0
131.0
210.4
215.9
303.6
323.4
265.1

159.0
187.0
155.0
145.0
128.0
200.9
204.9
281.6
309.1
250.6

1,492
1,987
1,635
2,270
1,762
2,372
1,304
2,043
1,920
1,888

2,372
3,715
2,535
3,292
2,255
4,765
2,671
5,752
5,934
4,731

12.10
7.93
8.60
7.23
11.20
9.50
11.10
7.40
6.91
5.64

28,701
29,424
21,801
23,796
25,256
45,062
29,638
42,658
40,994
26,693

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 p
2008 f

184.5
206.8
308.7
337.5
530.0
808.0
925.5
847.5
820.0

176.0
192.3
285.5
328.5
507.8
765.9
884.1
811.3

1,974
1,957
1,656
1,584
2,249
1,828
1,493
1,960

3,474
3,763
4,727
5,202
11,419
14,003
13,203
15,903

5.31
5.52
7.79
7.63
5.94
4.78
6.56
10.50

18,464
20,765
36,842
39,352
66,476
66,046
86,371
166,728

p = Preliminary. f = NASS forecast. 1/ Excludes cowpeas, Austrian winter peas, and wrinkled seed peas.
provided by the USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council.

2/ Not reported by USDA. Estimated from data

Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Crop Production and Crop Values and USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council (as noted).

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Table 146--Lentils, dry: U.S. acreage, yield, production, and value, 1979-2008
Year

Planted

Acreage
Harvested

--------- 1,000 acres ---------

Yield
per acre

Production

Per unit

Farm value
Total

Pounds

1,000 cwt

$/cwt

$1,000

1979

158.1

158.1

903

1,428

33.70

48,127

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

227.7
193.0
183.0
101.0
71.8
109.5
161.2
152.1
73.2
94.4

227.7
193.0
183.0
101.0
71.8
109.5
161.2
152.1
73.2
94.4

947
1,023
856
930
830
752
1,107
1,115
1,130
1,136

2,157
1,974
1,567
939
596
824
1,785
1,696
828
1,072

25.10
16.60
13.25
15.50
26.00
32.20
16.00
10.95
16.90
17.95

54,128
32,771
20,766
14,559
15,486
26,521
36,953
19,734
15,109
20,898

1990
1991
1992
1993 1/
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

113.8
127.5
132.0
145.0
180.0
169.0
147.2
193.0
162.0
181.0

113.8
127.5
132.0
143.0
178.0
163.1
140.0
183.0
158.5
174.5

796
1,317
1,160
1,403
1,043
1,364
952
1,315
1,223
1,359

906
1,679
1,531
2,006
1,856
2,224
1,333
2,406
1,938
2,371

23.15
15.55
18.40
15.00
13.80
16.80
17.10
13.00
11.30
11.70

20,300
26,068
28,814
30,090
25,613
37,300
22,758
31,351
21,863
27,824

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 p
2008 f

217.0
201.0
226.0
246.0
345.0
450.0
429.0
303.0
277.0

214.0
197.0
215.0
237.0
329.0
439.0
407.0
295.0

1,415
1,471
1,196
1,030
1,271
1,176
797
1,155

3,029
2,898
2,571
2,442
4,182
5,163
3,244
3,408

10.00
9.56
14.30
17.20
14.40
11.00
12.40
21.70

30,157
27,714
36,822
41,407
60,893
53,640
40,322
73,953

p = preliminary. f = NASS forecast.

1/ Data prior to 1993 comes from the USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council since USDA did not estimate lentils prior to then.

Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Crop Production and Crop Values and USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council (as noted).

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Table 147--Austrian winter peas, dry: U.S. acreage, yield, production, and value, 1979-2008 1/
Year

Planted

Acreage
Harvested

--------- 1,000 acres ---------

Yield
per acre

Production

Farm value
Per unit 2/

Total

Pounds

1,000 cwt

$/cwt

$1,000

1979

23.0

23.0

864

199

9.35

1,858

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

28.9
10.4
29.1
23.3
31.8
26.3
27.9
25.8
8.0
8.9

28.9
10.4
29.1
23.3
31.8
26.3
27.9
25.8
8.0
8.9

862
1,425
1,326
1,745
1,032
1,055
1,556
2,023
1,242
1,699

249
148
386
407
328
277
434
521
99
151

10.10
12.50
8.40
7.95
7.80
9.70
7.45
7.35
11.80
10.65

2,520
1,853
3,245
3,236
2,562
2,689
3,233
3,830
1,172
1,611

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

10.3
12.8
7.8
13.0
7.0
10.9
8.6
8.7
9.0
6.5

10.3
12.8
7.8
10.5
4.6
7.7
7.3
7.6
7.4
4.8

1,163
1,056
1,050
1,476
1,109
1,545
1,411
1,513
1,405
1,417

119
135
82
155
51
119
103
115
104
68

14.70
13.15
10.20
9.40
12.00
12.10
12.90
10.70
12.00
7.24

1,753
1,773
836
1,457
612
1,440
1,329
1,231
1,248
492

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 p
2008 f

5.2
16.3
23.1
21.1
32.5
42.5
46.0
29.0
25.5

4.1
7.5
13.0
15.6
24.5
24.5
22.5
11.0

1,780
1,373
1,408
1,115
1,188
1,253
1,151
1,155

73
103
183
174
291
307
259
127

8.16
11.00
10.30
10.60
9.19
6.82
7.14
12.60

596
1,133
1,893
1,833
2,764
2,343
1,924
1,599

p = Preliminary. f = NASS forecast. 1/ Prior to 1993, estimates based on data from the USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council as USDA did not make prior estimates.
2/ Prior to 1992, unit prices and values estimated using price data reported by the Bean Market News, Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Crop Production and Crop Values, USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service, Bean Market News Summary,
(1979-92), and USA Dry Pea and Lentil Council (1979-92).

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Table 148--Dry edible peas and lentils: U.S. producer price index, 1991/92-2007/08 1/
Crop
Year

July
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
Annual
-------------------------------------------------------------------- Index, Dec. 1991=100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dry peas:
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

-103.0
103.1
99.2
119.0
137.1
115.2
97.7
87.7

-100.5
97.5
101.6
116.5
144.9
102.9
91.1
85.0

-105.0
95.1
106.4
115.1
148.2
102.3
84.1
80.8

-111.1
94.9
110.6
111.5
137.3
103.4
82.6
80.9

-111.8
92.5
124.0
110.7
135.3
107.6
84.3
81.0

100.0
111.3
91.8
134.6
110.0
135.2
103.9
84.6
78.8

99.9
109.7
90.2
139.4
109.2
138.0
102.6
85.0
78.8

100.9
110.5
89.9
148.6
111.3
148.3
103.1
83.8
76.7

103.0
109.7
94.1
152.1
116.9
162.4
102.2
84.7
77.2

98.8
106.6
94.6
154.8
120.8
160.7
100.4
81.9
76.6

98.7
107.1
94.4
154.5
121.6
150.1
97.7
82.6
75.7

100.8
107.8
97.6
151.4
128.9
145.0
99.7
84.8
75.7

100.3
107.8
94.6
131.4
116.0
145.2
103.4
85.6
79.6

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 p

72.5
87.9
126.4
143.1
116.2
86.2
97.2
160.4

72.5
83.4
122.9
120.8
119.8
86.3
96.9
161.9

71.8
86.9
137.4
140.4
111.9
80.1
106.8
175.1

72.6
114.3
143.2
150.0
113.9
78.0
106.8
186.8

75.4
118.6
146.5
136.1
115.8
78.3
114.8
208.7

76.9
119.9
151.6
138.9
113.7
77.5
119.2
211.2

79.8
123.6
159.0
142.4
113.7
77.5
123.8
231.0

85.5
124.8
158.6
150.2
111.3
90.2
128.1
240.2

87.2
124.5
171.3
151.2
98.3
90.2
140.2
262.2

87.4
128.9
171.4
156.5
95.0
97.4
152.5

86.4
127.9
171.0
160.6
99.0
96.8
155.2

85.1
127.7
171.3
122.7
97.1
97.2
158.9

79.4
114.0
152.6
142.7
108.8
86.3
115.4

Lentils:
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

-115.6
101.6
81.3
93.7
123.4
96.9
71.9
75.0

-95.3
96.9
84.4
104.7
131.2
93.8
71.9
75.0

-125.0
101.6
80.2
106.2
126.6
87.5
62.5
75.8

-128.1
101.6
86.7
96.9
117.2
81.3
60.9
92.3

-134.4
103.1
83.3
98.4
114.1
78.1
89.1
81.3

100.0
134.4
90.6
81.2
98.4
109.4
71.9
68.8
82.0

99.2
137.5
93.8
81.2
98.4
107.0
71.1
67.2
82.0

93.7
118.7
93.8
81.2
96.9
109.4
73.4
68.8
77.3

96.9
-98.4
82.8
96.9
109.4
71.9
72.7
75.8

93.7
92.2
92.2
82.8
96.9
107.8
68.0
70.3
76.6

92.2
98.4
85.9
87.5
103.1
103.1
67.2
73.4
79.7

90.6
98.4
82.8
84.4
117.2
103.1
68.0
73.4
79.7

95.2
116.2
95.2
83.1
100.6
113.5
77.4
70.9
79.4

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 p

81.3
60.9
83.6
101.5
107.1
88.3
81.6
114.6

73.4
61.7
82.8
105.2
120.3
86.4
47.9
131.5

-61.7
89.8
107.1
112.8
82.7
49.8
152.2

89.8
85.9
104.7
125.9
116.5
82.7
50.4
161.6

68.0
82.0
106.3
124.0
122.1
92.1
107.1
210.5

68.0
85.2
108.6
120.3
118.4
80.8
109.0
225.5

68.0
82.8
128.1
127.8
118.4
69.5
109.0
225.5

65.6
79.7
139.1
142.8
101.5
62.0
111.8
225.5

63.3
78.1
146.9
142.8
97.7
77.0
110.9
233.0

64.1
84.4
146.9
161.6
97.7
80.8
112.8

61.7
81.3
139.1
157.9
97.7
63.9
112.8

61.7
84.4
150.0
101.5
90.2
74.1
114.6

69.5
77.3
118.8
126.5
108.4
78.4
93.1

-- = not available.

p = Preliminary.

1/ The crop year runs from July 1 through June 30 of the following year.

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (http://www.bls.gov/data/).

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Table 149--Dry peas and lentils: U.S. exports, by class, 1979-2007
Crop
Green
Split
Yellow
Austrian
year
peas 1/
peas
peas
peas

Lentils

Chickpeas

Other dry
peas 2/

Seed
3/

Total

-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 pounds -----------------------------------------------------------------------------1979
1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989 4/
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

98,538
160,993
140,221
186,072
196,846
196,575
177,648
156,503
207,586
211,991
245,340
132,106
160,335
140,300
139,646
178,298
210,923
92,102
132,503
156,146
109,708

----------9,153
2,716
3,405
10,687
11,562
8,372
7,784
14,344
31,810
25,332
14,296

19,987
44,701
49,651
56,892
24,570
23,227
23,621
16,269
20,297
22,991
42,669
11,285
13,389
11,831
25,026
6,914
10,289
21,041
13,689
32,900
19,392

28,997
31,877
10,581
24,991
31,527
26,733
17,147
20,372
25,511
7,947
9,953
3,774
1,893
3,314
8,383
2,274
5,287
5,979
4,664
1,101
1,723

102,460
150,368
158,718
110,075
78,027
69,406
77,266
83,262
90,496
104,090
133,584
105,787
76,881
126,113
189,119
125,395
133,706
115,378
102,709
129,988
143,452

----------3,624
11,468
7,890
8,711
5,088
13,203
19,673
6,523
9,934
22,467
29,334

39,846
42,873
37,228
39,572
37,452
41,040
36,416
35,956
77,181
44,450
10,529
9,184
7,942
10,597
12,337
8,595
10,800
7,571
16,130
13,101
15,120

----------63,072
49,085
46,924
38,591
52,359
63,291
56,369
51,107
56,046
56,448
82,135

289,828
430,812
396,399
417,602
368,422
356,981
332,098
312,362
421,071
391,469
517,925
325,404
318,660
350,144
443,520
406,342
454,831
262,937
367,484
437,481
415,160

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 f

110,011
117,020
156,844
143,666
248,104
327,723
370,864
405,000

12,538
8,054
12,870
19,934
21,862
19,554
38,073
135,000

16,646
27,364
18,445
88,147
135,308
262,671
354,722
385,000

5,121
2,094
2,055
953
1,043
3,053
4,983
2,950

165,157
232,226
196,559
171,802
180,385
349,544
233,279
215,000

65,605
52,174
36,592
15,298
22,016
39,106
41,402
52,000

17,882
43,651
23,758
20,282
62,070
258,848
112,610
165,000

38,506
36,991
44,927
55,748
96,476
75,413
86,421
84,000

431,467
519,574
492,050
515,831
767,264
1,335,912
1,242,354
1,443,950

-- = Not available. f = ERS forecast. Crop year is July 1 through June 30. 1/ Includes split peas prior to 1989. 2/ Prior to 1989, includes planting seed, chickpeas
and cowpeas. 3/ Includes pea and lentil planting seed. Excludes chickpea seed. 4/ Prior to crop year 1989, data are reported here on a September-August year
Source: Prepared by ERS using data provided by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

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Table 150--Dry peas and lentils: U.S. imports, by class, 1979-2007
Crop
year 1/

Dried
peas 2/

Green
peas

Yellow
peas

Split
peas 3/

All
lentils

All
chickpeas

Other
4/

Pea & lentil
seed 5/

Total

------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1,000 pounds -----------------------------------------------------------------------1979

