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Another record Wisconsin cranberry crop

Its official, Wisconsin had another record cranberry crop in 2013.  The final numbers from USDA put the Badger State cranberry crop at 6.02 million barrels last year, a 25 percent increase over 2012.   Harvested acreage was up 400 to 21,100 while yield was just short of 283 barrels per acre compared to 245 last year.  Wisconsin cranberry acreage has increased 3,100 acres since 2011.

Wisconsin remains the number-1 cranberry-producing state in the nation providing 67 percent of total production.  Massachusetts was a distant second with 1.8 million barrels, down 14 percent from 2012.  Other major cranberry states: New Jersey 547,500 barrels down slightly from 2012; Oregon 390,000 barrels down 4 percent; Washington 152,000 barrels up nearly 11 percent from 2012.

The total U.S. crop was over 8.9 million barrels up 11 percent from the previous year.  Average yield was over 211 barrels per acre compared to 199 the previous year.  Total acreage harvested was 42,000 compared to 40,300 in 2012 and 38,500 in 2011.  That increase was all in Wisconsin.

Average price for fresh and processed berries was $32.30 per barrel compared to $47.90 in 2012.  Washington producers got $43 per barrel, Wisconsin $32, New Jersey $37.50, Massachusetts $31.60 and Oregon $30.60.