For the second straight year, apricot purchases declined. Purchases dipped three percentage points from Fresh Trends 2009. For the third straight year, the likelihood of purchase increased according to income.
(UPDATED COVERAGE, Aug. 24) Mexico expanded a tariff list for U.S. imports to include apples, sweet corn, grapefruit and oranges on Aug. 18, but at the same time significantly dropped tariffs on grapes and potatoes to Mexico.