United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service New York Field Office VEGETABLE REPORT January 2010 Seasonal No. 984-1-10 2009 ANNUAL SUMMARY The value of all New York vegetable production in 2009 totaled $325 million, according to Stephen Ropel, Director of USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service, New York Field Office. New York remained fifth in the nation for the value of principal fresh market vegetables. Principal Vegetables for Fresh Market New York, 2007-2009 Year Planted Harvested Production Value -- 1,000 acres -- 1,000 cwt. Million dollars - 2007 73.5 68.7 14,860 321.4 2008 68.7 65.9 15,928 384.4 2009 68.2 64.1 12,131 277.7 The value of the Empire State's principal fresh market vegetables totaled $278 million this year. Fresh market production in 2009 was estimated at 12.1 million hundredweight (cwt.). Processing vegetables were valued at $47.6 million in 2009 and production totaled 208 thousand tons. Principal Vegetables for Processing New York, 2007-2009 Year Planted Harvested Production Value -- 1,000 acres -- 1,000 tons Million dollars 2007 66.2 58.3 221.4 39.3 2008 60.6 58.3 241.5 61.7 2009 51.5 50.0 208.0 47.6 New York Fresh Market Vegetables Crop and Year Planted Harvested Yield Production Marketing year Value per acre average price 1,000 Acres Acres Cwt. 1,000 cwt. Dollars per cwt. dollars CAULIFLOWER 2007 370 320 120 38 34.10 1,296 2008 410 400 85 34 52.40 1,782 2009 430 400 130 52 45.50 2,366 CUCUMBERS 2007 4,400 4,100 140 574 34.30 19,688 2008 3,800 3,600 130 468 34.50 16,146 2009 3,400 3,200 120 384 41.80 16,051 SNAP BEANS 2007 8,200 7,800 56 437 89.80 39,243 2008 6,700 6,600 73 482 84.10 40,536 2009 7,100 6,700 40 268 88.00 23,584 SWEET CORN 2007 24,600 22,500 120 2,700 22.00 59,400 2008 23,600 22,900 125 2,863 25.80 73,865 2009 23,100 21,500 100 2,150 27.10 58,265 TOMATOES 2007 2,500 2,400 180 432 75.20 32,486 2008 3,000 2,700 190 513 84.00 43,092 2009 2,700 2,500 140 350 93.50 32,725 BELL PEPPERS 2007 1,200 1,100 190 209 46.20 9,656 2008 1,100 1,000 260 260 53.60 13,936 2009 1,100 1,000 250 250 49.30 12,325 EGGPLANT 2007 500 480 240 115 49.30 5,670 2008 500 470 240 113 54.80 6,192 2009 450 410 280 115 52.70 6,061 ENDIVE/ ESCAROLE 2007 270 260 110 29 44.50 1,291 2008 250 240 210 50 55.70 2,785 2009 300 290 240 70 60.50 4,235 PUMPKINS 2007 7,000 6,400 180 1,152 19.70 22,694 2008 6,300 5,900 180 1,062 36.20 38,444 2009 6,600 6,000 125 750 29.00 21,750 SPINACH 2007 300 250 45 11 50.00 550 2008 360 320 70 22 60.00 1,320 2009 340 280 70 20 46.30 926 SQUASH 2007 3,600 3,500 170 595 38.90 23,146 2008 4,200 3,800 200 760 42.80 32,528 2009 4,700 4,500 120 540 42.60 23,004 New York Fresh Market Vegetables Crop and Year Planted Harvested Yield Marketing year Value per acre Production Sales 1/ average price 1,000 Acres Acres Cwt. 1,000 cwt. 1,000 cwt. Dollars per cwt. dollars CABBAGE 2007 11,600 11,200 460 5,152 4,792 17.70 84,818 2008 10,100 9,500 590 5,605 5,274 15.00 79,110 2009 9,600 9,200 380 3,496 3,206 17.00 54,502 ONIONS 2007 11,200 10,500 360 3,780 3,480 11.10 38,628 2008 10,600 10,100 410 4,141 3,507 16.80 58,918 2009 10,600 10,100 410 4,141 3,445 13.20 45,474 1/ Excludes quantities lost from shrinkage and waste. New York Processing Vegetables Crop and Year Planted Harvested Yield Marketing year per acre Production average price Value Acres Acres Tons Tons Dollars per ton 1,000 dollars BEETS FOR 2007 2,500 2,400 9.50 22,800 80.00 1,824 CANNING 2008 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2009 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ CABBAGE 2007 2,700 2,600 28.0 72,400 61.60 4,460 FOR KRAUT 2008 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2009 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ GREEN PEAS 2007 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2008 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2009 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ SNAP BEANS 2007 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2008 21,500 20,400 3.80 77,590 278.00 21,539 2009 20,000 19,400 2.87 55,670 267.00 14,864 SWEET CORN 2007 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2008 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 2009 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. S.C. Ropel, B.L. Smith, J.B. Farley, Statisticians R2 10 Jan.124