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VEGETABLES
In this issue:
Released:
February 2001 Seasonal
No. 984-1-01
2000
ANNUAL SUMMARY
The value
of all New York vegetable production in 2000 totaled $378 million,
according to the New York Agricultural Statistics Service. New York
ranked fifth in the nation for the value of principle fresh market
vegetables and seventh for the value of principle processed vegetables
in 2000.
This year,
six crops were added to New York's fresh market vegetable program:
bell peppers, eggplant, escarole/endive, pumpkins, spinach, and squash.
Carrots and lettuce were dropped from the program. Those crops that
remain in the program include cauliflower, cucumbers, snap beans,
sweet corn, tomatoes, onions, and cabbage.
The value
of the Empire State's principle fresh market vegetables totaled $335
million this year. Fresh market production in 2000 is estimated at
17.2 million cwt.
The 2000
New York processing vegetable program dropped carrots from its estimates,
while all other crops remained the same.
Processing
vegetables were valued at $42.6 million in 2000 and production totaled
389,320 tons.
Principal
Vegetables for Fresh Market 1/
New York, 1998-2000
| Year |
Planted |
Harvested |
Production |
Value |
| |
--
1,000 acres -- |
1,000
cwt. |
Million
dollars |
| 1998 |
71.6 |
68.7 |
13,115 |
202.8 |
| 1999 |
77.3 |
73.6 |
13,563 |
209.9 |
| 2000 |
88.6 |
79.2 |
17,169 |
335.4 |
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1998 and 1999 figures include cauliflower, carrots, cucumbers,
lettuce, snap beans,
sweet corn, tomatoes, cabbage, and onions. 2000 figures include
cauliflower, cucumbers,
snap beans, sweet corn, tomatoes, green peppers, eggplant, escarole/endive,
pumpkins,
spinach, squash, cabbage, and onions. |
Principal
Vegetables for Processing 1/
New York, 1998-2000
| Year |
Planted |
Harvested |
Production |
Value |
| |
--
1,000 acres -- |
1,000
tons |
Million
dollars |
| 1998 |
90.2 |
84.9 |
459.8 |
49.8 |
| 1999 |
77.5 |
75.7 |
420.8 |
45.3 |
| 2000 |
82.1 |
77.6 |
389.3 |
42.6 |
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1998 and 1999 figures include snap beans, beets, cabbage for
kraut, carrots, sweet corn,
green peas, tomatoes, cucumbers, and spinach. 2000 figures do
not include carrots. |
New
York Fresh Market Vegetables 1/
| 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 |
1998 |
1,400 |
1,400 |
195 |
273 |
35.30 |
9,637 |
| |
1999 |
1,300 |
1,100 |
150 |
165 |
38.30 |
6,319 |
| |
2000 |
1,100 |
900 |
120 |
108 |
38.00 |
4,104 |
| CUCUMBERS |
1998 |
3,800 |
3,800 |
200 |
760 |
19.30 |
14,668 |
| |
1999 |
3,600 |
3,600 |
180 |
648 |
26.00 |
16,848 |
| |
2000 |
3,900 |
3,800 |
210 |
798 |
25.40 |
20,269 |
| SNAP
BEANS |
1998 |
5,400 |
5,300 |
62 |
329 |
50.60 |
16,647 |
| |
1999 |
6,300 |
6,100 |
61 |
372 |
53.30 |
19,828 |
| |
2000 |
8,600 |
7,600 |
68 |
517 |
61.00 |
31,537 |
| SWEET
CORN |
1998 |
30,700 |
29,200 |
90 |
2,628 |
18.10 |
47,567 |
| |
1999 |
35,900 |
33,700 |
95 |
3,202 |
16.30 |
52,193 |
| |
2000 |
32,300 |
27,500 |
95 |
2,613 |
21.60 |
56,441 |
| TOMATOES |
1998 |
3,400 |
3,300 |
140 |
462 |
29.00 |
13,398 |
| |
1999 |
3,400 |
3,100 |
115 |
357 |
34.50 |
12,317 |
| |
2000 |
3,300 |
3,000 |
180 |
540 |
56.80 |
30,672 |
| BELL
PEPPERS |
2000 |
800 |
770 |
210 |
162 |
43.70 |
7,079 |
| EGGPLANT |
2000 |
550 |
520 |
180 |
94 |
39.30 |
3,694 |
| ENDIVE/ESCAROLE |
2000 |
300 |
240 |
280 |
67 |
38.90 |
2,606 |
| PUMPKINS |
2000 |
6,700 |
5,700 |
200 |
1,140 |
23.10 |
26,334 |
| SPINACH |
2000 |
700 |
670 |
80 |
54 |
59.30 |
3,202 |
| SQUASH |
2000 |
3,500 |
3,300 |
220 |
726 |
23.70 |
17,206 |
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Bell peppers, eggplant, endive/escarole, pumpkins, spinach,
and squash added to the program in 2000. |
New
York Fresh Market Vegetables
| Crop
and Year |
Planted |
Harvested |
Yield
per
acre |
Production |
Sales
1/ |
Mkting.
