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Florida Farm Commodities
Citrus Juice |
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Florida ranked second only to Brazil as the worlds leading producer of citrus juice in 1996-97, squeezing out more than 1.5 billion gallons.
Orange juice made up more than 89 percent of all Florida citrus juice in 1996-97. Florida turned 96 percent of the states 244-million-box orange crop into more than 900 million gallons of single strength equivalent concentrate (FCOJ), more than 400 million gallons of chilled juice and more than 1.0 million gallons of canned juice.
Grapefruit accounted for more than 140 million gallons of juice, and tangerines made up a little over 9.5 million gallons.
Citrus juice processing produced another million tons of pulp for animal feed, 23,579 tons of molasses and more than 30 million pounds of citrus flavoring.
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Florida Citrus Juice Production (Single-Strength Equivalent)
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Crop Year
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Orange
(gallons)
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Grapefruit (gallons)
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Tangerine (gallons)
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Total Gallons
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1996-97
1995-96
1994-95
1993-94
1992-93
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1,368,533,217
1,204,812,000
1,194,419,448
1,041,058,205
1,110,496,470
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158,911,986
141,899,789
156,268,123
136,549,535
151,999,381
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9,545,972
7,880,000
4,766,907
2,117,208
1,316,227
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1,536,991,175
1,351,478,696
1,355,454,478
1,179,724,948
1,263,812,078
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1991-92
1990-91
1989-90
1988-89
1987-88
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791,263,085
820,215,219
523,853,257
858,814,005
801,942,080
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82,984,664
105,673,475
102,096,418
153,704,053
154,175,922
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1,180,774
1,109,182
1,476,771
1,972,018
2,321,068
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875,428,523
926,997,876
627,426,446
957,122,904
1,014,490,076
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By-Products of Citrus Juice Processing
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Crop Year
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Pulp and Meal (ton)
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Molasses (ton)
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D-Limonene (pound)
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1996-97
1995-96
1994-95
1993-94
1992-93
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1,070,650
928,672
941,241
832,250
873,714
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23,579
27,295
26,171
25,481
30,927
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32,367,500
25,268,058
25,888,651
19,548,481
19,830,922
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1991-92
1990-91
1989-90
1988-89
1987-88
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636,635
700,860
597,617
770,417
697,124
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23,828
27,427
28,403
24,275
30,248
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14,493,036
15,489,732
15,138,111
19,131,638
14,563,104
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Source: Florida Juice Processors Association
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Processed Utilization of Florida Citrus Crop
Oranges
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Crop Year
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Total Boxes
Produced
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Processed
For Juice
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Percent
Processed
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Total
Gallons*
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1996-97
1995-96
1994-95
1993-94
1992-93
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228,600,000
203,200,000
205,400,000
174,200,000
186,500,000
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219,700,683
193,232,000
198,376,000
167,489,000
174,937,000
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96.0
95.1
96.5
96.1
93.8
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1,368,533,217
1,204,812,000
1,194,419,488
1,041,058,205
1,110,496,470
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1991-92
1990-91
1989-90
1988-89
1987-88
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139,800,000
151,600,000
110,200,000
146,600,000
138,000,000
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129,515,000
140,620,000
105,335,000
141,075,000
130,615,000
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92.6
92.7
95.5
96.2
94.6
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791,263,085
820,215,219
523,853,257
858,814,005
801,942,080
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Grapefruit
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Crop Year
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Total Boxes Produced
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Processed For Juice
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Percent Processed
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Total Gallons*
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1996-97
1995-96
1994-95
1993-94
1992-93
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55,800,000
52,350,000
55,700,000
51,050,000
55,150,000
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32,260,598
29,500,000
33,203,000
28,324,000
31,600,950
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58.0
56.3
59.6
55.5
57.3
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158,911,986
141,900,000
156,268,123
136,549,535
151,999,381
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1991-92
1990-91
1989-90
1988-89
1987-88
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42,400,000
45,100,000
35,700,000
54,750,000
53,850,000
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19,102,000
20,359,000
21,646,000
29,957,000
29,877,000
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45.0
45.1
60.6
54.7
55.4
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82,984,664
105,673,475
102,096,418
153,704,053
154,175,922
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Tangerines
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Crop Year
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Total Boxes Produced
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Processed For Juice
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Percent Processed
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Total Gallons*
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1996-97
1995-96
1994-95
1993-94
1992-93
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6,300,000
4,500,000
3,550,000
4,100,000
2,800,000
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1,470,178
1,356,000
821,651
335,079
187,227
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23.0
30.1
20.4
8.2
6.6
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9,545,972
7,880,000
4,766,907
2,117,208
1,316,227
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1991-92
1990-91
1989-90
1988-89
1987-88
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2,600,000
1.950,000
1,700,000
2,900,000
2,450,000
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207,367
214,570
308,521
371,177
429,098
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7.9
11.0
18.1
12.7
17.5
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1,180,774
1,109,182
1,476,771
1,972,018
2,321,068
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* Single Strength Equivalent
Source: Florida Juice Processors Association
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Juice Utilization of Florida Citrus Crop
Oranges
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Crop Year
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Concentrate (gallons*)
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Chilled (gallons)
