New Jersey Annual Fresh Market Vegetable Report

2015 Selected New Jersey Fresh Market Vegetable Crops
National Rankings
Area Harvested

Utilized Production

Value of Utilized Production

United States Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service

Crop
US Rank

Acres

US Rank

Production

US Rank

1,000 cwt

Value

Cabbage

9

1,600

9

624

8

11,482

Cucumbers

6

3,200

5

688

5

16,443

Bell Peppers

4

2,500

4

763

4

34,335

Snap Beans

8

2,400

8

77

7

4,605

Spinach

4

1,400

4

210

4

10,353

Squash

7

2,800

8

252

9

9,526

11

5,800

12

522

9

16,808

7

2,900

9

653

4

52,958

Sweet Corn
Tomatoes

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$1,000

2015
New Jersey
Annual Fresh Market
Vegetable Report
Released : February 2016
Top Five Fresh Vegatables
Acreage Harvested

New Jersey Fresh Market Vegetables
Value of Production ($1,000)

Cucumbers

3,200

60,000

Squash, All

2,800

50,000

Peppers, Bell

2,900

40,000

Tomatoes

2,900

Sweet Corn

30,000

5,900

All Other

15,500

20,000

0
10,000

5,000

10,000

15,000

Area Harvested

0

2014 Value

2015 Value

.

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all those producers
who participated in our
Vegetable Surveys!

20,000

New Jersey Principal Fresh Market Vegetables
Annual Summary - 2014 and 2015 1/
Crop

Acres Planted

2014
Fresh Market Vegetables

2015

-- acres --

Acres Harvested

2014

Yield per Acre

2015

2014

-- acres --

2015

-- cwt --

Production

2014

Season Average Price

2015

-- 1,000 cwt --

2014

2015

-- $ per cwt --

Value of Production

2014

2015

-- $ 1,000 --

Asparagus 2/ .........................................................
1,300
1,500

1,300

1,500

37

41

48

62

150.00

144.00

7,200

8,928

Cabbage ............................................................
1,600
1,800

1,500

1,600

355

390

533

624

17.80

18.40

9,487

11,482

Collards 2/ ............................................................
1,000
900

900

800

150

155

135

124

31.20

32.20

4,212

3,993

Cucumbers ....................................................
3,200
3,300

3,100

3,200

215

215

667

688

22.40

23.90

14,941

16,443

Eggplant 2/ ............................................................
900
800

800

800

205

185

164

148

28.20

35.40

4,625

5,239

Escarole & Endive 2/ ............................................
400
300

300

300

190

195

57

59

34.00

36.20

1,938

2,136

Other Herbs 2/ 3/.......................................................
1,700
1,900

1,500

1,700

110

70

165

119

80.00

77.30

13,200

9,199

700

800

170

210

119

168

32.50

32.90

3,868

5,527

1,500

1,500

180

185

270

278

30.60

39.00

8,262

10,842

Kale 2/ .....................................................................
700
800
Lettuce, All 2/ 4/................................
1,600

1,600

Parsley 2/ .......................................................
900

700

700

600

143

200

100

120

38.20

63.50

3,820

7,620

Peppers, Bell ..................................................
3,000
2,600

2,800

2,500

340

305

952

763

31.00

45.00

29,512

34,335

Pumpkins 2/ .........................................................
2,600
2,400

2,400

2,100

90

85

216

179

33.00

55.50

7,128

9,935

Snap Beans .....................................................
2,800
2,600

2,600

2,400

33

32

86

77

38.20

59.80

3,285

4,605

Spinach ...........................................................
1,300
1,500

1,300

1,400

170

150

221

210

37.70

49.30

8,332

10,353

Squash, All .................................................
2,900

3,000

2,700

2,800

130

90

354

252

32.80

37.80

11,611

9,526

Squash, Summer 2/ ..............................................
2,100
2,100

2,000

2,000

135

100

270

200

33.70

38.40

9,099

7,680

Squash, Winter 2/ .................................................
800
900

700

800

120

65

84

52

29.90

35.50

2,512

1,846

Sweet Corn .........................................................
6,300
6,000

6,000

5,800

90

90

540

531

31.20

32.20

16,848

17,098

Tomatoes .......................................................
3,000
3,000

2,900

2,900

215

225

624

653

61.00

80.00

38,064

52,240

.

.

33,000

32,700

159

155

5,251

5,055

35.50

43.40

186,334

219,501

Total.....................................................35,200
Or Production in tons

34,700

-- acres --

Total .....................................................
35,200

34,700

1/ Preliminary.
2/ Not in the Federal Estimating Program, state estimate only.
3/ Includes arugula, basil, chives, coriandor, cress, fennel, sage, thyme, etc.
4/ Includes head lettuce, Romaine, and all other lettuce.

-- acres -33,000

32,700

-- tons -7.96

7.75

-- tons -262,550

252,750

-- $ per ton -710.00

868.00

-- $ 1,000 -186,334

219,501