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How does Massachusetts rank nationally in berry production?
- #2 for cranberries
- #3 for wild blueberries
- #12 for raspberries
- #13 for cultivated blueberries
- #18 for strawberries
How many berry farms are there in Massachusetts and how much do they produce?
|
Blueberries |
|
Cranberries |
|
Raspberries |
|
Strawberries |
|
Farms |
Pounds |
Farms |
100 Pounds |
Farms |
Pounds |
Farms |
Pounds |
| Massachusetts |
215 |
945,054 |
542 |
2,039,538 |
137 |
178,668 |
212 |
1,564,481 |
| Barnstable Co. |
13 |
16,863 |
78 |
200,564 |
6 |
230 |
15 |
34,024 |
| Berkshire Co. |
10 |
11,120 |
- |
- |
8 |
1,035 |
10 |
43,709 |
| Bristol Co. |
24 |
61,846 |
44 |
84,904 |
5 |
900 |
19 |
92,090 |
| Dukes Co. |
5 |
12,755 |
- |
- |
- |
- |
3 |
23,351 |
| Essex Co. |
17 |
46,870 |
- |
- |
15 |
23,785 |
27 |
246,628 |
| Franklin Co. |
14 |
38,478 |
- |
- |
8 |
17,475 |
14 |
198,622 |
| Hampden Co. |
27 |
369,283 |
- |
- |
13 |
20,414 |
17 |
294,370 |
| Hampshire Co. |
19 |
143,179 |
- |
- |
14 |
9,620 |
20 |
132,305 |
| Middlesex Co. |
21 |
44,600 |
- |
- |
17 |
8,270 |
22 |
136,614 |
| Nantucket Co. |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
1 |
- |
| Norfolk Co. |
3 |
24,500 |
5 |
3,954 |
- |
- |
6 |
- |
| Plymouth Co. |
18 |
45,685 |
412 |
1,732,138 |
8 |
- |
21 |
129,645 |
| Worcester Co. |
44 |
129,875 |
- |
- |
39 |
58,103 |
37 |
202,258 |
| Other counties |
|
|
3 |
17,978 |
4 |
- |
- |
- |
How do Massachusetts berry growers market their berries?
- Fifty-seven percent of berry growers sell their berries wholesale.
- Cranberries account for most wholesale sales.
- Forty percent of berry growers market their berries directly to consumers
through roadside farmstands, farmers' markets and pick-your-own operations.
- Pick-your-own operations represent 55 percent of berry growers who are
involved in direct marketing.
- Farmstands represent 53 percent of berry growers who are involved in direct
marketing.
SOURCES: US Census of Agriculture, 1997 published by the USDA National
Agricultural Statistics Service; Direct Marketing by Massachusetts Farmers
by Daniel Lass and Richard Rogers, University of Massachusetts Department
of Resource Economics.
Compiled by the Massachusetts Department of Food and Agriculture, 251 Causeway
Street, Suite 500, Boston, MA 02114, 617-626-1700, www.mass.gov/dfa.
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