Fruit Michigan apple production was 850 million pounds, up from 760 million pounds in 2005. The farm level value of the utilized crop was $120.1 million. Michigan ranked third in U.S. apple production behind Washington and New York. Washington produced 5.65 billion pounds, and New York produced 1.25 billion pounds in 2006. Tart cherry production was 190 million pounds, down from the 208 million pounds produced in 2005. The average yield was 7,200 pounds per acre. The farm level value was $34.7 million. Sweet cherry production was 21,500 tons, down from 27,000 tons produced in 2005. The average yield was 2.79 tons per acre. The farm level value was $18.9 million. Cultivated blueberry production in Michigan was 83 million pounds, about 30 percent of the U.S. total. Growers harvested 16,700 acres in 2006. The farm level value was $139.7 million. Strawberry production in Michigan was 5.5 million pounds on 850 harvested acres. The farm level value was $6.3 million. Michigan peach production was 37.8 million pounds, up from 28.0 million pounds in 2005. Bearing acres were 4,500, and the farm level value was $13.1 million. Pear production in Michigan was 3,600 tons on 800 acres. The farm level value was $1.1 million. Michigan plum production was 3,600 tons on 700 acres. The farm level value was $1.7 million. Michigan grape production was 32,500 tons, down from 102,700 tons in 2005. The farm level value was $9.7 million. There were 15,350 tons of Concords and 8,100 tons of Niagara grapes processed. There were 2,460 tons of vinifera, 1,490 tons of hybrids, and 350 tons of other varieties processed for wine. Prices for vinifera varieties averaged $1,340 per ton, hybrids $620 per ton, and other varieties $225 per ton. Fruit: Record highs and lows --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Record high : Record low : Year Crop : Unit :-----------------------------:-----------------------------:estimates : :Quantity : Year :Quantity : Year : started --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apples : Million pounds: 1,220 1995 53 1945 1889 Blueberries : Million pounds: 87 1993 12 1977 1992 Cherries, sweet : Tons : 37,500 1978 500 1945 1925 Cherries, tart : Million pounds: 380 1964 15 2002 1925 Grapes : Tons : 102,700 2005 4,200 1889 1889 Peaches : Million pounds: 255 1945,1946 7.4 1918 1889 Pears : Tons : 48,600 1964 1,400 2002 1889 Plums : Tons : 25,000 1971 250 2002 1919 Strawberries : 1,000 cwt : 451 1940 41 2004 1928 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fruit: Acres harvested and value of production, 2002-2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Item : Unit : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Acres harvested :1,000 acres : 116 113 115 113 111 Value of production :1,000 dollars: 150,735 273,349 282,894 278,759 359,106 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michigan Agricultural Statistics 2006-2007 Fruit: Acres, production, and value, 2002-2006 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fruit : : : Production : : and Year : Bearing : Yield :---------------------------: Price : Value of : acres : : Total : Utilized : : production ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Acres Pounds --- Million pounds -- Dollars 1,000 dollars : per pound Apples : 2002 : 43,500 12,000 520 515 0.124 64,110 2003 : 41,500 21,400 890 890 0.117 103,925 2004 : 40,500 18,000 730 730 0.123 89,780 2005 : 40,000 19,000 760 755 0.126 95,038 2006 : 39,000 21,800 850 825 0.146 120,055 Blueberries 1/ : 2002 : 16,900 3,790 64 64 0.816 52,240 2003 : 15,900 3,900 62 62 1.020 63,105 2004 : 17,400 4,600 80 80 1.220 97,210 2005 : 16,800 3,930 66 66 1.270 83,500 2006 : 16,700 4,970 83 83 1.680 139,747 Cherries, tart : 2002 : 27,500 545 15 15 0.479 7,192 2003 : 27,000 5,700 154 154 0.376 57,938 2004 : 27,000 5,520 149 149 0.335 49,861 2005 : 26,700 7,790 208 208 0.229 47,555 2006 : 26,400 7,200 190 180 0.192 34,697 Peaches : 2002 : 5,000 2,800 14.0 14.0 0.318 