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May 2007
Fruit and vegetable availability
up 20 percent since 1970
Hodan
Farah Wells and Jean
C. Buzby
The total amount of fruit and vegetables
(fresh and processed) available for consumption
in the United States reached 690 pounds per person
in 2005, up 113 pounds, or 20 percent, since 1970.
In 2005, per capita availability stood at 275 pounds
for fruit and 415 pounds for vegetables. ERS food
availability data suggest that citrus fruit availability
declined by 13 pounds per person between 1970 and
2005, while availability of noncitrus fruit (particularly
apples) increased by 46 pounds. Potatoes and tomatoes
are the top two vegetables in terms of annual availability
and have been trending upwards alongside increases
in dark dark-green and orange vegetables.
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