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== Industry ==

== Industry ==

In the United States, consumption of pickles has been slowing, while consumption of fresh cucumbers is rising.  In 1999, the consumption

In the United States, consumption of pickles has been slowing, while consumption of fresh cucumbers is rising.  In 1999, the consumption in the US totalled 3 billion pounds with 171,000 acres of production across 6,821 farms and an average farm value of $361 million.  Worldwide, production is highest in China, followed by Turkey, Iran and the US, which produced 4% of the world's cucumbers.<ref>[http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/reports/erssor/economics/ao-bb/2000/ao277f.asc Economics lecture on US cucumber production.]</ref>

in the US totalled 3 billion pounds with 171,000 acres of production across 6,821 farms and an average farm value of $361 million.  Worldwide, production is highest in China, followed by Turkey, Iran and the US, which produced 4% of the world's cucumbers.<ref>[http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/reports/erssor/economics/ao-bb/2000/ao277f.asc Economics lecture on US cucumber production.]</ref>

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