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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:

Contact:  Brent Farley
Friday, January 28, 2011 

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                            VALUE OF NEW YORK FRESH VEGETABLES
                                   RANKS SIXTH IN NATION 

The value of all New York vegetable production in 2010 totaled $409 million, 
according to King Whetstone, Director of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics 
Service, New York Field Office. New York is fifth in the nation in area harvested 
and sixth in value of principal fresh market vegetables. 

The value of the Empire State’s principal fresh market vegetables totaled $361 
million this year. Fresh market production in 2010 was estimated at 14.2 million 
hundredweight (cwt.). Planted acreage increased from 68,230 acres in 2009 to 
69,890 acres in 2010. 

Processing vegetables were valued at $47.6 million in 2010 and production totaled 
245 thousand tons. 

New York onion yields averaged 325 cwt. per acre, down from 2009. Year 2010 
production is estimated at 3.32 million cwt., down from 2009. Value is down 20 
percent to a total of $54.2 million. 

New York’s fresh market cabbage production for 2010, estimated at 4.34 million 
cwt., is up from 2009’s production of 3.42 million cwt. New York ranked second 
in the nation for fresh market cabbage production in 2010. 

Fresh market sweet corn acreage was up in 2010. A total of 22,800 acres were 
harvested, a 6 percent increase from last year. Yields increased from 100 cwt. 
per acre in 2009 to 120 cwt. per acre in 2010. Total value was at $71.1 million, 
up 22 percent from last year. 

New York is ranked third in the nation on value of the 2010 New York fresh market 
snap bean crop, at $39.2 million. Harvested acres remained at 6,700 acres. Yield 
increased from 40 cwt per acre to 70 cwt per acre. Total production was 469,000 
cwt., up 75 percent from last year due to higher yields. 

Pumpkins showed a value of $35.1 million, first in the nation. There were 6,800 
acres harvested for a production of 1.46 million cwt. Value of production in 
2010 increased 61 percent from 2009. 

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