year average
price |
Value |
January
1 Stocks |
| |
|
Acres |
Acres |
Cwt. |
1,000
cwt. |
1,000
cwt. |
Dollars
per cwt. |
1,000
dollars |
1,000
cwt. |
| CABBAGE |
1998 |
12,600 |
12,100 |
380 |
4,598 |
4,194 |
10.30 |
43,198 |
1,613 |
| |
1999 |
12,400 |
12,100 |
410 |
4,961 |
4,498 |
12.60 |
55,692 |
1,836 |
| |
2000 |
13,400 |
12,900 |
440 |
5,676 |
5,137 |
15.50 |
79,624 |
1,433 |
| ONIONS |
1998 |
13,100 |
12,500 |
300 |
3,750 |
3,187 |
16.30 |
51,948 |
- |
| |
1999 |
13,000 |
12,600 |
280 |
3,528 |
3,112 |
12.20 |
37,966 |
- |
| |
2000 |
13,400 |
12,300 |
380 |
4,674 |
4,113 |
12.80 |
52,646 |
- |
| 1/
Excludes quantities lost from shrinkage and waste. |
New
York Onion Production by Area
| Year |
Orange
County |
Orleans
Genesee
1/ |
Oswego
County |
Madison |
Steuben-
Yates-
Ontario |
Wayne
and
Other |
State |
| HARVESTED
ACRES |
1998 |
4,700 |
3,400 |
2,800 |
200 |
1,100 |
300 |
12,500 |
| |
1999 |
4,800 |
3,400 |
2,800 |
200 |
1,100 |
300 |
12,600 |
| |
2000 |
4,900 |
3,100 |
2,500 |
300 |
1,100 |
400 |
12,300 |
| YIELD
PER ACRE - |
1998 |
200 |
370 |
370 |
280 |
360 |
210 |
300 |
| CWT. |
1999 |
180 |
340 |
310 |
240 |
440 |
360 |
280 |
| |
2000 |
420 |
310 |
390 |
310 |
410 |
340 |
380 |
| PRODUCTION
- |
1998 |
940 |
1,258 |
1,036 |
56 |
397 |
63 |
3,750 |
| 1,000
CWT. |
1999 |
864 |
1,156 |
868 |
48 |
484 |
108 |
3,528 |
| |
2000 |
2,058 |
961 |
975 |
93 |
451 |
136 |
4,674 |
| 1/
Includes small acreages in Livingston and Niagara Counties. |
New
York Processing Vegetables 1/
| Crop
and Year |
Planted |
Harvested |
Yield
per
acre |
Production |
Mkting
year average
price |
Value |
| |
|
Acres |
Acres |
Tons |
Tons |
Dollars
per ton |
1,000
dollars |
| BEETS
FOR CANNING |
1998 |
2,300 |
2,300 |
12.00 |
27,600 |
78.50 |
2,167 |
| |
1999 |
2,500 |
2,500 |
15.37 |
38,430 |
79.00 |
3,036 |
| |
2000 |
2,600 |
2,500 |
13.38 |
33,450 |
73.00 |
2,442 |
| CABBAGE
FOR KRAUT |
1998 |
3,000 |
3,000 |
20.60 |
61,800 |
46.40 |
2,868 |
| |
1999 |
2,400 |
2,400 |
28.41 |
68,180 |
49.00 |
3,341 |
| |
2000 |
2,900 |
2,800 |
27.18 |
76,100 |
53.40 |
4,064 |
| GREEN
PEAS |
1998 |
19,600 |
17,500 |
2.20 |
38,500 |
330.00 |
12,705 |
| |
1999 |
15,500 |
14,900 |
2.13 |
31,730 |
314.00 |
9,963 |
| |
2000 |
16,500 |
16,300 |
2.01 |
32,810 |
204.00 |
6,693 |
| SNAP
BEANS |
1998 |
21,200 |
20,800 |
3.70 |
76,990 |
176.00 |
13,563 |
| |
1999 |
21,500 |
21,200 |
3.42 |
72,550 |
190.00 |
13,808 |
| |
2000 |
28,800 |
26,500 |
3.37 |
89,310 |
193.00 |
17,235 |
| SWEET
CORN |
1998 |
42,000 |
39,200 |
5.60 |
219,660 |
70.60 |
15,510 |
| |
1999 |
33,100 |
32,500 |
5.52 |
179,390 |
70.60 |
12,664 |
| |
2000 |
30,700 |
29,000 |
5.33 |
154,650 |
75.00 |
11,599 |
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Carrots discontinued in 2000. |
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