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VEGETABLE REPORT
January 2009
Seasonal
No. 984-1-09
2008 ANNUAL SUMMARY
The value of all New York vegetable production in 2008 totaled $468 million, according to Stephen Ropel, Director of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service, New York Field Office. New York remained fifth in the nation for the value of principal fresh market vegetables.
The value of the Empire State’s principal fresh market vegetables totaled $406 million this year. Fresh market production in 2008 was estimated at 16.2 million hundredweight (cwt.).
Processing vegetables were valued at $61.7 million in 2008 and production totaled 242 thousand tons.
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Principal Vegetables for Fresh Market |
Principal Vegetables for Processing |
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| Year |
Planted |
Harvested |
Production |
Value |
Year |
Planted |
Harvested |
Production |
Value |
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| -- 1,000 acres -- |
1,000 cwt. |
Million dollars |
-- 1,000 acres -- |
1,000 tons |
Million dollars |
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| 2006 |
70.4 |
63.0 |
12,786 |
294.9 |
2006 |
60.1 |
54.5 |
227.7 |
37.3 |
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| 2007 |
73.5 |
68.7 |
14,860 |
321.4 |
2007 |
66.2 |
58.3 |
221.4 |
39.3 |
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| 2008 |
68.7 |
65.9 |
16,164 |
405.9 |
2008 |
60.6 |
58.3 |
241.5 |
61.7 |
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New York Fresh Market Vegetables
| Crop and Year |
Planted |
Harvested |
Yield per acre |
Production |
Marketing year average price |
Value |
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| Acres |
Acres |
Cwt. |
1,000 cwt. |
Dollars per cwt. |
1,000 dollars |
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| CAULIFLOWER |
2006 |
410 |
350 |
120 |
42 |
42.00 |
1,764 |
| 2007 |
370 |
320 |
120 |
38 |
34.10 |
1,296 |
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| 2008 |
410 |
400 |
85 |
34 |
52.40 |
1,782 |
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| CUCUMBERS |
2006 |
3,800 |
3,300 |
190 |
627 |
34.70 |
21,757 |
| 2007 |
4,400 |
4,100 |
140 |
574 |
34.30 |
19,688 |
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| 2008 |
3,800 |
3,600 |
130 |
468 |
34.50 |
16,146 |
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| SNAP BEANS |
2006 |
8,700 |
8,200 |
57 |
467 |
82.00 |
38,294 |
| 2007 |
8,200 |
7,800 |
56 |
437 |
89.80 |
39,243 |
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| 2008 |
6,700 |
6,600 |
73 |
482 |
84.10 |
40,536 |
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| SWEET CORN |
2006 |
24,200 |
21,900 |
120 |
2,628 |
23.50 |
61,758 |
| 2007 |
24,600 |
22,500 |
120 |
2,700 |
22.00 |
59,400 |
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| 2008 |
26,300 |
22,900 |
125 |
2,863 |
25.80 |
73,865 |
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| TOMATOES |
2006 |
2,100 |
2,000 |
200 |
400 |
76.90 |
30,760 |
| 2007 |
2,500 |
2,400 |
180 |
432 |
75.20 |
32,486 |
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| 2008 |
3,000 |
2,700 |
190 |
513 |
84.00 |
43,092 |
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| BELL PEPPERS |
2006 |
1,100 |
1,000 |
180 |
180 |
52.90 |
9,522 |
| 2007 |
1,200 |
1,100 |
190 |
209 |
46.20 |
9,656 |
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| 2008 |
1,100 |
1,000 |
260 |
260 |
53.60 |
13,936 |
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| EGGPLANT |
2006 |
420 |
410 |
250 |
103 |
42.30 |
4,357 |
| 2007 |
500 |
480 |
240 |
115 |
49.30 |
5,670 |
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| 2008 |
500 |
470 |
240 |
113 |
54.80 |
6,192 |
