{"id":18192,"date":"2019-12-10T14:35:42","date_gmt":"2019-12-10T19:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/?page_id=18192"},"modified":"2026-02-09T13:02:57","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T18:02:57","slug":"production-statistics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/resources\/production-statistics\/","title":{"rendered":"Maine Wild Blueberry Production Statistics"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Prepared by&nbsp;<\/em><em>Lily Calderwood, Ph.D. and David E. Yarborough, Ph.D.,<br><\/em><em>Extension Wild Blueberry Specialists,<\/em><em> Jordan Parks, Research Assistant, and Leala Machesney, Extension Professional<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Updated February 2026<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image wp-image-18209\">\n<figure class=\"alignright size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"418\" height=\"599\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/12\/Maine-counties-map.png\" alt=\"A state of Maine counties map.\" class=\"wp-image-18209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/12\/Maine-counties-map.png 418w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/12\/Maine-counties-map-209x300.png 209w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/12\/Maine-counties-map-98x140.png 98w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2019\/12\/Maine-counties-map-317x454.png 317w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,418px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">State of Maine Counties for Reference<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>This Fact Sheet Contains:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Historic to Present Maine Wild Blueberry Production and Value 1924-2025.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Current Maine Wild Blueberry Production and Value.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maine Wild Blueberry Production Statistics by County.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-18192_5f154d-04 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-18192_5f154d-04 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#abb8c3;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-18192_5f154d-04\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Historic to Present, Maine Wild Blueberry Production and Value 1924-2023<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1181\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/05\/Historic-Maine-WBB-Production-Graph.jpg\" alt=\"Line and area graph showing historic Maine wild blueberry production (blue shaded area, left axis) and price per pound (orange line, right axis) from 1924 to 2023. Production generally increases over time from under 10 million pounds in the 1920s to peaks over 100 million pounds after 2000, with substantial year-to-year variability. Price per pound also rises over the long term, from under $0.10 in early years to fluctuating peaks near or above $1.00 after 2000. Both production and value show greater volatility in recent decades compared to earlier periods.\" class=\"wp-image-26034\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/05\/Historic-Maine-WBB-Production-Graph.jpg 1181w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/05\/Historic-Maine-WBB-Production-Graph-300x183.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/05\/Historic-Maine-WBB-Production-Graph-1024x624.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/05\/Historic-Maine-WBB-Production-Graph-768x468.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/05\/Historic-Maine-WBB-Production-Graph-105x64.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/05\/Historic-Maine-WBB-Production-Graph-317x193.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/05\/Historic-Maine-WBB-Production-Graph-423x258.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/05\/Historic-Maine-WBB-Production-Graph-634x387.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/05\/Historic-Maine-WBB-Production-Graph-846x516.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/05\/Historic-Maine-WBB-Production-Graph-951x580.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1181px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Figure 1. <\/strong>Maine wild blueberry production and value from 1924 to 2023. <em>Source: 1924-1989 Maine Department of Agriculture (1924 to 1928 includes imported berries), 1990 to 2023 New England Agricultural Statistics Service, and the Wild Blueberry Commission of Maine based upon aggregate tax records.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-18192_25dcd4-2e .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-18192_25dcd4-2e .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#abb8c3;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-18192_25dcd4-2e\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Current Maine Wild Blueberry Production and Value<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Table 1. <\/strong>Maine wild blueberry production and value statistics from 2012-2024. <em>Source: USDA &amp; NASS. 2025. USDA\/NASS, National Agricultural Statistics Service. QuickStats Ad-hoc Query Tool. Available at <a href=\"https:\/\/quickstats.nass.usda.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/quickstats.nass.usda.gov\/<\/a> (verified July 2025).