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Monthly No.
975-3-07
FRUIT
CHERRY PRODUCTION INCREASES
New York’s 2007 TART CHERRY production, forecast late-June, is expected to total 13.0 million pounds, 25 percent higher than the 2006 crop and 73 percent above 2005. U.S. TART CHERRY production is forecast at 294 million pounds, 11 percent above 2006 and 9 percent above production in 2005. SWEET CHERRY production is forecast at 970 tons, 1 percent above the 2006 crop and 21 percent higher than 2005. U.S. SWEET CHERRY production is forecast at 317 thousand tons, up 8 percent from 2006 and 27 percent above 2005. If realized, this will be the highest production on record.
FRUIT PRODUCTION: New York and United States, 2005, 2006 and 2007 1/
| Fruit |
New York |
Other States 1/ |
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| 2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
|
| Million pounds |
Million pounds |
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| Tart Cherries |
7.5 |
10.4 |
13.0 |
270.4 |
263.8 |
293.8 |
| Tons |
Tons |
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| Sweet Cherries |
800 |
960 |
970 |
250,830 |
293,560 |
317,370 |
| 1/ Includes unutilized production for U.S. tart and sweet cherries. There were no unutilized U.S. tart cherries in 2005. | ||||||
APPLES PROCESSED IN NEW YORK PROCESSING PLANTS UP 7 PERCENT
New York State processing plants utilized 430 million pounds of apples from the 2006 crop, up 3 percent from the 402 million pounds processed from the 2005 crop. Apples shipped into New York for processing totaled 28.4 million pounds, down 22 percent from the 36.3 million pounds received in 2005.
Apples utilized for cider and juice in New York plants totaled 149 million pounds. This was 3 percent lower than last year’s total of 153 million pounds.
Processing for canning and applesauce utilized 236 million pounds, up 10 percent form the 214 million pounds canned from the 2005 crop. Apples used for freezing, at 45 million pounds, are 67 percent above the 27 million pounds from the 2005 crop.
APPLES: Receipts and Utilization at New York Processing Plants and Cider Mills, 1997-2006
| Crop Year |
Total |
Receipts |
Used for canning and applesauce |
Used for |
Used for |
Other |
| Million pounds |
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| 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 |
329.2 |
38.2 |
218.3 |
79.3 |
23.7 |
7.9 |
| 2003 |
397.8 |
23.1 |
189.2 |
157.8 |
50.8 |
0.0 |
| 2004 |
414.9 |
17.3 |
220.3 |
144.0 |
49.6 |
1.0 |
| 2005 |
402.3 |
36.3 |
213.5 |
152.9 |
26.7 |
9.2 |
| 2006 |
430.3 |
28.4 |
235.9 |
148.9 |
44.8 |
0.7 |
| 1/ Excludes New York grown apples processed in other
states. |
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2006 FINAL APPLE PRODUCTION UP 20 PERCENT
The 2006 New York apple crop totaled 1,250 million pounds, 20 percent above the 2005 production of 1,045 million pounds. From the 2006 crop, 560 million pounds went to processing plants, at an average of $153.00 per ton, while 680 million pounds were sold for fresh market at an average packing house door equivalent of $680 per ton or 30.2 cents per pound.
