Cranberries - Publication

Cranberries
ISSN: 1948-9013

Released August 14, 2012, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).

2012 Cranberry Production Down Slightly
The forecast for the 2012 cranberry crop is 7.68 million barrels, down less than 1 percent from 2011.
Growers in Wisconsin reported excellent pollination and limited impact by the summer’s high temperatures and dry
conditions. In Massachusetts, an early spring caused growth to progress ahead of normal and growers in some areas
experienced frost damage. Growers reported good conditions for bloom and pollination in the State but suffered from heat
stress due to recent high temperatures and dry conditions. In New Jersey, growers reported an average crop that required
more irrigation than normal due to hot, dry weather. In Oregon and Washington, growers reported cool, wet growing
conditions that delayed crop progress in some areas.
Cranberry Production – States and United States: 2010, 2011, and Forecasted 2012
[A barrel weighs 100 lbs]
State

Total production
2010

2011

(barrels)

2012

(barrels)

(barrels)

Massachusetts ..........................................................
New Jersey ...............................................................
Oregon .....................................................................
Washington ..............................................................
Wisconsin .................................................................

1,891,000
562,000
287,000
108,200
3,960,000

2,315,000
510,000
361,000
115,700
4,410,000

2,100,000
542,500
400,000
142,000
4,500,000

United States ............................................................

6,808,200

7,711,700

7,684,500

Statistical Methodology
Survey procedures: Grower surveys are conducted in preparation for this report. Producers are contacted to obtain
expected production and their assessment of the current crop relative to a full crop. Telephone follow-up of mail survey
non-respondents is used to ensure adequate coverage.
Estimating procedures: Information obtained from the cranberry grower survey along with federal administrative data is
used to establish forecasts of total production. These forecasts are reviewed for errors, reasonableness, and consistency
with historical estimates.
Revision policy: Cranberry production forecasts will not be revised. End-of-season estimates of production are made
following harvest and are subject to revision the following year based on a thorough review of all available data.
Reliability: Survey indications are subject to sampling variability because all operations growing cranberries are not
included in the sample. Survey results are also subject to non-sampling errors such as omission, duplication, imputation
for missing data, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. These errors cannot be measured directly,
but they are minimized through rigid quality controls in the data collection process and a careful review of all reported
data for consistency and reasonableness.

Information Contacts
Listed below are the commodity statisticians in the Crops Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact
for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to [email protected]
Lance Honig, Chief, Crops Branch ....................................................................................................... (202) 720-2127
Jorge Garcia-Pratts, Head, Fruits, Vegetables and Special Crops Section ............................................ (202) 720-2127
Debbie Flippin – Fresh and Processing Vegetables, Onions, Strawberries...................................... (202) 720-2157
Fred Granja – Apples, Apricots, Cherries, Plums, Prunes, Tobacco ............................................... (202) 720-4288
Chris Hawthorn – Citrus, Coffee, Grapes, Sugar Crops, Tropical Fruits ......................................... (202) 720-5412
Dave Losh – Hops ............................................................................................................................ (360) 709-2400
Dan Norris – Austrian Winter Peas, Dry Edible Peas, Lentils, Mint,
Mushrooms, Peaches, Pears, Wrinkled Seed Peas, Dry Beans .................................................. (202) 720-3250
Daphne Schauber – Berries, Cranberries, Potatoes, Sweet Potatoes ............................................... (202) 720-4285
Erika White – Floriculture, Maple Syrup, Nursery, Tree Nuts ....................................................... (202) 720-4215

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Cranberries (August 2012)
USDA, National Agricultural Statistics Service

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