5,660

--

604

1,042

--

--

7,306

5,844
6,878
14,013
8,657
12,415
21,717
23,666
29,228
10,698
--

---------3,877

---------5,695

1,374
983
1,992
2,436
2,102
3,239
5,115
4,280
6,500
8,068

958
1,749
237
2,583
2,163
3,268
4,100
5,898
6,634
7,175

---------26,063

---------17,899

---------8,985

8,176
9,611
16,242
13,677
16,680
28,223
32,881
39,406
23,832
77,762

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

-----------

4,873
1,596
249
1,102
23,403
5,438
10,120
1,357
1,771
1,680

2,010
531
352
675
1,889
1,959
4,087
2,428
2,197
3,924

6,684
7,044
8,901
7,346
11,331
9,659
16,905
14,319
14,850
17,785

4,953
5,645
6,299
5,329
6,353
5,827
12,833
23,429
14,986
9,819

37,134
30,967
23,551
24,812
26,711
24,952
27,780
28,685
26,164
25,236

11,477
9,003
8,168
10,636
9,191
8,481
8,434
10,229
10,916
6,437

19,543
30,605
40,583
35,343
37,208
43,989
64,728
63,865
49,337
40,221

86,673
85,391
88,103
85,243
116,086
100,305
144,887
144,311
120,221
105,102

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 f

---------

4,274
6,409
3,565
21,631
9,787
20,915
21,424
21,000

5,471
6,089
3,884
6,964
11,839
8,736
8,731
15,500

19,715
25,457
24,695
27,257
29,254
26,480
34,413
32,000

10,861
15,968
14,235
21,084
17,864
25,996
29,473
18,000

22,760
20,445
21,916
22,527
24,136
23,639
29,269
33,500

7,141
8,487
7,652
7,845
10,526
15,095
17,048
9,500

33,963
37,120
41,905
66,430
52,737
64,998
40,964
40,000

104,185
119,975
117,851
173,738
156,143
185,859
181,322
169,500

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988 6/
1989

--

--

-- = Not available. f = ERS forecast.
1/ Crop year begins July 1 and ends June 30. 2/ From 1970 to 1988, includes all dried, desicated, and dehydrated peas, other than split peas. After 1988,
under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, green, yellow, and splt peas were shown separately . 3/ From 1979 to 1988, includes green and yellow peas.
After 1988, includes split peas only. 4/ Includes Austrian winter peas and misc. dry peas. 5/ Planting seed. Excludes chickpeas. 6/ Pea data series broken following
the 1987/88 season due to the January 1989 change to the harmonized system. Data in this table prior to 1989 are on a Sept-Aug year
Source: Prepared by ERS using data provided by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

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Table 151--Agaricus mushrooms: Production, by type of sale, 1970/71-2006/07
Crop year 1/

Fresh

Processed

Total 2/

--------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 pounds ----------------------------------------------------------1970/71
1971/72
1972/73
1973/74
1974/75
1975/76
1976/77
1977/78
1978/79
1979/80

58,269
66,323
76,728
102,293
126,118
142,121
151,247
191,080
229,538
255,846

148,541
165,050
177,274
177,200
172,963
167,695
195,882
207,623
224,469
214,223

206,810
231,373
254,002
279,493
299,081
309,816
347,129
398,703
454,007
470,069

1980/81
1981/82
1982/83
1983/84
1984/85
1985/86
1986/87
1987/88
1988/89
1989/90

275,052
319,132
337,234
388,075
419,913
427,204
457,299
468,895
484,675
511,904

194,524
198,014
153,592
173,456
175,768
160,752
157,094
162,924
183,084
203,088

469,576
517,146
490,826
561,531
595,681
587,956
614,393
631,819
667,759
714,992

1990/91
1991/92
1992/93
1993/94
1994/95
1995/96
1996/97
1997/98
1998/99
1999/2000

511,921
496,959
522,381
516,836
532,232
537,124
553,780
621,537
657,833
668,541

237,230
249,873
253,976
233,963
250,108
240,746
222,897
187,141
189,927
185,853

749,151
746,832
776,357
750,799
782,340
777,870
776,677
808,678
847,760
854,394

2000/01
2001/02
2002/03
2003/04
2004/05
2005/06
2006/07

692,630
689,968
697,248
703,496
696,319
704,584
696,709

153,579
141,139
139,150
137,666
141,764
129,093
117,140

846,209
831,107
836,398
841,162
838,083
833,677
813,849

1/ Crop year begins July 1 and ends June 30. 2/ Total production, fresh market, and processing estimates are primarily Agaricus, but also include
specialties through 1986. Statistics after 1986 are for Agaricus only.
Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Mushrooms.

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Table 152--Agaricus mushrooms: Price and value, by type of sale, 1970/71-2006/07
Crop
year 2/

Fresh 1/

Processed 1/

Price

Value

Price

Cent/lb

$1,000

Cent/lb

1970/71
1971/72
1972/73
1973/74
1974/75
1975/76
1976/77
1977/78
1978/79
1979/80

54.40
57.90
55.50
57.10
60.70
71.90
82.40
90.10
94.90
95.80

31,688
38,386
42,596
58,407
76,552
102,234
124,613
172,159
217,770
245,201

1980/81
1981/82
1982/83
1983/84
1984/85
1985/86
1986/87
1987/88
1988/89
1989/90

94.70
96.80
100.00
96.50
93.50
94.80
96.90
94.90
97.90
100.00

1990/91
1991/92
1992/93
1993/94
1994/95
1995/96
1996/97
1997/98
1998/99
1999/2000
2000/01
2001/02
2002/03
2003/04
2004/05
2005/06
2006/07

All 1/
Value

Price

Value

$1,000

Cent/lb

$1,000

39.00
41.50
38.00
36.70
40.90
53.00
66.90
65.20
64.20
57.60

57,932
68,496
67,379
64,947
70,690
88,864
131,065
135,429
144,030
123,396

43.30
46.20
43.30
44.10
49.20
61.70
73.70
77.10
79.70
78.40

89,620
106,882
109,975
123,354
147,242
191,098
255,678
307,588
361,800
368,597

260,439
308,805
338,048
374,327
392,762
404,914
443,037
444,967
474,675
512,055

58.60
55.50
60.80
64.60
57.40
54.90
56.40
61.00
66.50
65.30

114,060
109,901
93,373
112,061
100,886
88,179
88,621
99,333
121,663
132,683

79.80
81.00
87.90
86.60
82.90
83.90
86.50
86.10
89.30
90.20

374,499
418,706
431,421
486,388
493,648
493,093
531,658
544,300
596,338
644,738

98.10
99.50
99.80
103.00
105.00
109.00
109.00
108.00
108.00
107.00

501,967
494,340
521,566
532,863
560,127
588,126
605,728
670,168
712,000
715,943

61.50
63.80
58.20
66.20
68.40
57.90
55.90
55.30
61.10
60.60

145,948
159,501
147,832
154,810
171,046
139,452
124,568
103,449
116,098
112,608

86.50
87.50
86.20
91.60
93.50
93.50
94.00
95.70
97.70
97.00

647,915
653,841
669,398
687,673
731,173
727,578
730,296
773,617
828,098
828,551

106.00
115.00
112.00
114.00
114.00
113.00
121.00

736,543
796,522
778,307
805,200
796,493
793,538
840,360

57.90
52.50
55.80
53.20
46.30
42.80
64.00

88,957
74,051
77,676
73,205
65,699
55,298
75,001

97.60
105.00
102.00
104.00
103.00
102.00
112.00

825,500
870,573
855,983
878,405
862,192
848,836
915,361

1/ Includes all varieties through 1986. After 1986, data are for Agaricus only. 2/ Crop year begins July 1 and ends June 30.
Data for 2007/08 to be released on 8/22/2008. The web link is: http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1110
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Table 153--Specialty mushrooms: Production, price, and value, by type of sale, 1986/87-2006/07
Crop
year 1/

Production

Shiitake
Price

Value 3/
$1,000

Production

Oyster
Price

1,000 lb

$/lb

1,000 lb

$/lb

1986/87
1987/88
1988/89
1989/90

1,203
1,517
2,112
2,430

4.30
4.37
4.43
4.21

4,924
5,911
8,488
9,293

1,041
574
1,242
1,402

2.15
2.62
2.76
2.66

1990/91
1991/92
1992/93
1993/94
1994/95
1995/96
1996/97
1997/98
1998/99
1999/00

2,553
2,802
2,955
5,762
5,649
6,140
7,025
6,624
8,680
8,635

3.73
4.01
3.88
3.70
3.86
3.49
3.39
3.15
3.15
3.29

8,673
10,183
10,677
20,672
20,819
19,757
22,560
19,774
25,978
26,893

1,242
1,098
1,089
2,089
1,980
1,941
2,695
2,210
3,729
3,573

2000/01
2001/02
2002/03
2003/04
2004/05
2005/06
2006/07

9,391
8,454
7,476
7,731
9,085
8,014
6,865

3.17
2.92
3.08
3.24
3.25
3.25
3.36

28,314
23,407
21,718
24,391
28,005
24,942
22,508

3,817
4,273
3,997
4,428
5,428
4,765
4,958

1/ Crop year begins July 1 and ends June 30. Series began in 1986/87.

Value 3/
$1,000

Production

All specialties 2/
Price
Value 3/

1,000 lb

$/lb

$1,000

1,926
1,424
3,221
3,494

2,467
2,466
3,835
4,390

3.34
3.70
3.64
3.53

7,541
8,239
12,986
14,320

2.67
3.14
2.58
2.50
2.65
2.49
2.59
1.94
2.16
2.16

3,207
3,287
2,579
4,856
4,773
4,467
6,595
4,014
7,675
7,218

4,487
4,676
5,005
8,844
8,794
9,576
11,329
10,111
13,665
13,534

3.34
3.76
3.58
3.41
3.56
3.39
3.38
3.01
2.98
3.05

13,840
16,053
16,356
28,791
29,316
29,953
36,138
28,673
38,710
38,800

2.13
2.01
1.91
2.08
2.35
2.15
2.41

7,745
8,092
6,820
8,714
12,035
9,827
11,424

14,605
14,268
12,904
13,850
15,949
14,156
13,241

3.04
2.76
2.89
3.03
3.09
3.02
3.16

42,237
37,226
34,411
40,509
46,541
40,529
40,438

2/ Includes shiitake, oyster, and all other specialty varieties. 3/ Value of sales.

Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Mushrooms.

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Table 154--Mushrooms: U.S. monthly and annual imports, crop year 1992-2007 1/
Item/year

July

Aug.

Sep.

Oct.

Nov.

Dec.

Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

May

June

Crop year

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 pounds -------------------------------------------------------------------------------Fresh: 2/
1992/93
1993/94
1994/95
1995/96
1996/97
1997/98
1998/99
1999/2000

523
342
348
353
952
1,316
1,447
1,998

449
202
221
437
927
1,332
1,560
1,816

500
294
270
347
846
1,392
1,483
1,708

311
168
372
391
608
1,355
2,133
1,905

312
273
327
473
685
1,593
1,871
2,160

361
288
478
511
1,095
1,758
2,395
2,167

320
211
472
548
1,338
1,960
2,238
2,669

202
162
611
712
929
1,599
1,708
2,797

232
327
649
652
1,016
1,378
2,077
2,884

116
345
521
683
937
1,672
2,093
2,861

107
351
384
841
948
1,599
2,233
3,267

386
296
324
1,098
1,061
1,824
1,944
3,569

3,819
3,259
4,976
7,046
11,342
18,777
23,182
29,801

2000/01
2001/02
2002/03
2003/04
2004/05
2005/06
2006/07
2007/08
Frozen:
1992/93
1993/94
1994/95
1995/96
1996/97
1997/98
1998/99
1999/2000

2,974
3,134
4,060
4,609
4,930
5,490
5,099
5,482

3,332
3,534
3,910
4,680
4,392
6,438
5,043
4,889

2,842
3,250
3,794
4,263
4,049
5,154
4,863
4,488

3,302
3,817
4,360
4,743
4,330
6,083
5,797
5,403

3,040
3,535
4,371
5,064
5,719
6,651
6,050
5,949

3,159
3,915
4,848
5,273
5,420
6,232
6,299
6,848

2,983
4,073
4,680
5,374
5,730
6,546
6,065
6,548

2,759
3,582
4,286
4,815
5,030
5,283
6,275
5,983

3,520
3,776
4,779
5,708
5,445
5,778
6,081
5,894

3,632
4,195
4,695
5,025
5,774
6,002
6,113

3,242
3,854
5,267
5,240
5,924
6,463
5,794

3,398
3,899
4,945
5,057
5,653
6,013
5,451

38,183
44,563
53,996
59,851
62,396
72,133
68,930

29
61
25
4
116
312
75
50

47
53
149
140
75
116
123
28

102
128
20
33
47
242
46
117

44
27
60
72
115
160
111
165

270
53
82
40
180
42
120
120

769
336
64
54
49
228
278
135

185
3
233
70
267
115
235
294

41
160
325
34
95
272
227
181

115
220
175
67
133
821
376
174

62
355
260
169
232
249
227
457

126
337
241
78
458
247
258
511

98
173
27
121
114
171
161
167

1,887
1,907
1,660
880
1,882
2,976
2,235
2,400

2000/01
2001/02
2002/03
2003/04
2004/05
2005/06
2006/07
2007/08
Canned: 3/
1992/93
1993/94
1994/95
1995/96
1996/97
1997/98
1998/99
1999/2000

77
583
223
741
1,780
909
1,291
1,603

172
137
195
394
1,394
1,127
1,845
1,292

106
121
95
1,224
1,157
1,475
2,258
2,839

104
235
237
1,191
2,368
1,489
2,203
2,293

174
130
438
957
1,543
1,870
1,523
1,828

131
134
368
783
1,216
1,040
1,783
1,467

210
262
540
1,139
1,402
839
879
2,204

1,146
236
667
899
1,291
687
1,557
1,680

938
264
768
1,150
1,112
1,138
1,399
905

839
577
565
1,814
1,562
683
1,343

1,445
382
524
1,762
694
1,010
1,558

727
170
711
1,335
906
972
1,243

6,066
3,232
5,330
13,389
16,425
13,239
18,882

8,377
8,505
14,251
15,426
13,430
12,503
9,976
8,748

9,214
7,098
12,677
12,666
13,515
11,339
5,911
8,601

7,488
7,263
10,230
10,975
10,709
9,977
7,222
8,184

11,162
7,303
9,278
8,650
10,736
9,866
7,214
8,896

9,242
7,564
9,407
8,557
12,698
9,479
7,320
10,272

9,930
8,574
8,358
9,293
14,475
12,341
9,943
14,858

10,016
7,359
12,067
8,489
14,877
10,946
7,556
13,444

7,706
11,814
13,677
8,650
12,131
17,888
8,852
9,986

8,443
13,988
16,635
8,849
10,087
26,341
8,835
12,807

8,326
15,430
17,903
9,691
12,700
8,264
9,619
10,938

9,107
17,855
16,922
11,660
13,231
10,094
10,491
14,045

6,943
14,682
14,339
12,738
13,142
9,194
8,939
12,609

105,955
127,434
155,744
125,644
151,729
148,233
101,879
133,387

2000/01
13,061
2001/02
13,000
2002/03
9,076
2003/04
9,527
2004/05
14,745
2005/06
12,873
2006/07
10,652
2007/08
14,655
Dried/dehydrated:
1992/93
226
1993/94
447
1994/95
269
1995/96
507
1996/97
275
1997/98
293
1998/99
313
1999/2000
290