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Canned (gallons)
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Total Gallons*
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1996-97
1995-96
1994-95
1993-94
1992-93
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967,200,000
809,412,000
866,008,000
728,922,478
834,647,472
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400,279,441
394,000,000
326,657,593
311,120,167
273,735,160
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1,053,776
1,400,000
1,753,964
1,015,290
2,113,838
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1,368,533,217
1,204,812,000
1,194,419,447
1,041,058,205
1,110,496,470
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1991-92
1990-91
1989-90
1988-89
1987-88
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578,777,410
602,555,315
359,336,206
695,374,344
676,491,998
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207,258,698
211,902,606
158,280,779
152,125,571
119,347,347
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5,226,977
5,757,298
6,236,272
11,314,150
6,102,735
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791,163,085
820,215,219
523,853,257
858,814,005
801,942,080
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Grapefruit
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Crop Year
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Concentrate (gallons*)
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Chilled (gallons)
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Canned (gallons)
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Total Gallons
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1996-97
1995-96
1994-95
1993-94
1992-93
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120,128,000
108,300,000
125,379,252
105,941,516
126,107,372
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37,208,921
31,899,789
29,309,905
29,306,667
23,086,352
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1,575,065
1,700,000
1,588,966
1,301,252
2,805,657
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158,911,986
141,899,789
156,268,123
136,549,435
151,999,381
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1991-92
1990-91
1989-90
1988-89
1987-88
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64,074,720
85,936,356
86,660,133
128,240,008
126,983,888
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12,604,377
11,125,183
5,706,930
8,990,185
5,713,006
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6,305,567
8,611,936
9,729,355
16,473,860
21,479,028
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82,984,664
105,673,475
102,096,418
153,704,053
154,175,922
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* Single Strength Equivalent
Source: Florida Juice Processors Association
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Citrus Juice Facts 
- Scientists at the Florida Department of Citrus invented frozen concentrated orange juice in 1945. In 1948, the department gave the patent for the process to the U.S. Government, helping to make the entire frozen concentrate industry commercially viable.
- Brazil, Florida and Mexico (in that order) are the worlds top three producers of orange juice.
- More than 96 percent of all the oranges grown in Florida in 1996-97 were processed into orange juice. Florida produced more than one billion gallons of single strength equivalent orange juice.
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World Citrus Production --- 1996-97 (Metric Tons**)
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Country
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Oranges
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Grapefruit
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Lemons
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Tangerines
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Argentina
Australia
Brazil
China
Cuba
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670,000
544,000
18,366,000
1,836,000
350,000
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200,000
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
230 000
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750,000
- - - - - -
73,000
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
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320,000
- - - - - -
590,000
5,857,000
- - - - -
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Cyprus
Egypt
Gaza Strip
Greece
Israel
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165,000
1,608,000
87,000
900,000
472,000
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90,000
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
395,000
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90,000
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
395,000
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- - - - - -
258,000
- - - - - -
80,000
125,000
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Italy
Japan
Mexico
Morocco
South Africa
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1,515,000
- - - - - - -
2,800,000
780,000
970,000
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- - - - - -
- - - - - -
150,000
- - - - - -
177,000
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610,000
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
74,000
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460,000
1,487,000
170,000
330,000
- - - - - -
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South Korea
Spain
Turkey
United States
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- - - - - - -
2,146,000
1,008,000
11,399,000
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- - - - - -
- - - - - -
80,000
2,780,000
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- - - - - -
433,000
450,000
896,000
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480,000
1,410,000
520,000
531,000
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| Totals |
45,602,000 |
4,102,000 |
3,448,000 |
12,618,000 |
** Metric ton equals 2,204.6 pounds
Source: USDA
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U. S. Per Capita Citrus Consumption
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Crop Year
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Fresh Fruit (pound)
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Juice (gallons)
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Oranges
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Grapefruit
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Tangerines
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Others
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Total
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Orange
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Others
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Total
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1995-96
1994-95
1993-94
1992-93
1991-92
1990-91
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12.7
12.2
13.1
14.2
12.9
8.5
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5.8
6.1
6.0
6.2
6.0
5.9
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2.2
2.0
2.1
1.9
1.9
1.4
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4.0
4.1
3.7
3.6
3.5
3.4
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24.7
24.4
24.9
26.0
24.4
19.1
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5.2
5.5
5.4
5.1
4.3
4.8
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0.9
0.8
0.7
0.5
0.5
0.6
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6.1
6.3
6.1
5.6
4.9
5.4
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1989-90
1988-89
1987-88
1986-87
1985-86
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12.4
12.5
13.9
12.8
13.4
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5.0
7.5
6.6
6.3
6.1
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1.0
1.3
1.3
1.3
1.1
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3.7
3.8
3.6
3.6
3.6
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22.1
25.1
25.4
24.0
24.3
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4.2
5.0
5.0
5.2
5.0
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0.5
0.8
0.5
0.9
0.6
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4.7
5.8
5.5
6.1
5.6
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Source: USDA
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