4,452 2003 : 5,000 9,400 47.0 43.0 0.181 7,790 2004 : 5,200 7,200 37.4 37.4 0.274 10,274 2005 : 5,000 5,600 28.0 28.0 0.285 7,982 2006 : 4,500 8,400 37.8 37.4 0.350 13,066 : : Acres Tons -------- Tons ------- Dollars 1,000 dollars : per ton Cherries, sweet : 2002 : 8,100 0.33 2,700 2,600 855 2,222 2003 : 8,100 1.60 13,000 13,000 830 10,795 2004 : 8,100 3.05 24,700 24,700 660 16,311 2005 : 7,900 3.42 27,000 27,000 620 16,732 2006 : 7,700 2.79 21,500 21,500 883 18,922 Grapes : 2002 : 12,300 3.47 42,700 42,500 347 14,760 2003 : 13,200 7.16 94,500 80,500 262 21,086 2004 : 13,900 4.50 62,500 58,000 236 13,690 2005 : 14,200 7.23 102,700 102,700 210 21,518 2006 : 14,200 2.29 32,500 27,500 351 9,658 Pears : 2002 : 850 1.65 1,400 1,400 318 445 2003 : 800 6.00 4,800 4,300 259 1,112 2004 : 800 4.33 3,460 3,400 311 1,058 2005 : 800 2.50 2,000 1,970 423 834 2006 : 800 4.50 3,600 3,500 320 1,120 Plums : 2002 : 800 0.31 250 240 358 86 2003 : 800 4.50 3,600 3,600 355 1,278 2004 : 750 3.33 2,500 2,000 353 705 2005 : 750 2.67 2,000 2,000 361 722 2006 : 700 5.14 3,600 3,400 504 1,713 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Harvested acres. Michigan Agricultural Statistics 2006-2007 Apples: End-of-month stocks in cold and controlled atmosphere storage, 2002-2006 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : 2002-03 : 2003-04 : 2004-05 : 2005-06 : 2006-07 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 pounds : October : 237,062 438,345 336,351 351,515 383,675 November : 216,805 389,636 326,921 322,792 362,253 December : 173,503 316,003 268,632 261,930 323,942 January : 110,495 279,373 227,805 216,048 260,604 February : 99,044 222,665 185,138 158,504 211,682 March : 83,016 169,470 137,500 105,340 143,579 April : 22,467 87,284 81,771 68,511 87,067 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apples: Utilization and price, 2002-2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Fresh market : Processing : Total Year :-------------------------:-------------------------:------------------------- : : Price : : Price : : Price : Quantity : per lb : Quantity : per lb : Quantity : per lb -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Dollars Million Dollars Million Dollars : pounds pounds pounds : 2002 : 150 0.223 365 0.084 515 0.124 2003 : 310 0.195 580 0.075 890 0.117 2004 : 240 0.202 490 0.084 730 0.123 2005 : 265 0.210 490 0.080 755 0.126 2006 : 285 0.268 540 0.081 825 0.146 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apples, processing: Utilization and price, 2002-2006 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Canned : Frozen 1/ : Juice and cider : Other Year :-------------------:-------------------:-------------------:------------------- :Quantity : Price :Quantity : Price :Quantity : Price :Quantity : Price : : per lb : : per lb : : per lb : : per lb ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Dollars Million Dollars Million Dollars Million Dollars : pounds pounds pounds pounds : 2002 : 135 0.100 90 0.105 135 0.052 5 0.122 2003 : 190 0.088 180 0.092 200 0.048 10 0.070 2004 : 210 0.090 157 0.098 115 0.055 8 0.090 2005 : 195 0.088 147 0.095 140 0.055 8 0.090 2006 : 220 0.090 127 10.200 190 0.055 2/ 2/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes fresh slices. 2/ Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Blueberries: Utilization and price, 2002-2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production : Fresh market : Processed :-------------------------:-------------------------:------------------------- : : : : Price : : Price Year : Total : Utilized : Quantity : per pound : Quantity : per pound -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- Million lbs ------- Dollars Million lbs Dollars : 2002 : 64 64 22 1.210 42 0.610 2003 : 62 62 24 1.300 38 0.840 2004 : 80 80 36 1.600 44 0.900 2005 : 66 66 25 1.700 41 1.000 2006 : 83 83 29 2.150 54 1.430 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michigan Agricultural Statistics 