cranberries

A Grow It Here report released Monday indicates the agricultural labor shortages impacting the American farm industry is impacting producers and pushing prices higher for traditional Thanksgiving foods.

According to the latest numbers from NASS, apple production in Oregon is forecast at 150 million pounds, down 5% from 2023.  Washington apple production is forecast at 7.5 billion pounds, down 1% from last year's production. Washington ranks #1 nationwide in apple production, accounting for 68% of the U.S. production ...

For the first time since 2017, the USDA has tracked the business of pollinators.   In 2022, paid pollinated acres increased by 5.4% for cherries, but decreased for apple (10.3%), peaches (48.3%) and pears (3.4%).  The price per acre increased 35.6% for apples ...

As you get ready for your holiday meal plans, you may be worried about supply chain difficulties, and higher prices.  One staple of this time of year that should not be a problem; cranberries.   "Cranberry production expected to be up this season looking at about a 5.2% increase," ...

According to NASS, as of August 1st, Washington apple production is forecast at 6.50 billion pounds, down 4% from last year's production.  Washington ranks number one in apple production, accounting for 64% of the U.S. production this year.  Me...

What does this year's cranberry production look like nationwide and in major cranberry production states? According to USDA numbers, cranberry consumption has grown in recent years, from holiday time only, to year round. When it comes to the size of this year's cranberry crop ...

According to NASS, fruit growers across the Northwest anticipate a larger crop this year. Based on August 1st conditions, Oregon apple production is forecast at 190 million pounds, up 9% from 2020. Washington apple production is forecast at 7 ...

Scientists at Washington State University have teamed up for a $12.8 million research effort, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, to reveal genes and valuable traits for new and tastier blueberries and cranberries.   Washington is one of the top berry producing states in the U.S.  ...

For must of us a holiday feast table has to have a turkey and one other standby: cranberry sauce.  Cranberries are synonymous with the holidays but from the standpoint of the cranberry industry, "We of course want to push the year round versatility, we also want people to look at cranberries in a different way around the holidays," said Karen Cahill with the cranberry marketing committee

This time of year, cranberries become more popular, and you see them in additional places, whether at your holiday meal, on in cookies and treats at the grocery store.  Did you know that cranberries can be grown without the aid of their famous bogs.  ...