U.S. Watermelon Statistics, 1950-2010 Stock #89029 Economic Research Service United States Department of Agriculture *************************************************************************** (Updated 2/2011) For questions, comments or further information about these data, contact: Gary Lucier--GLUCIER@ers.usda.gov Brenda Toland (stat asst)--bbtoland@ers.usda.gov Or contact the ERS Information Center at: Phone: 202-694-5050 e-mail: service@ers.usda.gov The ERS Information Center is the principal point of contact for customer questions regarding ERS products and services. The ERS Information Center operates Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., except Federal holidays. *************************************************************************** The statistical information presented here updates (and expands) data published in the March 1990 ERS Staff Report entitled, 'The U.S. Watermelon Industry', ERS Staff Report No. AGES 9015, which is no longer available. Watermelon data can also be found in the Vegetables and Melons Situation and Outlook Yearbook (updated annually) and is available using the following link; http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1212 This watermelon data set contains time series data for the the period 1950-2010 at the U.S. and State-level for such variables as watermelon acreage, yield, production, price, and value. Other series include U.S. per capita disappearance (consumption), U.S. trade--by product, country (1978-2010), market shipment volume, U.S. arrivals in major cities (through 1998), world production and trade by country, usual planting and harvesting dates, and major varieties planted. The tables are stored in Excel (*.xls) workbooks which can be read by spreadsheet programs such as Excel, Lotus, and Quatro. The following file inventory should help you identify data of interest: File name Description -------- --------------------------------------------------------------- Table01.xls U.S. watermelon supply and per capita disappearance, 1960-2011 Table02.xls Census harvested & irrig. watermelon area by State, 1982-2007 Table03.xls Census U.S. number of farms with watermelon acreage, 1909-2007 Table04.xls Census number of farms with watermelon, States, 1982-2007 Table05.xls Consumption distribution of watermelon Table06.xls Demographic characteristics of watermelon consumers, 1987 Table07.xls U.S. watermelon production, by States, 1950-2010 Table08.xls Watermelon; Area, yield, & production: States, 1960-2010 Table09.xls Acres harvested of leading vegs & watermelon, 1940-2010 Table10.xls Watermelon farm value per cwt (price), selected States Table11.xls Watermelon: Monthly producer price index, 1991-2010 Table12.xls Vegetables: U.S. farm cash receipts, 1980-2010 Table13.xls U.S. watermelon shipments, 1978-2010 Table14.xls State watermelon shipments, 1978-2010 Table15.xls Arrivals of fresh watermelon, selected cities, 1985-98 Table16.xls U.S. fresh annual watermelon trade volume, 1958-2010 Table17.xls Monthly U.S. fresh watermelon imports, 1978-2010 Table18.xls Fresh watermelon: U.S. imports by country, 1978-2010 Table19.xls Watermelon seed: U.S. imports by country, 1980-2010 Table20.xls Seedless watermelon: U.S. imports by country, 2003-2010 Table21.xls Monthly U.S. fresh watermelon exports, 1978-2010 Table22.xls U.S. fr watermelon export volume by country, 1978-2010 Table23.xls U.S. watermelon seed exports by country, 1979-2010 Table24.xls Watermelon seed, prep/preserved: US imports by country, 1989-2010 Table25.xls Selected varieties and characteristics,watermelon Table26.xls Ports of entry for U.S. watermelon imports, FY85-89 Table27.xls Watermelon price margins, San Francisco, 1987-90 Table28.xls Fertilizer use, watermelon: Area treated, States, 2006 Table29.xls Fertilizer use, watermelon: Primary nutrients, State, 2006 Table30.xls Ag chemical use on watermelon, 2006 Table31.xls Average freight costs for hauling watermelon, 1986-90, 2007-09 Table32.xls Cost of producing watermelons, North/Sthwst FL, 1988-97, 2008 Table33.xls Watermelon: Producing areas & principal varieties Table34.xls Watermelon: Usual planting & harvesting dates by State Table35.xls World watermelon area harvested, 1980-2009 Table36.xls World watermelon production, 1980-2009 Table37.xls World watermelon export volume & value, 1980-2008 Table38.xls World watermelon import volume & value, 1980-2008 Table39.xls U.S. watermelon area, yield, production, price & value, 1950-2010 Table40.xls Alabama watermelon area, yield, prodn, price & value, 1950-2010 Table41.xls Arizona watermelon area, yield, prodn, price & value, 1950-2010 Table42.xls Arkansas watermelon area, yield, prodn, price & value, 1950-2010 Table43.xls California watermelon area, yield, prodn, price & value, 1950-2010 Table44.xls Delaware acreage, yield, prodn, price & value, 1950-2010 Table45.xls Florida acreage, yield, prodn, price & value, 1950-2010 Table46.xls Georgia acreage, yield, prodn, price & value, 1950-2010 Table47.xls Hawaii acreage, yield, prodn, price & value, 1950-2007 Table48.xls Indiana acreage, yield, prodn, price & value, 1950-2010 Table49.xls Illinois acreage, yield, prodn, price & value, 1950-68 Table50.xls Iowa acreage, yield, prodn, price & value, 1950-65 Table51.xls Louisiana acreage, yield, prodn, price & value, 1950-2004 Table52.xls Maryland acreage, yield, prodn, price & value, 1950-2010 Table53.xls Mississippi acreage, yield, prodn, price & value, 1950-2010 Table54.xls Missouri acreage, yield, prodn, price & value, 1950-2010 Table55.xls New Jersey acreage, yield, prodn, price & value, 1950-52 Table56.xls N. Carolina acreage, yield, prodn, price & value, 1950-2010 Table57.xls Oklahoma acreage, yield, prodn, price & value, 1950-2010 Table58.xls Oregon acreage, yield, prodn, price & value, 1950-2010 Table59.xls S. Carolina acreage, yield, prodn, price & value, 1950-2010 Table60.xls Texas acreage, yield, prodn, price & value, 1950-2010 Table61.xls Virginia acreage, yield, prodn, price & value, 1950-2010 Table62.xls Washington acreage, yield, prodn, price & value, 1950-68 END OF FILE