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Florida Farm Commodities
Citrus Juice |
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Florida juice processors used the record crop of 244 million boxes of oranges to produce a record of more than 1.4 billion gallons of single-strength equivalent orange juice in 1997-98. It was an increase of 7.28 percent over the previous season.
The record OJ production more than off set declines in grapefruit and tangerine production on the way to the record 1.6 billion gallons of citrus juice, an increase of 4.6 percent. The production of grapefruit juice fell 15 percent, and tangerine production declined a whopping 30 percent.
Processors turned 96.5 percent of the record orange crop into juice. They used only 56.1 percent of the grapefruit crop and only 17.8 percent of the tangerine crop.
They also produced more than 1.1 million tons citrus pulp for livestock feed, and more than 28 thousand tons of molasses and more than 34 million pounds of citrus flavoring for blended drinks.
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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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1997-98
1996-97
1995-96
1994-95
1993-94
1992-93
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1,468,296,255
1,368,533,217
1,204,812,000
1,194,419,448
1,041,058,205
1,110,496,470
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134,779,719
158,911,986
141,899,789
156,268,123
136,549,535
151,999,381
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5,845,816
9,545,972
7,880,000
4,766,907
2,117,208
1,316,227
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1,608,921,790
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
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791,263,085
820,215,219
523,853,257
858,814,005
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82,984,664
105,673,475
102,096,418
153,704,053
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1,180,774
1,109,182
1,476,771
1,972,018
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875,428,523
926,997,876
627,426,446
957,122,904
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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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1997-98
1996-97
1995-96
1994-95
1993-94
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1,139,424
1,070,650
928,672
941,241
832,250
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28,344
23,579
27,295
26,171
25,481
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34,805,000
32,367,500
25,268,058
25,888,651
19,548,481
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1992-93
1991-92
1990-91
1989-90
1988-89
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873,714
636,635
700,860
597,617
770,417
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30,927
23,828
27,427
28,403
24,275
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19,830,922
14,493,036
15,489,732
15,138,111
19,131,638
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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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1997-98
1996-97
1995-96
1994-95
1993-94
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244,000,000
228,600,000
203,200,000
205,400,000
174,200,000
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235,631,799
219,700,683
193,232,000
198,376,000
167,489,000
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96.5
96.0
95.1
96.5
96.1
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1,468,296,255
1,368,533,217
1,204,812,000
1,194,419,488
1,041,058,205
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1992-93
1991-92
1990-91
1989-90
1988-89
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186,500,000
139,800,000
151,600,000
110,200,000
146,600,000
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174,937,000
129,515,000
140,620,000
105,335,000
141,075,000
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93.8
92.6
92.7
95.5
96.2
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1,110,496,470
791,263,085
820,215,219
523,853,257
858,814,005
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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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1997-98
1996-97
1995-96
1994-95
1993-94
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49,550,000
55,800,000
52,350,000
55,700,000
51,050,000
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27,802,929
32,260,598
29,500,000
33,203,000
28,324,000
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56.1
58.0
56.3
59.6
55.5
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134,779,719
158,911,986
141,900,000
156,268,123
136,549,535
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1992-93
1991-92
1990-91
1989-90
1988-89
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55,150,000
42,400,000
45,100,000
35,700,000
54,750,000
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31,600,950
19,102,000
20,359,000
21,646,000
29,957,000
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57.3
45.0
45.1
60.6
54.7
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151,999,381
82,984,664
105,673,475
102,096,418
153,704,053
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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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1997-98
1996-97
1995-96
1994-95
1993-94
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5,200,000
6,300,000
4,500,000
3,550,000
4,100,000
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928,963
1,470,178
1,356,000
821,651
335,079
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17.8
23.0
30.1
20.4
8.2
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5,845,816
9,545,972
7,880,000
4,766,907
2,117,208
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1992-93
1991-92
1990-91
1989-90
1988-89
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2,800,000
2,600,000
1.950,000
1,700,000
2,900,000
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187,227
207,367
214,570
308,521
371,177
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6.6
7.9
11.0
18.1
12.7
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1,316,227
1,180,774
1,109,182
1,476,771
1,972,018
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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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1997-98
1996-97
1995-96
