The USDA NASS
New York Field Office
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Released: January 2004
Seasonal
No. 975-1-04
2003 ANNUAL SUMMARY
The 2003 value of New York tree fruit and grape production totaled $285 million, up 64 percent from the 2002 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 tart cherries, grapes and strawberries.
Apple production was up 76 percent to 1.20 billion pounds. Total grape production increased 29 percent from 2002 to 202,000 tons. Tart cherry production totaled 7.2 million pounds, down 43 percent from the 2002 crop. Pear production was up 55 percent to 15,500 tons, while peach production was up 30 percent to 13.0 million pounds.
Nationally, in 2003, New York ranked second in apple production, third in grape production, and fourth in pear production.
FRUIT PRODUCTION AND VALUE 2001-2003
Season
Acres of
bearing
age
Production
Unit
Price
Value of
utilized
production
Total
Utilized
Million pounds
Dollars
1,000 dol.
Apples
2001
41,000
1,000
940
.119
111,860
2002
41,000
680
630
.162
101,980
2003
41,000
1,200
1,160
.192
222,710
Peaches
2001
1,600
12.5
12.0
.311
3,736
2002
1,700
10.0
10.0
.238
2,375
2003
1,700
13.0
12.0
.352
4,218
Tart Cherries
2001
2,000
14.7
14.1
.196
2,763
2002
2,000
12.7
12.7
.506
6,420
2003
2,000
7.2
7.2
.314
2,262
Tons
Sweet Cherries
2001
700
1,100
1,050
1,530
1,610
2002
700
350
350
1,730
605
2003
700
600
570
1,950
1,112
Pears
2001
1,400
11,000
10,000
401
4,008
2002
1,400
10,000
9,850
374
3,682
2003
1,400
15,500
14,800
373
5,513
Grapes
2001
31,500
149,000
149,000
320
47,668
2002
31,000
156,000
155,000
307
47,620
2003
31,000
202,000
156,000
247
38,556
1,000 pounds
Blueberries
2001
700
1,700
1,500
1.18
1,765
2002
700
2,100
1,900
1.34
2,550
2003
700
2,100
2,000
1.29
2,578
1,000 cwt.
Strawberries
2001
1,600
60
60
118
7,080
2002
1,400
63
63
140
8,820
2003
1,500
50
50
155
7,750
Total Fruit and Berries
2001
80,500
180,490
2002
79,900
174,052
2003
80,000
284,699
NEW YORK GROWN GRAPES PROCESSED, BY VARIETY 2001-2003 1/
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Variety |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
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Tons |
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Concord |
107,200 |
108,000 |
86,000 |
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Niagara |
15,100 |
19,000 |
11,000 |
| All Other | 25,700 | 26,000 | 56,000 |
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TOTAL |
148,000 |
153,000 |
153,000 |
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1/ Includes New York grown grapes received at out-of-state plants. Varietal breakdown will be available July 7, 2004. | |||
NEW YORK FRUIT YIELDS
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Kind |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
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Pounds per acre | ||
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Apples |
24,400 |
16,600 |
29,300 |
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Peaches |
7,810 |
5,580 |
7,650 |
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Tart Cherries |
7,350 |
6,350 |
3,600 |
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Sweet Cherries |
3,140 |
1,000 |
1,720 |
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Pears |
15,720 |
14,280 |
22,200 |
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Grapes |
9,460 |
10,060 |
13,040 |
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Blueberries 1/ |
2,140 |
2,710 |
2,860 |
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Strawberries |
3,800 |
4,500 |
3,300 |
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1/ Yield based on utilized production. | |||
NEW YORK GRAPE UTILIZATION
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Use |
2001 |
2002 |
2003 |
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Fresh |
1,000 |
2,000 |
3,000 |
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Juice 1/ |
107,000 |
109,000 |
90,000 |
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Wine |
41,000 |
44,000 |
63,000 |
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Total |
149,000 |
155,000 |
156,000 |
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1/ Includes other processing for jam, jelly, etc. | |||
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