14,186
12,583
11,196
8,698
11,207
15,951
12,507
8,436

11,696
10,613
7,941
11,616
9,120
7,442
10,728
7,725

12,310
12,610
9,814
12,404
8,776
8,136
10,744
8,059

13,198
11,966
10,136
13,769
11,992
10,782
10,625
8,365

12,772
11,586
15,367
11,724
11,509
7,920
9,654
11,875

10,394
10,844
13,757
14,890
13,636
10,279
11,366
15,324

10,350
11,093
12,713
11,889
11,044
8,064
13,943
15,073

10,523
11,085
12,913
17,054
11,201
11,861
21,497
16,343

9,004
10,332
14,828
16,711
14,701
9,828
13,212

11,466
11,440
15,450
16,994
18,752
11,118
15,426

8,695
9,842
14,899
13,358
12,748
11,763
13,526

137,655
136,994
148,090
158,634
149,431
126,017
153,880

253
290
365
348
213
375
226
260

130
170
330
265
148
139
216
192

200
210
320
177
220
221
279
258

234
167
240
229
190
242
278
292

296
322
579
270
371
365
478
792

396
341
512
378
451
504
729
844

317
288
401
434
485
464
400
439

463
232
353
245
277
401
282
597

331
233
578
265
538
523
572
828

360
278
530
332
609
547
474
804

507
395
554
425
500
299
375
496

3,713
3,373
5,030
3,876
4,276
4,371
4,622
6,091

398
155
447
350
409
474
385
439

387
205
284
387
363
337
252
302

416
296
269
283
418
380
364
452

454
246
413
296
699
563
481
482

699
408
1,088
640
889
425
587
536

699
346
986
773
1,006
485
833
715

335
308
539
385
523
225
758
745

432
276
489
597
474
247
563
358

511
514
741
763
579
651
836

583
629
794
647
700
524
927

582
467
443
615
666
784
696

5,933
4,167
6,854
6,234
7,202
5,465
7,144

2000/01
2001/02
2002/03
2003/04
2004/05
2005/06
2006/07
2007/08

437
318
362
499
477
369
463
628

-- = Not available.
1/ Excludes truffles. 2/ Fresh imports exclude straw mushrooms. 3/ Canned mushrooms are reported on a drained-weight basis.
Note: Trade data reported are from U.S. Census Bureau and may not match U.S. Customs data since census data may not capture some small shipments.
Source: Prepared by ERS using data provided by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

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Table 155--Mushrooms, fresh-market and canned: U.S. monthly and annual exports, crop year 1989-2007 1/
Year

July
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June Crop year
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 pounds -------------------------------------------------------------------------Fresh-market:
1989/90
258
214
479
440
482
357
1,341
1,416
1,318
1,259
1,241
1,124
9,929
1990/91
1991/92
1992/93
1993/94
1994/95
1995/96
1996/97
1997/98
1998/99
1999/2000

1,314
1,292
1,114
1,093
335
734
253
510
458
972

1,176
992
1,075
846
514
510
374
439
351
1,036

1,330
1,232
1,087
1,007
752
1,192
762
2,474
658
1,970

2,557
1,299
1,685
1,250
1,677
2,541
2,900
3,233
2,116
1,573

2,183
1,333
2,006
1,333
1,251
1,350
1,294
2,323
1,805
1,757

1,503
1,369
1,565
1,049
736
786
1,173
1,301
1,198
1,262

1,290
1,248
1,182
717
562
650
681
844
1,083
759

1,245
1,151
1,476
599
715
521
1,089
661
909
977

1,339
1,207
1,916
1,166
963
702
848
803
1,838
983

1,442
1,251
1,291
772
998
602
704
677
1,246
1,124

1,423
1,113
1,526
1,193
640
487
966
760
1,282
1,337

1,128
1,037
1,528
619
738
275
696
497
849
1,435

17,930
14,524
17,449
11,644
9,881
10,349
11,739
14,520
13,792
15,185

2000/01
2001/02
2002/03
2003/04
2004/05
2005/06
2006/07
2007/08

969
1,002
638
381
397
386
839
801

676
477
521
401
464
307
707
648

716
400
804
623
1,074
696
1,364
1,086

2,823
2,281
957
1,245
1,265
1,059
1,261
2,583

1,793
1,734
792
960
833
932
1,024
1,682

1,035
1,127
798
856
744
1,039
873
1,122

772
883
889
693
495
705
1,087
1,262

1,086
721
503
485
823
836
753
1,103

1,033
571
655
686
628
618
936
1,223

426
623
414
504
575
819
1,035

955
920
691
359
657
765
1,061

748
894
665
537
372
672
657

13,031
11,633
8,328
7,731
8,327
8,834
11,598

Canned:
1989/90

201

67

112

120

179

420

330

291

306

267

132

470

2,894

1990/91
1991/92
1992/93
1993/94
1994/95
1995/96
1996/97
1997/98
1998/99
1999/2000

290
554
928
483
255
318
318
288
135
245

222
577
706
269
500
128
167
335
309
91

340
358
919
328
243
205
40
299
157
106

419
907
815
268
308
156
232
293
201
180

620
473
819
357
169
180
308
296
123
276

348
296
1,109
458
233
320
747
286
70
80

433
400
697
290
109
95
579
248
73
88

375
1,151
1,063
1,252
119
175
75
359
118
163

434
598
1,492
769
486
407
216
366
61
88

965
648
978
910
359
518
112
259
251
97

583
467
1,006
919
511
367
229
378
49
116

412
713
798
304
483
292
517
140
111
192

5,441
7,142
11,331
6,607
3,775
3,161
3,542
3,547
1,659
1,721

2000/01
2001/02
2002/03
2003/04
2004/05
2005/06
2006/07
2007/08

68
115
276
282
120
674
257
155

102
87
263
293
108
228
164
119

122
526
150
94
192
82
220
125

209
256
134
697
201
179
141
93

147
254
169
92
291
135
94
220

94
199
191
165
86
277
38
135

344
291
171
120
69
92
137
167

556
110
84
61
76
221
95
111

205
40
147
113
100
105
78
125

154
115
119
569
56
90
116

182
145
152
223
115
191
195

208
197
239
181
96
126
139

2,391
2,336
2,096
2,890
1,510
2,400
1,675

1/ Export data beginning in January 1989 are reported under the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HS) of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Excludes
dried mushrooms, but includes prepared truffles.
Source: Prepared by ERS using data provided by U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau.

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Table 156--Mushrooms, all: U.S. per capita utilization, 1970-2008
Crop year

Fresh

Processing

Total

-------------------------------------------------------------- Pounds, farm weight ----------------------------------------------------1970
1971
1972
1973
1974
1975
1976
1977
1978
1979

0.28
0.32
0.36
0.48
0.59
0.66
0.69
0.86
1.02
1.13

0.98
1.13
1.25
1.22
1.22
1.23
1.45
1.62
1.66
1.73

1.26
1.45
1.61
1.70
1.81
1.89
2.14
2.48
2.68
2.86

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

1.20
1.38
1.44
1.65
1.77
1.78
1.87
1.92
1.98
2.04

1.53
1.53
1.51
1.81
1.76
1.81
1.88
1.64
1.54
1.53

2.73
2.91
2.95
3.46
3.53
3.59
3.75
3.56
3.52
3.57

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

1.99
1.93
1.98
1.97
2.02
2.02
2.08
2.30
2.45
2.48

1.70
1.74
1.68
1.70
1.93
1.74
1.82
1.65
1.41
1.58

3.69
3.67
3.66
3.67
3.95
3.76
3.90
3.95
3.86
4.06

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 f
2008 f

2.58
2.57
2.61
2.63
2.59
2.62
2.55
2.57
2.59

1.48
1.34
1.48
1.51
1.55
1.30
1.47
1.46
1.44

4.06
3.91
4.09
4.14
4.14
3.92
4.02
4.03
4.03

f = ERS forecast.
Note: For the most recent per capita use stats, see: http://www.ers.usda.gov/publications/vgs/Tables/Percap.xls.
Source: Calculated by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 157--U.S. fresh-market mushrooms, all: Supply, disappearance, and price, farm weight, 1979-2008
Supply
Crop
year
1/

Domestic

Per
capita
use 4/

Season-average price
Current
Constant
dollars
2000
2/
dollars 5/

------------------------------------ Million pounds --------------------------------------

Pounds

---------- $/cwt -----------

Production
2/

Imports
3/

Disappearance
Total

Exports
3/

1979

255.8

0.5

256.3

0.7

255.6

1.13

95.80

193.30

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

275.1
319.1
337.2
388.1
419.9
427.2
454.8
471.1
488.2
516.0

0.7
0.8
1.1
0.8
1.0
1.0
1.4
1.2
1.9
2.1

275.8
319.9
338.3
388.9
420.9
428.2
456.2
472.3
490.1
518.1

0.6
1.8
1.6
1.6
1.4
1.9
2.9
2.9
3.2
9.9

275.2
318.1
336.7
387.3
419.5
426.3
453.3
469.4
486.9
508.2

1.20
1.38
1.44
1.65
1.77
1.78
1.87
1.92
1.98
2.04

94.70
96.80
100.00
96.50
93.50
94.80
96.90
94.90
97.90
100.00

175.20
163.70
159.40
148.00
138.20
136.00
136.00
129.70
129.30
127.30

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

516.1
501.2
527.0
525.3
541.0
546.0
564.5
631.1
671.5
682.1

3.5
4.6
3.8
3.3
5.0
7.0
11.3
18.8
23.2
29.8

519.6
505.8
530.8
528.6
546.0
553.0
575.8
649.9
694.7
711.9

17.7
14.5
17.4
11.6
9.9
10.3
11.7
16.9
13.8
15.2

501.9
491.3
513.4
517.0
536.1
542.7
564.1
633.0
680.9
696.7

1.99
1.93
1.98
1.97
2.02
2.02
2.08
2.30
2.45
2.48

98.10
99.50
99.80
103.00
105.00
109.00
109.00
108.00
108.00
107.00

120.20
117.80
115.50
116.50
116.30
118.30
116.10
113.20
111.90
109.30

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 f
2008 f

707.2
704.2
709.2
716.8
711.4
718.0
709.5
725.0
737.0

38.2
44.6
54.0
59.9
62.4
72.1
68.9
70.0
70.0

745.4
753.2
763.2
776.7
773.8
790.1
778.4
795.0
807.0

13.0
11.6
8.3
7.7
8.3
8.8
11.6
12.0
13.0

732.4
741.6
754.9
769.0
765.5
781.3
766.8
783.0
794.0

2.58
2.57
2.61
2.63
2.59
2.62
2.55
2.57
2.59

106.00
115.00
112.00
114.00
114.00
113.00
121.00
---

106.00
112.30
107.50
107.10
104.20
100.20
104.30
---

-- = Not available. f = ERS forecast as of 04/17/08. Production and price data for the 2007/08 season will be released by USDA/NASS in August 2008.
1/ Crop year begins July 1 of the year listed and ends on June 30 of the following year. 2/ Sales volume for all fresh mushrooms. Source: USDA, Nationa
Agricultural Statistics Service. 3/ Source: U.S. Department of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau and Statistics Canada. 4/ Total disappearance divided by
total U.S. population on January 1. Represents volume available for consumption per person. 5/ Deflated using the GDP implicit price deflator, 2000=100
Source: Compiled and computed by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 158--U.S. mushrooms for processing, all: Supply, disappearance, and price, farm weight, 1979-2008
Supply
Crop
year
1/

Domestic

Per
capita
use 4/

Season-average price
Current
Constant
dollars
2000
2/
dollars 5/

------------------------------------ Million pounds --------------------------------------

Pounds

----- Cents/pound -----

Production
2/

Imports
3/

Disappearance
Total

Exports
3/

1979

214.2

179.3

393.5

1.0

392.5

1.73

57.60

116.30

1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

194.5
198.0
153.6
173.5
175.8
160.8
157.1
162.9
183.1
203.1

155.7
157.2
199.5
252.2
243.3
273.9
297.9
239.0
198.7
190.0

350.2
355.2
353.1
425.7
419.1
434.7
455.0
401.9
381.8
393.1

0.5
0.7
0.4
0.7
1.0
1.0
0.4
1.1
1.7
12.6

349.7
354.5
352.7
425.0
418.1
433.7
454.6
400.8
380.1
380.5

1.53
1.53
1.51
1.81
1.76
1.81
1.88
1.64
1.54
1.53

58.60
55.50
60.80
64.60
57.40
54.90
56.40
61.00
66.50
65.30

108.40
93.90
96.90
99.10
84.80
78.80
79.20
83.30
87.90
83.10

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

237.2
249.9
254.0
234.0
250.1
240.7
222.9
187.1
189.9
185.9

205.2
213.8
203.5
233.8
293.1
234.2
279.8
276.2
210.7
271.4

442.4
463.7
457.5
467.8
543.2
474.9
502.7
463.3
400.6
457.3

14.6
18.4
22.2
23.7
30.8
9.5
7.6
11.4
8.5
14.2

427.8
445.3
435.3
444.1
512.4
465.4
495.1
451.9
392.1
443.1

1.70
1.74
1.68
1.70
1.93
1.74
1.82
1.65
1.41
1.58

61.50
63.80
58.20
66.20
68.40
57.90
55.90
55.30
61.10
60.60

75.40
75.60
67.40
74.90
75.80
62.90
59.60
58.00
63.30
61.90

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007 f
2008 f

153.6
141.1
139.2
137.7
141.8
129.1
117.1
130.0
137.0

280.1
256.9
303.9
325.5
326.8
268.3
336.2
338.0
320.0

433.7
398.0
443.1
463.2
468.6
397.4
453.3
468.0
457.0

13.0
12.4
13.5
21.4
10.3
9.1
10.8
25.0
15.0

420.7
385.6
429.6
441.8
458.3
388.3
442.5
443.0
442.0

1.48
1.34
1.48
1.51
1.55
1.30
1.47
1.46
1.44

57.90
52.50
55.80
53.20
46.30
42.80
64.00
---

57.90
51.30
53.60
50.00
42.30
38.00
55.20
---

-- = Not available. f = ERS forecast as of 04/17/08. Production and price data for the 2007/08 season will be released by USDA/NASS in August 2008.
1/ Crop year begins July 1 of the year listed and ends on June 30 of the following year. 2/ Source: USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service.
3/ Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, U.S. Census Bureau. Includes canned, frozen, and dried mushrooms. Canned converted to fresh-weight basis
using a factor of 1.538, frozen factor is 1.5, and dried factor is 10.0. Dried exports adjusted using Canadian data from 1979-88. 4/ Total disappearance divide
by total U.S. population on January 1. Represents volume available for consumption per person. 5/ Deflated using the GDP implicit deflator, 2000=100.
Note: Due to lack of data, this table excludes changes in processed mushroom product inventories.
Source: Compiled and computed by USDA, Economic Research Service.

