Average per capita consumption of fruit and vegetables in Germany is 207.5 kg per year

According to the results of a 2007 GfK consumer survey of fresh produce markets, 27% of all money spent on fresh products goes for fruit, vegetables and potatoes. Next to meat and sausages, these products are amongst the most important in the fresh product groups (sales volume, excluding dairy products, EUR 36 billion in 2007). The GfK consumer research group was commissioned by the ZMP and CMA to analyse the purchases and money spent on fresh fruit and fresh vegetables by private households in Germany in 2007. According to the study, each household purchased 86.0 kilogrammes (2006: 89.7 kg) of fresh fruit at an average price of EUR 1.49 per kg (2006: EUR 1.44/kg). In addition, 63.4 kilos (2006: 63.2 kg) of fresh vegetables were purchased at an average price of EUR 1.91 per kilo (2005: EUR 1.86/kg).

Apples were the most frequently purchased fruit: 20.7 kg per household, followed by bananas (16.9 kg), oranges (10.0 kg), tangerines, clementines and similar products (6.1 kg) and table grapes (4.8 kg). Tomatoes were the most popular in the fresh vegetables category (10.5 kg) followed by carrots (7.8 kg), cucumbers (6.7 kg), dried onions (6.5 kg) and peppers (4.5 kg). The most recent figures from 2005/2006 show that per capita consumption in Germany averages 207.5 kilogrammes of fresh and processed fruit (122.5 kg) and vegetables (85.0 kg).