Unpacking the Growth in Per Capita Availability of Fresh Market Tomatoes

Jennifer Bond ; Travis Minor

United States Department of Agriculture

关键词: fresh tomatoes;    trade;    per capita availability;    technology;   

RP-ID  :  VGS-19C-01

学科分类：农业科学（综合）

美国|英语

来源: United States Department of Agriculture Publications

【 摘 要 】

Per capita U.S. availability of fresh tomatoes averaged 20.7 pounds per year in 2010-17, up from 12 pounds in the early 1980s. The rise is attributed to growing imports, largely from Mexico; changing demographics and tastes; and emerging protected-culture technologies, including greenhouses and hoop houses, that extend the growing season.