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FRUIT
Released:
January 2005
Seasonal
No.
975-1-05
2004
ANNUAL SUMMARY
The
2004 value of New York tree fruit and grape production totaled $219
million, up 6 percent from the 2003 value, according to the New
York Agricultural Statistics Service. The value, applied only to
utilized production, was above the previous year for all fruits
except pears, grapes and blueberries.
Apple
production was up 11 percent to 1.10 billion pounds. Total grape
production decreased 27 percent from 2003 to 145,000 tons. Tart
cherry production totaled 10.7 million pounds, up 45 percent from
the 2003 crop. Pear production was up 6 percent to 16,500 tons,
while peach production was down 8 percent to 6,000 tons.
Nationally,
in 2004, New York ranked second in apple production, third in grape
production, and fourth in pear production.
FRUIT PRODUCTION AND VALUE 2002-2004
Season |
Acres
of bearing
age |
Production |
Unit
Price |
Value
of utilized production |
Total |
Utilized |
|
|
|
Million
pounds |
Dollars |
1,000
dol. |
Apples |
2002 |
45,000 |
680 |
630 |
.177 |
111,214 |
|
2003 |
45,000 |
990 |
980 |
.151 |
147,920 |
|
2004 |
45,000 |
1,100 |
1,050 |
.152 |
159,800 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tart
Cherries |
2002 |
2,000 |
12.7 |
12.7 |
.506 |
6,420 |
|
2003 |
2,000 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
.314 |
2,262 |
|
2004 |
2,000 |
10.7 |
10.7 |
.409 |
4,381 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Tons |
|
|
Sweet
Cherries |
2002 |
750 |
350 |
350 |
1,730 |
605 |
|
2003 |
700 |
600 |
590 |
1,770 |
1,046 |
|
2004 |
700 |
900 |
890 |
1,400 |
1,245 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Pears |
2002 |
1,500 |
10,000 |
9,850 |
374 |
3,682 |
|
2003 |
1,400 |
15,500 |
14,800 |
373 |
5,513 |
|
2004 |
1,400 |
16,500 |
13,900 |
386 |
5,370 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Grapes |
2002 |
31,000 |
156,000 |
155,000 |
307 |
47,604 |
|
2003 |
31,000 |
198,000 |
152,000 |
236 |
35,815 |
|
2004 |
31,000 |
145,000 |
145,000 |
215 |
31,237 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Peaches |
2002 |
1,700 |
5,000 |
5,000 |
.475 |
2,375 |
|
2003 |
1,700 |
6,500 |
6,000 |
.703 |
4,218 |
|
2004 |
1,700 |
6,000 |
5,900 |
.717 |
4,232 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,000
pounds |
|
|
Blueberries |
2002 |
700 |
2,100 |
1,900 |
1.34 |
2,550 |
|
2003 |
700 |
2,100 |
2,000 |
1.29 |
2,578 |
|
2004 |
700 |
2,000 |
1,700 |
1.36 |
2,315 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
1,000
cwt. |
|
|
Strawberries |
2002 |
1,400 |
63 |
63 |
140 |
8,820 |
|
2003 |
1,500 |
50 |
50 |
155 |
7,750 |
|
2004 |
1,500 |
65 |
65 |
160 |
10,400 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Total
Fruit and Berries |
2002 |
84,050 |
|
|
|
183,270 |
|
2003 |
84,000 |
|
|
|
207,102 |
|
2004 |
84,000 |
|
|
|
218,980 |
|
|
|
NEW
YORK FRUIT YIELDS
Kind |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
|
Pounds
per acre |
Apples |
15,100 |
22,000 |
24,400 |
Peaches |
5,880 |
7,640 |
7,060 |
Tart
Cherries |
6,350 |
3,600 |
5,350 |
Sweet
Cherries |
940 |
1,720 |
2,580 |
Pears |
13,340 |
22,200 |
23,600 |
Grapes |
10,060 |
12,780 |
9,360 |
Blueberries
1/ |
2,710 |
2,860 |
2,430 |
Strawberries |
4,500 |
3,300 |
4,300 |
1/
Yield based on utilized production. |
NEW YORK GRAPE UTILIZATION
Use |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
Fresh |
2,000 |
3,000 |
2,000 |
Juice
1/ |
109,000 |
106,000 |
103,000 |
Wine |
44,000 |
43,000 |
40,000 |
Total |
155,000 |
152,000 |
145,000 |
1/
Includes other processing for jam, jelly, etc. |
NEW YORK GROWN GRAPES PROCESSED, BY VARIETY
2002-2004 1/
Variety |
2002 |
2003 |
2004 |
|
|
Tons |
|
American
Varieties: |
|
|
|
Catawba |
6,680 |
7,650 |
4,730 |
Concord |
108,000 |
104,000 |
99,200 |
Delaware |
820 |
550 |
290 |
Ives |
165 |
180 |
200 |
Elvira |
4,200 |
5,250 |
4,780 |
Niagara |
19,000 |
18,000 |
19,700 |
French
Hybrids: |
|
|
|
Aurora |
4,100 |
3,620 |
2,230 |
Baco
Noir |
930 |
1,220 |
380 |
Cayuga
White |
830 |
650 |
950 |
DeChaunac |
590 |
320 |
180 |
Rougeon |
625 |
530 |
120 |
Seyval
Blanc |
590 |
480 |
410 |
Vitis
Vinifera, All |
4,620 |
4,550 |
6,000 |
Other
Varieties, All 2/ |
1,850 |
2,000 |
3,830 |
TOTAL |
153,000 |
149,000 |
143,000 |
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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