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FRUIT
Released
August 13, 2002
Seasonal
No. 975-4-02
GRAPES
Grape
production in New York is expected to total 135 thousand tons, according
to grower's reports. This represents a 9 percent decrease from a
year ago, and a 12 percent decrease from the 2000 production level.
Unseasonably warm temperatures in mid-April followed by a series
of freezes resulted in damage in most of the major growing areas.
The Chautauqua-Erie grape belt, a major Concord grape producing
area, experienced significant frost damage. In the Finger Lakes,
damage to the crop appears to be highly variable depending on location.
Grape development on Long Island appears to be normal with minimal
disease and insect pressure.
Nationally,
grape production is forecast at 7.10 million tons, up 8 percent
from 2001 but 8 percent below 2000. California leads the U.S. in
grape production with 92 percent of the total. Washington and New
York are the next largest producing States, with 4 and 2 percent,
respectively. California's all grape forecast, at 6.52 million tons,
is 9 percent above 2001 while Washington expects to harvest 315
thousand tons, up 11 percent from a year ago.
TOTAL
GRAPE PRODUCTION, SELECTED STATES
| State |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
| |
1,000
tons |
| New
York |
154.0 |
149.0 |
135.0 |
| Arizona |
20.0 |
15.5 |
8.4 |
| California |
7,059.0 |
5,962.0 |
6,520.0 |
| Michigan |
87.2 |
28.9 |
20.0 |
| Ohio |
7.7 |
6.0 |
5.0 |
| Oregon |
18.6 |
22.8 |
23.3 |
| Pennsylvania |
63.0 |
61.5 |
45.0 |
| Washington |
265.0 |
283.0 |
315.0 |
| Other
States 1/ |
13.5 |
23.8 |
25.6 |
| United
States |
7,688.0 |
6,552.5 |
7,097.3 |
1/
Arkansas, Georgia, Missouri, North Carolina and South Carolina.
Beginning in 2001 includes Texas and Virginia, excludes South
Carolina. |
PEARS
Production
prospects in New York on August 1 were for a crop of 10.0 thousand
tons, down 9 percent from the production level in 2001. U.S. production
is forecast at 944.6 thousand tons, 6 percent less than the 2001
production. TOTAL
PEAR PRODUCTION, SELECTED STATES
| State |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
| |
Tons |
| New
York |
14,500 |
11,000 |
10,000 |
| Connecticut |
1,250 |
510 |
550 |
| Michigan |
5,200 |
4,600 |
1,000 |
| Pennsylvania |
4,600 |
5,500 |
5,300 |
| Pacific
Coast States, Total |
938,000 |
982,000 |
925,000 |
| Bartlett |
518,000 |
546,000 |
510,000 |
| Other
varieties |
420,000 |
436,000 |
415,000 |
| United
States 1/ |
967,150 |
1,005,810 |
944,550 |
| 1/
Includes Colorado and Utah not shown above. |
PEACHES
New York's
2002 peach crop is forecast at 10.0 million pounds, down 20 percent
from the 2001 total. The U.S. Freestone crop is forecast at 1.48
billion pounds, down less than 1 percent from the 2001 crop.
TOTAL
PEACH PRODUCTION, SELECTED STATES
| State |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
| |
Million
pounds |
1,000
48-pound equivalents |
| New
York 1/ |
12.0 |
12.5 |
10.0 |
250 |
260 |
208 |
| Michigan |
47.5 |
42.0 |
13.0 |
990 |
875 |
271 |
| NewJersey |
65.0 |
75.0 |
65.0 |
1,354 |
1,563 |
1,354 |
| Pennsylvania |
60.0 |
75.0 |
60.0 |
1,250 |
1,563 |
1,250 |
| United
States 2/ |
1,535.9 |
1,489.4 |
1,481.7 |
31,998 |
31,029 |
30,869 |
1/
Estimates for current year carried forward from earlier forecast.
2/
National total includes amounts for other states not listed,
excludes California Clingstones. |
APPLES
Apple
production in New York is forecast at 720 million pounds based on
conditions as of August 1. This is 28 percent below the 1.00 billion
pounds produced last year. If realized, this would be the lowest
production since 1973. An unusually warm spring promoted advanced
bud development. Several frost events during late April caused significant
damage to fruit crops on many farms. All of the major apple producing
regions (Lake Ontario, Champlain Valley, and Hudson Valley)
incurred damage, but damage in the Hudson Valley appears to be more
widespread than in other regions of the State.
TOTAL
APPLE PRODUCTION: Selected
States and United States
| Variety |
Million
pounds |
1,000
42-pound equivalents |
| 2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
2000 |
2001 |
2002 |
| New
York |
995.0 |
1,000.0 |
720.0 |
23,690 |
23,810 |
17,143 |
| California |
650.0 |
700.0 |
600.0 |
15,476 |
16,667 |
14,286 |
| Michigan |
800.0 |
880.0 |
550.0 |
19,048 |
20,952 |
13,095 |
| New
England |
187.3 |
179.3 |
151.5 |
4,460 |
4,269 |
3,607 |
| Ohio |
103.0 |
86.0 |
80.0 |
2,452 |
2,048 |
1,905 |
| Pennsylvania |
475.0 |
480.0 |
470.0 |
11,310 |
11,429 |
11,190 |
| Virginia |
320.0 |
310.0 |
250.0 |
7,619 |
7,381 |
5,952 |
| Washington |
6,000.0 |
5,100.0 |
5,500.0 |
142,857 |
121,429 |
130,952 |
| United
States |
10,663.7 |
9,629.1 |
9,205.6 |
253,898 |
229,264 |
219,181 |
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