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By The Numbers (April 1)1,400 percent - The increase in broccoli consumption per person from 1960 to 2000, according to the Agricultural Marketing Resource Center. 50 percent - The increase in the amount of fair trade coffee produced worldwide over the last two years. Fair trade coffee still only makes up half of 1 percent of all produced, according to CoffeeFacts.com. 25 percent - The volume of an apple that is filled with air, according to the University of Illinois Extension. This is why apples float. 70 percent - The percentage of U.S. oranges produced in Fla., according to the Wellness Encyclopedia of Food and Nutrition. Ninety percent of those oranges are used for juice. |
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