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USDA Strawberry Production Summary - May 2021

Strawberry Area Planted, Harvested, Yield, Production, Price, and Value - States and
United States: 2018-2020
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                        :          Area planted          :         Area harvested
          State         :-----------------------------------------------------------------
                        :   2018   :   2019   :   2020   :   2018   :   2019   :   2020
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                        :                              acres
                        :
California .............:  35,300     34,500     33,500     35,300     34,100     33,100
Florida ................:   9,900      9,400      9,900      9,800      9,400      9,900
New York 1/ ............:     800       (NA)       (NA)        700       (NA)       (NA)
North Carolina 1/ ......:   1,100       (NA)       (NA)      1,000       (NA)       (NA)
Oregon 1/ ..............:   1,300       (NA)       (NA)      1,100       (NA)       (NA)
Washington 1/ ..........:     900       (NA)       (NA)        820       (NA)       (NA)
                        :
United States ..........:  49,300     43,900     43,400     48,720     43,500     43,000
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                        :         Yield per acre         :        Total production
          State         :-----------------------------------------------------------------
                        :   2018   :   2019   :   2020   :   2018   :   2019   :   2020
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                        :  ----------- cwt -----------     ---------- 1,000 cwt ---------
                        :
California .............:  660.0      610.0      650.0     23,298.0   20,800.0   21,500.0
Florida ................:  250.0      215.0      180.0      2,450.0    2,020.0    1,780.0
New York 1/ ............:   44.0       (NA)       (NA)         30.8       (NA)       (NA)
North Carolina 1/ ......:  125.0       (NA)       (NA)        125.0       (NA)       (NA)
Oregon 1/ ..............:  100.0       (NA)       (NA)        110.0       (NA)       (NA)
Washington 1/ ..........:  105.0       (NA)       (NA)         86.1       (NA)       (NA)
                        :
United States ..........:  535.7      525.0      541.0     26,099.9   22,820.0   23,280.0
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                        :                       Utilized production
          State         :-----------------------------------------------------------------
                        :        2018         :        2019         :        2020
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                        :                            1,000 cwt
                        :
California .............:      23,298.0              20,770.0              21,460.0
Florida ................:       2,450.0               2,020.0               1,750.0
New York 1/ ............:          30.6                  (NA)                  (NA)
North Carolina 1/ ......:         125.0                  (NA)                  (NA)
Oregon 1/ ..............:         109.3                  (NA)                  (NA)
Washington 1/ ..........:          85.8                  (NA)                  (NA)
                        :
United States ..........:      26,098.7              22,790.0              23,210.0
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                        :         Price per cwt          :  Value of utilized production
          State         :-----------------------------------------------------------------
                        :   2018   :   2019   :   2020   :   2018   :   2019   :   2020
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                        :  ---------- dollars ---------   -------- 1,000 dollars --------
                        :
California .............:   89.50     110.00      92.70   2,086,077  2,286,330  1,989,170
Florida ................:  115.00     152.00     137.00     281,750    307,200    239,780
New York 1/ ............:  204.00       (NA)       (NA)       6,229       (NA)       (NA)
North Carolina 1/ ......:  171.00       (NA)       (NA)      21,375       (NA)       (NA)
Oregon 1/ ..............:  107.00       (NA)       (NA)      11,687       (NA)       (NA)
Washington 1/ ..........:  107.00       (NA)       (NA)       9,167       (NA)       (NA)
                        :
United States ..........:   92.60     114.00      96.00   2,416,285  2,593,530  2,228,950
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(NA) Not available.
1/   Estimates discontinued in 2019.
Strawberry Utilization, Price, and Value by Utilization - States and
United States: 2018-2020
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                        :                       Utilized production
  Utilization and State :-----------------------------------------------------------------
                        :        2018         :        2019         :        2020
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                        :                            1,000 cwt
                        :
Fresh                   :
California .............:      17,846.3                   (D)                   (D)
Florida ................:       2,450.0                   (D)                   (D)
New York 1/ ............:           (D)                  (NA)                  (NA)
North Carolina 1/ ......:         125.0                  (NA)                  (NA)
Oregon 1/ ..............:           (D)                  (NA)                  (NA)
Washington 1/ ..........:           (D)                  (NA)                  (NA)
                        :
Other States 2/ ........:          58.1              18,210.0              18,700.0
                        :
United States ..........:      20,479.4              18,210.0              18,700.0
                        :
Processing              :
California .............:       5,451.7                   (D)                   (D)
Florida ................:             -                   (D)                   (D)
New York 1/ ............:           (D)                  (NA)                  (NA)
North Carolina 1/ ......:             -                  (NA)                  (NA)
Oregon 1/ ..............:           (D)                  (NA)                  (NA)
Washington 1/ ..........:           (D)                  (NA)                  (NA)
                        :
Other States 2/ ........:         167.6               4,580.0               4,510.0
                        :
United States ..........:       5,619.3               4,580.0               4,510.0
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                        :         Price per cwt          :  Value of utilized production
  Utilization and State :-----------------------------------------------------------------
                        :   2018   :   2019   :   2020   :   2018   :   2019   :   2020
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                        :  ---------- dollars ---------   -------- 1,000 dollars --------
                        :
Fresh                   :
California .............:  104.00        (D)        (D)   1,856,015        (D)        (D)
Florida ................:  115.00        (D)        (D)     281,750        (D)        (D)
New York 1/ ............:     (D)       (NA)       (NA)         (D)       (NA)       (NA)
North Carolina 1/ ......:  171.00       (NA)       (NA)      21,375       (NA)       (NA)
Oregon 1/ ..............:     (D)       (NA)       (NA)         (D)       (NA)       (NA)
Washington 1/ ..........:     (D)       (NA)       (NA)         (D)       (NA)       (NA)
                        :
Other States 2/ ........:  211.00     129.00     110.00      12,288  2,351,590  2,056,670
                        :
United States ..........:  106.00     129.00     110.00   2,171,428  2,351,590  2,056,670
                        :
Processing              :
California .............:   42.20        (D)        (D)     230,062        (D)        (D)
Florida ................:     (X)        (D)        (D)           -        (D)        (D)
New York 1/ ............:     (D)       (NA)       (NA)         (D)       (NA)       (NA)
North Carolina 1/ ......:     (X)       (NA)       (NA)           -       (NA)       (NA)
Oregon 1/ ..............:     (D)       (NA)       (NA)         (D)       (NA)       (NA)
Washington 1/ ..........:     (D)       (NA)       (NA)         (D)       (NA)       (NA)
                        :
Other States 2/ ........:   88.30      52.80      38.20      14,795    241,940    172,280
                        :
United States ..........:   43.60      52.80      38.20     244,857    241,940    172,280
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-    Represents zero.
(D)  Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations.
(NA) Not available.
(X)  Not applicable.
1/   Estimates discontinued in 2019.
2/   Includes data withheld above.
Strawberry Harvested Not Sold Production - States and United States: 2018-2020
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                        :                       Harvested not sold
          State         :-----------------------------------------------------------------
                        :        2018         :        2019         :        2020
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                        :                            1,000 cwt
                        :
California .............:           -                   30.0                  40.0
Florida ................:           -                      -                  30.0
New York 1/ ............:         0.2                   (NA)                  (NA)
North Carolina 1/ ......:           -                   (NA)                  (NA)
Oregon 1/ ..............:         0.7                   (NA)                  (NA)
Washington 1/ ..........:         0.3                   (NA)                  (NA)
                        :
United States ..........:         1.2                   30.0                  70.0
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-    Represents zero.
(NA) Not available.
1/   Estimates discontinued in 2019.

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