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Year<\/th><th>Harvested Acres<\/th><th>Weight (millions\/lbs)<\/th><th>Weight (lbs\/Acre)<\/th><th>% Fresh<\/th><th>% Processed<\/th><th>Fresh $\/lb<\/th><th>Processed $\/lb<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td><strong>2024<\/strong><\/td><td>19,100<\/td><td>90.8<\/td><td>4,760<\/td><td>1.6%<\/td><td>98.5%<\/td><td>2.54<\/td><td>0.51<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2023<\/strong><\/td><td>23,800<\/td><td>87.6<\/td><td>3,680<\/td><td>1.0%<\/td><td>99.0%<\/td><td>0.96<\/td><td>0.52<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2022<\/strong><\/td><td>19,700<\/td><td>77.6<\/td><td>3,940<\/td><td>1.0%<\/td><td>99.0%<\/td><td>2.30<\/td><td>0.70<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2021<\/strong><\/td><td>21,000<\/td><td>103.8<\/td><td>5,000<\/td><td>1.0%<\/td><td>98.9%<\/td><td>2.30<\/td><td>0.75<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2020<\/strong><\/td><td>20,700<\/td><td>47.4<\/td><td>2,290<\/td><td>1.5%<\/td><td>98.5%<\/td><td>0.82<\/td><td>0.60<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2019<\/strong><\/td><td>20,500<\/td><td>77.9<\/td><td>3,800<\/td><td>1.6%<\/td><td>98.1%<\/td><td>1.19<\/td><td>0.46<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2018<\/strong><\/td><td>18,800<\/td><td>50.4<\/td><td>2,681<\/td><td>3.1%<\/td><td>96.7%<\/td><td>1.05<\/td><td>0.46<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2017<\/strong><\/td><td>17,000<\/td><td>67.8<\/td><td>3,988<\/td><td>0.5%<\/td><td>99.3%<\/td><td>2.20<\/td><td>0.25<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2016<\/strong><\/td><td>23,100<\/td><td>101.8<\/td><td>4,409<\/td><td>0.4%<\/td><td>99.4%<\/td><td>0.79<\/td><td>0.27<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2015<\/strong><\/td><td>22,400<\/td><td>101.1<\/td><td>4,514<\/td><td>0.5%<\/td><td>99.4%<\/td><td>1.90<\/td><td>0.46<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2014<\/strong><\/td><td>22,800<\/td><td>104.4<\/td><td>4,579<\/td><td>0.6%<\/td><td>99.4%<\/td><td>2.00<\/td><td>0.60<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2013<\/strong><\/td><td>&#8211;<\/td><td>87.9<\/td><td>&#8211;<\/td><td>0.6%<\/td><td>98.5%<\/td><td>1.95<\/td><td>0.75<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>2012<\/strong><\/td><td>18,110<\/td><td>91.1<\/td><td>5,030<\/td><td>0.5%<\/td><td>99.5%<\/td><td>2.25<\/td><td>0.75<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-18192_f15ab6-7b .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-18192_f15ab6-7b .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#abb8c3;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-18192_f15ab6-7b\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Current Maine Wild Blueberry Production and Value &#8211; Graphed<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1078\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/05\/Maine-WBB-Production-Price-Graph.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26040\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/05\/Maine-WBB-Production-Price-Graph.jpg 1078w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/05\/Maine-WBB-Production-Price-Graph-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/05\/Maine-WBB-Production-Price-Graph-1024x613.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/05\/Maine-WBB-Production-Price-Graph-768x460.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/05\/Maine-WBB-Production-Price-Graph-105x63.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/05\/Maine-WBB-Production-Price-Graph-317x190.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/05\/Maine-WBB-Production-Price-Graph-423x253.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/05\/Maine-WBB-Production-Price-Graph-634x379.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/05\/Maine-WBB-Production-Price-Graph-846x506.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/05\/Maine-WBB-Production-Price-Graph-951x569.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1078px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Figure 2. <\/strong>Maine wild blueberry production price by use, fresh or processed between 2008 and 2023<strong>. <\/strong><em>Source: USDA &amp; NASS. 2024. USDA\/NASS, National Agricultural Statistics Service. QuickStats Ad-hoc Query Tool. Available at <a href=\"https:\/\/quickstats.nass.usda.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/quickstats.nass.usda.gov\/<\/a> (verified May 2024).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-18192_e3b53f-e2 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-18192_e3b53f-e2 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#abb8c3;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-18192_e3b53f-e2\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1107\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/05\/Maine-WBB-Area-Harvested-Graph.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-26039\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/05\/Maine-WBB-Area-Harvested-Graph.jpg 1107w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/05\/Maine-WBB-Area-Harvested-Graph-300x148.jpg 300w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/05\/Maine-WBB-Area-Harvested-Graph-1024x505.