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State Cranberry Production Could Be Near-Record in 2008
Wisconsin Ag Connection - 08/21/2008

The USDA has released its 2008 crop production estimates for cranberries and it looks like the state will again top the nation in total output. According to the latest numbers, Wisconsin cranberry producers are expected to harvest about 3.85 million barrels this fall. If realized, this would be one percent above last year and just shy of the nearly four million barrels collected during the record breaking 2006 harvest.

Growers reported vines sustained minimal winter damage and that water supplies were adequate. Cool spring conditions set the crop back one to two weeks, but recent warm, sunny weather has helped the crop catch up. Currently, growing conditions remain favorable, and most growers are anticipating an average or above average crop.

Wisconsin has been leading the country in cranberry production for over 10 years. The second-largest-producing state, Massachusetts, is forecast to produce 1.9 million barrels in 2008. This is 25 percent higher than last year and slightly above 2006. New Jersey is anticipating a crop of 500,000 barrels, down six percent from 2007, but three percent above 2006. And Oregon is forecast to produce 490,000 barrels in 2008, also down from last year.

The U.S. cranberry production is forecast at 6.89 million barrels, up five percent from 2007, but slightly below 2006. Wisconsin is expected to grow 56 percent of the national crop in 2008.


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