national and international factors in pickle markets dr suzanne thornsbury department of agricultural economics world cucumber gherkin production million lbs china 47 3 1999 2003 average selected countries represented 75 total source faostat 2004 iran 2 9 turkey 8 usa japan 1 6 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 2000 2001 2002 m i llion us trade for pickles 1979 100 1982 1985 1988 1991 illion exports imports nass 5 15 25 35 45 1992 l o n s h ar e t a x por canada asia mexico from january to september stat fresh 1980 1983