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TOP 20 RANDOM-WEIGHT PRODUCE ITEMS

RANKtal U.S. Sales, All Outlets% of Household PenetrationNumber of Annual Purchases1) BANANAS$1,636,305,00088.816.402) GRAPES$1,120,649,00072.95.803) TOMATOESExcept Plum/Roma$732,769,00070.06.004) ONIONS$431,557,00075.75.905) CANTALOUPE$410,858,00056.24.306) SWEET PEPPERS$382,218,00058.85.407) ORANGES$375,340,00052.64.008) APPLESExcept Red Delicious, Gala$345,837,00041.83.909) POTATOES$328,534,00051.03.8010)

July 1, 2002

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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

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