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Table 159--Specialty vegetables: Fresh and processed imports, 1980-2007
Year

Dasheens
1/

Endive
1/ 2/

Snow
peas 1/ 3/

Chile
peppers 1/

Chayote
1/

Fiddlehead
ferns 1/

Bamboo
shoots 4/

Jicama
1/ 5/

Waterchestnuts 4/

--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 pounds -------------------------------------------------------------------------------1980
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989

27,721
38,072
38,398
37,479
42,695
55,995
48,277
39,906
44,633
52,958

2,482
2,114
3,303
4,231
5,631
6,237
7,205
7,447
7,187
6,618

-----2,050
12,667
16,947
16,947
30,268

-----25,115
59,944
63,048
75,987
65,421

5,232
6,810
8,715
10,247
11,127
11,303
12,472
12,569
13,543
19,528

75
46
62
55
73
73
106
115
73
94

23,620
35,349
26,870
30,516
35,058
41,396
51,601
64,644
44,652
48,874

5,148
12,628
13,684
11,274
17,156
12,915
18,728
19,590
17,990
37,410

25,358
36,647
46,156
44,178
47,690
62,739
72,750
72,345
73,248
68,466

1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999

47,431
49,318
50,568
46,593
53,748
62,851
67,778
60,436
67,305
79,504

5,472
6,473
7,927
4,411
5,123
5,676
3,695
4,391
7,162
5,107

31,788
32,458
28,950
25,893
25,466
25,974
24,256
28,881
32,605
31,142

79,553
80,092
83,760
78,324
106,914
195,426
234,106
245,458
287,149
298,950

20,218
24,639
38,584
30,072
32,436
36,848
38,148
39,037
39,861
45,349

36
6
243
21
54
25
33
25
28
42

55,709
71,291
51,892
63,630
61,240
65,636
57,998
61,986
65,604
55,126

39,419
39,167
43,180
44,845
47,855
61,180
63,119
57,816
63,392
78,486

74,215
84,715
77,810
80,334
87,934
68,109
89,822
87,336
71,467
74,704

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

82,791
83,421
97,934
92,547
93,626
85,017
92,402
106,244

5,511
5,957
5,195
5,189
5,804
5,331
4,732
4,678

34,171
37,565
48,800
53,085
60,790
64,148
62,348
69,722

327,314
332,712
349,470
397,888
414,272
425,381
508,615
563,350

51,701
53,585
57,282
55,451
51,037
55,869
60,941
66,368

55
217
69
51
305
756
193
177

60,005
68,459
59,977
60,697
55,060
60,540
62,615
59,126

84,569
80,608
91,279
91,501
110,687
103,451
110,218
112,542

81,912
76,453
92,629
75,125
91,332
91,335
72,415
70,438

-- = Not available.
1/ Fresh, chilled. 2/ Fresh-market whitloof chicory. 3/ Includes all fresh green peas after 1988. 4/ Canned. 5/ Includes pumpkins and breadfruit.
Source: Prepared by ERS from USDA, ERS, FATUS , Calendar Year Supplements (1980-88), and USDC, U.S. Census Bureau (1989-2006).

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Table 160--Specialty and minor vegetables, fresh and processed: Harvested acreage, California, 1993-2006 1/
Year

Anise
(fennel)

Artichokes

Baby
vegetables

Beets

Brussels
sprouts

Head
cabbage

Chinese
cabbage

Cilantro

Greenhouse
cucumbers

Eggplant

Endive

Escarole

Garlic

Herbs &
spices

-- Acres -1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006

691
716
700
1,010
411
700
1,063
822
741
595
636
813
743
786
Horseradish

8,929
9,251
8,853
8,921
8,199
8,676
9,593
8,555
7,069
6,684
6,808
7,107
7,867
8,664

2,192
4,878
3,905
986
997
577
1,550
302
-----364

Kale

Leeks

656
503
160
372
375
689
1,448
1,617
203
158
185
589
964
2,069
Leaf
lettuce

1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006

704
1,151
667
623
623
717
477
661
830
861
861
971
971
717
Snow
peas

1,929
2,074
1,469
2,036
1,934
1,899
2,035
1,968
1,246
1,798
1,610
2,130
2,618
2,618
Bell
peppers

651
420
341
563
449
486
545
594
493
441
424
612
551
549
Chile
peppers

36,436
34,536
36,551
35,807
41,773
37,436
73,461
75,910
42,994
45,116
48,613
52,395
59,460
86,869
Radicchio

Radishes

4,445
3,886
4,847
4,958
4,726
4,805
4,946
4,685
4,569
3,300
3,120
2,589
2,205
1,620

21,071
21,487
23,851
25,262
21,279
20,847
22,204
19,848
20,188
18,188
17,289
18,241
20,048
19,090

7,505
6,395
3,292
6,475
6,952
5,016
3,064
2,477
1,304
719
746
2,180
1,908
1,962

1,205
1,416
1,029
1,648
1,838
2,590
2,902
2,833
2,490
2,249
2,231
4,300
4,029
3,672

2,778
2,663
2,340
2,636
2,461
1,939
1,474
787
727
1,330
802
1,741
1,252
1,585

1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006

4,919
11,848
3,221
10,037
3,057
9,201
3,682
8,762
2,206
9,052
3,216
9,664
3,108
9,599
1,875
9,971
1,931
8,320
1,634
9,625
1,775
13,352
2,071
12,818
2,079
9,758
2,051
14,235
Romaine
lettuce Sprouts
16,089
23,991
22,207
23,067
24,677
22,985
-3,520
40,135
46,301
59,823
57,249
38,187
64,428

52
6
-1
1
1
2
1
------Rappini
1,947
2,146
-2,815
3,356
3,687
3,643
2,650
2,516
2,570
2,785
4,669
5,289
5,401

1,263
85
-484
779
782
1,511
1,017
3,036
4,143
3,304
4,599
5,008
4,836
Misc
melons
-------------5,633
Squash
8,971
7,905
5,478
7,338
7,348
7,057
6,411
7,964
4,559
4,340
4,301
5,895
6,504
5,779

---3,519
3,369
3,360
4,011
3,506
2,030
2,135
2,190
3,693
4,499
4,572
Okra
334
218
230
236
170
237
166
286
121
163
73
410
504
417
Spinach
11,057
11,451
12,463
13,397
20,663
20,840
23,519
21,229
19,929
26,035
24,969
25,752
32,263
27,956

7
8
7
8
9
9
15
15
12
14
14
14
--Shallots
& gr. on.

1,214
1,009
840
1,737
1,252
1,581
1,341
1,429
1,010
949
997
1,041
1,364
1,455
Oriental
vegetables

1,918
1,530
1,494
2,044
2,206
2,157
2,100
1,801
1,345
1,221
1,201
1,456
1,946
2,056
Swiss
chard

11,148
11,442
10,393
11,956
13,534
13,360
12,913
11,918
9,767
7,344
7,395
8,169
8,829
9,973

148
85
-69
689
587
671
689
698
671
629
915
1,169
1,163

722
784
768
874
1,059
1,274
197
356
570
444
686
1,018
1,068
928
Parsley

3,141
3,436
2,698
2,982
3,504
2,730
2,573
2,610
670
731
788
1,914
4,238
3,807
Cherry
Tomatillos tomatoes
296
101
138
184
161
210
256
251
95
100
103
363
486
452

1,429
1,276
1,003
774
570
457
418
363
295
245
239
50
-24

448
455
456
643
396
902
94
213
209
275
228
325
403
422

26,961
27,594
28,253
35,046
29,663
37,412
40,059
25,286
29,140
33,028
31,189
25,852
25,425
22,855
Green
peas

Parsnips
165
234
85
66
58
125
149
----105
70
294
Turnips

3,683
546
5,327
5,348
3,939
3,761
2,510
3,978
3,081
956
1,520
2,688
2,107
1,900
Misc.
vegetables

1,044
334
4
436
550
761
821
472
6
3
8
141
164
256

82,437
84,213
86,413
90,881
126,248
140,047
142,229
136,532
151,500
160,005
150,366
579,694
74,081
74,676

3,783
3,709
-1,195
1,226
1,857
3,503
4,904
991
5,223
8,872
6,124
5,842
2,677
Pumpkins

-- = Not available.
1/ Some counties report commodities under the miscellaneous-vegetable category only. Beginning in 1988, some vegetables previously reported as miscellaneous vegetables were reported in distinct categories
Source: California Department of Food and Agriculture, County Agricultural Commissioner Reports, (http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/California/Publications/AgComm/indexcac.asp).

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6,381
5,517
5,381
6,488
6,160
5,974
5,144
5,826
5,605
5,025
4,757
5,060
3,326
5,226
Total
290,597
290,709
283,901
315,329
354,862
371,410
391,725
369,721
370,425
394,619
404,889
845,753
337,225
394,037

Table 161--Specialty and minor vegetables, fresh and processed: Production, California, 1992-2006 1/
Anise
Baby
Brussels
Head
Chinese
Year
(fennel)
Artichokes vegetables
Beets
sprouts
cabbage
cabbage
Cilantro
-- Short tons -1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006

1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006

1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006

5,930
4,570
6,400
6,090
2,120
5,999
14,300
6,800
7,200
7,300
8,000
7,830
9,605
12,003
Horseradish
-2,678
1,668
1,558
1,558
1,793
1,192
1,653
1,826
2,153
2,153
2,428
2,428
1,793
Snow
peas
11,138
10,368
12,719
13,521
10,994
10,683
12,186
12,061
14,492
11,086
9,801
6,485
5,084
4,544

43,087
51,584
40,636
44,334
45,851
50,108
69,633
49,727
46,594
40,972
38,793
38,883
55,498
60,895

-3,128
3,442
----------728

Kale
13,891
18,835
16,633
19,481
18,198
14,869
17,359
18,132
10,875
22,161
18,077
23,153
29,058
27,595
Bell
peppers
292,603
282,506
342,745
351,574
311,213
285,990
353,338
370,560
355,837
352,197
353,998
394,932
379,589
352,357

Leeks
4,315
4,720
3,195
5,448
5,332
4,779
4,836
5,183
4,961
4,302
4,761
6,416
6,369
7,735
Chile
peppers
28,523
28,695
25,510
27,743
25,063
-17,816
16,226
18,110
15,424
13,459
48,378
12,769
62,575

78
160
106
61
85
96
95
36
929
1,093
499
4,137
11,579
34,383
Leaf
lettuce
368,957
388,617
387,384
364,948
412,315
414,722
-858,409
460,359
573,097
563,923
641,299
978,815
1,030,151
Radicchio
4,488
5,275
9,800
9,760
11,932
13,287
7,409
7,035
7,939
6,858
7,645
13,082
19,140
16,357

39,984
29,246
24,164
33,087
18,311
17,414
19,868
16,455
17,735
16,413
15,982
19,639
22,883
20,950
Romaine
lettuce
209,024
355,528
308,226
311,455
399,515
354,178
-48,466
558,711
740,916
887,310
800,133
1,078,418
951,595
Radishes
7,040
7,760
6,641
24,110
26,932
22,081
14,944
8,924
8,486
13,666
9,208
15,471
16,914
20,215

177,529
168,192
161,100
140,023
139,073
133,817
137,098
174,585
160,656
195,326
197,260
185,726
235,038
266,034
Sprouts
--------------Rappini
----10,922
9,508
9,890
12,340
12,280
11,937
8,700
14,261
17,716
19,698

----1,290
955
18,400
10,700
28,765
38,525
32,222
42,794
107,928
78,195
Misc
melons
-------------69,201

---28,347
29,334
25,471
24,280
22,007
18,262
18,191
17,760
28,368
32,072
34,694

Spinach
113,319
108,898
105,491
99,678
118,069
142,947
146,981
159,478
157,423
200,859
209,439
266,568
310,784
265,689

Squash
71,839
62,866
55,282
55,838
53,069
55,588
45,881
44,145
44,036
41,764
44,559
56,962
60,868
60,077

Okra
1,500
1,380
2,260
158
837
1,200
824
1,112
726
1,281
290
2,178
2,519
1,664

Greenhouse
cucumbers
334
387
1,923
1,878
342
378
432
444
444
532
526
525
2
-Shallots
& gr. on.
24,232
19,343
19,209
16,500
23,000
17,900
21,100
17,700
16,070
15,494
15,000
17,836
21,766
21,936
Swiss
chard
----4,040
3,700
4,200
4,500
4,910
4,510
4,705
6,651
10,522
9,773

Eggplant
13,135
14,721
13,828
21,271
15,387
12,122
15,369
12,013
11,803
10,657
12,035
14,829
19,741
21,814
Oriental
vegetables
66,369
72,654
125,670
132,920
190,173
147,597
152,423
134,855
124,217
124,483
124,237
138,021
138,979
145,943
Tomatillos
185
161
114
165
50
43
145
391
81
101
70
911
5,016
1,029

Endive

Escarole

3,562
4,738
5,638
5,413
7,938
5,375
--4,975
3,225
16,188
24,166
14,156
11,453

2,988
4,000
3,225
4,000
3,238
2,638
--1,350
2,700
2,854
3,425
4,480
4,585

Parsley
28,699
33,034
40,894
45,411
36,022
34,085
19,311
19,177
9,240
11,946
13,789
23,247
25,097
82,910
Cherry
tomatoes
25,635
18,348
8,993
7,475
5,506
6,300
7,397
6,560
5,580
3,327
3,001
1,025
-40

Parsnips
-----------1,179
306
1,392
Turnips
-5,010
11
16
15
121
19
6
11
6
15
1,547
1,679
1,869

Garlic
223,513
211,062
228,339
282,664
263,623
168,221
361,650
193,218
245,252
298,194
308,174
239,454
200,685
192,685
Green
peas
5,012
546
8,731
7,585
7,435
6,544
5,073
7,854
4,294
1,582
11,722
12,627
1,256
1,060
Misc.
vegetables
------1,279,648
1,570,581
841,366
------

-- = Not available.
1/ Some counties report commodities under the miscellaneous-vegetable category only in any given year. Beginning in 1988, some vegetables were reported in categories other than miscellaneous vegetables.
Source: California Department of Food and Agriculture, County Agricultural Commissioner Reports, (http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/California/Publications/AgComm/indexcac.asp).

