Most other frozen fruit consumption declined as well, except frozen blueberries and peaches. While per capita consumption, at 7.2 pounds, was the second highest since 1995, it is well below the 10-year average of 7.9 pounds. Prunes, the second most consumed dried fruit in the United States, continued to lose popularity. All the other major dried fruit consumption declined as well, while peaches and pears remain unchanged. Despite the decline in orange juice consumption in 1999, its popularity in the United States makes oranges the top consumed fruit.
Grapefruit juice remains the second most popular juice.
Lemon juice consumption, however, declined in 1999, while lime juice consumption remained unchanged. Noncitrus juice consumption increased in 1999, mostly due to increased demand for pineapple, grape, and cranberry juice. Apple juice consumption, which made up almost two-thirds of noncitrus fruit juice consumed in 1999, fell fractionally. Subcribers get complete access to all articles on the STATpub wesbite. Features include weekly updated price graphs, regularly updated supply-demand estimates, and plenty of other features.