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Table 2.1 Annual Growth Rates in Per Capita Consumption
of Selected Fresh Fruits between 1980 and 2004

Product %

Total Fresh Fruits 0.74
Mangoes 9.08
Limes 7.14
Papayas 6.92
Pineapples 4.62
Strawberries 4.35
Blueberries 3.89
Grapes 2.84
Lemons 2.08
Cherries 1.54
Avocados 1.37
Melons 1.35
Tangerines 0.96
Bananas 0.90
Apricots 0.84
Pears 0.64
Apples -0.14
Cranberries -0.99
Oranges -1.16
Plums and prunes -1.28
Peaches and nectarines -1.33
Grapefruit -2.34

Source: Economic Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture.
http://www.ers.usda.gov/data/foodconsumption/FoodAvailSpreadsheets.htm
Calculations: Agricultural Economics Extension, Tropical Research and Education Center,
University of Florida.

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