Vegetables and Melons Outlook: April 2002

Gary Lucier andCharles Plummer

United States Department of Agriculture

关键词: vegetables;    melons;    potatoes;    dry beans;    dry peas;    mushrooms;    prices;    productions;    acreage;    trade;    per capita use;    consumption;   

RP-ID  :  VGS-290

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

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来源: United States Department of Agriculture Publications

【 摘 要 】

According to preliminary ERS estimates, per capita vegetable and melon use (consumption) declined 1 percent in 2001 to 448 pounds. Fresh-market use (excluding potatoes) was unchanged at 173 pounds while freezing (down 1 percent) and canning (down 3 percent) use were lower. Per capita use of potatoes, the largest vegetable category, increased 1 percent to 140 pounds, reflecting lower prices stemming from the record-large 2000 fall potato crop. The forecast for 2002 suggests that per capita vegetable and melon use will rise 1 percent led by increased use of processing vegetables.