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/05\/Maine-WBB-Area-Harvested-Graph-768x379.jpg 768w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/05\/Maine-WBB-Area-Harvested-Graph-105x52.jpg 105w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/05\/Maine-WBB-Area-Harvested-Graph-317x156.jpg 317w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/05\/Maine-WBB-Area-Harvested-Graph-423x209.jpg 423w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/05\/Maine-WBB-Area-Harvested-Graph-634x313.jpg 634w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/05\/Maine-WBB-Area-Harvested-Graph-846x417.jpg 846w, https:\/\/extension.umaine.edu\/blueberries\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2024\/05\/Maine-WBB-Area-Harvested-Graph-951x469.jpg 951w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1107px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong style=\"font-size: 16px\">Figure 3. <\/strong>Maine wild blueberry harvested acres and production (lbs\/A) in 2014 to 2023<strong style=\"font-size: 16px\">. <\/strong><em style=\"font-size: 16px\">Source: USDA &amp; NASS. 2024. USDA\/NASS, National Agricultural Statistics Service. QuickStats Ad-hoc Query Tool. Available at <a href=\"https:\/\/quickstats.nass.usda.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/quickstats.nass.usda.gov\/ <\/a>(verified May 2024).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-18192_2a26b0-3d .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-18192_2a26b0-3d .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#abb8c3;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-18192_2a26b0-3d\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Maine Wild Blueberry Production Statistics by County<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><em><strong>Table 2. <\/strong>Wild blueberry fruit bearing acres by county (every 5 years), with state totals. Source: USDA &amp; NASS. 2024. USDA\/NASS, National Agricultural Statistics Service. QuickStats Ad-hoc Query Tool. Available at <a href=\"https:\/\/quickstats.nass.usda.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">https:\/\/quickstats.nass.usda.gov\/<\/a> (verified May 2024).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table alignleft\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\">County<\/th><th>1997<\/th><th>2002<\/th><th>2007<\/th><th>2012<\/th><th>2017<\/th><th>2022<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Androscoggin<\/strong><\/td><td>(NA)<\/td><td>(NA)<\/td><td>(NA)<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>(NA)<\/td><td>(NA)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Aroostook<\/strong><\/td><td>(NA)<\/td><td>(NA)<\/td><td>(NA)<\/td><td>(NA)<\/td><td>(NA)<\/td><td>(NA)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Cumberland<\/strong><\/td><td>246<\/td><td>141<\/td><td>(NA)<\/td><td>(NA)<\/td><td>41<\/td><td>83<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Franklin<\/strong><\/td><td>92<\/td><td>135<\/td><td>(NA)<\/td><td>(NA)<\/td><td>23<\/td><td>(NA)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Hancock<\/strong><\/td><td>3839<\/td><td>3162<\/td><td>5812<\/td><td>2717<\/td><td>4,496<\/td><td>(NA)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Kennebec<\/strong><\/td><td>97<\/td><td>(NA)<\/td><td>122<\/td><td>35<\/td><td>23<\/td><td>(NA)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Knox<\/strong><\/td><td>1647<\/td><td>1494<\/td><td>1398<\/td><td>776<\/td><td>1,345<\/td><td>1,705<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Lincoln<\/strong><\/td><td>396<\/td><td>309<\/td><td>286<\/td><td>299<\/td><td>(NA)<\/td><td>346<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Oxford<\/strong><\/td><td>242<\/td><td>168<\/td><td>115<\/td><td>147<\/td><td>(NA)<\/td><td>(NA)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Penobscot<\/strong><\/td><td>139<\/td><td>119<\/td><td>95<\/td><td>111<\/td><td>82<\/td><td>(NA)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Piscataquis<\/strong><\/td><td>233<\/td><td>133<\/td><td>221<\/td><td>96<\/td><td>(NA)<\/td><td>(NA)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Sagadahoc<\/strong><\/td><td>(NA)<\/td><td>(NA)<\/td><td>(NA)<\/td><td>12<\/td><td>12<\/td><td>(NA)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Somerset<\/strong><\/td><td>(NA)<\/td><td>(NA)<\/td><td>24<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>(NA)<\/td><td>(NA)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Waldo<\/strong><\/td><td>609<\/td><td>391<\/td><td>380<\/td><td>199<\/td><td>498<\/td><td>297<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>Washington<\/strong><\/td><td>17861<\/td><td>16844<\/td><td>14222<\/td><td>13668<\/td><td>(NA)<\/td><td>(NA)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>York<\/strong><\/td><td>(NA)<\/td><td>(NA)<\/td><td>7<\/td><td>32<\/td><td>(NA)<\/td><td>3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td class=\"has-text-align-left\" data-align=\"left\"><strong>State Total<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>25,429<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>23,000<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>22,747<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>18,110<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>20,023<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>24,302<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-18192_6ba229-66 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-18192_6ba229-66 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#abb8c3;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-18192_6ba229-66\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" \/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>Figure 4.<\/strong> Maine wild blueberry, fruit-bearing acres (every 5 years) in eastern coastal counties, Lincoln to Washington where a majority of Maine\u2019s wild blueberries are grown<em>.<\/em> Data labeled with a &#8220;#N\/A&#8221; are counties\/years where data are withheld to protect individual operations. <em>Source: USDA &amp; NASS. 2024. USDA\/NASS, National Agricultural Statistics Service. QuickStats Ad-hoc Query Tool. 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