2019 Blueberry Statistics - USDA

United States Department of AgricultureNational Agricultural Statistics ServiceNew Jersey Field OfficeCooperating with New Jersey Department of Agriculture2019 Blueberry StatisticsNew Jersey Blueberry Crop Valued at 85 MillionNew Jersey blueberry growers harvested 46 million utilized pounds from 9,300 acres. The value of utilizedproduction was over 85 million for 2019, the highest since 2011 and third highest on record. Average pricewas 1.85 per pound.United States Blueberry Utilized Production Increases 21 PercentUtilized production in 2019 totaled 673 million pounds, leaping 21 percent from 2018. Area harvested wasestimated at 102,700 acres, up 15 percent from the previous year. The average yield was 6,630 pounds peracre. Of the total utilized production, 373 million pounds were for the fresh market and 300 million poundswere for processing. The value of the crop totaled 909 million, up 14 percent from the previous season, withan average annual price of 1.35 per pound. One state’s recent acreage increase, Georgia, is described thusly‘Blueberry harvested acres went down slightly from 2015 to 2016 before plummeting in 2017 due to adevastating freeze. In 2018, harvested acres rebounded slightly, but took a significant hit from HurricaneMichael. The surge higher in 2019 is due to better weather conditions as well as new bearing acres cominginto production. Planted acreage has been increasing in recent years.’Who we are . . .The mission of USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) is to provide timely, accurate, anduseful statistics in service to United States agriculture. Statistics are based on data collected from growers andagri-businesses through annual, quarterly, monthly, and weekly surveys and the Census of Agriculture.We issue about 500 national reports annually covering about 120 crop and 45 livestock items in the majorproducing states along with economic and demographic information. We publish reports according to a pre-setcalendar. Strict security ensures that no one gains premature access to the information. We conduct he Censusof Agriculture every five years to generate statistics for agricultural commodities at the county, state, andnational levels. The five-year program also includes special studies like the Census of Horticulture andAquaculture.Reports are available via the Web at www.nass.usda.gov .Bruce Eklund – State StatisticianP. O. Box 330 · Trenton, NJ 08625(503) 308-0404 or bruce.eklund@usda.govwww.nass.usda.govUSDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer1

Blueberry Harvested Acres, Yield, Production, Price,& Value of Utilized Production, by State, 2019StateAreaHarvestedYield perAcre 1/UtilizedProduction- acres -- lbs -- 1,000 lbs. New Jersey9,3005,09046,070North ashington16,7009,760162,830102,7006,630673,050US1/ Yield is based on utilized production.StatePrice per PoundValue of UtilizedProductionFresh- 1,000 dollars -CaliforniaProcessedAll- - - dollars per pound - - .886New Jersey85,3032.1500.4401.850North 021.350(D) – Not published2

New Jersey Blueberry Price & Value of Production, 2016 - 2019Season Average PriceValue of ProductionUtilizedYearFreshProcessingAll- 1,000 ---- dollars per pound 03New Jersey Blueberry Utilized Production,2009 - 201965,0001,000 2011201220133201420152016201720182019

National Rankings Cultivated Blueberries by State, 2019StateRankHarvestedAcresStateRankYield perAcre 1/ gon413,300New Jersey45,090New Jersey59,300Florida54,740North Carolina68,700Georgia64,420California77,300North Carolina74,160Florida85,100Michigan84,1201/ Yield is based on utilized production.StateRankUtilized Production(1,000 lbs)StateRankValue ofUtilizedProduction( ew Jersey585,303New Jersey646,070Michigan675,258North Carolina735,770Florida762,309Florida823,620North Carolina860,8114

Blueberries, 7,1007,3007,2007,2007,3007,5007,700NJ Historic Blueberry 00Yield Per 25Value of 295,4936,1775,3386,8747,3949,6189,3608,836

Blueberries 30010,0009,3009,3009,0009,300NJ Historic Blueberries StatisticsYield 301.5701.1801.4001.3701.3501.9101.4201.850Value of ,80077,79373,01859,39077,88262,44185,303

2019 Blueberry (Non-Citrus Fruits and Nuts) Release Date –May 5, 2020We ensure the confidentiality of all individual reports. No person (outside of AgriculturalStatistics Service personnel), organization, or other local, state, or federal governmentagency has access to any report an individual submits to us. Individual reports are used onlyin combination with other reports and are summarized to develop county, state, and nationalblueberry production estimates.The publication and dissemination of agricultural statistics are possible only through thesupport and cooperation of the New Jersey Department of Agriculture and the agriculturalindustry. The New Jersey Agricultural Statistics Service would like to thank thoseproducers who responded to our surveys and furnished information for the BlueberryProgram.7

2019 Blueberry Statistics _ New Jersey Blueberry Crop Valued at 85 Million New Jersey blueberry growers harvested 46 million utilized pounds from 9,300 acres. The value of utilized production was over 85 million for 201