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VEGETABLES

Released: January 2006

Seasonal

No. 984-1-06

2005 ANNUAL SUMMARY

The value of New York vegetable production in 2005 totaled $340 million, according to Stephen Ropel, Director of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, New York Field Office.  New York  ranked sixth  in  the  nation  for  the  value  of  principal  fresh  market  vegetables  and seventh for  the  value  of  principal  processed  vegetables  in  2005.

The value of the Empire State’s principal fresh market vegetables totaled $300 million in 2005.  Fresh market production is estimated at 14.6 million cwt.

Processing vegetables were valued at $40.4 million in 2005 and production totaled 326 thousand tons.

Principal Vegetables for Fresh Market
New York, 2003-2005

Year

Planted

Harvested

Production

Value

 

-- 1,000 acres --

1,000 cwt.

Million dollars

   

2003

92.3

86.1

15,095

285.3

2004

82.2

79.0

15,126

290.9

2005

82.9

78.2

14,551

299.8

         


Principal Vegetables for Processing 1/
New York, 2003-2005

Year

Planted

Harvested

Production

Value

 

-- 1,000 acres --

1,000 tons

Million dollars

         

2003

59.5

53.3

247.6

34.3

2004

65.5

63.3

330.2

40.1

2005

65.8

62.9

326.0

40.4

         

1/  2005 figures are not comparable to 2003.
     Cabbage for kraut not included for 2003.

New York Fresh Market Vegetables

Crop and Year

Planted

Harvested

Yield per acre

Production

Marketing year  average price

Value

   

Acres

Acres

Cwt.

1,000 cwt.

Dollars per cwt.

1,000 dollars

               

CAULIFLOWER

2003

  1,000

     800

  70

     56

37.00

  2,072

 

2004

  1,100

  1,000

  25

     25

36.80

     920

 

2005

  1,000

     900

115

   104

32.20

  3,349

               

CUCUMBERS

2003

  5,100

  4,800

110

   528

23.60

12,461

 

2004

  4,700

  4,600

190

   874

27.60

24,122

 

2005

  4,700

  4,500

120

   540

28.30

15,282

               

SNAP BEANS     

2003

  9,900

  9,800

  40

   392

68.00

26,656

 

2004

  7,900

  7,600

  25

   190

73.70

14,003

 

2005

  9,000

  8,100

  37

   300

76.80

23,040

               

SWEET CORN

2003

39,100

35,600

115

4,094

20.60

84,336

 

2004

29,000

28,000

100

2,800

21.40

59,920

 

2005

30,000

28,200

  95

2,679

22.60

60,545

               

TOMATOES 

2003

  2,400

  2,300

140

   322

80.60

25,953

 

2004

  2,500

  2,400

150

   360

63.50

22,860

 

2005

  2,200

  2,000

180

   360

59.60

21,456

               

BELL PEPPERS

2003

  1,000

     900

260

   234

46.00

10,764

 

2004

     500

     490

230

   113

45.60

  5,153

 

2005

     600

     550

240

   132

50.40

  6,653

               

EGGPLANT

2003

     450

     440

220

     97

39.40

  3,822

 

2004

     400

     360

160

     58

44.60

  2,587

 

2005

     450

     420

180

     76

49.20

  3,720

               

ENDIVE/ESCAROLE

2003

     280

     270

170

     96

40.20

  1,849

 

2004

     230

     190

100

     19

38.60

     733

 

2005

     230

     220

150

     33

37.10

  1,224

               

PUMPKINS

2003

  6,000

  5,300

140

   742

13.40

  9,943

 

2004

  7,000

  6,300

130

   819

31.00

25,389

 

2005

  6,000

  5,300

150

   795

27.60

21,942

               

SPINACH

2003

     500

     400

  75

     30

51.30

  1,539

 

2004

     460

     370

  40

     15

61.60

     924

 

2005

     460

     370

  25

       9

48.50

     449

               

SQUASH

2003

  4,000

  3,800

230

   874

26.90

23,511

2004

  4,200

  4,100

230

   943

40.20

37,909

2005

  4,500

  4,300

185

   796

36.60

29,134

               

New York Fresh Market Vegetables

Crop and Year

Planted

Harvested

Yield

per acre

Production

Sales 1/

Marketing year

average price

Value

   

Acres

Acres

Cwt.

1,000 cwt.

1,000 cwt.

Dollars per cwt.

1,000 dollars

                 

CABBAGE

2003

10,500

  9,800

390

3,822

3,455

11.10

38,351

 

2004

10,700

10,600

350

3,710

3,306

12.80

42,317

 

2005

10,000

9,700

470

4,559

4,103

16.40

67,289

                 

ONIONS

2003

12,100

11,900

320

3,808

3,308

13.30

43,996

 

2004

13,500

13,000

400

5,200

4,470

12.10

54,087

 

2005

13,800

13,600

280

3,808

3,313

13.80

45,719

1/   Excludes quantities lost from shrinkage and waste

.

New York Processing Vegetables

Crop and Year

Planted

Harvested

Yield

per acre

Production

Marketing year average price

Value

   

Acres

Acres

Tons

Tons

Dollars per ton

1,000 dollars

               

    BEETS FOR CANNING

2003

  2,500

  2,200

15.20

  33,440

  65.90

  2,204

 

2004

  4,100

  3,900

10.10

  39,390

  71.70

  2,824

 

2005

  2,200

  2,100

16.50

  35,290

  84.00

  2,964

               

    CABBAGE FOR KRAUT

2003

      1/

      1/

    1/

         1/

      1/

      1/

 

2004

  2,000

  2,000

     40

  80,000

  50.50

  4,040

 

2005

  2,200

  2,100

  35.9

  75,920

  50.80

  3,857

               

    GREEN PEAS

2003

17,000

14,800

  1.89

  28,020

350.00

  9,817

 

2004

19,000

18,000

  1.90

  34,250

343.00

11,747

 

2005

20,600

19,900

  1.49

  29,660

385.00

11,414

               

    SNAP BEANS

2003

23,700

21,900

  3.53

  77,380

178.00

13,777

 

2004

20,900

20,400

  3.25

  66,310

195.00

12,953

 

2005

21,400

21,200

  3.25

  68,970

186.00

12,802

               

    SWEET CORN

2003

16,300

14,400

  7.55

108,780

  78.40

  8,523

 

2004

19,500

19,000

  5.80

110,200

  77.70

  8,563

 

2005

19,400

17,600

  6.60

116,160

  80.40

  9,339

               

1/   Not available.

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