Released: January
2004
Seasonal
No. 975-1-04
2003 ANNUAL SUMMARY
Apple production was up 76 percent to 1.20 billion pounds. Total grape production increased 29 percent from 2002 to 202,000 tons. Tart cherry production totaled 7.2 million pounds, down 43 percent from the 2002 crop. Pear production was up 55 percent to 15,500 tons, while peach production was up 30 percent to 13.0 million pounds.
Nationally, in 2003, New York ranked second in apple production, third in grape production, and fourth in pear production.
FRUIT
PRODUCTION AND VALUE 2001-2003
Season
Acres of bearing age
Production Unit
Price Value
of utilized production
Total
Utilized
Million pounds Dollars 1,000
dol. Apples 2001 41,000 1,000 940 .119 111,860 2002 41,000 680 630 .162 101,980 2003 41,000 1,200 1,160 .192 222,710 Peaches 2001
1,600 12.5 12.0 .311
3,736 2002
1,700 10.0 10.0 .238
2,375 2003
1,700 13.0 12.0 .352
4,218 Tart
Cherries 2001
2,000 14.7 14.1 .196
2,763 2002
2,000 12.7 12.7 .506
6,420 2003
2,000 7.2 7.2 .314
2,262 Tons Sweet
Cherries 2001
700 1,100 1,050 1,530
1,610 2002
700 350 350 1,730
605 2003
700 600 570 1,950
1,112 Pears 2001
1,400 11,000 10,000 401
4,008 2002
1,400 10,000 9,850 374
3,682 2003
1,400 15,500 14,800 373
5,513 Grapes 2001 31,500 149,000 149,000 320
47,668 2002 31,000 156,000 155,000 307
47,620 2003 31,000 202,000 156,000 247
38,556 1,000
pounds Blueberries 2001
700 1,700 1,500 1.18
1,765 2002
700 2,100 1,900 1.34
2,550 2003
700 2,100 2,000 1.29
2,578 1,000
cwt. Strawberries 2001
1,600 60 60 118
7,080 2002
1,400 63 63 140
8,820 2003
1,500 50 50 155
7,750 Total
Fruit and Berries 2001 80,500 180,490 2002 79,900 174,052 2003 80,000 284,699
NEW YORK GROWN GRAPES PROCESSED, BY VARIETY 2001-2003 1/
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Variety |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
Tons |
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| Concord |
107,200 |
108,000 |
86,000 |
| Niagara |
15,100 |
19,000 |
11,000 |
| All Other | 25,700 | 26,000 | 56,000 |
| TOTAL |
148,000 |
153,000 |
153,000 |
| 1/ Includes New York grown grapes received at out-of-state plants. Varietal breakdown will be available July 7, 2004. |
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NEW YORK FRUIT YIELDS
| Kind |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
| Pounds per acre |
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| Apples |
24,400 |
16,600 |
29,300 |
| Peaches |
7,810 |
5,580 |
7,650 |
| Tart Cherries |
7,350 |
6,350 |
3,600 |
| Sweet Cherries |
3,140 |
1,000 |
1,720 |
| Pears |
15,720 |
14,280 |
22,200 |
| Grapes |
9,460 |
10,060 |
13,040 |
| Blueberries 1/ |
2,140 |
2,710 |
2,860 |
| Strawberries |
3,800 |
4,500 |
3,300 |
| 1/ Yield based on utilized production. |
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NEW YORK GRAPE UTILIZATION
| Use |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
| Fresh |
1,000 |
2,000 |
3,000 |
| Juice 1/ |
107,000 |
109,000 |
90,000 |
| Wine |
41,000 |
44,000 |
63,000 |
| Total |
149,000 |
155,000 |
156,000 |
| 1/ Includes other processing for jam, jelly, etc. |
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