MFGA: Massachusetts Fruit Facts

Massachusetts Fruit Facts

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Non-citrus fruits and nuts summary 2017 (USDA, Cornell Mann Library)

APPLES - 3,300 acres
15,000 pounds per acre (375 bushels)
49.6 million lbs
48.5 million lbs. utilized
$0.382 per pound
18.539 million dollars
(Discontinued in 2018)

PEACHES - 350 acres (2015)
4.24 tons per acre (8,480 lbs., 212 40 pound boxes)
$2,330 per ton (3.391 million dollars)
Discontinued in 2015

2017 Census of Agriculture (USDA, NASS)

FARMS/ACRES
Apples - 443/3,739
Peaches - 216/461
Nectarines - 22/16
Pears - 148/126
Cherries (sweet) - 40/23
Cherries (tart) - 19/6

MARKET VALUE
Fruits (does not include cranberries) & tree nuts, 509 farms, 28.972 million dollars


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