United States Imports of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables 
UNITED STATES IMPORTS OF FRESH FRUITS AND 
VEGETABLES IN CARLOAD EQUIVALENTS 
Average of the two years 1925 and 1926 
Although this bulletin was designed to show the movement 
of domestic fresh fruits and vegetables in the United States, 
statistics of imports into the United States are of collateral in- 
terest. The opposite table shows the average annual imports 
of fresh fruits and vegetables into the United States during 
the two years 1925 and 1926. Comparable information is not 
available for 1924. The figures were compiled from reports 
of the United States Department of Agriculture, except for 
lemons, which were taken from records of the Department of 
Commerce. - 
The table shows that average annual imports in 1925 and 
1926 amounted to 15,251 carloads, of which tomatoes com- 
orised 3,471 cars; white potatoes, 3,414 cars; lemons, 3,198 
cars, and grapefruit, 2,341 cars. These four commodities con- 
stituted over four-fifths of total imports. 
The principal countries of origin, in the order named, were 
Mexico, Canada, Italy, Porto Rico and Cuba. Mexico sup- 
plied 8,597 cars; Canada furnished 8,409 cars; Italy, 8,179 
cars; Porto Rico, 2,582 cars, and Cuba, 1,827 cars. 
The principal imports from Mexico were tomatoes; from 
Canada, white potatoes; from Italy, lemons; from Porto Rico, 
grapefruit and oranges, and from Cuba, grapefruit and pep- 
pers. There were 380 cars of mixed vegetables imported from 
Bermuda. 
Monthly Shipments of Fresh Fruits and Vegetables—United 
Average of the Three Years 1924, 1925, and 1926 
Average Country of origin and number of cars originating 
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’otatoes, White. . 
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Srapefruit....... 
ranges. ........ 
leppers......... 
Jantaloupes. .... 
Eggplant........ 
Jnions.......... 
Other Melons. ... 
Jples.......... 
Vatermelons..... 
Lettuce, ........ 
Cucumbers. . ,.,. 
Strawberries. .... 
sabbage........ 
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Total. .......| 15,281 | 3,597 . 
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TSH FRUITS: 
Deciducuss 
Apples 
Cherries 
rapes 
Jeacnes 
Psars 
Plums and Prunes 
dixed Deciduous 
itrus: 
Grapefruit 
Lemons 
Oranges 
Uixed Citrus 
ierrisns 
Cranberries 
Strawberries 
l[elons: 
Cantaloupes 
Watermelons 
Jther Helons 
RESH VEGETABLES: 
Asparagus 
Seans, String 
Jabbage 
tarrots 
Jauliflower 
Jelery 
Jucumbers 
iggplant 
settuce 
ions 
deppers 
>otatoes, White 
Jotatoes, Sweet 
Spinach 
lomatoes 
Turnips 
Uixed Vegetables 
UMMARY 3 
Total Fresh Fruits 
Total Fresh Vegetables 
Grand Total 
122 259 
2 502 
76 803 
8% 235 
20 783 
5 557 
4 490 
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The foregoing table is the basis of the colored chart on “he following pages. The figures shown in the tables are aver- 
page 2. It shows the average monthly shipments and the ages for.the three years 1924, 1925 and 1926. The accom- 
percentage distribution by months. Janying charts are based on these figures and are three-year 
Shipments of fresh fruits and vegetables combined are averages in all cases. The charts relating to different com- 
lightest from December to April, inclusive. From May on, nis os not gr to the same scale. . 
“here is a rapid increase in shipments to a peak in October, n Bae t ta € anc cha F Subdivided according to the prin- 
followed by a sharp decline in November. ba states or = oups ot states that produce the particular 
For the months of December to May, inclusive, shipments ro roeEetab of the Ey an, Ti Vig Lrg a 
of Tepes Sroniiy Sud Jams of Soules for the months Yon] distribution of the production, and seasonal differences 
0 July to October, s. Ose of vege- as between regions. 
tables ; while for the months of June and November the ship- The arrangement of states in the tables and charts is in- 
ments are about equally divided. ;ended to show the progressive seasonal movement of the com- 
The seasonal movement of each commodity is discussed in modity.