Blueberries: Number of farms and acres by county and district ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Acres County and :--------------------------------------------------------------- district : 2000 : 2003 : 2006 : 2011 : 2000 : 2003 : 2006 : 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Northwest : 11 11 12 16 25 25 30 35 : Muskegon : 25 21 20 21 920 950 1,040 1,100 Oceana 1/ : 7 630 Ottawa : 111 104 103 101 5,300 5,400 5,550 5,950 Other counties : 25 27 28 21 300 330 410 420 West Central : 161 152 151 150 6,520 6,680 7,000 8,100 : Allegan : 79 72 70 70 2,700 2,800 2,800 2,750 Berrien : 62 63 64 64 1,160 1,220 1,190 1,070 Van Buren : 191 187 191 209 7,400 7,550 7,850 8,500 Other counties : 4 4 5 6 40 30 30 30 Southwest : 336 326 330 349 11,300 11,600 11,870 12,350 : East : 67 71 82 85 455 395 400 415 : Michigan : 575 560 575 600 18,300 18,700 19,300 20,900 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Included in other counties before 2011. Blueberries: Number of farms and acres by size group ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Farms : Acres Size group :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2003 : 2006 : 2011 : 2000 : 2003 : 2006 : 2011 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1-9 acres : 265 260 280 290 1,050 1,000 1,050 1,050 10-29 acres : 163 155 157 168 2,750 2,500 2,600 2,850 30-99 acres : 113 104 95 101 6,100 5,500 4,900 5,600 100-199 acres : 22 26 29 23 3,000 3,400 3,950 3,200 200 or more acres : 12 15 14 18 5,400 6,300 6,800 8,200 : Michigan : 575 560 575 600 18,300 18,700 19,300 20,900 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Blueberries: Irrigated and non-irrigated acres by variety ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Not : Drip : : Traveling : Overhead : : Variety : irrigated : (trickle) :Subterranean : gun : sprinkler : Other : Michigan ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Bluecrop : 1,000 800 90 470 3,130 10 5,500 Elliott : 270 600 10 250 2,310 10 3,450 Jersey : 2,070 910 210 590 2,790 30 6,600 Rubel : 420 210 65 150 630 25 1,500 Other : 640 730 75 290 2,090 25 3,850 : Michigan : 4,400 3,250 450 1,750 10,950 100 20,900 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Michigan Fruit Inventory 2011-2012 Blueberries: Acres by district and variety ---------------------------------------------------------- :Northwest : West : : Variety : and East : Central :Southwest : Michigan ---------------------------------------------------------- Aurora : 0 98 82 180 Berkeley : 20 28 62 110 Bluecrop : 90 2,460 2,950 5,500 Bluejay : 3 82 205 290 Blueray : 75 225 145 445 Bluetta : 2 43 110 155 Brigitta : 1 35 34 70 Burlington : 1 49 115 165 Collins : 2 36 27 65 Draper : 2 98 110 210 Duke : 10 295 420 725 Earliblue : 14 32 34 80 Elliott : 20 1,960 1,470 3,450 Jersey : 110 1,700 4,790 6,600 Liberty : 0 305 135 440 Nelson : 10 55 100 165 Northland : 17 59 74 150 Rancocas : 3 7 125 135 Rubel : 10 375 1,115 1,500 Spartan : 10 18 47 75 Other : 50 140 200 390 : Michigan : 450 8,100 12,350 20,900 ---------------------------------------------------------- Blueberries: Acres with irrigation by county and district -------------------------------------------------------------------- County : :Acres with :Acres with : Acres and : Total : overhead : other : without district : acres :irrigation :irrigation :irrigation -------------------------------------------------------------------- Muskegon : 1,100 620 340 140 Oceana : 630 500 110 20 Ottawa : 5,950 4,180 1,060 710 Other counties : 420 200 190 30 West Central : 8,100 5,500 1,700 900 : Allegan : 2,750 1,350 630 770 Berrien : 1,070 75 480 515 Van Buren : 8,500 3,840 2,640 2,020 Other counties : 30 5 0 25 Southwest : 12,350 5,270 3,750 3,330 : East & NW : 450 180 100 170 : Michigan : 20,900 10,950 5,550 4,400 -------------------------------------------------------------------- Blueberries: Acres of other varieties grown -------------------------------- Variety : Acres -------------------------------- Bluegold : 35 Concord : 12 Coville : 51 Legacy : 52 Patriot : 34 Pemberton : 50 Sierra : 13 Stanley : 41 Toro : 15 Weymouth : 53 Other : 35 : Michigan : 390 -------------------------------- Blueberries: Acres by bushes per acre and year planted ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year planted : 870 or less : 871-1,088 : 1,089-1,243 : 1,244-1,451 :1,452 or more: Michigan ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1981 and before : 2,790 3,740 3,410 200 300 10,440 1982-1986 : 295 750 1,210 