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watermelons, seedless. white currants. yellow flesh melon. Read the latest fresh produce news, including analysis of USDA prices, markets and more on . These are the USDA prices for fruits in primary receiving markets of North America. Search avocados, bananas, citrus, apples and more.
University of Maryland researchers develop apples resistant to …
1 day ago · University of Maryland researchers have developed two new apple varieties designed to withstand some effects of climate change, inspired by changes in Maryland’s weather. The two apples, a yellow one called MD-TAP1 and a red one called MD-TAP2, are heat-resistant, easy to grow and harvest, and show improved resistance to diseases triggered by ...
U.S. fruit and vegetable imports hit new records in 2021
Feb 9, 2022 · In 2021 vegetable imports were registered at $9.9 billion. The fruits that saw some of the biggest increases in import value were avocados, which rose by 23 percent to $2.8 billion, and blueberries, which grew by 24 percent to $1.2 billion, and limes which rose by 37 percent to $595 million. In addition, fruit juices, along with the processed ...
U.S. fruit and vegetable imports on track for bumper year
Jul 11, 2022 · Outside of fresh, fruit juice imports rose by 44 percent to $1.3 billion, while the processed category grew by 24 percent to $992 million and the frozen category by 18 percent to $707 million. For vegetables, the growth the category experienced through May this year puts it on track to most recent record that was set last year at $17.3 billion.
U.S. retail fruit sales reported increases across the board in …
Dec 17, 2021 · Fruit sales growth slowed a little to +8.5% versus November 2020, but gains remained more than 18% ahead of the pre-pandemic 2019 levels. Fresh Fruit Sales in November
U.S. fruit imports grew by a quarter in April to hit new record
Jun 17, 2021 · U.S. total fruit imports grew by a quarter in April 2021, surpassing the $2 billion mark for the first time, according to USDA data. Imports of all fruit categories - including fresh, frozen, and processed - rose to $2.12 billion, up 25 percent from the $1.69 billion registered in April 2020 - the first full calendar month of the Covid-19 ...
U.S. fruit imports soared to new record in July
Sep 6, 2021 · U.S. fruit imports soared by 19 percent year-on-year on July to reach a record US$1.57 billion, according to newly released USDA data. The previous record for July was set in 2019 when imports were registered at $1.45 billion. Until that year, the value of the total U.S. fruit imports had risen fairly steadily for the previous decade, with just ...
Fresh fruit and vegetable sales in August - FreshFruitPortal.com
Sep 16, 2021 · Fresh produce accomplished very consistent sales each of the five August weeks, right around $1.4 billion. That meant an uptick over year-ago levels most weeks. Combined, the five August weeks generated $7 billion, which was up 1% year-over-year and 12% over pre-pandemic August 2019. “August delivered the strongest year-on-year results we ...
U.S. fruit imports skyrocketed to new record at start of year
Apr 22, 2022 · A A A. The value of total fruit imports into the U.S. soared by a quarter to a new record over January and February this year, with fresh, frozen and processed categories all seeing double-digit growth. USDA data shows that imports over the two months rose by 23 percent year-on-year to $4.9 billion. In the previous four years over the same two ...