Despite massive market disruptions and supply chain problems with the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. per-capita availability of fresh vegetables rose 1.2% in 2020, new statistics from the USDA show.
Vegetable per-capita availability for 2020 was calculated at 143.9 pounds, 1.2% above 142.19 pounds in 2019 but about 4% lower than the five-year average of 149.9 pounds, according to the USDA.
Per-capita availability of processed vegetables increased at an even faster clip, growing 5.5% from 110.73 pounds in 2019 to 116.92 pounds in 2020.
Here are selected 2020 per-capita fresh vegetable numbers, with percentage change from 2019:
- Asparagus: 1.83 pounds, up 4.6%
- Snap/green beans: 1.3 pounds, down 5.8%
- Broccoli: 5.86 pounds, down 0.9%
- Cabbage: 6.25 pounds, down 1.6%
- Carrots: 7.71 pounds, down 9%
- Cauliflower: 2.61 pounds, down 13.6%
- Sweet corn: 4.67 pounds, down 8.6%
- Cucumbers: 7.51 pounds: down 4.1%
- Lettuce: 26.8 pounds, up 6.1%
- Onions: 20.44 pounds, up 5.47%
- Bell peppers: 11 pounds, up 1.2%
- Tomatoes: 19.32 pounds, up 5.3%
- Potatoes: 31.47 pounds: up 4.7%
- Sweet potatoes (includes processing): 6.7 pounds, down 6.3%
- Mushrooms: 2.79 pounds, up 0.7%.