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The 5,000-Mile Salad

Lettuce from Spain, avocados from Mexico, pomegranates from Israel—all arrive for your dining pleasure

Click on the blue buttons below to see where more than 150 fruits and vegetables come from. “Origin of imports” shows imports for April and September of each year. “Volume” shows metric tonnage produced inside and outside the U.S. “Change over time” shows the rise and fall of these metrics over time. A few sample searches are shown at right.



Research and interactive graphics by The Office for Creative Research
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Marketing Service; Data represent shipments to U.S. regional distribution centers; Local farm sales are not included.

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Change over time

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*Monthly domestic data for Garlic is not available.

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Volume

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195.3K
metric tons
195.3K
metric tons
195.3K
metric tons
195.3K
metric tons
195.3K
metric tons
195.3K
metric tons
195.3K
metric tons
195.3K
metric tons
195.3K
metric tons

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Origin of imports

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