Commodity Data Sheet
Marion and Other Blackberries
Extension Economic Information Office
Oregon State University
213 Ballard Extension Hall
Corvallis, OR 97331-3601
(541) 737-1436
Commodity number-year: 6124-09*
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Estimates
April 2010
Item and area
Unit
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Oregon
Acreage harvested
Marion blackberries
Other blackberries
Acres
Acres
4,300
1,300
4,500
1,600
4,400
1,700
4,000
2,100
4,000
2,400
Yield per acre
Marion blackberries
Other blackberries
Pounds
Pounds
6,140
12,500
5,090
9,190
6,660
13,700
5,100
9,480
5,800
9,830
Utilized production
Marion blackberries: All
Fresh
Processed
Other blackberries: All
Fresh
Processed
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
1,000
pounds
pounds
pounds
pounds
pounds
pounds
26,400
400
26,000
16,300
1,500
14,800
22,900
900
22,000
14,700
1,600
13,100
29,300
300
29,000
23,300
2,000
21,300
20,400
200
20,200
19,900
2,600
17,300
23,200
200
23,000
23,600
5,200
18,400
Farm price
Marion blackberries: All
Fresh
Processed
Other blackberries: All
Fresh
Processed
Dollars/pound
Dollars/pound
Dollars/pound
Dollars/pound
Dollars/pound
Dollars/pound
0.720
1.360
0.710
0.847
1.710
0.760
0.837
1.740
0.800
0.918
1.310
0.870
0.499
1.330
0.490
0.489
1.220
0.420
0.598
1.440
0.590
0.650
1.580
0.510
0.540
1.650
0.530
0.626
1.320
0.430
*Shaded areas of map represent the major areas of production for this commodity.
Source: USDA/NASS (National Agricultural Statistics Service)
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Marion and other blackberries: Production and value of sales, Oregon, 2000-2009
57,000
30,000
Production
27,000
Value of sales
47,000
24,000
42,000
21,000
37,000
18,000
32,000
15,000
27,000
12,000
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
Year
So urce: Orego n Agricultural Info rmatio n Netwo rk (OA IN), Extensio n Eco no mic Info rmatio n Office , Orego n State University
Value of sales (1,000 dollars)
Production (1,000 pounds)
52,000
OSU Extension Economic Information Estimates
Marion and other blackberries: Acreage, yield, production
and value of sales, by county, Oregon, 2007-2009
County
Benton
Clackamas
Lane
Linn
Marion
Multnomah
Polk
Washington
Yamhill
Not disclosed
State total
County
Benton
Clackamas
Lane
Linn
Marion
Multnomah
Polk
Washington
Yamhill
Not disclosed
State total
2007r
Harvested acreage
2008r
2009p
2007r
Yield per acre
2008r
2009p
Acres
Acres
Acres
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
50
1,400
40
80
3,100
170
300
920
480
50
1,400
40
80
3,100
170
300
920
480
45
1,400
35
80
3,000
170
300
920
480
5,100
8,500
4,650
5,600
8,500
8,500
8,500
8,500
8,500
4,800
6,370
4,100
5,150
6,380
6,380
6,380
6,380
6,380
4,750
7,200
4,400
5,400
7,200
7,200
7,200
7,200
7,200
11
12
12
5,000
4,500
5,000
6,551
6,552
6,442
8,410
6,330
7,140
2007r
Production
2008r
2009p
1,000 pounds
1,000 pounds
1,000 pounds
Value of sales1/
2007r
2008r
2009p
1,000 dollars
1,000 dollars
1,000 dollars
255
11,900
186
448
26,350
1,445
2,550
7,820
4,080
240
8,918
164
412
19,778
1,085
1,914
5,870
3,062
214
10,080
154
432
21,600
1,224
2,160
6,624
3,456
190
4,349
149
328
9,631
590
932
2,858
1,491
180
5,529
135
323
12,262
673
1,187
3,639
1,898
159
5,141
123
341
11,016
624
1,102
3,378
1,763
55
54
60
38
39
38
55,089
41,497
46,004
20,556
25,867
23,684
r - revised, p - preliminary. 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. The "not disclosed" values are the sum of any county not listed.
The Extension Economic Information Office uses different methods than USDA/NASS to set these estimates.
Source: Oregon Agricultural Information Network (OAIN), Extension Economic Information Office, Oregon State University
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