Gains in retail per capita consumption for berries have been very strong compared with many other fresh fruits, the USDA reports.
Retail per capita consumption of blueberries has increased 97% in the past 10 years, growing from 1.2 pounds in 2011 to 2.3 pounds in 2022.
Raspberries have shown even more remarkable percentage growth, gaining 192% from 0.3 pounds in 2011 to 0.8 pounds in 2021.
Strawberry consumption also continues to grow, though at a slower percentage pace compared with blueberries and raspberries. Strawberry consumption grew from 4.6 pounds in 2011 to 6.7 pounds in 2021, a gain of 45%.
Here is a list of fresh fruits, with per capita growth since 2011, as reported by the USDA.
Growth in per capita availability from 2011 to 2021: (retail per capita availability in 2021 in pounds, with the percentage change from 2011)
- Raspberries: 0.8 pound, up 192%.
- Blueberries: 2.3 pounds, up 97%.
- Limes: 4.4 pounds, up 86%.
- Tangerines and tangelos: 6.6 pounds, up 69%.
- Avocados: 7.9 pounds, up 64%.
- Strawberries: 6.7 pounds, up 45%.
- Mangoes: 3.5 pounds, up 44%.
- Lemons: 4.7 pounds, up 42%.
- Kiwifruit: 0.7 pound, up 39%.
- Pineapples: 7.5 pounds, up 38%.
- Papayas: 1.3 pounds, up 28%.
- Grapes: 7.7 pounds, up 15%.
- Total citrus: 25.1 pounds, up 14%.
- Cherries: 1.3 pounds, up 10%.
- Total fresh fruit: 131.8 pounds, up 9%.
- Total non-citrus: 106.7 pounds, up 8%.
- Bananas: 26.9 pounds, up 5%.
- Apples: 15.2 pounds, up 2%.
- Pears: 3 pounds, down 3%.
- Melons: 19 pounds, down 13%.
- Oranges: 7.9 pounds, down 18%.
- Apricots: 0.1 pound, down 21%.
- Plums and prunes: 0.5 pound, down 42%.
- Grapefruit: 1.4 pounds, down 46%.
- Peaches and nectarines: 2.3 pounds, down 47%.