2006-2007 Cherries, sweet: Production and utilization, 2002-2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Utilized production : :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Fresh : Canned : Brined : Other 1/ Year: Total :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :production: Quantity : Price : Quantity : Price : Quantity : Price : Quantity : Price : : : per ton : : per ton : : per ton : : per ton -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- Tons ----- Dollars Tons Dollars Tons Dollars Tons Dollars : 2002 : 2,700 200 2,540 280 1,000 1,700 630 420 864 2003 : 13,000 500 2,230 1,500 920 8,000 675 3,000 967 2004 : 24,700 500 2,020 2,870 640 18,100 617 3,230 711 2005 : 27,000 600 1,770 4,350 630 17,800 550 4,250 739 2006 : 21,500 2,500 2,500 670 800 12,200 550 6,130 897 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Frozen, juice, etc. Cherries, tart: Utilization, 2002-2006 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Production : : Processed :-----------------------: :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Fresh : Canned : Frozen : Other 1/ Year: : : market :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Utilized : : Quantity : Price : Quantity : Price : Quantity : Price : : : : : per pound : : per pound : : per pound ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------------- Million lbs ------------- Dollars Million lbs Dollars Million lbs Dollars : 2002 : 15 15 0.1 6.5 0.460 8 0.500 0.4 0.330 2003 : 154 154 0.5 53.0 0.390 95 0.370 5.5 0.317 2004 : 149 149 0.5 39.5 0.340 103 0.340 6.0 0.169 2005 : 208 208 0.5 51.0 0.240 146 0.230 10.5 0.141 2006 : 190 180 0.5 39.0 0.160 114 0.210 26.8 0.153 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Juice, wine, and dried. Cherries, tart: Production by region, 2002-2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Region : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million pounds : Northwest : 3 98 88 129 115 West Central : 4 37 37 64 49 Southwest and other : 8 19 24 15 26 Michigan : 15 154 149 208 190 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Cherries, tart, frozen: Stocks in cold storage, 2003-2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : East North Central region 1/ : 48 States total 2/ Month :---------------------------------------:--------------------------------------- : 2003-04 : 2004-05 : 2005-06 : 2006-07 : 2003-04 : 2004-05 : 2005-06 : 2006-07 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 pounds : July : 45,965 61,428 114,768 122,154 69,005 80,072 136,042 137,736 August : 90,774 75,027 118,997 115,591 112,485 93,985 150,216 143,082 September : 75,421 81,990 111,371 107,942 96,049 99,862 139,969 133,717 October : 65,551 76,405 105,240 101,127 83,314 92,953 131,846 123,486 November : 59,728 66,474 97,377 93,505 76,485 81,816 117,828 112,606 December : 53,734 59,699 92,220 89,022 68,945 76,570 110,359 110,361 January : 47,307 52,659 85,006 80,445 60,825 74,505 102,319 97,425 February : 39,005 50,014 77,281 73,593 50,575 69,829 92,935 88,896 March : 32,487 41,662 66,486 64,283 41,893 56,106 78,660 76,170 April : 25,202 35,580 60,926 55,544 32,281 47,832 71,560 66,958 May : 19,015 28,951 52,818 45,509 23,971 39,172 61,316 59,582 June : 13,717 21,786 42,339 17,273 27,701 47,806 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin. 2/ Excluding Alaska and Hawaii. Michigan Agricultural Statistics 2006-2007 Grapes: Processed utilization and value, 2002-2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : Total : : : :----------------------------------------- Year : Concord : Niagara : Other : Utilized : Price : : : : : production : per ton : Value -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------------------- Tons --------------------- Dollars 1,000 dollars : 2002 : 25,300 13,900 3,000 42,200 344 14,520 2003 : 51,000 27,000 2,000 80,000 259 20,686 2004 : 34,900 19,400 3,200 57,500 262 13,290 2005 : 66,500 31,000 4,500 102,000 205 20,958 2006 : 15,350 8,100 3,950 27,400 347 9,498 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Grapes: Processed for wine by category, 2002-2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Hybrids : Vinifera : Other : Total :---------------------------:---------------------------:---------------------------:----------------------------------------- Year : Quantity : Price : Quantity : Price : Quantity : Price : Quantity : Price : Value of : : per ton : : per ton : : per ton : : per ton : production ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Tons Dollars Tons Dollars Tons Dollars Tons Dollars 1,000 dollars : 2002 : 1,300 425 1,650 1,330 50 250 3,000 920 2,760 2003 : 900 600 1,050 1,200 50 200 2,000 905 1,810 2004 : 970 520 1,950 1,185 280 180 3,200 895 2,864 2005 : 1,660 510 2,640 1,430 300 230 4,600 1,020 4,692 2006 : 1,490 620 2,460 1,340 350 225 4,300 1,000 4,300 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Peaches: Utilization and value, 2002-2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Fresh Market : Processing :-----------------------------------------:----------------------------------------- Year : : Price : Value of : : Price : Value of : Production : per pound : production : Production : per ton : production ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million lbs Dollars 1,000 dollars Tons Dollars 1,000 dollars : 2002 : 10.6 0.370 3,922 1,700 312 530 2003 : 25.0 0.200 5,000 9,000 310 2,790 2004 : 25.0 0.330 8,250 6,200 326 2,024 2005 : 14.0 0.390 5,460 7,000 360 2,522 2006 : 22.7 0.430 9,761 7,350 450 3,305 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Plums: Utilization and value, 2002-2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Fresh Market : Processing :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year : : Price : Value of : : Price : Value of : Production : per ton : production : Production : per ton : production ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Tons Dollars 1,000 dollars Tons Dollars 1,000 dollars : 2002 : 60 600 36 180 278 50 2003 : 1,100 480 528 2,500 300 750 2004 : 350 769 269 1,650 264 436 2005 : 450 760 342 1,550 245 380 2006 : 1,800 730 1,314 1,600 249 399 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Michigan Agricultural Statistics 2006-2007 Strawberries: Acres, production and value, 2002-2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : Price : Value of Year : Total : Harvested : Yield : Production : per cwt : production ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ Acres ------ Cwt 1,000 cwt Dollars 1,000 dollars : 2002 : 1,300 1,200 47 56 93.40 5,228 2003 : 1,200 1,100 57 63 100.00 6,320 2004 : 1,100 900 46 41 97.70 4,005 2005 : 1,100 1,000 52 52 93.80 4,878 2006 : 1,000 850 65 55 114.00 6,285 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Strawberries: Utilization and value, 2002-2006 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Fresh Market : Processing :-----------------------------------------:----------------------------------------- Year : : Price : Value of : : Price : Value of : Production : per cwt : production : Production : per cwt : production ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 cwt Dollars 1,000 dollars 1,000 cwt Dollars 1,000 dollars : 2002 : 51 98 4,998 5 46 230 2003 : 58 105 6,090 5 46 230 2004 : 36 105 3,780 5 45 225 2005 : 47 99 4,653 5 45 225 2006 : 52 118 6,136 3 50 149 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Refrigerated warehouses: Number and capacity, October 1, 2005 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Usable : Usable : Type : Number : freezer : cooler : Controlled : : space : space : atmosphere -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- 1,000 cu ft ---- 1,000 bushels : Apple : 155 29,278 7,175 General-public : 24 45,982 6,896 General-private and semi-private: 18 16,751 4,408 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Conducted biennially. Michigan Agricultural Statistics 2006-2007