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Herbs &
spices
15,916
19,120
-5,247
5,461
7,930
10,274
9,193
15,685
218,808
181,489
27,619
34,034
22,410
Pumpkins
73,964
71,520
76,884
80,171
72,145
78,961
56,752
73,880
67,220
74,706
65,070
67,594
40,829
77,829
Total
1,876,789
2,009,650
2,046,861
2,147,930
2,276,388
2,057,400
2,850,123
3,894,406
3,288,700
3,085,792
3,202,714
3,199,779
3,913,622
3,995,856

Table 162--Specialty and minor vegetables, fresh and processed: Value of production, California, 1992-2006 1/
Anise
Baby
Brussels
Head
Chinese
Year
(fennel)
Artichokes vegetables
Beets
sprouts
cabbage
cabbage
Cilantro

Greenhouse
cucumbers

Eggplant
8,031
8,932
9,032
15,055
10,328
9,349
10,437
7,774
5,775
6,202
6,979
8,202
11,697
12,628

Endive

Escarole

Garlic

Herbs &
spices

-- 1,000 dollars -1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006

1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006

1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006

3,252
2,937
3,883
3,891
1,853
4,750
7,886
3,286
3,303
3,290
3,870
6,027
5,888
6,183

37,651
46,324
46,817
49,079
46,562
54,329
59,645
51,722
45,809
43,355
51,883
56,004
70,419
84,661

11,951
21,503
14,910
6,207
8,795
4,748
6,618
2,060
-----1,165

1,420
1,042
473
658
1,129
1,470
3,152
5,260
554
725
504
2,297
5,447
15,016

19,179
13,539
10,913
15,725
8,199
10,561
13,677
9,681
9,292
9,213
10,425
14,246
14,426
15,051

44,128
33,025
37,799
30,903
32,333
41,933
30,643
37,810
34,756
42,732
57,715
68,126
65,914
76,601

3,332
293
-1,619
2,856
2,639
9,208
6,659
11,376
12,596
10,964
15,689
22,067
26,221

---16,822
14,508
15,874
17,427
17,045
9,394
11,078
10,703
20,521
23,851
27,063

892
854
679
690
685
531
2,053
1,874
721
905
852
918
8
--

Horseradish

Kale

Leaf
lettuce

Romaine
lettuce

Sprouts

Misc
melons

Okra

Shallots
& gr. on.

Oriental
vegetables

880
1,439
834
779
779
896
596
826
913
1,076
1,076
1,214
1,214
897

10,384
12,321
11,612
14,143
13,251
13,077
12,858
12,042
7,292
15,811
13,671
17,559
20,790
20,291

5,040
3,845
2,406
3,768
3,292
3,354
3,571
4,774
3,940
3,134
4,037
8,258
6,551
5,096

165,439
148,635
212,479
150,258
208,441
210,845
410,691
464,983
247,108
291,068
313,845
325,377
449,934
444,654

72,396
86,015
126,729
111,553
149,320
155,176
-18,057
244,388
382,909
465,307
457,239
459,093
454,200

2,073
750
10,913
6,898
6,700
8,268
7,289
6,900
-------

-------------22,507

2,728
1,798
2,349
1,181
1,247
1,825
1,174
1,329
723
1,281
406
2,032
2,472
1,568

15,330
13,350
14,595
18,168
23,772
22,894
23,624
21,693
21,618
17,205
18,830
17,146
21,564
20,396

52,239
50,590
53,502
48,064
64,665
61,799
64,613
62,984
47,768
47,007
52,160
55,791
60,422
60,595

13,856
15,774
15,588
17,217
14,583
13,817
16,169
21,554
5,329
6,797
8,298
17,290
17,418
20,199

1,061
1,025
2,125
165
417
350
451
----615
328
904

3,024
3,727
2,770
4,160
4,140
4,848
4,119
5,753
1,455
838
16,663
16,127
26,939
24,647

7,516
7,561
10,050
13,410
10,767
11,170
9,816
11,757
10,633
12,799
10,008
12,524
9,183
19,299

Snow
peas

Bell
peppers

Chile
peppers

Radicchio

Radishes

Rappini

Spinach

Swiss
chard

Tomatillos

Cherry
tomatoes

Turnips

Misc.
vegetables

Total

24,888
16,337
20,997
25,061
18,819
19,221
20,432
22,205
27,187
20,264
15,761
12,876
7,956
10,785

115,613
124,566
138,742
138,495
125,395
133,384
177,693
163,535
166,646
192,886
196,871
240,092
237,399
226,598

32,945
27,889
17,299
27,397
24,823
30,541
15,807
20,929
10,116
7,714
5,119
18,614
12,760
11,206

4,901
7,664
6,545
8,232
9,744
13,502
15,284
16,625
12,565
11,470
11,583
21,119
21,120
21,904

9,732
14,717
10,594
11,163
10,693
9,059
7,434
4,853
4,154
8,294
4,649
11,159
6,638
8,069

7,893
10,420
-8,385
12,941
13,065
14,920
11,357
10,498
10,184
11,308
18,706
22,247
24,133

58,339
65,050
55,099
62,048
85,667
87,617
103,591
102,747
105,890
172,752
190,470
253,164
258,282
186,779

1,005
121
-452
2,313
1,922
2,144
3,112
3,015
2,781
3,051
4,556
8,593
7,662

14,642
12,817
6,271
5,527
6,060
5,241
6,138
5,923
4,025
2,418
2,230
825
-109

2,633
778
-1,281
1,540
4,326
3,599
1,150
9
4
10
678
678
711

355,326
521,512
402,980
402,980
455,704
567,966
561,047
605,526
714,836
977,731
1,052,925
934,276
390,121
404,364

1,282,016
1,479,862
1,417,784
1,434,661
1,559,553
1,726,715
1,904,672
1,919,411
1,968,281
2,532,509
2,787,167
2,840,314
2,484,789
2,457,613

Leeks

Squash
31,137
27,655
21,827
28,150
23,264
26,284
22,270
23,935
16,384
18,371
19,245
28,600
26,377
23,897

826
252
275
300
827
901
822
1,042
110
141
125
2,158
2,880
1,914

2,365
2,938
3,317
3,606
3,528
4,238
1,320
2,325
2,163
1,484
8,144
11,117
9,557
5,683
Parsley

1,781
2,031
1,999
2,513
1,646
2,101
345
1,244
525
1,186
1,437
1,881
2,413
2,269
Parsnips

103,217
131,368
119,751
150,852
125,589
120,258
200,203
115,544
151,866
153,513
159,786
126,173
136,787
127,247

32,971
38,468
21,630
27,806
22,378
32,587
35,906
41,536
26,146
41,295
46,258
31,119
45,357
34,440

Green
peas

Pumpkins

-- = Not available.
1/ Some counties report commodities under the miscellaneous-vegetable category only. Beginning in 1988, some vegetables were reported in categories other than miscellaneous vegetables.
Source: California Department of Food and Agriculture, County Agricultural Commissioner Reports, (http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/California/Publications/AgComm/indexcac.asp ).

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Table 163--Specialty vegetables, fresh market: U.S. domestic and imported shipments, 1992-2007
Year &
item
Domestic:
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Import:
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Total:
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007

Chinese
cabbage

Escarole/
endive

Garlic 1/

135
179
152
133
161
124
113
81
84
75
454
1,180
1,119
1,034
1,029
1,069

226
203
141
147
185
246
210
156
182
160
197
330
366
323
342
345

-----------------

29
44
68
75
45
56
74
76
33
36
89
113
162
163
152
277

157
157
158
164
130
129
179
120
130
154
136
146
160
145
148
139

164
223
220
208
206
180
187
157
117
111
543
1,293
1,281
1,197
1,181
1,346

383
360
299
311
315
375
389
276
312
314
333
476
526
468
490
484

Greens

Romaine
lettuce

Other
lettuce 2/

Misc.
Misc.
herbs 3/
Asian 4/
-- 1,000 cwt --

Tropical
5/

Parsley

Southern/
snow peas

Chile
peppers

Misc.
vegetables 6/

Total

1,178
1,382
1,273
1,364
1,288
1,328
1,511
1,695
1,962
2,060
2,211
2,553
2,516
2,217
1,954
2,143

5,177
6,022
5,522
6,380
6,945
8,550
8,411
8,918
9,591
9,904
10,095
12,113
13,478
14,508
14,521
15,454

3,680
4,021
3,358
3,279
3,354
4,216
3,817
3,846
4,049
4,172
3,801
3,864
3,846
3,990
3,828
3,769

102
105
56
68
139
104
84
104
60
94
138
468
609
595
927
888

88
528
411
381
285
62
65
88
51
73
272
675
695
558
551
491

0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
4
0
1

159
149
112
101
78
102
80
78
124
146
129
410
342
356
376
347

15
15
11
8
7
0
0
0
0
0
35
72
60
34
35
44

287
277
464
389
414
240
220
286
337
302
275
295
276
242
233
278

155
196
173
139
92
0
0
0
0
4
2
0
2
1
0
0

11,202
13,077
11,673
12,389
12,948
14,972
14,511
15,252
16,440
16,990
17,609
21,960
23,314
23,862
23,796
24,829

410
864
471
500
463
347
661
932
614
797
1,024
1,006
1,212
1,515
1,760
1,950

181
187
157
208
247
260
267
192
217
300
268
292
254
220
183
248

14
51
41
52
54
79
75
47
16
0
0
98
10
2
0
1

54
51
45
123
131
223
254
252
286
254
212
142
227
284
313
445

153
164
196
299
399
436
437
466
568
631
659
687
738
946
1,051
1,070

64
70
134
188
240
280
342
411
526
503
489
645
445
593
621
788

3,508
3,440
3,695
3,927
3,607
3,667
4,187
5,078
5,263
5,378
6,121
6,257
6,720
6,726
7,114
7,793

49
63
49
66
74
99
135
114
114
122
119
122
108
169
161
178

12
8
1
272
244
309
327
351
367
381
464
553
670
690
650
686

1,053
1,063
1,102
1,481
1,781
1,963
2,318
2,462
2,616
2,861
4,611
3,701
3,463
3,767
4,550
5,819

429
501
503
694
649
681
537
278
310
365
445
540
647
684
797
753

6,113
6,663
6,620
8,049
8,064
8,529
9,793
10,779
11,060
11,782
14,637
14,302
14,816
15,904
17,500
20,147

410
864
471
500
463
347
661
932
614
797
1,024
1,006
1,212
1,515
1,760
1,950

1,359
1,569
1,430
1,572
1,535
1,588
1,778
1,887
2,179
2,360
2,479
2,845
2,770
2,437
2,137
2,391

5,191
6,073
5,563
6,432
6,999
8,629
8,486
8,965
9,607
9,904
10,095
12,211
13,488
14,510
14,521
15,455

3,734
4,072
3,403
3,402
3,485
4,439
4,071
4,098
4,335
4,426
4,013
4,006
4,073
4,274
4,141
4,214

255
269
252
367
538
540
521
570
628
725
797
1,155
1,347
1,541
1,978
1,958

152
598
545
569
525
342
407
499
577
576
761
1,320
1,140
1,151
1,172
1,279

3,508
3,440
3,695
3,927
3,607
3,667
4,187
5,078
5,263
5,378
6,121
6,257
6,725
6,730
7,114
7,794

208
212
161
167
152
201
215
192
238
268
248
532
450
525
537
525

27
23
12
280
251
309
327
351
367
381
499
625
730
724
685
730

1,340
1,340
1,566
1,870
2,195
2,203
2,538
2,748
2,953
3,163
4,886
3,996
3,739
4,009
4,783
6,097

584
697
676
833
741
681
537
278
310
369
447
540
649
685
797
753

17,315
19,740
18,293
20,438
21,012
23,501
24,304
26,031
27,500
28,772
32,246
36,262
38,130
39,766
41,296
44,976

-- = Not available. 1/ Domestic shipments not reported. 2/ Includes Boston, bibb, and red and green leaf lettuce. 3/ Includes anise, basil, chives, cilantro, cipolinos, dill, dry eschallot, horseradish,
mint, parsley root, thyme, and watercress. 4/ Includes bean sprouts, bok choy, dikon, gobo, lobah, and others. 5/ Arum, batatas (boniatos), breadfruit, calabaza, chayote, dasheen, ginger root, malanga,
tamarind, yams, and yucca. 6/ Alfalfa sprouts, cardoon, domestic celeriac (celery root), chicory root, jerusalem artichoke, jicama, oyster plant (salsify), radicchio, and tomatillos.
Source: USDA, Agricultural Marketing Service, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Shipments: Calendar Year.

