USDA-NASS-NY Fruit Report January 2009 Release 1-26-09

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FRUIT REPORT
January 2009

Seasonal
No. 975-1-09

2008 ANNUAL SUMMARY

The 2008 value of New York tree fruit and grape production totaled $347 million, down 6 percent from the 2007 value. The value of utilized production was below the previous year for apples, sweet cherries, pears, and strawberries.

Apple production was down 6 percent to 1.23 billion pounds. Total grape production decreased 4 percent from 2007 to 172,000 tons.

Tart cherry production totaled 9.6 million pounds, down 15 percent from the 2007 crop. Pear production was down 6 percent to 10,300 tons, and peach production was down 13 percent to 5,500 tons.

Nationally, in 2008, New York ranked second in apple production, third in grape production, and fourth in pear production.

FRUIT PRODUCTION AND VALUE 2006-2008

Season		Acres of bearing age	Production		Unit Price	Value of utilized production
Season		Acres of bearing age	Total	Utilized	Unit Price	Value of utilized production
			Million pounds		Dollars	1,000 dol.
Apples	2006	45,000	1,260	1,250	.201	250,905
	2007	42,000	1,310	1,300	.222	288,260
	2008	42,000	1,230	1,180	.221	260,525

Tart Cherries	2006	1,800	8.6	8.6	.317	2,725
	2007	1,600	11.3	11.3	.343	3,871
	2008	1,600	9.6	9.4	.413	3,879

			Tons
Sweet Cherries	2006	700	960	860	2,290	1,973
	2007	700	1,190	1,180	2,980	3,518
	2008	700	1,050	920	3,520	3,241

Pears	2006	1,400	16,000	15,600	429	6,685
	2007	1,200	11,000	10,300	497	5,120
	2008	1,200	10,300	9,400	504	4,742

Grapes	2006	36,000	155,000	153,000	261	39,946
	2007	37,000	180,000	180,000	299	53,843
	2008	37,000	172,000	172,000	339	58,354

Peaches	2006	1,700	7,000	6,730	667	4,489
	2007	1,700	6,300	6,300	634	3,995
	2008	1,600	5,500	5,200	922	4,796

			1,000 pounds
Blueberries	2006	900	2,200	2,000	1.40	2,796
	2007	900	2,500	2,300	1.47	3,373
	2008	900	2,500	2,300	1.79	4,107

			1,000 cwt.
Strawberries	2006	1,500	44	44	170	7,480
	2007	1,400	46	46	165	7,590
	2008	1,400	45	45	165	7,425

Total Fruit and Berries	2006	89,000				316,999
	2007	86,500				369,570
	2008	86,400				347,069

NEW YORK FRUIT YIELDS

Kind	2006	2007	2008
	Pounds per acre

Apples	28,000	31,200	29,300
Peaches	8,240	7,420	6,880
Tart Cherries	4,780	7,060	6,000
Sweet Cherries	2,740	3,400	3,000
Pears	22,800	18,340	17,160
Grapes	8,620	9,720	9,300
Blueberries ¹^/	2,220	2,560	2,560
Strawberries	2,900	3,300	3,200

1/ Yield based on utilized production.

NEW YORK GRAPE UTILIZATION

Use	2006	2007	2008
	Tons
Fresh	3,000	4,000	4,000
Juice ¹^/	112,000	135,000	123,000
Wine	38,000	41,000	45,000
Total	153,000	180,000	172,000

1/ Includes other processing for jam, jelly, etc.

NEW YORK GROWN GRAPES PROCESSED, BY VARIETY 2006-2008 ¹^/

Variety	2006	2007	2008
		Tons
American Varieties:
Catawba	4,120	4,930	3,670
Concord	108,600	131,000	127,000
Delaware	510	430	470
Niagara	18,500	21,000	15,000

French Hybrids:
Aurora	3,300	2,480	3,320
Baco Noir	350	430	520
Cayuga White	1,020	1,090	1,460
DeChaunac	110	180	180
Rougeon	320	270	380
Seyval Blanc	650	430	760

Vitis Vinifera, All	5,200	5,770	7,170

Other Varieties, All^2/	7,170	7,990	8,070

TOTAL	150,000	176,000	168,000

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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