Consumer Union Washington, D. C. Office

States Which Produce the Most of Popular Kids Food

F R U I T

APPLES

California, New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wash.

PEARS

California, Oregon, Washington

PEACHES

California, Georgia, New Jersey, South Carolina

GRAPES

California, New York, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wash.

ORANGES

California, Florida

V E G E T A B L E S

GREEN BEANS

Michigan, New York, Oregon, Wisconsin

PEAS

Minnesota, Oregon, Washington, Wisconsin

POTATOES

Idaho, Maine, Minnesota, North Dakota, Washington, Wisconsin

TOMATOES

California, Florida

note: Apples - Five states account for 70 percent of the 460,000 apple bearing acres (NASS, January 1998); Pears - three states account for 92 percent of pear bearing acres in 1995; Peaches - four states account for 65 percent of the nearly 170,000 acres grown in 1995; Grapes - five states account for nearly all the nation's 754,000 grape bearing acres in 1995; Oranges - two states account for 95 percent of nation's orange producing acreage in 1995; Green beans - four states account for 60 percent of processing bean acreage; Peas -four states account for 80 percent of all acreage planted for peas; Potatoes - six states account for 80 percent of acreage planted for fall potatoes; Tomatoes - two states account for more than half of the 128,000 acres planted for fresh market tomatoes

SOURCE: Consumers Union, Worst First

 


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