Sales of shelf-stable juices in 2015 (most recent year available) included cranberry ($1.00 billion), apple ($914 million), tomato/vegetable ($433 million), lemonade ($306 million), grape ($280 million), and orange ($274 million). Major product categories are shelf-stable or canned juices and refrigerated juices. Retail sales of fruit and vegetable juices and juice drink products in the U.S. Processing/manufacturing of fruit and vegetable juices, blended juices, and smoothies in 2018 was conducted by 483 business establishments, with an estimated employment of 14,865 persons, and gross revenues of $11.46 billion.ĭomestic demand for all juice products in 2018 was $12.78 billion, based on revenues plus imports less exports. Geographically, the largest states for fruit and vegetable production for processing were Florida ($1.02 billion), California ($665 million), Washington ($269 million), Wisconsin ($149 million), Michigan ($78 million), New York ($75 million), Massachusetts ($55 million), and Oregon ($52 million). Excluding the fruits that are primarily used for jams or jellies or dried product (strawberry, peach, and apricot), the total value was $1.90 billion.

The total value of farm production of fruits and vegetables for processing in 2017 was $2.51 billion, including values in excess of $100 million for orange, strawberry, apple, cranberry, and peach. Contributions were estimated for 2017, the most recent year of information available on all three industry segments. This report was prepared to document the economic contributions of the fruit and vegetable juice products industry in the United States (U.S.), including farm production, processing/manufacturing, and retail distribution. Economic Contributions of the Fruit and Vegetable Juice Industry in the United States, 2017

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