Overview
Broccoli is said to have originated in the Mediterranean where it can still be seen today, growing wild along the Mediterranean coast. Broccoli is a fairly new crop to the United States. The seeds that sprouted the U.S. industry came from Italy and were planted in 1923 in California (ERS). Today, broccoli is grown in nearly every state, though California remains the major producer.  November 2009 ... Broccoli
 

Other Links

• Broccoli Fact Sheet, Watch Your Garden Grow program, University of Illinois Extension Service - The site contains a wealth of useful in formation on all aspects of small-scale broccoli production, varietal selection for the Midwest and product preparation.
• Broccoli Production - Summary of varieties, yield and market preparation information.
• China Agricultural Data, Agricultural Issues Center, University of California, 2001 - Information on production, cost of production and trade.
• Fresh Market Vegetables: National, State and County Trends, Cornell University Cooperative Extension.
• Fruits and Vegetables: Enhanced Federal Efforts to Increase Consumption Could Yield Health Benefits for Americans, GAO Report Number 02-657, 2002.
• Horticulture and New Crops Marketing: Broccoli - Marketing fact sheet, 2002 - Summary data on national consumption, export markets and planted acreage, shipping point prices and similar data.
• Mann's Broccoli Town, USA - This Marketing Web site has a history of this fresh vegetable producer and packer, complete product information, as well as virtual tours and children's sections that promote nutrition awareness.
• PlantFacts, Ohio State University - This Web site provides a full-text search engine of all extension and academic department information from all land-grant universities in the United States. Additionally, there are significant image and video databases, an FAQ database and a glossary.
  
• U.S. Trade Internet System, Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), USDA.
• Vegetable and Melon Outlook, Economic Research Service (ERS), USDA - Provides current intelligence and forecasts the effects of changing conditions in the U.S. vegetables and melons sectors. Topics include production, consumption, shipments, prices received, and more.
• Vegetable Reports, National Ag Statistics Service (NASS), USDA - Recent production and marketing statistics.
• Vegetables 2008 Summary, NASS, USDA, 2009.
• Vegetables and Melon Budgets, University of Kentucky - Windows-based enterprise budgets for vegetables and melons grown in Kentucky.
• Vegetables and Melons Yearbook Data, ERS, USDA, 2009.
  
  

Links checked November 2009.