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FRUIT
Released: January 2003
Seasonal
No. 975-1-03
2002 ANNUAL SUMMARY
The 2002 value of New York tree fruit and grape production totaled $168 million, down 6 percent from the 2001 value, according to the New York Agricultural Statistics Service. The value, applied only to utilized production, was below the previous year for all fruits except tart cherries, blueberries and strawberries.
Apple production was down 35 percent to 650 million pounds. Total grape production increased 5 percent from 2001 to 156,000 tons. Tart cherry production totaled 12.7 million pounds, down 14 percent from the 2001 crop. Pear production was down 9 percent to 10,000 tons, while peach production was down 20 percent to 10.0 million pounds.
Nationally, in 2002, New York ranked second in apple production, third in grape and tart cherry production, and fourth in pear production.
FRUIT PRODUCTION AND VALUE 2000-2002
| Season | Acres
of bearing age |
Production | Unit Price | Value of utilized production | ||
| Toal | Uilized | |||||
| Million pounds | Dollars | 1,000 dol. | ||||
| Apples | 2000 | 40,000 | 995 | 935 | .117 | 109,075 |
| 2001 | 41,000 | 1,000 | 940 | .119 | 111,860 | |
| 2002 | 41,000 | 650 | 610 | .164 | 99,955 | |
| Peaches | 2000 | 1,600 | 12.0 | 11.3 | .400 | 4,524 |
| 2001 | 1,600 | 12.5 | 12.0 | .311 | 3,736 | |
| 2002 | 1,700 | 10.0 | 10.0 | .238 | 2,375 | |
| Tart Cherries | 2000 | 2,200 | 16.6 | 16.6 | .213 | 3,536 |
| 2001 | 2,000 | 14.7 | 14.1 | .196 | 2,763 | |
| 2002 | 2,000 | 12.7 | 12.7 | .506 | 6,420 | |
| Tons | ||||||
| Sweet Cherries | 2000 | 700 | 900 | 900 | 1,370 | 1,230 |
| 2001 | 700 | 1,100 | 1,050 | 1,530 | 1,610 | |
| 2002 | 700 | 350 | 350 | 1,730 | 605 | |
| Pears | 2000 | 2,000 | 14,500 | 12,900 | 353 | 4,551 |
| 2001 | 1,400 | 11,000 | 10,000 | 401 | 4,008 | |
| 2002 | 1,400 | 10,000 | 9,850 | 374 | 3,682 | |
| Grapes | 2000 | 31,500 | 154,000 | 154,000 | 298 | 45,940 |
| 2001 | 31,500 | 149,000 | 149,000 | 302 | 45,004 | |
| 2002 | 31,000 | 156,000 | 155,000 | 280 | 43,336 | |
| 1,000 pounds | ||||||
| Blueberries | 2000 | 700 | 2,000 | 1,900 | .96 | 1,816 |
| 2001 | 700 | 1,700 | 1,500 | 1.18 | 1,765 | |
| 2002 | 700 | 2,100 | 1,900 | 1.34 | 2,550 | |
| Strawberries | 2000 | 1,600 | 6,500 | 6,500 | 1.05 | 6,825 |
| 2001 | 1,600 | 6,000 | 6,000 | 1.18 | 7,080 | |
| 2002 | 1,400 | 6,300 | 6,300 | 1.40 | 8,820 | |
| Total Fruit and Berries | 2000 | 80,300 | 177,497 | |||
| 2001 | 80,500 | 177,826 | ||||
| 2002 | 79,900 | 167,743 | ||||
NEW YORK GROWN GRAPES PROCESSED, BY VARIETY 2000-2002 1/
| Variety |
2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
| Tons | |||
| American Varieties: | 6,400 | 7,760 | 6,680 |
| Catawba | 113,300 | 107,200 | 107,770 |
| Concord | 630 | 550 | 820 |
| Delaware | 140 | 150 | 165 |
| Ives | 3,660 | 3,950 | 4,200 |
| Elvira | 13,900 | 15,100 | 18,880 |
| Niagara | |||
| French Hybrids: | 4,060 | 2,880 | 4,100 |
| Aurora | 720 | 990 | 930 |
| Baco Noir | 740 | 670 | 830 |
| Cayuga White | 670 | 850 | 590 |
| DeChaunac | 540 | 680 | 625 |
| Rougeon | 550 | 610 | 590 |
| Seyval Blanc | |||
| Vitis Vinifera, All | 4,670 | 4,410 | 4,620 |
| Other Varieties, All 2/ | 2,020 | 2,200 | 2,200 |
| TOTAL | 152,000 | 148,000 | 153,000 |
| 1/ Includes New York grown
grapes received at out-of-state plants. 2/ Includes other American and French Hybrid varieties not shown. |
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NEW YORK FRUIT YIELDS
| Kind | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
| Pounds per acre | |||
| Apples | 24,900 | 24,400 | 15,900 |
| Peaches | 7,500 | 7,810 | 5,880 |
| Tart Cherries | 7,550 | 7,350 | 6,350 |
| Sweet Cherries | 2,580 | 3,140 | 1,000 |
| Pears | 14,500 | 15,720 | 14,280 |
| Grapes | 9,780 | 9,460 | 10,060 |
| Blueberries 1/ | 2,710 | 2,140 | 2,710 |
| Strawberries | 4,100 | 3,800 | 4,500 |
| 1/ Yield based on utilized production. | |||
NEW YORK GRAPE UTILIZATION
| Use | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 |
| Fresh | 2,000 | 1,000 | 2,000 |
| Juice 1/ | 111,000 | 107,000 | 109,000 |
| Wine | 41,000 | 41,000 | 44,000 |
| Total | 154,000 | 149,000 | 155,000 |
| 1/ Includes other processing for jam, jelly, etc. | |||