United States Department of Agriculture
National Agricultural Statistics Service
Fruit, Nut, and Vegetable Report
Released March 15, 2012
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This report contains the results from the 2011 Fruit, Nuts, and Vegetable Surveys. The data are also posted on our Web site at
http://www.usda.gov/nass/ar. Thanks to all who responded to the questionnaires and interviews for these surveys.
2011 Arkansas Fruit, Nut, and Vegetable Summary
Blueberries: Area of blueberries harvested was 250 acres in 2011, down 50 acres from 2010. Yield was 1,600 pounds
per acre, down 570 pounds per acre from 2010’s crop. Utilized production was 400,000 pounds, down
250,000 pounds from the 650,000 pounds in 2010. The season average price for the 2011 crop was $1.73 per pound
yielding a total value of the crop at $692,000.
Grapes: Bearing acres of grapes was 600 acres, unchanged from 2010. The yield for 2011 was 2.0 tons per acre, down
1.5 tons per acre from the 3.5 tons per acre from 2010. Utilized production for 2011 was 1,100 tons. The total value for
the 2011 crop was $1.08 million.
Peaches: Bearing acres of peaches was 1,200 acres, unchanged from 2010. The crop yield for 2011 was 1.5 tons per
acre, below 2010’s yield of 2.5 tons per acre. The utilized production was 1,760 tons, down 1,070 tons from 2010. The
season average price was $1,550 per ton, up $200 per ton from 2010, while the total value of production was
$2.73 million, down $1.09 million from 2010.
Pecans: Pecan production is forecast at 2.6 million pounds in 2011, up 1.5 million pounds from the 2010 crop. The
average price per pound is forecast at $1.83, down $0.06 per pound from 2010. The total value of the crop is forecast at
$4.75 million, up from 2010’s $2.08 million.
Tomatoes: Area of tomatoes harvested for 2011 was 1,200 acres, up 100 acres from 2010. Average yield was
192 hundredweight (cwt) per acre, up 22 cwt per acre from 2010. Total production was 230,000 cwt, up from the
187,000 cwt produced in 2010. The average price received was $64 per cwt, with the total value of the crop at
$14.7 million.
Watermelons: Area of watermelons harvested for 2011 was 1,200 acres, down 100 acres from 2010. The average yield
per acre was 265 cwt, up from 2010’s yield of 260 cwt per acre. Total 2011 production was 318,000 cwt, down
20,000 cwt from the 2010 crop. The season average price was $11.50 per cwt, up $3.30 from 2010. The total value of the
crop was $3.66 million, up $885,000 from the 2010 crop.
Arkansas Fruit and Vegetable Area Harvested
2010
Arkansas Fruit and Nut Utilized Production
2010
2011
1,500
2011
3
Million Pounds
1,250
Total Acres
1,000
750
500
2
1
250
0
Blueberries
Grapes
Peaches
Tomatoes
Watermelons
0
Blueberries
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Peaches
Pecans
2011 United States Fruit, Nut, and Vegetable Highlights
Blueberries: Total utilized production of blueberries was 428 million pounds with a season average price of $1.84 per
pound. The total value of the crop was $789 million.
Grapes: Utilized grape production totaled 7.22 million tons with a season average price of $552 per ton for all types. The
total value of the crop was $3.98 billion.
Peaches: Utilized production was 1.03 million tons of peaches with a season average price of $576 per ton. The total
value of the crop was $596 million dollars.
Pecans: Utilized pecan production was 271 million pounds with a season average price of $2.52 per pound. The total
value of the crop was $683 million.
Tomatoes: Total production was 30.4 million cwt of fresh market tomatoes with a season average price of $42.50 per
cwt. The total value of the crop was $1.29 billion.
Watermelons: Total fresh market production of watermelons was 39 million cwt with a season average price of
$13.90 per cwt. The total value of the crop was $544 million.
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Grapes
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Peaches
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Pecans
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Tomatoes
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Watermelons
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Fruit, Nut, and Vegetable Production, Arkansas and United States, 2010-2011
Utilized Production
Price per Unit
Value of Utilized Production
2010
2011
2010
2011
2010
2011
1,000 Pounds
650
410,830
Dollars per Pound
400
427,900
Tons
1,990
7,468,540
1,100
7,224,040
811
487
1,760
1,033,730
1,350
547
1.890
2.300
230
30,406
56.00
48.40
1,000 Cwt
187
27,961
1,613
3,635,144
1,550
576
3,821
618,566
1.830
2.520
2,078
674,828
64.00
42.50
10,472
1,352,315
8.20
12.00
11.50
13.90
2,772
499,800
1,080
3,984,886
2,728
595,832
1,000 Dollars
4,748
682,817
1,000 Dollars
Dollars per Cwt
318
39,005
692
788,765
1,000 Dollars
Dollars per Cwt
1,000 Cwt
338
41,736
982
552
Dollars per Pound
2,600
271,400
1,157
593,407
1,000 Dollars
Dollars per Ton
1,000 Pounds
1,100
293,740
1,000 Dollars
1.73
1.84
Dollars per Ton
Tons
2,830
1,130,590
1.78
1.44
14,720
1,291,875
1,000 Dollars
3,657
543,824