Vegetables and Melons Outlook

The every-other-month Vegetables and Melons Outlook, which is presented in a newsletter format, provides current intelligence and forecasts the effects of changing conditions in the U.S. vegetable and melon sector (including potatoes, pulses, and mushrooms). Topics include production, consumption, shipments, prices received, trade, and more. For release dates, see the 2012 release calendar.

Outlook Newsletters (Every Other Month)
Data
Yearbooks (Annual)
Supplemental Articles
Historic Yearbooks and Outlook Reports

Subscribe to e-mail alerts of these reports and see a listing of all outlook reports. Printed copies of the newsletter (together with the yearbook) can be purchased from the National Technical Information Service (NTIS) by calling 1-800-363-2068 (specify SUB-VGS-4039). Users who subscribe to this every-other-month newsletter will also receive articles on timely topics via e-mail notification (ERS subscribers) or by mail (for NTIS subscribers).

Newsletters are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format and are best viewed using Adobe Acrobat Reader 6.0.

Outlook Newsletters (Every Other Month)

2011

• December 15, 2011, "Potato Production Up"
• October 27, 2011, "Dry Bean Area Smallest Since 1921"
• August 25, 2011, "Mushroom Sales Top $1 Billion"
• June 23, 2011, "Cool, Wet Spring Weather Seeds Uncertainty"
• April 28, 2011, "Per Capita Vegetable Use Up in 2010"
• February 17, 2011, "Cold Weather Haunts Fresh Vegetable Prices"

2010

• December 16, 2010, "Florida Weathers Another Freeze"
• October 28, 2010, "Record Yields Help Propel Dry Bean Crop Higher"
• August 26, 2010, "Potato Area Down, Prices To Rise"
• June 24, 2010, "Fresh Tomato Supplies Surge, Prices Fall"
• April 22, 2010, "Canned Use Drives Disappearance Up in 2009"
• February 25, 2010, "Fresh Vegetables Freeze, Prices Rise"

2009

• December 16, 2009, "Record Yield Boosts Fall Potato Output"
• October 22, 2009, "Delayed Dry Bean Harvest Sows Uncertainty"
• August 27, 2009, "Large Processing Vegetable Crop Anticipated"
• June 25, 2009, "Direct-to-Consumer Sales of Vegetables Rising"
• April 16, 2009, "Record Processing-Tomato Crop Sought"
• February 25, 2009, "Sweet Potato Production Rallies Despite Storms"

2008

• December 16, 2008, "Potato Crop Lower, Prices To Remain Higher"
• October 23, 2008, "Fall Vegetable Area Down, Prices Up"
• August 27, 2008, "Potato Acreage Down, Prices Up"
• June 26, 2008, "Rapid Input Price Rise Squeezing Growers"
• April 17, 2008, "Domestic Use of Vegetables and Melons Rose in 2007"
• February 20, 2008, "Winter Area Down, Prices Lower"

2007

• December 18, 2007, "Record Yield Boosts Potato Output"
• October 25, 2007, "Onion Prices Ease With Strong Yields"
• August 29, 2007, "Summer Vegetable Prices Lower"
• June 21, 2007, "Sweet Potato Industry Poised For A Strong Year"
• April 19, 2007, "Per Capita Disappearance Declines in 2006"
• February 22, 2007, "Western Vegetables Hit By Freeze"

2006

• December 14, 2006, "Pulse Production Down, Prices Up"
• October 19, 2006, "Fresh Tomato Prices Ease As Supplies Increase"
• August 17, 2006, "Smaller Dry Bean Crop Expected"
• June 22, 2006, "Pulse Exports Strong in 2005/06"
• April 20, 2006, "Per Capita Use Declines in 2005"
• February 23, 2006, "Fresh Tomato Prices Ease As Supply Recovers"

