For current coverage of the fresh-market banana industry, see the ERS newsletter Fruit and Tree Nuts Outlook.
Based on the 2002 Census of Agriculture, 88 percent of all the U.S. farms producing bananas on a commercial scale were in Hawaii, with over 90 percent of total production acreage.
- U.S. fresh banana imports (including re-exports), share of top 5 suppliers in 2007
Guatemala— 2.411 billion pounds (27.3 percent of total)
Costa Rica— 2.286 billion pounds (25.9 percent)
Ecuador— 2.048 billion pounds (23.2 percent)
Honduras— 1.064 billion pounds (12.1 percent)
Colombia— 0.832 billion pounds (9.4 percent)
- U.S. fresh banana imports as percent of domestic use:
2005: 99.7 percent
2006:
99.7 percent
2007:
99.7 percent
- U.S. per capita use of fresh bananas
2005: 25.1 pounds
2006: 25.0 pounds
2007: 26.2 pounds
- U.S. retail price for bananas:
2005: $0.49 per pound
2006: $0.50 per pound
2007: $0.51 per pound
Fresh fruit: Annual average retail prices in the United States |
Commodity |
Unit |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
Valencia oranges |
$/lb |
0.90 |
1.00 |
1.07 |
Navel oranges |
$/lb |
1.00 |
1.09 |
1.28 |
Grapefruit |
$/lb |
1.09 |
1.11 |
0.96 |
Lemons |
$/lb |
1.41 |
1.53 |
1.86 |
Red Delicious apples |
$/lb |
0.95 |
1.07 |
1.12 |
Bananas |
$/lb |
0.49 |
0.50 |
0.51 |
Peaches |
$/lb |
1.58 |
1.64 |
1.56 |
Anjou pears |
$/lb |
1.11 |
1.13 |
1.27 |
Thompson seedless grapes |
$/lb |
2.08 |
2.25 |
2.09 |
Strawberries |
$/12-ounce pint 1/ |
2.11 |
2.04 |
2.20 |
1/ Dry pint.
Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor.
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