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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 2008
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
1-800-999-6779 (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)
2008
- 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
Data
Yearbooks (Annual)
- 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
- 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, March 2003
- Vegetable
Policies in Japan, November 2002
- China
Increases Exports of Fresh and Frozen Vegetables To
Japan, August 2002
- Trade
Issues Facing U.S. Horticulture in the WTO Negotiations,
August 2001
Historic Yearbooks and Outlook
Reports
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