USDA-NASS-NY Fruit Tree and Vineyard Release

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FRUIT TREE AND VINEYARD RELEASE

August 2007

This publication contains selected results from the Fruit Tree and Vineyard Survey of the New York fruit industry in five years.

NEW YORK'S TOTAL FRUIT ACREAGE DECREASES

New York’s fruit tree and grapes totaled 81,662 acres during 2006, according to Stephen Ropel, Director of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, New York Field Office. This is 3 percent less than the total fruit acres recorded from the 2001 survey. Apricots, nectarines, and plums are also included in the total acreage for the first time in 2006.

Apples, peaches, pears, tart cherries and sweet cherries all showed decreases in acreage since 2001, while grapes posted an increase. Tart cherries showed the greatest decline with acreage down 35 percent and trees down 34 percent. Apple acreage decreased 5 percent while the total number of trees increased 25 percent. The increasing trees reflect the continued trend of higher density planting methods. Grape acreage increased 2 percent.

These results are from New York’s 2006 Fruit Tree and Vineyard survey which was last conducted 5 years ago in 2001. The survey was a cooperative effort supported by the New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets and fruit industry specialists.

Additional details from the survey, including tree plantings, fruit varieties by regions and counties, and acreage details, will be released later. This report will be available on our website or by free email subscription by subscribing to New York reports at www.nass.usda.gov/ny.

For complete results of the Fruit Tree and Vineyard Survey, including additional details of the fruit inventory please see the fruit releases at our website www.nass.usda.gov/ny or call our office at 518-457-5570. Results from prior surveys conducted in 1962, through 2006 are also available.

TREE FRUITS AND VINEYARDS
Number of farms, trees, and acres, by kind of fruit, 1962-2006

Fruit and Year	Number of Farms	Number of Trees	Number of Acres	Fruit and Year	Number of Farms	Number of Trees	Number of Acres

APPLES				SWEET CHERRIES
1962	2,072	2,691,660	76,066	1962	908	138,888	2,571
1966	1,741	2,886,752	74,376	1966	801	149,240	2,663
1970	1,288	3,255,888	72,569	1970	553	132,049	2,038
1975	1,218	3,554,996	66,742	1975	441	103,203	1,749
1980	1,183	4,554,483	74,346	1980	394	87,875	1,665
1985	1,043	5,052,307	68,520	1985	257	66,695	1,073
1990	801	5,484,346	56,101	1990	183	40,600	743
1996	679	7,444,164	51,097	1996	128	62,997	768
2001	695	7,544,740	44,563	2001	185	86,418	783
2006	697	9,464,203	42,360	2006	194	73,344	689

PEACHES				GRAPES
1962	935	411,671	4,775	1962	N/A	-	N/A
1966	722	342,400	3,777	1966	2,176	-	33,211
1970	454	217,376	2,462	1970	2,058	-	36,879
1975	405	207,692	2,275	1975	2,153	-	42,553
1980	471	240,748	2,725	1980	1,968	-	41,979
1985	377	249,558	2,260	1985	1,524	-	38,226
1990	306	195,434	1,757	1990	1,095	-	32,846
1996	207	183,962	1,611	1996	990	-	31,401
2001	255	239,758	1,795	2001	962	-	32,994
2006	266	227,264	1,702	2006	1,005	-	33,692

APRICOTS				NECTARINES
2006 56 14,089 80				2006 49 7,951 48
				PLUMS
				2006 128 23,615 185

PEARS				TOTAL FRUIT ^1/
1962	1,012	403,811	4,716	1962	N/A	-	N/A
1966	987	511,534	5,593	1966	N/A	-	128,974
1970	734	456,822	5,044	1970	3,245	-	126,579
1975	620	392,285	4,282	1975	3,244	-	124,091
1980	549	338,419	3,946	1980	3,024	-	132,184
1985	447	312,425	2,868	1985	2,754	-	120,113
1990	329	280,426	2,406	1990	2,148	-	98,246
1996	209	214,866	1,951	1996	1,744	-	89,436
2001	239	200,765	1,441	2001	1,690	-	84,160
2006	255	150,835	1,218	2006	1,613	-	81,662
TART CHERRIES
1962	1,277	758,150	8,754
1966	923	625,658	7,056
1970	585	542,530	5,985
1975	441	443,994	4,942
1980	421	552,366	6,247
1985	347	668,156	6,339
1990	218	392,948	3,831
1996	130	270,475	2,608
2001	126	264,435	2,584
2006	141	175,412	1,688

N/A – Not Available

1/ 1962-1990 including plums and prunes. 2006 including apricots, nectarines, and plums.

