New York Berry Production Update
January 29, 2013 Strawberry production in New York was down 11% from 2011 to 3.20 million pounds, according to King Whetstone, Director of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, New York Field Office. The value of utilized production is estimated at $6.88 million, down 19% from $8.46 million in 2011. New York ranks eighth in strawberry production. Nationally, the strawberry crop for 2012 was placed at 3.01 billion pounds, up 4% from 2011.
Production of blueberries for the Empire State was at 2.00 million pounds, up 5% from 2011. The 2012 crop is valued at $3.89 million, down 2% from the $3.96 million last year. The U.S. estimate for blueberries is 473 million pounds, up 7% from 2011.
New York’s berry crop had a combined total value of $10.8 million. This value is down 13% from $12.4 million in 2011.
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