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The horticulture industry embraces the production, processing and shipping of and the market for fruits and vegetables. As such it is a sector of agribusiness and industrialized agriculture. Industrialized horticulture sometimes also includes the floriculture industry and production and trade of ornamental plants.

Among the most important fruits are:

  • bananas
  • Semi-tropical fruits like lychee, guava or tamarillo[1]
  • Citrus fruits
  • soft fruits (berries)
  • apples
  • stone fruits

Important vegetables include:

  • Potatoes
  • Sweet potatoes
  • Tomatoes
  • Onions and
  • Cabbage

In 2013 global fruit production was estimated at 676.9 million tonnes (666,200,000 long tons; 746,200,000 short tons). Global vegetable production (including melons) was estimated at 879.2 million tonnes (865,300,000 long tons; 969,200,000 short tons) with China and India being the two top producing countries.[2][3]

  1. ^ All A-Z information on Subtropical fruits, fruitsinfo.com
  2. ^ Aanchal Sharma; Binod Kumar Singh; Anand, Neeraj (2016). "Fruit Processing Industry in India: A Short Review". Cold Chain Logistics in Horticulture & Agriculture. Winsar Publishing Company. doi:10.13140/RG.2.1.2155.3047/1.
  3. ^ "Global Horticulture (2014 -2018) - Pink and Healthy". PRNewswire. 19 August 2014.

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