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the maRket foR impoRted fResh fRuits and vegetables in the united states

Figure 1.1 Fresh and Frozen Fruit Imports in 1990 and 2005, Percent of Total

Apple 7.2%
Other fruits 1.7%
Avocado 0.9%
Berries &
Strawberries 6.2%
Melons 29.7% Citrus 6.9%

Grapes 25.4%
Pineapples 7.8%
Pears 2.8%
Peaches 3.5% Kiwi 2.3%
Mango 4.0%

Fresh and Frozen Fruit Imports 2005 Percent of Total – 4.0 Million Metric Tons
(Exclude Bananas and Plantains).

Apple 3.0%
Other fruits 5.6%
Avocado 6.5%
Berries &
Strawberries 7.1%
Melons 22.5%

Citrus 12.9%

Pineapples 14.5%
Grapes 15.1%
Pears 1.9% Kiwi 1.0%
Peaches 1.8%
Mango 6.8%

Source: Foreign Agricultural Trade of the United States (FATUS),
U.S. Agricultural Imports Data 1990 & 2005,
www.fas.usda.gov/ustrade/USTImFatus.asp.
Calculations: Agricultural Economics Extension, Tropical Research and Education Center,
University of Florida.

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