mi-press-releases Press Release PR-06-06 January 25, 2006 U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Michigan Field Office Michigan Department of Agriculture Post Office Box 26248 Lansing, MI 48909-6248 Phone: (517) 324-5300 Facsimile: (517) 324-5299 E-mail: nass-mi@nass.usda.gov Web site: http:/www.nass.usda.gov David D. Kleweno, Director Fruit Production 2005 Michigan apple production was 790 million pounds, up from 730 million pounds in 2004, according to the USDA, NASS, Michigan Field Office. The preliminary farm level value of the utilized crop was $100.2 million. Michigan ranked third in U.S. apple production behind Washington and New York. Washington produced 5.80 billion pounds, and New York produced 1.04 billion pounds in 2005. Tart cherry production was 208 million pounds, a sizeable increase from the 149 million pounds produced in 2004. The average yield was 7,620 pounds per acre. The preliminary farm level value was $47.9 million. Sweet cherry production was 27,000 tons, up from 24,700 tons produced in 2004. The average yield was 3.29 tons per acre. The preliminary farm level value was $16.7 million. Cultivated blueberry production in Michigan was 66 million pounds, about 28 percent of the U.S. total. Growers harvested 16,800 acres in 2005. The farm level value was $83.5 million. Strawberry production in Michigan was 5.2 million pounds on 1,000 harvested acres. The preliminary farm level value was $4.9 million. Michigan peach production was 22.4 million pounds, down from 37.4 million pounds in 2004. Total bearing acres were 5,000, and the preliminary farm level value was $6.8 million. Pear production in Michigan was 2,000 tons on 800 acres. The preliminary farm level value was $834,000. Michigan plum production was 2,000 tons on 750 acres. The preliminary farm level value was $730,000. Michigan grape production was 100,000 tons; 99,300 tons were processed, and 700 tons went for the fresh market. The preliminary farm level value was $21.4 million. There were 65,900 tons of Concords and 28,800 tons of Niagara grapes processed for juice. There were 2,640 tons of vinifera, 1,660 tons of hybrid, and 300 tons of other varieties processed for wine. Prices for vinifera varieties averaged $1,415 per ton, hybrids $510 per ton, and other varieties $340 per ton. Fruit production: Michigan and U.S., 2004-2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Michigan : United States :----------------------------------------------------------------------- Fruit : Bearing acres :Total production : Bearing acres :Total production :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---- Acres ---- Million Pounds ----- Acres ---- Million Pounds : Apples : 40,500 40,500 730.0 790.0 385,560 381,160 10,450.6 9,869.6 Tart cherries : 27,000 27,300 149.0 208.0 36,950 37,100 213.0 270.4 Peaches 1/ : 5,200 5,000 37.4 22.4 146,170 140,360 2,614.2 2,365.2 Blueberries 2/ : 17,400 16,800 80.0 66.0 44,430 48,310 228.9 233.0 Strawberries 2/: 900 1,000 41.0 52.0 51,400 52,200 22.1 23.2 : : ---- Acres ---- Thousand tons ----- Acres ---- Thousand tons : Sweet cherries : 8,100 8,200 24.7 27.0 78,275 79,010 283.1 251.2 Grapes : 13,900 14,200 62.5 100.0 933,100 934,750 6,240.0 6,974.9 Pears : 800 800 3.5 2.0 64,450 63,350 877.3 812.3 Plums 3/ : 750 750 2.5 2.0 3,960 3,860 25.0 8.7 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes California clingstones. 2/ Harvested acres. 3/ Excludes California plums and prunes.