Table E.2. Market" Atlanta Chicago" Los Angeles' New Yorkd Population of the four demand regions. Population % of Total 71,410,559 26 68,779,179 25 49,719,663 18 83,682,700 31 'Allocation of states to major markets is depicted in Figure E. 1. "Includes Canadian provinces Alberta, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan. "Includes British Columbia. dIncludes Ontario, Quebec, and the maritime provinces. Source: World Almanac and Book of Facts, 1992. Table E.3a. Monthly shipments of tomatoes Region Nov. Dec. Jan. Florida 13330 27871 19927 Mexico 2330 3670 10080 Total 15660 31541 30007 'Figures reported are 1000 hundred weight. Source: USDA, AMS by supply region.* Feb. Mar. 12926 20062 15220 14860 28146 34922 Table E.3b. Monthly shipments of bell peppers by supply region." Region Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May Florida 3083 5322 5469 3744 5615 7194 6276 Mexico 700 2660 5090 4880 3260 1110 250 Texas 1096 289 Total 4879 8271 10559 8624 8875 8304 6526 'Figures reported are 1000 hundred weight. Source: USDA, AMS Apr. 15888 12350 28238 May 24639 4270 28909