Fruit And Tree Nuts Situation And Outlook Report August 1997

Author : A. Perez
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (78 download)

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Download or read book Fruit and Tree Nuts Situation and Outloook Yearbook written by A. Perez and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Total fruit and tree nut utilized production declined 4 percent in 2003 from the year before due to smaller citrus, noncitrus, and tree nut crops. Growers received higher proces for most noncitrus and tree nut crops, boosting the value of all fruit and tree nut crops up 8 percent in 2003, to $13.1 billion - the highest value since 1997. Despite declines in domestic fruit production, U.S. fruit consumption increased fractionally in 2003 from the previous year, to 280.3 pounds per person of fresh fruit and 178.5 pounds fresh-weight equivalent of processed fruit. Consumption increased for fresh fruit, canned and frozen fruit, and fruit juice, while consumption fell for dried fruit. With record-high imports and large beginning inventories contributing to the boost in total available supplies, U. S. tree nut consumption reached a record high in 2003/04, at 2.93 pounds per person (shelled basis).