110 a decade of vegetable production and price trend analysis esendugue greg fonsah ag & applied economics university georgia po box 1209 tifton ga 31793 gfonsah uga edu introduction although the us has been on rise for past there inconsistency in overall output 1989 2001 2002 index fell below linear line even though total melon increased by 5 was still peak year 1999 producer fresh extremely fluctuating from 1993 to 2000 slightly leveled off thereafter frozen canned indexes were consistently upward slopping retail prices have significantly higher than processed ers usda 2003 export also but not as pronounced import growth impressive is expected continue selected vegetables that show important melons onions cucumbers tomatoes current received
