E-mail: nass-ny@nass.usda.gov
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact:  Marisa Reuber
Wednesday, June 24, 2009

www.nass.usda.gov/ny



                    FRUIT ACREAGE INCREASES IN NEW YORK

Final numbers from the 2007 Census show that total acreage in New York
State orchards increased from 2002 to 2007, according to Steve Ropel,
Director of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, New York Field
Office.

In 2007 there were 2,639 fruit farms in New York with 99,658 acres of land
in orchards and vineyards, down 2 percent in number of farms but up 1
percent in acreage from 2002.

Wayne County led all New York counties in apple acreage with 20,862.  Wayne
County’s apple acreage grew 7 percent from 2002.  Chautauqua County led all
New York counties in grape acreage with 22,276.  The acreage in Chautauqua
County grew 15 percent from 2002.

The Census, which is conducted every five years, provides facts and figures
on virtually every aspect of U.S. agriculture, including number and types
of farm operations, the economic aspects of farm production and the
demographics of U.S. farm operators.

Details on this and other Census data can be found on-line through the New
York NASS web site: www.nass.usda.gov/ny/. U.S., State and County tables
are available in PDF, Text, and CSV files. Printed copies will be available
along with the CD-ROMS and a searchable database. For further information
or assistance, please call the New York office at 800-821-1276 or send an
e-mail to: nass-ny@nass.usda.gov.

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