ALL FRUIT
Acres by kind and county, 2006 1\
County	Apples	Grapes	Peaches	Pears	Tart	Sweet	Apricots	Nectarines	Plums
					Cherries	Cherries

Albany	130	-	-	1/	-	1/	-	-	1/
Broome	49	1/	1/	1/	1/	1/	-	-	1/
Cattaraugus	42	532	1/	1/	1/	1/	-	-	1/
Cayuga	113	35	1/	1/	-	-	1/	-	-
Chautauqua	125	18,065	38	1/	15	52	1/	1/	1/
Chemung	71	-	-	1/	-	-	-	-	-
Clinton	3,151	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Columbia	2,018	85	95	126	19	60	1/	1/	23
Dutchess	262	59	38	1/	1/	1/	1/	1/	1/
Erie	34	1,620	-	1/	1/	1/	1/	1/	1/
Essex	1/	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Greene	55	1/	1/	1/	1/	1/	1/	1/	1/
Livingston	87	32	1/	1/	1/	1/	1/	1/	1/
Monroe	934	149	1/	1/	1/	1/	1/	1/	1/
Nassau	1/	25	1/	-	-	-	-	-	-
Niagara	2,985	1,127	453	284	1/	139	15	13	40
Oneida	1/	-	1/	1/	-	-	-	-	-
Onondaga	592	34	1/	1/	1/	1/	1/	-	-
Ontario	479	418	1/	1/	1/	1/	1/	1/	1/
Orange	1,030	28	19	1/	1/	1/	1/	1/	1/
Orleans	4,415	38	128	58	201	47	1/	1/	1/
Oswego	430	-	1/	56	1/	12	1/	1/	1/
Rensselaer	193	1/	1/	1/	1/	1/	-	1/	-
Saratoga	427	1/	11	1/	1/	1/	1/	-	1/
Schoharie	130	-	-	1/	1/	1/	-	-	1/
Schuyler	13	987	14	1/	1/	21	1/	-	1/
Seneca	1/	1,351	1/	1/	1/	1/	1/	-	1/
Steuben	1/	1,545	1/	1/	-	-	-	-	1/
Suffolk	190	2,428	123	1/	1/	1/	1/	1/	1/
Tompkins	90	13	1/	1/	1/	1/	1/	1/	1/
Ulster	4,915	128	111	259	1/	22	1/	1/	26
Washington	213	1/	1/	1/	1/	1/	1/	-	1/
Wayne	17,857	19	375	259	835	237	1/	1/	29
Wyoming	42	1/	1/	1/	1/	1/	-	-	-
Yates	311	4,872	27	1/	1/	10	1/	1/	1/
Other	977	102	270	176	618	89	65	35	67

TOTAL 2\	42,360	33,692	1,702	1,218	1,688	689	80	48	185

1\ Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Included in other.
2\ May not add due to rounding, and unpublished counties.

Apples

New York’s fruit tree survey indicates the State’s apple acreage decreased 5 percent since 2001. Wayne County, with 17,857 acres, remained the major producing county accounting for 42 percent of the state’s apple acreage. Ulster County continued in second position with 4,915 acres or 12 percent of the total acreage. Orleans County retained third place with 4,415 acres, 10 percent of the total acreage. Clinton County ranked fourth with 3,151 acres while Niagara County held onto fifth position with 2,985 acres. Columbia County ranked sixth with 2,018 acres. These top six counties comprised 35,341 acres, 83 percent of New York’s apple acreage.

Apple Grape County Map

Grapes

New York’s 2006 vineyard survey indicates the State’s grape acreage increased since 2001. The state acreage at the end of 2006 totaled 33,692, up 2 percent from the 2001 survey total of 32,944, and up 7 percent from 1996. Chautauqua County, with 18,065 acres, remained the major producing county accounting for 54 percent of the state’s grape acreage. Yates County ranked in second position with 4,872 acres or 14 percent of the total acreage. Suffolk County placed third with 2,428 acres, 7 percent of the total acreage. Erie County ranked fourth with 1,620 acres while Steuben County ranked fifth with 1,545 acres. These top five counties comprised 28,530 acres, 85 percent of New York’s grape acreage.