Georgia Blueberries Top Peaches and More Adults Eating Less Fruit
From the Ag Information Network, this is your Agribusiness Update.
**When you consider Georgia fruits, peaches typically come to mind, but did you know blueberries comprise a larger portion of Georgia's fruit industry?
UGA’s College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences reports Georgia peach production peaked in 1928 while serious blueberry production began in the 1960s.
While Georgia ranks third nationally for both blueberry and peach production, blueberries contributed $348.7 million to Georgia’s economy in 2021 compared to $84.8 million from peaches.
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**A growing number of U.S. adults consume less than a quarter of the fruit recommended in Federal dietary guidelines.
USDA’s dietary survey data from 2005 to 2020, researchers found about 40% of all adults consumed below 25% of the fruit recommended since 2020, up from 37% in 2013-16 and 32% in 2009-12.
The share of all adults who consumed enough fruit stayed consistent at about 15%.
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**The January Rural Mainstreet Index fell below growth neutral for the 16th time in the past 17 months, and farm prices took a tumble for the eighth time in the past nine months.
But data from the International Trade Association says regional exports of ag goods and livestock for the first 11 months of 2024 rose 6.2% to $11.6 billion.
Mexico was the top destination for 2024 ag exports.
