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ERS conducts market outlook for fresh and processed vegetables, melons, potatoes, pulse crops (dry beans, dry peas, and lentils), mushrooms, herbs, and spices within the vegetables and specialties program area. To generate this information, ERS considers the development and implementation of agricultural and trade policies, effective domestic and foreign demand for vegetables and melons, weather, commodity and input prices, and general market conditions.
Publications
ERS disseminates vegetable and melon market information through publications, data products, presentations, and this briefing room. The primary publication is Vegetables and Melons Outlook. This report contains market analysis and data for vegetables (including potatoes and sweet potatoes), melons, dry beans, dry peas, lentils, mushrooms, herbs, and spices. The fresh vegetable and processing vegetable sections feature developments in many of the major markets (e.g., tomatoes, lettuce, onions, sweet corn, etc.) covering production, trade, domestic consumption, and prices. Tabular data include acreage, production, crop value, monthly grower and retail price trends, quarterly trade volume, exports and imports by country, and per capita disappearance (consumption).
Data
ERS provides vegetable and melon data through tables published in Vegetables and Melons Outlook. The annual Vegetables and Melons Yearbook data product provides a 25-year time series for the major fresh and processed commodities and includes annual acreage, production, prices, value, imports, exports, per capita consumption, and monthly grower and retail prices. In addition to the Yearbook Data Set, ERS also maintains several vegetable and melon data products, including:
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