Vegetable Worksheet

Vegetable and the Vegetable Industry- Worksheet

1.     Write down the top 10 of your favorite vegetables?    

·      Green beans, carrots, cucumbers, peas, onions, lettuce, spinach, avocado, potato, and broccoli.

2.     List the top 10 vegetables based on per capita consumption in 2011(compare it to your to 10 list).

                    Potato, tomato, lettuce, weet corn, onion, watermelon, peppers, carrots, cucumber, melons.

·      Total Consumption:

o   410 lbs per person per year

·      Fresh vegetable consumption

o   76.7 lbs per person per year

·      Processing vegetable consumption:

o   91 lbs per person per year

3.     List the top 10 fresh market vegetables based on production amount(cwt) in 2013.

·      Potatoes

·      Lettuce

·      Sweet corn

·      Onions

·      Watermelons

·      Broccoli

·      Tomatoes

·      Snap beans

·      Cantaloupe

·      Carrots

4.     List the top 10 fresh market vegetables based on total value in 2013.

·      Broccoli

·      Carrots

·      Sweet Corn

·      Lettuce head

·      Lettuce leaf

·      Lettuce romaine

·      Onions

·      Bell peppers

·      Tomatoes

·      Watermelons

5.     List the top 5 states in fresh market vegetable production:

·      California

·      Florida

·      Arizona

·      Georgia

·      New york

6.     List the top 5 states in processing vegetable production.

·      California

·      Wisconsin

·      Minnesota

·      Washington

·      Michigan

7.     List the top 5 leading countries world vegetable production in 2011.

·      China

·      Russia

·      Iran

·      Turkey

·      United States

8.     List the top 5 vegetable in world production in 2001.

·      Watermelon

·      Cucumbers

·      Eggplant

·      Peppers

·      cantaloupe

9.  Did the vegetable production acreage increase in the past……

· The production acreage has been very close to the same in the past 30-40 years.

· The cwt of vegetables has also been very close to the same in the past 30-40 yrs.

· The value of production of vegetables has increased in the past 30-40 yrs.

· I think the reason for the increase in market value of vegetables has increased because the cost of farming equipment has gone up in the last 40 years and so value of product must go up.

FLORIDA VEGETABLE PRODUCTION

1.     List the top 5 vegetable based on harvested acerage in the 2011-2012 season:

·      Sweet corn

·      Onions           

·      Lettuce

·      Broccoli

·      Watermelons

2.     List the top 5 vegetables based on total value in the 2011-2012 season:

·      Lettuce head

·      Tomatoes

·      Lettuce romaine

·      Sweet corn

·      Carrots

3.  What is the role of Florida in the U.S. vegetable production? What are the major challenges facing the Florida vegetables industry today?

Florida is 2nd in value of production of bell peppers. First in value of production of fresh market snap beans, cucumbers for fresh market, cucumbers for pickles, squash, sweet corn and fresh market tomatoes. Florida ranks second to California in the total value of fresh market vegetable production.