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Table 164--Selected vegetable production in leading countries and the world, 1997-2006 1/
Commodity/country

1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
---------------------------------------------------------------- Million cwt -------------------------------------------------------------

Potatoes:
China
1,262.4
Russia
816.6
India
533.9
United States
465.5
Ukraine
368.2
Others
3,241.9
World
6,688.5
Tomatoes:
China
360.9
United States
232.2
Turkey
145.5
India
154.3
Egypt
129.5
Italy
122.9
Others
836.4
World
1,981.7
Lettuce:
China
121.4
United States
95.9
Spain
22.8
Italy
20.3
India
16.9
Others
78.2
World
355.5
Onions, dry:
China
221.4
India
70.5
United States
68.8
Pakistan
24.9
Russia
23.7
Others
481.0
World
890.3
Carrots/turnips:
China
98.8
Russia
31.4
United States
50.0
Poland
17.6
Japan
13.7
Others
210.5
World
422.0
Cauliflower/broccoli:
China
98.6
India
110.2
United States
6.9
Spain
7.7
Italy
10.9
Others
66.8
World
301.1
Cabbages/brus. sprouts:
China
372.8
India
92.6
Russia
66.8
South Korea
63.8
Japan
58.1
United States 2/
46.3
Others
358.1
World
1,058.5
Sweet potatoes:
China
2,262.3
Nigeria
32.9
Uganda
41.8
Indonesia
40.7
Viet Nam
37.3
United States 2/
13.3
Others
244.5
World
2,672.8

1,424.6
692.7
389.1
475.8
339.6
3,309.3
6,631.1

1,237.7
691.0
520.5
478.2
280.5
3,430.2
6,638.1

1,462.1
749.1
544.8
513.6
437.4
3,548.6
7,255.6

1,424.1
770.8
495.8
437.9
382.4
3,386.7
6,897.7

1,548.2
724.7
527.3
459.8
366.4
3,360.1
6,986.5

1,502.3
810.1
513.0
457.8
406.8
3,212.1
6,902.1

1,593.0
791.8
508.4
456.0
457.6
3,474.4
7,281.2

1,619.5
821.9
521.0
420.9
429.1
3,283.2
7,095.6

1,550.7
850.4
527.1
434.6
429.2
3,127.2
6,919.2

376.9
220.7
182.8
136.2
126.8
131.8
930.7
2,105.9

410.3
293.5
197.4
182.3
138.3
159.9
1,011.7
2,393.4

492.2
254.8
196.0
163.8
149.6
166.2
965.8
2,388.4

531.7
220.5
185.7
159.6
139.5
140.8
968.8
2,346.6

598.7
273.0
208.3
164.5
149.4
126.8
1,007.9
2,528.6

635.9
232.0
216.5
167.6
157.4
146.6
1,029.6
2,585.6

664.6
283.7
208.1
179.1
168.5
169.4
1,115.9
2,789.3

697.2
242.1
221.6
190.4
167.6
158.4
1,127.1
2,804.4

717.4
249.1
217.3
190.4
167.6
140.0
1,091.3
2,773.0

124.7
85.0
22.5
21.5
17.0
79.6
350.3

132.4
95.1
23.0
20.7
17.2
83.6
372.0

160.0
98.2
22.4
21.4
17.3
83.9
403.2

167.7
98.6
21.9
20.4
17.4
85.1
411.1

198.6
100.1
22.9
20.2
17.4
82.3
441.5

220.7
104.4
23.0
20.3
17.4
82.2
468.0

231.6
104.2
23.1
22.0
17.7
86.9
485.5

242.6
101.6
21.9
22.3
17.9
87.2
493.5

255.9
111.9
23.6
21.3
17.9
88.1
518.7

238.9
117.5
67.3
23.7
23.2
520.8
991.4

258.5
108.0
73.6
25.1
24.9
571.1
1,061.2

311.0
104.1
71.7
36.3
29.5
545.2
1,097.8

331.2
115.7
67.7
34.5
29.8
560.5
1,139.4

364.7
120.2
69.8
30.5
30.9
564.6
1,180.7

386.6
99.3
73.4
31.5
34.5
560.8
1,186.1

397.9
130.6
83.0
31.9
36.9
622.6
1,302.9

419.8
141.9
73.5
38.9
38.8
613.0
1,325.9

432.1
141.9
73.2
45.3
39.4
621.7
1,353.6

99.6
25.6
46.9
21.9
13.6
212.3
419.9

106.9
30.3
42.8
20.0
14.8
220.8
435.6

126.6
35.2
41.0
20.9
16.0
224.5
464.2

134.8
34.7
40.5
20.3
16.8
225.9
473.0

157.2
32.5
33.9
15.3
16.1
229.7
484.7

178.5
38.3
36.1
18.4
15.4
235.2
521.9

182.9
38.8
35.3
20.5
16.9
278.0
572.4

184.9
39.5
36.1
20.5
18.4
278.0
577.4

191.8
42.3
33.9
18.4
18.4
285.4
590.2

102.9
98.5
6.9
9.6
11.6
67.0
296.5

105.9
103.4
7.7
10.4
11.1
65.8
304.3

127.8
104.1
8.0
10.6
11.4
63.0
324.9

136.5
103.4
7.8
9.2
10.2
61.7
328.8

145.2
107.8
6.6
10.9
10.0
61.4
341.9

156.3
105.8
6.9
11.2
10.7
69.9
360.8

161.6
108.9
28.3
10.3
9.1
75.8
394.0

162.5
99.4
27.2
9.7
9.5
74.7
383.0

178.2
99.4
27.2
10.1
9.6
72.8
397.3

390.4
117.3
62.3
66.0
52.8
45.3
366.7
1,100.8

429.1
123.9
86.9
60.4
56.3
47.6
369.4
1,173.6

510.5
130.3
77.0
75.5
54.8
57.3
371.8
1,277.2

557.1
121.5
85.0
74.6
54.5
54.9
371.7
1,319.3

619.1
125.2
80.5
56.8
52.8
43.4
355.0
1,332.8

674.4
127.9
97.9
65.3
51.6
43.7
388.2
1,449.0

712.6
123.3
89.7
69.2
47.8
25.0
394.1
1,461.7

745.5
135.5
89.3
57.4
50.4
24.7
386.7
1,489.5

767.8
135.5
89.8
67.6
50.4
25.2
383.6
1,519.9

2,549.4
34.4
48.0
42.7
33.6
12.4
247.2
2,967.7

2,781.0
54.0
51.9
36.7
38.5
12.2
260.3
3,234.6

2,605.5
54.4
52.9
40.3
35.5
13.8
267.5
3,069.9

2,508.5
54.5
55.4
38.6
36.5
14.6
276.3
2,984.4

2,497.9
58.0
57.1
39.1
37.6
12.9
280.4
2,983.0

2,375.6
61.7
57.5
43.9
34.8
15.9
285.7
2,875.1

2,333.3
66.1
58.4
41.9
33.3
16.1
290.4
2,839.5

2,214.9
70.7
57.4
40.9
32.2
15.7
285.9
2,717.7

2,209.5
76.3
57.9
40.8
32.1
16.2
274.4
2,707.2
--continued

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Table 164--Selected vegetable production in leading countries and the world, 1997-2006 1/--Continued
Commodity/country

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

---------------------------------------------------------------- Million cwt ----------------------------------------------------------------------------Asparagus:
China
63.0
Peru
3.2
United States
2.0
Germany
0.9
Mexico
0.8
Others
6.6
World
76.5
Watermelon:
China
771.7
Turkey
83.8
Iran
47.9
United States
39.9
Brazil
13.8
Others
353.2
World
1,310.3
Spinach:
China
119.4
United States
5.8
Japan
7.3
Turkey
4.0
Indonesia
1.6
Others
21.9
World
160.0
Cantaloupe/other melon:
China
100.5
Turkey
38.6
United States
25.7
Iran
20.4
Spain
20.3
Others
152.4
World
357.9
Cucumbers/gherkins:
China
314.5
Turkey
30.9
Iran
22.9
Russia
13.0
United States
24.0
Others
192.7
World
598.0
Artichokes:
Italy
11.5
Spain
6.1
Argentina
1.7
Egypt
1.2
Peru
0.0
United States 3/
0.9
Others
6.3
World
27.7
Garlic:
China
125.5
India
10.7
S. Korea
8.7
Russia
3.7
United States
5.6
Others
45.3
World
199.5
Mushrooms:
China
12.4
United States
8.1
Netherlands
5.3
Spain
1.8
Poland
2.2
Others
18.7
World
48.5

66.3
3.0
2.0
1.0
0.9
6.5
79.7

71.9
3.9
2.2
1.0
1.2
6.1
86.3

86.2
3.7
2.3
1.1
1.1
6.5
100.9

92.8
4.1
2.8
1.2
1.4
6.6
108.9

110.4
4.0
2.5
1.3
1.3
6.7
126.2

121.4
4.2
2.5
1.4
1.5
6.5
137.5

128.0
4.2
2.6
1.6
1.3
6.8
144.5

130.2
4.5
2.2
1.5
1.3
6.8
146.5

134.6
4.5
2.2
1.2
1.3
6.7
150.5

789.2
86.5
54.5
37.0
13.2
359.3
1,339.7

1,026.2
85.1
48.0
41.2
14.5
380.0
1,595.0

1,142.5
86.0
36.4
37.2
15.0
357.4
1,674.5

1,267.9
88.6
40.0
40.6
13.2
358.5
1,808.8

1,367.9
100.9
47.8
39.6
32.9
392.0
1,981.1

1,286.2
93.7
26.7
38.2
42.0
415.6
1,902.4

1,275.0
84.3
55.7
36.9
37.9
427.8
1,917.6

1,525.9
87.5
71.9
38.4
33.2
417.3
2,174.2

1,570.1
83.9
71.9
42.2
33.2
411.7
2,213.0

123.8
5.2
7.1
4.2
2.2
20.1
162.6

128.2
5.5
7.3
4.4
1.8
23.4
170.6

153.6
7.6
7.0
4.5
1.4
34.4
208.5

163.5
6.3
7.0
4.6
1.4
19.6
202.4

198.8
6.7
6.9
4.9
1.6
19.9
238.8

220.8
8.0
6.8
4.9
2.4
20.5
263.4

238.4
8.9
6.4
4.7
2.4
23.0
283.8

242.8
9.5
6.6
5.2
2.7
24.6
291.4

256.0
7.6
6.6
5.3
2.7
21.3
299.5

110.8
39.7
26.4
25.7
22.5
155.4
380.5

132.3
41.1
27.9
23.3
26.1
149.4
400.1

162.9
42.0
26.5
21.9
22.2
151.0
426.5

260.2
39.1
27.3
23.9
21.7
152.8
525.0

281.7
40.1
27.5
26.9
24.3
148.8
549.3

302.8
38.6
27.4
27.0
23.6
151.3
570.7

314.8
40.2
27.1
25.2
23.6
161.3
592.2

332.1
38.9
26.0
24.8
24.0
165.0
610.8

342.3
38.9
25.4
24.8
23.0
152.9
607.3

332.4
32.5
28.5
12.1
23.1
198.1
626.7

365.5
36.4
30.1
14.5
24.5
203.0
674.0

438.1
40.2
29.6
18.8
23.2
207.5
757.4

477.9
38.4
27.2
22.1
22.4
204.3
792.3

530.8
36.8
31.5
25.9
23.3
218.2
866.5

552.5
39.2
34.3
28.9
22.4
234.2
911.5

563.5
38.0
37.8
29.1
21.9
234.5
924.8

585.4
38.5
37.9
31.2
20.5
233.3
946.8

603.1
39.7
37.9
31.4
19.8
218.8
950.7

11.2
5.8
1.7
0.9
0.1
0.9
6.9
27.5

10.4
6.4
1.9
1.0
0.1
1.1
6.6
27.5

11.3
6.4
1.9
1.9
0.1
1.0
6.8
29.4

10.2
6.1
1.9
1.4
0.1
1.0
7.2
27.9

10.0
6.4
1.9
1.3
0.2
0.9
7.5
28.2

8.6
6.8
1.9
2.4
0.4
1.0
7.1
28.2

10.8
6.6
1.9
1.2
0.9
0.8
7.8
30.0

10.4
4.4
2.0
1.5
1.5
0.9
7.4
28.1

10.3
4.4
2.0
1.5
1.5
1.1
7.2
28.0

128.2
12.6
8.7
3.6
5.5
44.8
203.4

136.5
10.9
10.7
4.0
7.4
46.3
215.8

165.1
11.6
10.5
4.3
5.6
48.9
246.0

174.1
11.0
9.0
5.0
5.9
49.9
254.9

200.3
11.0
8.6
5.1
5.7
47.7
278.4

222.2
10.1
8.4
4.8
6.2
48.1
299.8

233.6
15.2
7.9
5.2
5.2
48.3
315.4

244.4
14.3
8.3
5.7
4.8
47.0
324.5

255.4
14.3
7.3
5.6
4.8
47.2
334.6

13.2
8.5
5.4
1.8
2.2
18.9
50.0

15.1
8.5
5.5
2.1
2.2
19.1
52.5

17.8
8.5
5.8
1.4
2.2
21.2
56.9

21.4
8.3
6.1
2.4
2.4
21.1
61.7

23.4
8.3
6.0
3.0
2.6
20.4
63.7

28.9
8.5
5.8
2.8
2.6
21.7
70.3

30.0
8.5
5.7
3.1
2.9
20.9
71.1

31.1
8.5
5.4
3.0
3.0
20.2
71.2

33.3
8.3
5.4
3.0
3.0
19.7
72.7
--continued

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Table 164--Selected vegetable production in leading countries and the world, 1997-2006 1/--Continued
Commodity/country
Eggplant:
China
India
Egypt
Turkey
Japan
United States 4/
Others
World
Snap beans: 5/
United States
Mexico
France
Morocco
Philippines
Others
World
Pumpkin/squash:
China
India
Russia
Ukraine
United States
Others
World
Peppers: 6/
China
Turkey
Mexico
Spain
United States
Others
World
Sweet corn:
United States
Mexico
Nigeria
France
Hungary
Others
World
Okra:
India
Nigeria
Sudan
Pakistan
Egypt
United States 7/
Others
World
Green peas: 8/
China
India
United States
France
Egypt
Others
World
All veg/melons: 9/
China
India
United States
Turkey
Egypt
Russia
Others
World

1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
---------------------------------------------------------------- Million cwt ----------------------------------------------------------------------------221.1
134.5
12.2
18.7
10.5
0.8
59.8
457.6