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| ENDIVE/ESCAROLE |
2006 |
300 |
290 |
180 |
52 |
40.30 |
2,096 |
| 2007 |
270 |
260 |
110 |
29 |
44.50 |
1,291 |
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| 2008 |
250 |
240 |
210 |
50 |
55.70 |
2,785 |
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| PUMPKINS |
2006 |
5,900 |
5,500 |
145 |
798 |
23.60 |
18,833 |
| 2007 |
7,000 |
6,400 |
180 |
1,152 |
19.70 |
22,694 |
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| 2008 |
6,300 |
5,900 |
180 |
1,062 |
36.20 |
38,444 |
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| SPINACH |
2006 |
400 |
310 |
25 |
8 |
42.50 |
340 |
| 2007 |
300 |
250 |
45 |
11 |
50.00 |
550 |
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| 2008 |
360 |
320 |
70 |
22 |
60.00 |
1,320 |
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| SQUASH |
2006 |
3,300 |
3,000 |
210 |
630 |
37.40 |
23,562 |
| 2007 |
3,600 |
3,500 |
170 |
595 |
38.90 |
23,146 |
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| 2008 |
4,200 |
3,800 |
200 |
760 |
42.80 |
32,528 |
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New York Fresh Market Vegetables
| Crop and Year |
Planted |
Harvested |
Yield |
Production |
Sales 1/ |
Marketing year |
Value |
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| Acres |
Acres |
Cwt. |
1,000 cwt. |
1,000 cwt. |
Dollars per cwt. |
1,000 dollars |
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| CABBAGE |
2006 |
9,900 |
9,300 |
440 |
4,092 |
3,683 |
15.70 |
57,823 |
| 2007 |
11,600 |
11,200 |
460 |
5,152 |
4,792 |
17.70 |
84,818 |
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| 2008 |
10,100 |
9,900 |
590 |
5,841 |
5,298 |
19.20 |
101,722 |
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| ONIONS |
2006 |
12,100 |
9,400 |
330 |
3,102 |
2,082 |
19.40 |
40,391 |
| 2007 |
11,200 |
10,500 |
360 |
3,780 |
3,480 |
11.10 |
38,628 |
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| 2008 |
10,600 |
10,100 |
410 |
4,141 |
3,437 |
16.80 |
57,742 |
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New York Processing Vegetables
| Crop and Year |
Planted |
Harvested |
Yield |
Production |
Marketing year average price |
Value |
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| Acres |
Acres |
Tons |
Tons |
Dollars per ton |
1,000 dollars |
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| BEETS FOR CANNING |
2006 |
2,300 |
2,100 |
12.00 |
25,100 |
84.00 |
2,108 |
| 2007 |
2,500 |
2,400 |
9.50 |
22,800 |
80.00 |
1,824 |
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| 2008 |
1/ |
1/ |
1/ |
1/ |
1/ |
1/ |
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| CABBAGE FOR KRAUT |
2006 |
3,200 |
3,000 |
24.0 |
72,250 |
55.10 |
3,981 |
| 2007 |
2,700 |
2,600 |
28.0 |
72,400 |
61.60 |
4,460 |
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| 2008 |
1/ |
1/ |
1/ |
1/ |
1/ |
1/ |
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| GREEN PEAS |
2006 |
19,500 |
17,400 |
2.22 |
38,700 |
345.00 |
13,361 |
| 2007 |
1/ |
1/ |
1/ |
1/ |
1/ |
1/ |
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| 2008 |
1/ |
1/ |
1/ |
1/ |
1/ |
1/ |
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| SNAP BEANS |
2006 |
22,200 |
19,900 |
3.71 |
73,730 |
204.00 |
15,064 |
| 2007 |
1/ |
1/ |
1/ |
1/ |
1/ |
1/ |
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| 2008 |
21,500 |
20,400 |
3.80 |
77,590 |
278.00 |
21,539 |
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| SWEET CORN |
2006 |
18,400 |
17,200 |
6.70 |
115,240 |
77.30 |
8,908 |
| 2007 |
1/ |
1/ |
1/ |
1/ |
1/ |
1/ |
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| 2008 |
1/ |
1/ |
1/ |
1/ |
1/ |
1/ |
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| 1/ Not published to avoid disclosure of individual operations. |
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