Wisconsin Remains Number 1 in Cranberries in 2014
Sunday, July 26th, 2015 -- 8:43 AM
(Wisconsin Ag Connection) - Wisconsin cranberry production totaled 5.02 million barrels in 2014, down from 6.02 million barrels in 2013, according to the USDA's Non-citrus Fruits and Nuts Summary.The state's cranberry growers harvested 20,700 acres, down from 21,100 acres last year. Average yield per acre, at 240 barrels, was down from last year's record high 283 barrels. The price of cranberries fell for the second year in a row, down from $32.00 per barrel in 2013 to $27.90 per barrel in 2014. As a result, the total value of utilized production declined 27 percent to $138 million dollars.
Wisconsin did maintain its number one ranking in cranberry production with 60 percent of the nation's total. Wisconsin production was more than twice that of the next highest producing state, Massachusetts.
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