232.2
170.6
12.3
20.2
10.1
0.8
66.0
512.2

300.7
173.7
12.4
21.5
10.4
0.7
66.0
585.4

303.9
179.0
15.6
20.4
10.5
1.7
69.4
600.5

309.4
169.8
15.5
20.8
9.9
1.4
66.8
593.6

340.3
184.1
18.2
21.1
9.5
1.3
69.2
643.7

353.5
172.6
22.6
20.6
8.7
1.6
67.9
647.5

364.5
186.9
23.1
19.8
8.6
1.5
73.3
677.7

375.4
191.9
22.0
20.5
8.7
1.7
72.1
692.3

386.5
191.9
22.0
20.4
8.2
1.7
62.1
692.8

18.4
1.5
8.7
0.6
0.0
6.4
35.6

19.5
1.1
8.5
0.6
0.0
6.4
36.1

21.2
1.7
8.5
0.8
0.0
5.8
38.0

22.6
1.7
7.4
0.8
0.0
5.6
38.1

20.1
2.0
7.9
0.9
0.0
5.6
36.5

21.8
2.1
8.2
1.2
0.0
5.4
38.7

20.2
13.2
7.8
0.0
0.0
6.8
48.0

22.5
15.4
8.0
2.8
2.6
6.7
58.0

21.9
16.0
7.9
3.1
2.6
5.9
57.4

22.1
16.0
7.8
3.6
2.5
5.5
57.5

67.8
72.8
18.3
24.5
15.6
161.6
360.6

71.3
73.9
19.1
22.3
16.0
168.8
371.4

73.9
75.0
19.8
17.3
16.4
175.4
377.8

79.3
76.1
21.4
19.6
17.8
178.0
392.2

83.7
77.2
21.2
19.9
15.9
178.1
396.0

112.6
77.2
19.5
17.5
17.3
180.8
424.9

123.0
77.2
22.8
19.7
15.8
177.6
436.1

125.0
79.6
24.5
22.6
18.0
187.0
456.7

127.0
81.1
23.8
23.6
19.1
184.0
458.6

133.6
81.1
26.1
23.5
19.6
176.8
460.7

155.1
24.9
31.9
19.7
15.0
135.5
382.1

160.6
30.9
40.8
19.6
14.6
141.9
408.4

172.9
32.2
39.6
20.4
15.6
148.1
428.8

208.1
32.6
38.2
20.9
20.1
140.2
460.1

217.9
34.4
41.2
21.6
18.9
138.5
472.5

232.3
38.6
39.3
23.3
19.1
144.5
497.1

254.2
39.5
40.9
23.3
20.6
157.8
536.3

265.3
37.5
31.6
23.7
21.6
163.9
543.6

276.2
40.3
35.7
23.4
21.1
158.9
555.6

287.3
40.6
37.1
23.7
20.0
161.9
570.6

90.5
4.2
12.7
8.8
4.1
61.2
181.5

91.4
4.3
12.7
11.0
4.5
63.3
187.2

91.7
4.2
12.7
9.8
5.6
63.0
187.0

89.5
6.6
12.7
10.0
6.4
62.3
187.5

90.2
4.2
12.7
9.8
9.2
64.9
191.0

87.8
4.1
12.7
11.6
10.3
65.2
191.7

93.8
11.1
12.7
11.2
12.5
68.5
209.8

87.2
13.0
12.7
11.5
11.2
69.1
204.7

90.7
13.8
0.0
10.9
7.8
59.2
182.4

90.7
14.2
12.7
10.2
7.8
61.8
197.4

81.6
13.5
0.0
2.4
1.6
0.1
12.6
111.8

70.8
14.1
0.0
2.6
1.7
0.2
12.3
101.7

74.5
15.9
0.0
2.6
2.1
0.2
11.9
107.2

75.4
15.9
0.0
2.2
1.7
0.2
11.3
106.7

73.6
15.9
0.0
2.2
1.9
0.2
14.0
107.8

73.2
16.1
0.0
2.3
2.1
0.2
14.3
108.2

77.8
16.1
5.8
2.2
2.3
0.2
15.2
119.6

80.1
16.1
5.3
2.4
2.5
0.2
16.4
123.0

77.7
0.0
3.7
2.4
2.4
0.2
15.6
102.0

77.7
16.1
3.7
2.5
2.4
0.2
13.1
115.7

22.4
48.5
9.6
11.3
3.4
47.9
143.1

24.3
53.4
9.7
12.1
3.5
47.0
150.0

28.0
59.5
9.2
12.3
4.2
45.3
158.5

32.4
59.7
10.6
12.1
7.5
44.5
166.8

34.0
66.4
7.8
10.4
5.0
43.5
167.1

37.8
45.0
7.0
9.9
5.2
44.1
149.0

44.3
70.5
9.4
9.3
5.7
38.3
177.5

46.5
41.9
8.0
8.0
6.5
39.7
150.6

48.7
42.3
7.8
7.9
6.4
39.4
152.5

53.1
42.3
8.3
7.8
6.4
40.5
158.4

5,351.0
1,273.2
802.9
462.3
275.3
277.9
5,141.0
13,583.6

5,544.2
1,406.2
773.3
516.1
275.7
261.3
5,391.6
14,168.4

6,177.6
1,564.5
873.5
543.9
308.2
270.9
5,597.0
15,335.6

7,250.0
1,593.6
847.0
543.2
333.0
274.6
5,599.9
16,441.3

7,860.9
1,735.7
796.1
532.7
308.9
292.3
5,611.3
17,138.0

8,582.2
1,566.0
827.9
569.3
321.8
287.2
5,708.8
17,863.2

8,876.2
1,733.7
808.0
571.4
342.2
325.8
5,875.0
18,532.3

9,096.5
1,777.2
863.9
558.8
351.1
326.5
6,207.5
19,181.5

9,575.4
1,806.6
812.3
579.6
356.4
339.6
6,161.4
19,631.3

9,886.5
1,806.6
816.9
567.1
356.4
351.2
6,132.0
19,916.7

p = Preliminary. -- = Not available. Units are million hundredweight (cwt). One million cwt is equal to 100 million pounds or 50,000 US tons.
1/ Includes fresh and processing production. U.S. data may not match data elsewhere in this report due to reporting delays. Some U.S. data was updated
by ERS. 2/ The U.S. was tenth in cabbage and twelfth in sweetpotatoes in 2006. 3/ The U.S. is the ninth largest producer. 4/ The U.S. is nineteenth.
5/ Largely string beans. 6/ Includes green peppers and chile peppers. 7/ The U.S. is eighteenth largest. 8/ U.S. data revised by ERS to match data reported
by USDA, NASS. World total also adjusted. 9/ Excludes potatoes, sweet potatoes, and dry pulses but includes fresh pulses, melons, and mushrooms.
Source: Derived from data supplied by United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, FAOStat (April 2008), http://faostat.fao.org/site/567/default.aspx.

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Table 165--Selected vegetable harvested acreage in leading countries and the world, 1997-2006 1/
Commodity/country
Potatoes:
China
Russia
Ukraine
India
Poland
United States
Others
World
Tomatoes:
China
India
Turkey
Egypt
United States
Others
World
Lettuce:
China
United States
India
Italy
Spain
Others
World
Onions, dry:
China
India
Pakistan
Russia
Bangladesh
United States 2/
Others
World
Carrots:
China
Russia
United States
Ukraine
Poland
Others
World
Cauliflower/broccoli:
China
India
United States
France
Spain
Others
World
Cabbages:
China
India
Russia
Ukraine
Indonesia
United States 3/
Others
World
Sweet potatoes:
China
Nigeria
Uganda
Tanzania
Viet Nam
United States 3/
Others
World

1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
---------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 acres ----------------------------------------------------------------------------9,451.4
8,216.4
3,897.8
3,086.3
3,228.2
1,344.2
17,056.4
46,280.7

10,042.2
7,995.2
3,739.1
2,980.0
3,200.0
1,387.7
17,085.0
46,429.2

10,923.6
7,973.2
3,832.8
3,263.0
3,132.8
1,332.4
18,284.9
48,742.7

11,676.4
7,979.0
4,030.2
3,311.1
3,090.3
1,348.0
18,316.2
49,751.2

11,664.4
7,947.2
3,965.2
3,019.3
2,950.9
1,222.2
17,981.8
48,751.0

11,537.5
7,902.5
3,934.6
2,989.9
1,985.2
1,270.3
17,659.4
47,279.4

11,179.7
7,845.4
3,921.2
3,323.5
1,892.2
1,248.6
17,519.6
46,930.2

11,358.8
7,734.2
3,844.9
3,185.6
1,762.4
1,166.9
17,791.3
46,844.1

12,067.1
7,587.2
3,745.8
3,258.0
1,453.4
1,084.6
17,674.6
46,870.7

12,111.6
7,320.1
3,616.8
3,459.4
1,475.8
1,115.5
17,232.1
46,331.3

1,529.7
988.4
390.4
416.7
398.6
4,692.6
8,416.4

1,751.4
1,013.1
494.2
438.0
421.7
4,893.9
9,012.3

1,924.5
1,161.4
543.6
468.0
483.3
5,167.3
9,748.1

2,148.2
1,136.7
556.0
482.9
412.8
5,078.0
9,814.6

2,309.0
1,136.7
556.0
446.6
399.1
4,940.8
9,788.2

2,483.8
1,136.7
630.1
472.4
441.2
4,973.9
10,138.1

2,607.2
1,334.3
642.5
476.8
415.6
4,890.4
10,366.8

3,101.2
1,242.4
630.1
482.3
431.6
5,282.7
11,170.3

3,224.8
1,229.6
642.5
481.8
407.6
5,325.3
11,311.6

3,472.0
1,229.6
642.5
481.8
422.0
4,867.7
11,115.6

603.4
289.1
286.6
124.6
92.4
411.8
1,807.9

643.1
285.0
289.1
124.9
90.2
438.5
1,870.8

717.2
287.4
291.6
127.1
93.5
447.4
1,964.2

816.0
289.0
296.5
126.6
90.8
455.9
2,074.8

865.5
296.6
296.5
125.0
90.7
456.1
2,130.4

989.0
296.7
296.5
122.0
91.8
449.6
2,245.6

1,038.4
318.0
296.5
122.0
93.2
452.0
2,320.1

1,235.8
317.7
300.2
122.5
91.1
475.9
2,543.2

1,235.7
302.4
302.6
123.6
93.2
465.7
2,523.2

1,297.9
357.8
302.6
122.9
92.2
469.6
2,643.0

1,237.6
877.2
199.6
224.4
85.0
165.9
3,189.8
5,979.5

1,301.8
1,156.7
201.2
244.9
85.1
171.3
3,314.1
6,475.1

1,410.3
1,218.9
211.3
270.3
82.0
173.4
3,569.3
6,935.5

1,645.0
1,112.0
271.2
272.6
84.0
166.2
3,445.7
6,996.7

1,780.7
1,235.5
261.0
273.5
84.0
161.6
3,455.7
7,252.0

1,904.4
1,309.6
256.4
277.6
91.0
162.7
3,370.7
7,372.4

1,978.3
1,075.9
266.9
291.9
93.0
166.1
3,387.7
7,259.8

2,102.4
1,241.9
269.2
313.8
128.4
168.9
3,438.3
7,662.9

2,226.0
1,356.8
315.8
303.9
213.6
165.2
3,358.8
7,940.1

2,349.6
1,356.8
367.4
301.7
213.6
165.0
3,441.4
8,195.5

551.0
186.4
133.7
91.9
73.3
1,013.5
2,049.8

626.3
174.2
135.9
81.3
82.5
1,040.2
2,140.4

676.7
194.8
126.8
93.7
80.7
1,071.9
2,244.6

794.0
219.0
122.9
101.3
85.3
1,077.9
2,400.4

847.3
210.5
120.4
90.2
81.7
1,072.0
2,422.1

921.9
208.9
102.1
89.7
68.6
1,081.5
2,472.7

994.6
219.9
101.7
95.9
74.8
1,182.6
2,669.5

1,118.0
220.4
98.4
103.0
75.1
1,249.9
2,864.8

1,142.8
217.1
98.7
98.1
82.1
1,262.9
2,901.7

1,192.9
223.9
96.2
98.1
80.3
1,286.8
2,978.2

472.9
716.6
174.3
94.3
43.0
469.6
1,970.7

502.7
617.8
177.7
89.4
51.7
484.0
1,923.3

541.1
617.8
194.4
83.5
56.4
480.0
1,973.2

627.3
617.8
187.5
71.9
59.0
466.7
2,030.2

664.2
642.5
175.2
71.4
56.7
461.3
2,071.3

750.2
667.2
171.4
66.5
62.6
448.6
2,166.5

774.6
691.9
170.6
65.6
65.8
531.3
2,299.8

872.7
662.0
171.5
65.2
63.2
523.5
2,358.1

897.5
588.6
176.8
67.5
62.6
537.4
2,330.4

947.6
588.6
178.7
66.2
61.5
522.3
2,364.9

1,904.5
568.3
385.0
193.7

2,152.5
568.3
375.1
165.6

2,504.7
593.0
435.8
187.8

3,015.3
642.5
430.3
214.0

3,671.1
617.8
426.3
204.6

3,882.2
642.5
425.8
188.3

4,013.7
691.9
437.5
189.0

4,124.9
630.4
418.8
180.4

4,248.6
717.3
409.1
174.5

4,250.2
717.3
405.6
174.5

81.5
1,983.1
5,257.0

83.5
2,033.0
5,536.0

81.5
2,045.2
6,005.0

85.4
2,069.5
6,617.0

87.0
2,051.2
7,192.0

87.0
1,989.4
7,277.0

85.2
2,078.5
7,570.0

87.0
2,042.4
7,565.0

85.8
2,072.7
7,781.0

84.8
2,048.6
7,755.0

14,760.7
822.8
1,307.2
709.2
660.3
82.1
4,328.2
22,670.5

14,699.6
697.3
1,344.2
918.7
626.4
83.8
4,357.8
22,727.8

14,692.5
2,018.8
1,331.9
702.0
667.7
83.1
4,376.7
23,872.7

14,392.0
2,033.6
1,371.4
1,029.4
628.4
94.9
4,487.0
24,036.7

13,608.4
2,036.1
1,413.4
1,290.6
604.4
94.4
4,502.6
23,549.9

12,906.1
2,167.1
1,455.4
1,235.5
587.4
83.5
4,592.8
23,027.8

12,822.0
2,211.5
1,470.2
1,235.5
542.6
92.6
4,696.7
23,071.1

12,029.5
2,357.3
1,487.5
1,268.2
498.6
92.8
4,713.8
22,447.7

11,443.7
2,443.8
1,457.9
1,299.8
465.5
86.8
4,812.2
22,009.7

11,634.7
2,522.9
1,443.1
1,299.8
449.0
97.5
4,429.6
21,876.6
--continued

222.4

241.5

238.5

245.4

221.0

148.8

159.4

168.1

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158.8

158.8

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Commodity/country

1997

1998

1999

2000

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

-------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 acres ------------------------------------------------------------Artichokes:
Italy
117.2
Spain
45.6
France
34.3
China
12.4
United States
9.3
Others
65.5
World
284.3
Asparagus:
China
1,733.6
United States
74.0
33.9
Germany
Peru
41.1
Mexico
28.4
Others
174.0
World
2,085.0
Cantaloupe/other melon:
China
421.3
286.6
Turkey
Iran
180.4
United States
129.3
Spain
106.7
Others
1,080.1
World
2,204.4
Cucumbers/gherkins:
China
2,108.7
Cameroon
222.4
Russia
131.0
Iran
165.6
United States
160.8
Others
1,357.7
World
4,146.2
Garlic:
China
1,084.7
India
268.8
Russia
62.4
South Korea
89.7
Bangladesh
32.3
United States 5/
33.0
Others
747.2
World
2,318.1
Spinach:
China
940.5
Indonesia
86.7
46.9
Turkey
Japan
64.5
United States
37.0
Others
174.7
World
1,350.3
Watermelon:
China
2,651.7
353.4
Turkey
Iran
280.4
Russia
276.8
Brazil
201.8
155.3
Egypt
United States
179.3
Others
2,197.2
World
6,295.9
Eggplant:
China
1,436.7
India
1,062.5
Indonesia
100.1
68.0
Egypt
80.6
Turkey
United States 6/
3.3
Others
388.3
World
3,139.5

