Fruit Report July 2004

New York's 2004 PEACH CROP is forecast at 11.0 million pounds, down 15 percent from the 13.0 million pounds produced last year. U.S. peach production, excluding California Clingstones that are mostly canned, is expected to total 1.46 billion pounds, less than 1 percent more than last year and 4 percent more than 2002.

New York's 2004 TART CHERRY production, forecast late-June, is expected to total 8.0 million pounds, up 11 percent from the previous year. SWEET CHERRY production is forecast at 850 tons, up 42 percent from a year ago.

FRUIT PRODUCTION: New York and United States 2002, 2003 and 2004 1/

Fruit	New York			United States 2/
Fruit	2002	2003	2004	2002	2003	2004
	Million pounds			Million pounds

Tart Cherries	12.7	7.2	8.0	62.5	226.5	215.1
Peaches	10.0	13.0	11.0	2,535.0	2,519.0	2,612.4

	Tons			Tons

Sweet Cherries	350	600	850	181,355	236,960	276,550

1/ Includes unutilized production. 2/ U.S. unutilized production for peaches excluding California Clingstone (million pounds) 2002-49.6, 2003-47.7. Tart cherries (million pounds) 2002-0.3, 2003-0.0 Sweet cherries (tons) 2002-4,050, 2003-2,140.

APPLES PROCESSED IN NEW YORK UP 16 PERCENT

New York State processing plants utilized 364 million pounds of apples from the 2002 crop, up 16 percent from the 314 million pounds processed from the 2002 crop. Apples shipped into New York for processing totaled 20.5 million pounds, down 45 percent from the 38.2 million pounds received in 2002.

Apples utilized for cider and juice in New York plants totaled 144 million pounds, up 84 percent from the 78.2 million pounds utilized from the 2002 crop.

Processing for canning and applesauce utilized 189 million pounds, down 9 percent from the 209 million pounds canned from the 2002 crop. Apples used for freezing, at 30.8 million pounds, were up 53 percent from the 20.2 million pounds frozen from the 2002 crop.

APPLES: Receipts and Utilization at New York Processing Plants and Cider Mills, 1994-2003

Crop Year	Total received 1/	Receipts from other states 2/	Used for canning and applesauce	Used for juice and cider	Used for freezing	Other products3/
	Million pounds
1994	530.8	40.3	238.2	198.1	70.1	24.4
1995	624.7	68.1	258.8	281.1	64.2	20.6
1996	464.3	49.5	235.9	184.2	34.3	9.9
1997	505.6	54.0	257.0	152.9	84.4	11.3
1998	471.8	34.0	241.8	144.8	78.1	7.1
1999	574.7	50.0	261.9	244.4	50.2	18.2
2000	444.0	37.3	216.2	184.1	30.7	13.0
2001	471.1	32.8	267.4	158.9	31.1	13.7
2002	314.4	38.2	208.7	78.2	20.2	7.2
2003	364.0	20.5	189.2	144.0	30.8	0.0

1/ Excludes New York grown apples processed in other states. 2/ Included in preceding column. 3/ Jelly, apple butter, mincemeat, fresh sliced apples for pies, dried apples, and vinegar.

2003 FINAL APPLE PRODUCTION UP 46 PERCENT

The 2003 New York apple crop totaled 990 million pounds, 46 percent above the 2002 production of 680 million pounds. From the 2003 crop, 490 million pounds went to processing plants, at an average of $144.00 per ton, while 310 million pounds were sold for fresh market at an average packinghouse door equivalent of $460 per ton or 23.0 cents per pound. A total of 10 million pounds was not utilized.
APPLES: Production, Utilization, Price, and Value, 2001-2003

Season	Production				Utilization
	Total	Utilized production	Price per pound 1/	Value of utilized production	Fresh Market		Processed
					Quantity	Price per pound 1/	Total	Price per ton
	Million pounds		Cents	1,000 dol.	Mil. lbs.	Cents	Mil. lbs.	Dollars

New York

2001	1,000	940.0	11.9	111,860	420.0	18.4	520.0	133.00
2002	680	630.0	16.2	101,980	310.0	25.0	320.0	153.00
2003	990	980.0	15.1	147,980	490.0	23.0	490.0	144.00

				United States

2001	9,423.0	9,209.2	15.8	1,452,344	5,467.5	22.9	3,741.7	108.00
2002	8,523.9	8,374.1	18.8	1,572,026	5,366.0	25.6	3,008.1	130.00
2003	8,613.3	8,523.2	20.9	1,784,042	5,342.0	29.5	3,169.2	130.00

Season	Utilization
	Processed
	Juice & Cider	Price per ton	Canned	Price per ton	Frozen	Price per ton	Dried	Price per ton	Other 2/	Price per ton
	Mil. lbs.	Dollars	Mil. lbs.	Dollars	Mil. lbs.	Dollars	Mil. lbs.	Dollars	Mil. lbs.	Dollars

New York
2001	155.0	86.00	320.0	152.00	30.0	150.00	3/	3/	15.0	164.00
2002	65.0	100.00	228.0	166.00	20.0	182.00	3/	3/	7.0	120.00
2003	180.0	102.00	255.0	172.00	30.0	174.00	3/	3/	25.0	120.00

United States
2001	1,944.5	83.40	1,257.2	139.00	248.5	139.00	221.0	84.70	70.5	153.00
2002	1,479.3	104.00	1,078.7	161.00	191.7	175.00	207.9	108.00	50.5	161.00
2003	1,514.5	102.00	1,183.6	158.00	212.8	183.00	162.2	108.00	96.1	149.00

1/ Packinghouse door equivalent. 2/ Includes vinegar, jelly, apple butter, mincemeat, fresh slices, etc. (For New York only, includes dried apples). 3/ Included in other to avoid disclosure of individual operations.

NEW YORK GROWN GRAPES PROCESSED, BY VARIETY 2001-2003 1/

Variety	2001	2002	2003
	Tons

American Varieties:
Catawba	7,760	6,680	7,650
Concord	107,200	108,000	104,000
Delaware	550	820	550
Ives	150	165	180
Elvira	3,950	4,200	5,250
Niagara	15,100	19,000	18,000

French Hybrids:
Aurora	2,880	4,100	3,620
Baco Noir	990	930	1,220
Cayuga White	670	830	650
DeChaunac	850	590	320
Rougeon	680	625	530
Seyval Blanc	610	590	480

Vitis Vinifera, All	4,410	4,620	4,550

Other Varieties, All 2/	2,200	1,850	2,000

TOTAL	148,000	153,000	149,000

1/ Includes New York grown grapes received at out-of-state plants 2/ Includes other American and French Hybrid varieties not shown.