1994-95
1993-94
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1,014,935,680
967,200,000
809,412,000
866,008,000
728,922,478
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452,074,017
400,279,441
394,000,000
326,657,593
311,120,167
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1,286,558
1,053,776
1,400,000
1,753,964
1,015,290
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1,468,296,255
1,368,533,217
1,204,812,000
1,194,419,447
1,041,058,205
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1992-93
1991-92
1990-91
1989-90
1988-89
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834,647,472
578,777,410
602,555,315
359,336,206
695,374,344
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273,735,160
207,258,698
211,902,606
158,280,779
152,125,571
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2,113,838
5,226,977
5,757,298
6,236,272
11,314,150
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1,110,496,470
791,163,085
820,215,219
523,853,257
858,814,005
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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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1997-98
1996-97
1995-96
1994-95
1993-94
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96,892,664
120,128,000
108,300,000
125,379,252
105,941,516
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36,295,180
37,208,921
31,899,789
29,309,905
29,306,667
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1,591,875
1,575,065
1,700,000
1,588,966
1,301,252
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134,779,719
158,911,986
141,899,789
156,268,123
136,549,435
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1992-93
1991-92
1990-91
1989-90
1988-89
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126,107,372
64,074,720
85,936,356
86,660,133
128,240,008
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23,086,352
12,604,377
11,125,183
5,706,930
8,990,185
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2,805,657
6,305,567
8,611,936
9,729,355
16,473,860
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151,999,381
82,984,664
105,673,475
102,096,418
153,704,053
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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 --- 1997-98 (Metric Tons**)
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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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770,000
369,000
15,014,000
2,086,000
480,000
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230,000
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
300,000
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980,000
- - - - - -
75,000
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
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300,000
- - - - - -
753,000
6,250,000
- - - - - -
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Cyprus
Egypt
Gaza Strip
Greece
Israel
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150,000
1,370,000
73,000
960,000
400,000
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80,000
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
352,000
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- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
150,000
- - - - - -
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- - - - - -
455,000
- - - - - -
84,000
125,000
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Italy
Japan
Mexico
Morocco
South Africa
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2,000,000
- - - - - - -
3,700,000
1,120,000
970,000
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- - - - - -
- - - - - -
245,000
- - - - - -
177,000
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600,000
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
- - - - - -
74,000
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540,000
1,773,000
270,000
420,000
- - - - - -
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South Korea
Spain
Turkey
United States
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- - - - - - -
2,614,000
750,000
12,829,000
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- - - - - -
- - - - - -
55,000
2,485,000
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- - - - - -
433,000
250,646
848,000
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651,000
1,850,000
360,000
440,000
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| Totals |
45,655,000
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3,924,000
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3,621,000
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14,266,000
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** 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 |
Total
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Orange
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Others
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Total
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1996-97
1995-96
1994-95
1993-94
1992-93
1991-92
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14.0
12.7
12.2
13.1
14.2
12.9
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6.3
5.8
6.1
6.0
6.2
6.0
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2.5
2.2
2.0
2.1
1.9
1.9
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4.0
4.0
4.1
3.7
3.6
3.5
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26.8
24.7
24.4
24.9
26.0
24.4
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5.4
5.2
5.5
5.4
5.1
4.3
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0.8
0.9
0.8
0.7
0.5
0.5
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6.2
6.1
6.3
6.1
5.6
4.9
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1990-91
1989-90
1988-89
1987-88
1986-87
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8.5
12.4
12.5
13.9
12.8
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5.9
5.0
7.5
6.6
6.3
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1.4
1.0
1.3
1.3
1.3
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3.4
3.7
3.8
3.6
3.6
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19.1
22.1
25.1
25.4
24.0
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4.8
4.2
5.0
5.0
5.2
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0.6
0.5
0.8
0.5
0.9
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5.4
4.7
5.8
5.5
6.1
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Source: USDA
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