RANK
tal U.S. Sales, All Outlets
% of Household Penetration
Number of Annual Purchases
1) BANANAS
$1,636,305,000
88.8
16.40
2) GRAPES
$1,120,649,000
72.9
5.80
3) TOMATOES
Except Plum/Roma
$732,769,000
70.0
6.00
4) ONIONS
$431,557,000
75.7
5.90
5) CANTALOUPE
$410,858,000
56.2
4.30
6) SWEET PEPPERS
$382,218,000
58.8
5.40
7) ORANGES
$375,340,000
52.6
4.00
8) APPLES
Except Red Delicious, Gala
$345,837,000
41.8
3.90
9) POTATOES
$328,534,000
51.0
3.80
10) WATERMELON
$326,301,000
43.9
2.60
11) PEACHES
$306,770,000
48.1
3.10
12) APPLES
Red Delicious
$287,684,000
41.2
3.50
13) BROCCOLI
$284,721,000
44.8
4.80
14) CUCUMBERS
$281,002,000
54.8
5.60
15) STRAWBERRIES
$263,948,000
40.6
2.80
16) ICEBERG LETTUCE
$233,163,000
50.8
4.30
17) TOMATOES
Plum, Roma
$220,612,000
42.2
4.20
18) NECTARINES
$206,885,000
35.2
3.00
19) CORN
$205,426,000
43.8
3.30
20) CELERY
$196,637,000
50.0
3.40
TOMATOES - EXCEPT plum/roma
ONIONS
CANTALOUPE
SWEET PEPPERS
ORANGES
APPLES - EXCEPT RED DELICIOUS, GALA 3
POTATOES
WATERMELON
1 Bulk items only ,2 % of households purchasing at least once during the year; 3Gala apples, a separate category, were ranked out of the Top 20. SOURCE: ACNielsen Homescan Fresh Foods Service
