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Per Capita Disappearance 1 of Selected Fruits and Vegetables, Canada,2003 to 2007 (kg/yr)

Author: Anna Staciwa - Statistician/OMAFRA
Last Reviewed: 04 June 2008

 

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Retail weight unless otherwise specified

Fruit Fresh
  2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Apples
10.66
10.03
11.13
10.04
10.16
Bananas
13.35
13.83
13.92
14.03
14.29
Grapefruit
1.55
1.54
1.35
1.42
1.61
Grapes
4.90
4.81
5.22
4.88
5.12
Lemons
1.23
1.18
1.22
1.23
1.19
Mandarins
2.72
2.75
3.09
3.19
3.45
Melons, total
9.81
10.50
10.06
10.52
10.58
Nectarines
1.22
1.14
1.02
0.87
0.95
Oranges
9.71
9.34
9.91
9.50
8.61
Peaches
1.43
1.35
1.23
1.39
1.55
Pears
2.53
2.23
2.22
2.41
2.46
Pineapples
1.87
2.10
2.47
3.02
2.94
Strawberries
2.34
2.45
2.72
3.05
3.05
Fruit Processed
  2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Apple pie filling
0.09
0.09
0.10
0.10
0.10
Apple sauce
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.50
0.49
Apples canned
0.30
0.34
0.35
0.40
0.38
Peaches canned
1.04
1.01
1.00
0.97
0.97
Pineapples canned
0.92
0.90
0.88
0.85
0.85
Strawberries frozen
0.69
0.59
0.59
0.62
0.65

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Vegetables Fresh
  2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Beans green and wax
0.96
1.13
0.91
1.08
0.99
Broccoli
2.83
3.13
3.07
2.86
3.09
Cabbage
4.12
5.17
4.80
4.86
4.76
Carrots
8.34
6.37
7.33
7.00
7.35
Cauliflower
2.13
2.08
2.25
2.25
2.08
Celery
3.65
3.80
3.50
3.37
3.55
Corn
3.14
3.48
3.51
3.39
2.92
Cucumbers
3.08
3.41
3.97
5.23
5.03
Lettuce
11.45
10.97
11.06
10.57
10.09
Mushrooms
1.41
1.33
1.29
1.38
1.37
Onions and shallots
7.54
7.30
8.34
8.65
8.68
Peppers
3.36
3.55
3.93
4.17
3.71
Potatoes white, fresh equivalent
71.31
69.21
67.88
66.77
65.07
Pumpkins and squash
2.39
2.54
2.62
2.84
2.74
Rutabagas and turnip
1.21
1.15
1.46
1.00
1.24
Tomatoes
7.42
7.35
7.22
7.64
8.17
Vegetables Processed
  2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Beans green and wax canned
1.12
1.12
1.11
1.08
1.07
Carrots frozen
1.15
1.15
1.15
1.15
1.15
Corn canned
1.35
1.35
1.32
1.30
1.27
Mushrooms canned
0.67
0.66
0.63
0.65
0.58
Peas canned
0.63
0.62
0.62
0.61
0.59
Peas frozen
1.18
1.18
1.17
1.15
1.15
Tomatoes canned
3.73
3.73
3.71
3.78
3.75
Tomatoes, pulp, paste and puree
2.67
2.62
2.59
2.75
2.73
Juice
  2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Apple juice, litres
6.98
7.00
7.17
7.12
7.03
Grape juice, litres
3.91
3.33
3.00
3.34
3.56
Orange juice, litres
13.50
13.86
13.74
13.54
13.99
Tomato juice, litres
1.46
1.35
1.37
1.33
1.33

 

1 Does not adjust for losses, such as waste and/or spoilage, in stores, households, private institutions or restaurants or losses during preparation.

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Statistics Canada, Catalogue No. 21-020

 

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