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U.S. Fresh Bell Peppers: Supply and Utilization, 1990-2013
Calendar Year |
Supply (Million Pounds) |
Utilization (Million Pounds) |
Avg. Price
($/cwt) |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Production
|
Imports
|
Exports
|
Consumption
|
||
1990 |
1,050.5 |
220.0 |
151.2 |
1,119.3 |
24.6 |
1991 |
1,236.1 |
216.7 |
167.6 |
1,285.2 |
27.8 |
1992 |
1,442.8 |
195.3 |
189.4 |
1,448.7 |
26.8 |
1993 |
1,449.8 |
268.8 |
122.6 |
1,596.1 |
30.3 |
1994 |
1,542.2 |
261.5 |
117.7 |
1,686.0 |
29.7 |
1995 |
1,443.1 |
314.7 |
108.0 |
1,649.8 |
31.4 |
1996 |
1,663.9 |
377.3 |
133.3 |
1,907.9 |
28.0 |
1997 |
1,495.9 |
395.1 |
133.8 |
1,757.2 |
32.1 |
1998 |
1,455.6 |
438.9 |
127.8 |
1,766.7 |
34.8 |
1999 |
1,556.2 |
455.3 |
146.2 |
1,865.3 |
31.1 |
2000 |
1,687.9 |
436.9 |
157.6 |
1,967.3 |
31.5 |
2001 |
1,649.4 |
475.3 |
161.7 |
1,963.0 |
28.7 |
2002 |
1,566.8 |
551.1 |
161.3 |
1,956.6 |
29.6 |
2003 |
1,611.8 |
541.7 |
158.9 |
1,994.6 |
30.7 |
2004 |
1,640.0 |
569.0 |
162.8 |
2,534.6 |
31.5 |
2005 |
1,603.6 |
652.6 |
156.4 |
2,726.6 |
33.3 |
2006 |
1,571.0 |
716.1 |
139.8 |
2,827.7 |
33.7 |
2007 |
1,610.0 |
726.4 |
152.8 |
2,828.1 |
33.1 |
2008 |
1,588.8 |
730.9 |
147.0 |
2,889.2 |
40.1 |
2009 |
1,699.7 |
769.2 |
139.9 |
3,013.1 |
34.4 |
2010 |
1,615.6 |
972.1 |
115.9 |
3,200.0 |
39.1 |
2011 |
1,761.8 |
932.4 |
131.1 |
3,296.7 |
37.8 |
2012 |
1,568.7 |
1,148.9 |
122.7 |
3,377.4 |
32.8 |
2013 |
1,443.3 |
1,181.7 |
126.7 |
3,172.7 |
41.6 |
Source: Economic Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture