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Fruits

Fruits are defined as a product of vegetable growth edible to humans, such as the developed ovary of a seed plant with its contents and accessory parts, which includes the pea, pod, nut, tomato and pineapple. A fruit may also be the edible part of a plant developed from a flower with its accessory parts, such as the peach, apple and banana.

In 2007, U.S. production of the noncitrus fruit crops reached 16.6 million tons. The value of the noncitrus fruits totaled 11.0 billion dollars, up 5 percent from 2006.

The U.S. citrus crop for the 2006-07 season totaled 10.3 million tons, down 13 percent from the 2005-06 season. Florida accounted for 70 percent of U.S. citrus production, California for 25 percent, and Texas and Arizona for the remaining 5 percent. The value of the citrus crop increased 8 percent from the last season, to $2.95 billion. Total value was higher for oranges, tangerines and tangelos, and lower for grapefruit and lemons.

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