The University of Maine - Cooperative Extension: Maine's Native Wild Blueberries

Statistics - Wild Blueberry Crop Statistics

Prepared by David Yarborough, Extension Blueberry Specialist, The University of Maine, Orono ME, 04469. Revised March 2012.

1924-2011

Maine Blueberry Production (Millions) and Price
Year	Lbs.	Cents	Year	Lbs.	Cents	Year	Lbs.	Cents
1924	4.136	7.1	1957	29.354	12.3	1990	75.3	37
1925	6.605	8	1958	16.298	14.6	1991	39.5	46
1926	7.104	8.6	1959	22.607	12.2	1992	84.6	41
1927	10.066	7.5	1960	21.336	12.3	1993	64.6	28
1928	6.096	7.8	1961	25.550	11.1	1994	59.5	30
1929	7.344	8.3	1962	30.282	10.2	1995	65.9	32
1930	15.496	5.3	1963	22.795	12.1	1996	59.2	57
1931	9.878	2.6	1964	21.863	13.2	1997	73.8	43
1932	4.889	2.5	1965	10.607	19.9	1998	62.9	46
1933	8.173	4.7	1966	19.342	17	1999	65.9	51
1934	5.622	4.1	1967	28.857	10.1	2000	110.6	40
1935	6.070	3.7	1968	16.645	13.5	2001	75.2	30
1936	7.416	5.8	1969	19.571	14.9	2002	62.4	29
1937	13.955	6.4	1970	9.167	20	2003	80.4	33
1938	7.929	3.1	1971	19.154	16.3	2004	46	46
1939	6.872	3.5	1972	16.928	22.2	2005	60.2	66
1940	12.559	5.4	1973	22.096	26.9	2006	74.6	81
1941	16.990	7.3	1974	18.566	18.5	2007	76.3	1.07
1942	11.933	8	1975	11.910	26.5	2008	89.95	61
1943	17.395	12.9	1976	24.908	31	2009	88.1	35
1944	3.503	16.2	1977	14.369	60.6	2010	83	61
1945	8.815	18.6	1978	18.053	51	2011	83.1	85
1946	11.238	19.3	1979	17.575	36
1947	12.475	11.1	1980	21.190	38
1948	17.750	11.2	1981	21.747	42.3
1949	15.158	11.6	1982	35.925	52
1950	14.668	12.4	1983	44.700	37
1951	26.860	12.3	1984	24.680	25
1952	8.071	12	1985	43.700	23
1953	12.168	13	1986	42.169	31
1954	22.560	12.2	1987	36.300	45
1955	15.971	9.1	1988	52.3	50
1956	16.496	12.3	1989	26.8	50
Source: 1924-1989 Maine Department of Agriculture (1924 to 1928 includes imported berries), 1990 to 2010 New England Agricultural Statistics Service.

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