there has been continuing interest in information regarding the consumption distribution of foods such as onions although a great deal is known about supply side us fresh and processed frozen canned dehydrated dry bulb onion markets relatively little published consumer demand according to per capita disappear ance data compiled by department agriculture s usda economic research service ers both have trended higher over past three decades while trend use almost flat with only slight upward 30 years experienced strong nearly doubling period table 1 during most recent 3 1998 2000 average all increased 74 percent 1968 70 combination factors including immigration trends changes america tastes preferences likely con tributed rising however due lack this area demographics consump tion for example what proportion
