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Are you getting your daily recommended servings of fruit? Americans consume only an average of 1.4 servings of fruit daily, far less than the recommended 4 servings. Apples, oranges, grapes, and bananas are the fruits Americans turn to most and the largest fruit-producing states are California, Washington, and Florida. The U.S. expenditure for nuts is also on the rise with almonds, pecans, and walnuts among the favorites. California's warm climate helps the state to lead the way in production of grapes, strawberries, peaches, nectarines, kiwifruit, and tree nuts. Florida is almost synonymous with citrus fruits, just as Washington is with apples.

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Stories
Kiwi Fruit
Going to the Source
Tasty Tropicals
Georgia's Sweet Treat
Mandarin Oranges
Spicey Stop
Maine-ly Apples
A Festival of Flavor
In the Red
Troubled Harvest
Virginia Peanut Farmer
Walnuts: Harvesting Good Health
Hazelnuts
Tree Harvest
Dixon Ridge Farms
Sweet And Sour Success
Sweet & Sour

Videos
Kiwi Fruit
Going to the Source
Tasty Tropicals
Georgia's Sweet Treat
Mandarin Oranges
Spicey Stop
Maine-ly Apples
A Festival of Flavor
In the Red
Troubled Harvest
Virginia Peanut Farmer
Walnuts: Harvesting Good Health
Hazelnuts
Tree Nuts
Dixon Ridge Farms
Sweet And Sour Success
Sweet & Sour

Top 5 Fruit States
California
Florida
Washington
Michigan
New York


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