Raspberries beat all other fruits and berries in terms of consumption growth in the USA

Published 2023년 5월 22일

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The article highlights the significant increase in the consumption of raspberries and blueberries in the US over the past decade, with raspberry consumption growing by 192% and blueberry by 100% from 2011 to 2021, as reported by the USDA. This trend is of particular interest to fruit and berry growers in Eastern Europe and Central Asia, as similar trends often have a global reach. The article also notes the affordable price of frozen raspberries, thanks to Ukraine, as a factor in the increased consumption of raspberries in the US, and the high retail prices of blueberries in Uzbekistan, indicating potential for profit for countries in the region that can cultivate these berries.

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EastFruit experts drew attention to very interesting information recently released in the United States concerning the consumption trends of various fruits and berries in this country over the past decade. Why is knowing US consumption trends important for fruit and berry growers in Eastern Europe and Central Asia? Our experience and practice show that trends originating in the US often become global in the future. Of course, one should not think that the US trends will be followed directly because each region has its own specifics and traditions, but it is definitely worth taking a closer look at them. By the way, this information is official as it has been provided by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) and is calculated as the local market availability of various fruits in 2021 compared to 2011 per US resident. Let’s start with the product that stands out the most in the below chart – raspberries. Indeed, no other fruit has grown nearly as fast in the US in the last 10 ...

Source: Hortidaily