55 90 2,400 1987-1991 : 170 535 1,030 35 80 1,850 1992-1996 : 155 595 460 65 105 1,380 1997-2001 : 130 315 600 110 75 1,230 2002-2006 : 130 730 290 230 200 1,580 2007-2011 : 30 285 950 605 150 2,020 : Michigan : 3,700 6,950 7,950 1,300 1,000 20,900 -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Michigan Fruit Inventory 2011-2012 Blueberries: Acres by variety and year planted ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year planted : Aurora : Berkeley : Bluecrop : Bluejay : Blueray : Bluetta : Brigitta :Burlington ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1981 and before : 0 91 2,530 49 280 93 3 105 1982-1986 : 0 3 910 98 72 24 7 10 1987-1991 : 0 9 735 78 42 17 1 20 1992-1996 : 0 7 455 31 37 8 0 14 1997-2001 : 0 0 260 6 2 1 58 9 2002-2006 : 69 0 355 8 5 12 1 0 2007 : 16 0 57 1 0 0 0 0 2008 : 25 0 56 3 6 0 0 0 2009 : 18 0 55 7 0 0 0 0 2010 : 39 0 63 0 0 0 0 7 2011 : 13 0 24 9 1 0 0 0 : Michigan : 180 110 5,500 290 445 155 70 165 : :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Collins : Draper : Duke : Earliblue : Elliott : Jersey : Liberty : Nelson :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1981 and before : 64 3 5 52 250 5,370 0 0 1982-1986 : 0 0 34 6 495 570 0 1 1987-1991 : 0 2 75 2 460 260 0 0 1992-1996 : 0 0 180 10 400 130 0 22 1997-2001 : 0 5 100 3 490 135 20 57 2002-2006 : 1 34 165 5 680 57 73 24 2007 : 0 31 10 0 160 38 24 9 2008 : 0 45 48 0 200 10 135 13 2009 : 0 29 87 2 125 6 47 27 2010 : 0 22 9 0 140 16 110 5 2011 : 0 39 12 0 50 8 31 7 : Michigan : 65 210 725 80 3,450 6,600 440 165 : :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Northland : Rancocas : Rubel : Spartan : Other : Michigan :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1981 and before : 30 120 1,160 25 210 10,440 1982-1986 : 31 2 86 18 33 2,400 1987-1991 : 22 2 92 20 13 1,850 1992-1996 : 14 5 38 6 23 1,380 1997-2001 : 14 6 44 3 17 1,230 2002-2006 : 18 0 46 3 24 1,580 2007 : 0 0 9 0 10 365 2008 : 17 0 17 0 35 610 2009 : 1 0 3 0 23 430 2010 : 3 0 5 0 1 420 2011 : 0 0 0 0 1 195 : Michigan : 150 135 1,500 75 390 20,900 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Michigan Fruit Inventory 2011-2012 Blueberries: Acres and percent of total by variety ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 2000 : 2003 : 2006 : 2011 Variety :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : Acres :Percent : Acres :Percent : Acres :Percent : Acres :Percent ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Aurora : 1/ 1/ 70 0.4 180 0.9 Berkeley : 160 0.9 145 0.8 135 0.7 110 0.5 Bluecrop : 4,950 27.0 5,230 28.0 5,350 27.7 5,500 26.3 Bluejay : 280 1.5 260 1.4 270 1.4 290 1.4 Blueray : 480 2.6 430 2.3 440 2.3 445 2.1 Bluetta : 165 0.9 170 0.9 165 0.9 155 0.7 Brigitta : 60 0.3 65 0.3 70 0.4 70 0.3 Burlington : 205 1.1 175 0.9 175 0.9 165 0.8 Collins : 65 0.4 65 0.3 65 0.3 65 0.3 Draper : 1/ 1/ 45 0.2 210 1.0 Duke : 340 1.9 420 2.2 560 2.9 725 3.5 Earliblue : 85 0.5 75 0.4 80 0.4 80 0.4 Elliott : 1,830 10.0 2,240 12.0 2,800 14.5 3,450 16.5 Jersey : 7,190 39.3 7,090 37.9 6,650 34.5 6,600 31.6 Liberty : 1/ 1/ 95 0.5 440 2.1 Nelson : 85 0.5 90 0.5 105 0.5 165 0.8 Northland : 120 0.7 135 0.7 140 0.7 150 0.7 Rancocas : 155 0.8 150 0.8 145 0.8 135 0.6 Rubel : 1,650 9.0 1,550 8.3 1,520 7.9 1,500 7.2 Spartan : 70 0.4 70 0.4 75 0.4 75 0.4 Other : 410 2.2 340 1.8 345 1.8 390 1.9 : Michigan : 18,300 18,700 19,300 20,900 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1\ Not yet planted or included in other. Blueberries: Selected irrigation methods 1/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2000 : 2003 : 2006 : 2011 :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Variety : Drip :Overhead : Total : Drip :Overhead : Total : Drip :Overhead : Total : Drip :Overhead : Total :(trickle):sprinkler:irrigated:(trickle):sprinkler:irrigated:(trickle):sprinkler:irrigated:(trickle):sprinkler:irrigated ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Acres : Bluecrop : 855 2,165 3,830 915 2,070 3,900 865 2,510 4,190 800 3,130 4,500 Elliott : 280 875 1,440 315 1,075 1,790 400 1,680 2,450 600 2,310 3,180 Jersey : 1,040 2,215 4,580 1,095 2,060 4,470 1,040 2,240 4,440 910 2,790 4,530 Rubel : 275 445 1,060 270 415 1,000 275 520 1,100 210 630 1,080 Other : 400 1,050 1,990 405 980 1,940 520 1,500 2,570 730 2,090 3,210 : Michigan : 2,850 6,750 12,900 3,000 6,600 13,100 3,100 8,450 14,750 3,250 10,950 16,500 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Some acres have more than one type of irrigation. Michigan Fruit Inventory 2011-2012