126.0
45.6
33.6
14.8
9.7
70.5
300.2

125.9
46.5
32.5
16.1
9.8
67.8
298.6

124.2
48.6
29.2
18.5
8.8
74.8
304.1

121.9
46.2
28.9
19.8
8.0
71.3
296.1

124.8
47.7
27.3
19.8
8.2
71.7
299.5

123.3
47.2
25.8
22.2
7.2
78.9
304.6

123.7
44.8
25.3
22.2
7.5
76.1
299.6

123.9
46.4
25.2
24.7
7.9
82.3
310.4

124.5
46.4
25.4
24.7
7.9
90.8
319.7

1,795.1
74.4
27.8
39.5
32.3
169.2
2,138.3

1,931.2
75.9
28.2
46.1
31.5
168.1
2,281.0

2,252.5
77.4
28.7
51.9
33.1
166.6
2,610.2

2,376.0
70.2
31.9
47.0
36.0
169.4
2,730.5

2,573.4
66.0
35.1
46.9
35.9
165.6
2,922.9

2,671.8
58.0
37.3
45.6
38.7
156.4
3,007.8

2,844.5
61.5
41.4
46.7
33.4
154.2
3,181.7

2,869.0
49.3
44.8
45.0
34.3
160.0
3,202.4

2,968.2
43.2
45.5
45.0
35.2
160.9
3,298.0

523.7
271.8
217.4
126.1
108.0
1,099.6
2,346.6

617.3
271.8
183.9
134.8
110.2
1,029.5
2,347.5

788.1
284.2
165.6
128.5
97.6
1,029.2
2,493.2

1,123.7
266.9
180.4
120.3
95.1
1,042.5
2,828.9

1,187.6
271.8
195.2
114.2
96.8
1,038.3
2,903.9

1,255.9
254.5
197.7
109.2
96.1
1,024.4
2,937.8

1,381.6
254.5
181.4
108.8
92.9
1,052.5
3,071.7

1,431.3
254.5
176.1
112.2
99.9
1,079.4
3,153.4

1,503.6
254.5
176.1
107.9
92.2
1,050.4
3,184.7

2,357.4
247.1
133.4
182.9
160.1
1,405.0
4,485.9

2,603.6
259.0
148.3
197.7
165.2
1,440.5
4,814.3

2,875.1
260.8
141.3
192.7
158.0
1,446.8
5,074.7

3,097.7
247.8
138.4
185.3
162.7
1,433.7
5,265.6

3,221.2
247.1
220.2
190.3
172.7
1,429.6
5,481.1

3,343.3
247.1
223.2
190.8
173.8
1,425.7
5,603.9

3,714.1
291.0
219.7
193.2
170.2
1,448.8
6,037.0

3,837.7
316.0
222.9
186.4
165.7
1,422.2
6,150.9

3,962.5
247.1
227.7
190.3
157.6
1,467.4
6,252.5

1,130.0
304.4
62.3
92.3
32.4
38.0
730.7
2,390.1

1,205.4
293.6
68.2
104.8
32.0
40.0
731.1
2,475.1

1,383.3
307.9
69.5
111.0
33.0
34.8
762.7
2,702.2

1,445.3
296.5
73.8
91.7
33.0
35.2
762.2
2,737.7

1,550.4
296.5
73.9
81.9
35.0
32.8
729.3
2,799.8

1,562.5
275.5
74.4
81.9
35.6
35.0
737.1
2,802.0

1,574.6
343.2
75.6
74.7
52.1
31.6
676.2
2,828.0

1,599.4
356.1
76.1
78.5
63.2
29.9
674.7
2,877.9

1,624.1
356.1
73.9
70.7
63.2
29.5
685.2
2,902.7

989.9
94.7
49.4
63.8
35.5
169.0
1,402.3

1,076.4
85.5
51.9
63.0
39.7
167.7
1,484.2

1,236.7
76.9
53.1
62.3
45.9
171.5
1,646.4

1,335.6
77.4
53.1
61.0
42.6
160.7
1,730.4

1,483.8
80.0
55.6
60.3
43.1
155.9
1,878.7

1,533.3
81.6
55.6
60.0
51.0
163.9
1,945.4

1,607.4
84.9
53.9
58.8
52.0
171.0
2,028.0

1,632.1
91.3
59.3
58.6
55.3
169.3
2,065.9

1,730.9
91.3
61.8
58.6
55.0
166.9
2,164.5

3,295.8
333.6
309.8
234.7
190.3
134.6
169.4
2,256.0
6,924.2

3,559.7
345.9
253.2
338.5
198.2
166.5
175.1
2,295.8
7,332.9

4,039.0
345.9
205.3
311.3
198.9
167.8
164.3
2,201.4
7,633.9

4,544.5
358.3
223.5
279.2
191.1
139.9
160.8
2,071.6
7,968.9

4,704.0
407.7
239.7
263.8
186.3
178.0
152.5
2,096.6
8,228.6

4,576.4
378.1
243.5
301.5
203.3
173.5
149.5
2,229.7
8,255.5

4,138.2
341.0
267.6
280.2
199.9
156.9
141.7
2,237.8
7,763.3

4,972.8
338.5
324.8
253.7
199.3
153.2
138.1
2,198.1
8,578.5

5,717.9
338.5
324.8
290.1
199.3
153.2
141.1
2,234.6
9,399.5

1,486.7
1,186.1
107.6
69.2
86.5
3.2
419.1
3,358.4

1,610.8
1,210.8
97.5
69.2
92.7
2.8
442.2
3,526.0

1,817.9
1,235.5
89.4
80.4
87.7
5.7
455.7
3,772.3

1,931.5
1,161.4
88.6
76.5
90.2
5.3
453.2
3,806.7

2,035.4
1,235.5
97.2
89.3
91.4
5.2
464.0
4,018.0

2,104.4
1,235.5
109.7
107.3
89.0
5.2
458.4
4,109.5

2,227.8
1,276.0
111.9
106.6
86.5
5.2
486.2
4,300.2

2,351.4
1,310.4
106.3
106.3
86.5
5.3
495.6
4,461.8

2,475.0
1,310.4
106.3
106.3
86.5
5.3
438.8
4,528.6
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Table 165--Selected vegetable harvested acreage in leading countries and the world, 1997-2005 1/--Continued
Commodity/country
Snap beans:
United States
Mexico
France
Philippines
Morocco
Others
World
Pumpkin/squash:
India
China
Cameroon
Cuba
Russia
United States 7/
Others
World
Peppers: 8/
China
Indonesia
Nigeria
Mexico
Turkey
United States 8/
Others
World
Sweet corn:
United States
Nigeria
Guinea
Indonesia
Mexico
Others
World
Okra:
India
Nigeria
Ivory Coast
Sudan
Ghana
United States 9/
Others
World
Green peas:
India
China
United States
United Kingdom
France
Others
World
All veg/melons: 10/
China
India
Nigeria
United States
Turkey
Russia
Others
World

1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
---------------------------------------------------------------- 1,000 acres -------------------------------------------------------------------------------277.7
20.4
98.1
0.0
0.0
99.3
495.5

286.5
18.4
97.0
0.0
0.0
107.0
508.9

302.7
20.5
89.4
0.0
0.0
110.8
523.4

311.5
22.2
78.9
0.0
0.0
113.8
526.4

291.4
23.9
80.8
0.0
0.0
111.5
507.6

300.2
24.0
81.4
0.0
0.0
111.3
516.9

282.5
130.7
82.5
0.0
0.0
125.9
621.6

293.7
174.9
78.2
37.7
14.4
125.1
724.0

302.7
198.8
75.7
37.8
16.4
115.8
747.2

299.8
198.8
74.2
36.3
19.3
91.9
720.3

852.5
503.8
168.0
75.4
83.2
80.1
1,346.9
3,109.9

864.9
541.5
222.4
86.4
91.5
82.6
1,375.9
3,265.2

877.2
555.0
242.2
105.2
98.8
85.0
1,424.2
3,387.6

889.6
592.2
245.8
139.5
111.2
88.6
1,478.0
3,544.9

889.6
604.8
244.6
159.3
113.7
87.8
1,440.4
3,540.2

889.6
679.4
242.4
162.6
123.6
93.3
1,443.7
3,634.6

889.6
700.7
301.2
169.9
134.1
90.5
1,420.1
3,706.1

917.6
749.2
284.7
230.9
147.5
98.1
1,511.8
3,939.8

935.1
761.6
268.2
220.7
145.6
98.8
1,403.0
3,833.0

935.1
785.3
274.3
174.6
154.7
99.4
1,398.7
3,822.1

946.8
399.3
210.0
246.2
148.3
56.2
1,354.6
3,361.4

996.5
407.6
219.9
385.4
173.0
56.7
1,365.5
3,604.6

1,096.5
453.1
222.4
404.1
180.4
56.8
1,416.1
3,829.4

1,243.5
431.7
222.4
359.4
185.3
93.8
1,416.1
3,952.2

1,317.3
352.3
222.4
363.0
192.7
86.6
1,401.5
3,935.8

1,415.9
372.1
224.9
346.4
216.2
83.8
1,500.2
4,159.5

1,489.0
435.5
224.9
347.7
217.4
82.8
1,476.4
4,273.7

1,489.5
480.8
230.7
202.7
217.4
83.1
1,506.1
4,210.3

1,514.2
429.5
235.1
227.8
217.4
89.5
1,584.2
4,297.7

1,563.6
429.5
227.3
226.6
217.4
82.8
1,599.5
4,346.7

702.2
395.4
259.5
207.6
49.3
811.8
2,425.8

704.7
395.4
259.5
237.2
46.9
833.0
2,476.7

703.6
395.4
259.5
212.5
46.9
841.1
2,459.0

705.8
395.4
259.5
215.0
73.6
844.3
2,493.6

698.0
395.4
259.5
202.6
46.9
885.6
2,488.0

662.8
397.8
259.5
192.7
46.9
923.1
2,482.8

673.4
397.8
259.5
207.6
119.2
968.3
2,625.8

648.5
397.8
259.5
207.6
149.1
944.4
2,606.9

641.5
397.8
259.5
216.5
173.3
913.6
2,602.2

612.3
400.3
271.8
210.0
168.7
909.9
2,573.0

914.3
605.4
0.0
0.0
69.2
2.1
288.6
1,879.6

790.7
630.1
0.0
0.0
69.2
2.3
311.1
1,803.4

815.4
679.5
0.0
0.0
69.2
2.8
267.8
1,834.7

864.9
679.5
0.0
0.0
44.5
2.9
285.6
1,877.4

864.9
679.5
0.0
0.0
44.5
3.0
274.6
1,866.5

864.9
682.0
0.0
0.0
44.5
3.0
281.7
1,876.1

914.3
682.0
0.0
58.1
44.5
3.0
282.0
1,983.9

872.5
682.0
0.0
62.3
44.5
3.0
299.2
1,963.5

885.4
682.0
0.0
60.2
44.5
3.1
279.8
1,955.0

885.4
684.5
104.5
60.2
46.9
3.1
286.5
2,071.1

543.6
325.1
271.2
99.6
81.7
928.7
2,249.9

667.2
350.4
273.9
96.4
86.6
917.6
2,392.1

691.9
390.2
271.6
97.1
84.0
920.9
2,455.7

667.2
448.8
277.2
95.1
84.5
934.8
2,507.6

790.7
472.8
211.1
86.6
88.2
924.1
2,573.5

741.3
522.3
212.2
89.0
82.1
940.8
2,587.7

864.9
571.1
232.1
94.7
79.2
984.6
2,826.6

704.7
570.8
206.9
80.0
78.2
955.7
2,596.3

683.7
595.8
204.3
78.9
75.7
973.4
2,611.8

683.7
620.5
210.9
78.9
74.2
991.4
2,659.6

31,363.4
12,624.8
3,088.8
3,357.5
2,251.3
2,144.6
40,882.2
95,712.6

34,126.2
13,106.9
3,274.1
3,396.7
2,368.0
2,090.6
42,166.5
100,529.0

37,863.4
13,447.4
3,368.0
3,522.2
2,482.1
2,075.8
43,077.4
105,836.3

42,864.8
13,500.6
3,368.0
3,522.0
2,521.4
2,083.1
43,141.6
111,001.5

46,559.9
14,700.0
3,368.0
3,371.2
2,507.1
2,387.8
42,740.1
115,634.1

49,129.4
14,403.5
3,443.3
3,278.3
2,651.9
2,148.2
42,861.9
117,916.5

50,548.0
17,212.7
3,470.5
3,273.3
2,644.7
2,308.5
43,809.7
123,267.4

53,442.3
17,213.7
3,524.0
3,244.9
2,598.0
2,333.7
44,615.7
126,972.3

55,641.7
17,391.9
3,698.6
3,229.7
2,619.2
2,292.5
44,840.3
129,713.9

57,856.0
17,391.9
3,681.8
3,449.8
2,621.2
2,352.8
44,573.1
131,926.6

p = Preliminary. -- = Not available. 1/ Includes fresh and processing acreage. U.S. data may not match data elsewhere in this report due to reporting delays.
Some U.S. data was updated by ERS. 2/ The United States is 9th in onion area. 3/ The United States is 14th in cabbage and 24th in sweet potato area. 4/ The United
States is 11th in artichoke area. 5/ The United States is 13th in garlic area. 6/ The United States is 28th in eggplant area. 7/ The U.S is 9th in pumpkin/squash area.
8/ Includes both green (mild) peppers and chile (pungent) peppers. The U.S. is 9th largest. 9/ The U.S. is 19th in okra area. 10/ Excludes potatoes and sweet potatoes.
Source: Derived from data supplied by United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization, FAOStat (http://faostat.fao.org/site/567/default.aspx).

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