APPLES: Production, Utilization, Price, and Value, 2004-2006
| Season |
Production |
Utilization |
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| Total |
Utilized production |
Price per pound 1/ |
Value of utilized production |
Fresh Market |
Processed |
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| Quantity |
Price per pound 1/ |
Total |
Price per ton |
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| Million pounds |
Cents |
1,000 dol. |
Mil. Lbs. |
Cents |
Mil. Lbs. |
Dollars |
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| New York |
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| 2004 |
1,280.0 |
1,280.0 |
15.1 |
193,560 |
660.0 |
22.8 |
620.0 |
139.00 |
| 2005 |
1,045.0 |
1,035.0 |
16.2 |
167,900 |
490.0 |
26.4 |
545.0 |
141.00 |
| 2006 |
1,250.0 |
1,240.0 |
20.0 |
248,235 |
680.0 |
30.2 |
560.0 |
153.00 |
| United States |
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| 2004 |
10,440.6 |
10,361.3 |
13.5 |
1,403,001 |
6,638.0 |
18.1 |
3,723.3 |
107.00 |
| 2005 |
9,704.9 |
9,602.5 |
17.4 |
1,675,097 |
6,117.4 |
24.4 |
3,485.1 |
106.00 |
| 2006 |
9,931.7 |
9,835.5 |
22.4 |
2,206,663 |
6,321.8 |
31.5 |
3,513.7 |
124.00 |
| Season |
Utilization |
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| Processed |
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| Juice &Cider |
Price per ton |
Canned |
Price per ton |
Frozen |
Price per ton |
Other 2/ |
Price per ton |
|
| Mil. Lbs. |
Dollars |
Mil. Lbs. |
Dollars |
Mil. Lbs. |
Dollars |
Mil. Lbs. |
Dollars |
|
| New York |
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| 2004 |
200.0 |
96.00 |
340.0 |
156.00 |
50.0 |
228.00 |
30.0 |
84.00 |
| 2005 |
180.0 |
88.00 |
290.0 |
156.00 |
40.0 |
174.00 |
35.0 |
NA |
| 2006 |
180.0 |
112.00 |
300.0 |
172.00 |
60.0 |
181.00 |
20.0 |
NA |
| United States |
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| 2004 |
1,876.0 |
70.50 |
1,257.7 |
149.00 |
255.8 |
173.00 |
79.0 |
112.00 |
| 2005 |
1,709.4 |
67.90 |
1,164.0 |
149.00 |
259.4 |
134.00 |
63.5 |
160.00 |
| 2006 |
1,686.6 |
96.40 |
1,163.3 |
160.00 |
241.8 |
153.00 |
62.4 |
169.00 |
| 1/ Packinghouse door equivalent. 2/ Includes vinegar, jelly, apple butter, mincemeat, excludes fresh slices and dried through 2004. Includes fresh slices and dried beginning 2005 for New York only; not reflected in U.S. numbers. |
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New York’s 2006 PEACH CROP
totaled 7,000 tons, up 65 percent from the 4,250 tons produced last year.
From the 2006 crop, 3,680 tons were processed at an average price of $570.00
per ton, while 3,050 tons were sold for fresh market at an average price of
$784.00 per ton.
PEACHES: Production, Utilization, Price, and Value, 2004-2006
| Season |
Production |
Utilization |
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| Total |
Utilized production |
Price per ton 1/ |
Value of utilized production |
Fresh Market |
Processed |
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| Quantity |
Price per ton 1/ |
Quantity |
Price per ton |
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| Tons |
Dollars |
1,000 dol. |
Tons |
Dollars |
Tons |
Dollars |
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| New York |
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| 2004 |
6,000 |
5,900 |
717.00 |
4,232 |
3,600 |
920.00 |
2,300 |
400.00 |
| 2005 |
4,250 |
4,100 |
690.00 |
2,828 |
1,950 |
900.00 |
2,150 |
499.00 |
| 2006 |
7,000 |
6,730 |
667.00 |
4,489 |
3,050 |
784.00 |
3,680 |
570.00 |
| United States |
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| 2004 |
1,307,110 |
1,229,800 |
375.00 |
461,624 |
535,600 |
548.00 |
694,200 |
242.00 |
| 2005 |
1,184,550 |
1,145,100 |
447.00 |
511,520 |
502,050 |
718.00 |
643,050 |
235.00 |
| 2006 |
1,010,120 |
987,080 |
520.00 |
513,363 |
481,450 |
780.00 |
506,630 |
273.00 |
NEW YORK GROWN GRAPES PROCESSED, BY VARIETY, 2004-2006 1/
| Variety |
2004 |
2005 |
2006 |
| Tons |
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| American Varieties: |
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| Catawba |
4,850 |
5,000 |
4,120 |
| Concord |
99,300 |
137,000 |
108,600 |
| Delaware |
300 |
375 |
510 |
| Ives |
225 |
100 |
150 |
| Elvira |
5,000 |
5,025 |
3,820 |
| Niagara |
19,800 |
18,000 |
18,500 |
| French Hybrids: |
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| Aurora |
2,225 |
1,600 |
3,300 |
| Baco Noir |
375 |
400 |
350 |
| Cayuga White |
625 |
500 |
1,020 |
| DeChaunac |
200 |
130 |
110 |
| Rougeon |
175 |
440 |
320 |
| Seyval Blanc |
425 |
430 |
650 |
| Vitis Vinifera, All |
4,550 |
3,500 |
5,200 |
| Other Varieties, All |
1,950 |
2,500 |
3,350 |
| TOTAL |
140,000 |
175,000 |
150,000 |
| 1/ Includes New York grown grapes received at out-of-state
plants. |
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