2005

• December 16, 2005, "Potato Crop Down, Prices Higher"
• October 20, 2005, "Fall Vegetable Area Up, Storage Onion Crop Lower"
• August 18, 2005, "Mushroom Crop Value Falls, Dry Bean Crop Up"
• June 23, 2005, "Wheat is the Top Alternative Crop on Vegetable Farms"
• April 21, 2005, "Per Capita Vegetable Disappearance Up Slightly in 2004"
• February 23, 2005, "Acreage To Rise for Dry Beans, Dry Peas, and Lentils"

2004

• December 16, 2004, "Tomato and Pepper Prices Ease, Potato Prices Flat"
• October 21, 2004, "Acreage Flat, Fresh Prices To Move Higher This Fall"
• August, 19, 2004, "Dry Bean Crop Lower, Potato Area Down"
• June 24, 2004, "Number of Farms Producing Vegetables And Melons Down 10 Percent"
• April 21, 2004, "Vegetable Consumption Expected To Rise In 2004"
• February 26, "Processing Tomato Crop To Rise in 2004"

2003

• December 18, "Potato Market Weak Despite Modest Crop"
• October 23, "Processing Tomato Crop Declines"
• August 21, "Dry Bean Crop Down 19 Percent, Fall Potato Area Down 3 Percent"
• June 20, "Per Capita Consumption Expected To Rise in 2003"
• April 17, "Spring Potato Crop Up 2 Percent"
• February 25, "Spring Onion Crop May Rise Despite Reduced Plantings"

2002

• December 16, "Fall Potato Crop Up 5 Percent"
• October 24, "Storage Onion Crop Down, Prices Rise"
• August 22, "Dry Bean Crop Up 39 Percent"
• June 20, "Dry Peas and Lentils Now Program Crops"
• April 18, "Per Capita Use Down 1 Percent in 2001"
• February 20, "Fresh Supplies Down, Prices Up"

2001

• December 14, "Potato Crop Down, Prices Rising"
• October 23, "Dry Bean Crop Down, Prices Rising"
• August 21, "Summer Area Up, Prices Lower"

Data

• Most recent tables from Vegetables and Melons Outlook

Yearbooks (Annual)

• 2011, Excel Tables, PDF
• 2010, Excel Tables, PDF
• 2009, Excel Tables, PDF
• 2008, PDF, Excel Tables
• 2007, PDF, Excel Tables
• 2006, Summary, PDF, Excel Tables
• 2005, Summary, PDF
• 2004, Summary, PDF
• 2003, Summary, PDF
• 2002, Summary, PDF

Supplemental Articles

• Fruit and Vegetable Planting Restrictions: Analyzing the Processing Cucumber Market, VGS-342-02, February 2011
• Financial Characteristics of Vegetable and Melon Farms, VGS-342-01, February 2011
• Younger Consumers Exhibit Less Demand for Fresh Vegetables, VGS-333-01, August 2009
• Production Expenses of Specialized Vegetable and Melon Farms, VGS-328-01, September 2008
• Factors Affecting Carrot Consumption in the United States, VGS-319-01, March 2007
• Fruit and Vegetable Backgrounder, VGS-313-01, April 2006
• Price Premiums Hold on as U.S. Organic Produce Market Expands, VGS-308-01, May 2005
• The Economics of Food Safety: The Case of Green Onions and Hepatitis A Outbreaks, VGS-305-01, December 2004
• European Trading Arrangements in Fruits and Vegetables, VGS-303-01, July 2004
• Organic Produce, Price Premiums, and Eco-Labeling in U.S. Farmers' Markets, VGS-301-01, April 2004
• Factors Affecting Spinach Consumption in the United States, VGS-300-01, January 2004
• Factors Affecting U.S. Mushroom Consumption, VGS295-01, March 2003
• Vegetable Policies in Japan, VGS293-01, November 2002
• China Increases Exports of Fresh and Frozen Vegetables To Japan, VGS292-01, August 2002
• Trade Issues Facing U.S. Horticulture in the WTO Negotiations, VGS285-01, August 2001

Historic Yearbooks and Outlook Reports

• Vegetables and Melons Outlook
• Vegetables and Melons Yearbook: Reports
• Vegetables and Melons Yearbook: Data