CRANBERRIES: ACREAGE, YIELD, PRODUCTION, UTILIZATION, PRICE AND VALUE, MASSACHUSETTS, 1969-1979 



YEAR 



ACRES 



YIELD 



PER 

 ACRE 



PRODUCTION 

 1/ 



FRESH 

 SALES 



SOLD FOR 

 PROCESSING 



SHRINKAGE 

 2/ 



SEASON 



AVERAGE 



PRICE 



PER 



BARREL 3/ 



VALUE 



BARRELS 



1 ,000 BARRELS 



1 ,000 BARRELS 



DOLLARS 



1,000 DOLS. 



V Differences between production and the totals of fresh, sales and sales for processing are economic 



abandonment. 

 2/ Berries paid for by processors and lost because of dehydration and berry breakdown after delivery. 

 3/ Equivalent return at first delivery point, screen basis. 



MASSACHUSETTS CRANBERRIES 

 Production and Value of Production 



Production 

 (1000 barrels) 



1200 



1000 



Value of 



Production 



1000 Dpllarsl 



20000 



15000 



10000 



5000 



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