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FRUIT
Released: January 2006
Seasonal
No. 975-1-06
2005 ANNUAL SUMMARY
The 2005 value of New York tree fruit and grape production totaled $243 million, down 5 percent from the 2004 value, according to the New York Agricultural Statistics Service. The value of utilized production was below the previous year for all fruits except grapes and sweet cherries.
Apple production was down 19 percent to 1.04 billion pounds. Total grape production increased 25 percent from 2004 to 178,000 tons. Tart cherry production totaled 7.5 million pounds, down 30 percent from the 2004 crop. Pear production was down 48 percent to 8,500 tons, while peach production was down 33 percent to 4,000 tons.
Nationally, in 2005, New York ranked second in apple production, third in grape production, and fourth in pear production.
FRUIT PRODUCTION AND VALUE 2003-2005
| Season |
Acres of bearing age |
Production |
Unit Price |
Value of utilized production |
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| Total |
Utilized |
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| Million pounds |
Dollars |
1,000 dol. |
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| Apples |
2003 |
45,000 |
1,070 |
1,060 |
.145 |
154,030 |
| 2004 |
45,000 |
1,280 |
1,280 |
.151 |
193,560 |
|
| 2005 |
45,000 |
1,040 |
1,020 |
.183 |
186,950 |
|
| Tart Cherries |
2003 |
2,000 |
7.2 |
7.2 |
.314 |
2,262 |
| 2004 |
2,000 |
10.7 |
10.7 |
.409 |
4,381 |
|
| 2005 |
2,000 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
.432 |
3,243 |
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| Tons |
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| Sweet Cherries |
2003 |
700 |
600 |
590 |
1,770 |
1,046 |
| 2004 |
700 |
900 |
890 |
1,400 |
1,245 |
|
| 2005 |
700 |
800 |
740 |
1,710 |
1,267 |
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| Pears |
2003 |
1,400 |
15,500 |
14,800 |
373 |
5,513 |
| 2004 |
1,400 |
16,500 |
13,900 |
386 |
5,370 |
|
| 2005 |
1,400 |
8,500 |
8,200 |
499 |
4,088 |
|
| Grapes |
2003 |
31,000 |
198,000 |
152,000 |
252 |
38,253 |
| 2004 |
31,000 |
142,000 |
142,000 |
229 |
32,536 |
|
| 2005 |
31,000 |
178,000 |
178,000 |
193 |
34,290 |
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| Peaches |
2003 |
1,700 |
6,500 |
6,000 |
.703 |
4,218 |
| 2004 |
1,700 |
6,000 |
5,900 |
.717 |
4,232 |
|
| 2005 |
1,700 |
4,000 |
3,850 |
.709 |
2,728 |
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| 1,000 pounds |
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| Blueberries |
2003 |
700 |
2,100 |
2,000 |
1.29 |
2,578 |
| 2004 |
700 |
2,000 |
1,700 |
1.36 |
2,315 |
|
| 2005 |
700 |
1,500 |
1,400 |
1.40 |
1,963 |
|
| 1,000 cwt. |
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| Strawberries |
2003 |
1,500 |
50 |
50 |
155 |
7,750 |
| 2004 |
1,500 |
65 |
65 |
160 |
10,400 |
|
| 2005 |
1,500 |
52 |
52 |
155 |
8,060 |
|
| Total Fruit and Berries |
2003 |
84,000 |
215,650 |
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| 2004 |
84,000 |
254,039 |
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| 2005 |
84,000 |
242,589 |
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NEW YORK FRUIT YIELDS
| Kind |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
| Pounds per acre |
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| Apples |
23,800 |
28,400 |
23,100 |
| Peaches |
7,640 |
7,060 |
4,700 |
| Tart Cherries |
3,600 |
5,350 |
3,750 |
| Sweet Cherries |
1,720 |
2,580 |
2,280 |
| Pears |
22,200 |
23,600 |
12,140 |
| Grapes |
12,780 |
9,160 |
11,480 |
| Blueberries 1/ |
2,860 |
2,430 |
2,000 |
| Strawberries |
3,300 |
4,300 |
3,500 |
| 1/ Yield based on utilized production. |
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NEW YORK GRAPE UTILIZATION
| Use |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
| Fresh |
3,000 |
2,000 |
3,000 |
| Juice 1/ |
106,000 |
103,000 |
135,000 |
| Wine |
43,000 |
37,000 |
40,000 |
| Total |
152,000 |
142,000 |
178,000 |
| 1/ Includes other processing for jam, jelly, etc. |
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NEW YORK GROWN GRAPES PROCESSED, BY VARIETY 2003-2005 1/
| Variety |
2003 |
2004 |
2005 |
| Tons |
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| American Varieties: |
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| Catawba |
7,650 |
4,850 |
5,000 |
| Concord |
104,000 |
99,300 |
137,000 |
| Delaware |
550 |
300 |
375 |
| Ives |
180 |
225 |
100 |
| Elvira |
5,250 |
5,000 |
5,025 |
| Niagara |
18,000 |
19,800 |
18,000 |
| French Hybrids: |
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| Aurora |
3,620 |
2,225 |
1,600 |
| Baco Noir |
1,220 |
375 |
400 |
| Cayuga White |
650 |
625 |
500 |
| DeChaunac |
320 |
200 |
130 |
| Rougeon |
530 |
175 |
440 |
| Seyval Blanc |
480 |
425 |
430 |
| Vitis Vinifera, All |
4,550 |
4,550 |
3,500 |
| Other Varieties, All 2/ |
2,000 |
1,950 |
2,500 |
| TOTAL |
149,000 |
140,000 |
175,000 |
| 1/ Includes New York
grown grapes received at out-of-state plants |
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