How much is a pound of blueberries worth?
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How much is a pound of blueberries worth?
In 2020, average market prices for cultivated fresh blueberries were $1.40 per pound and processed blueberry prices were $0.78 per pound. The average market price for fresh and processed wild blueberries was $0.60 per pound (NASS, 2020).
What is the average price of blueberries?
Blueberries
| A | B | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Blueberries—Average retail price per pound and per cup equivalent, 2016 | |
| 2 | Form | Average retail price |
| 3 | ||
| 4 | Fresh1 | $4.39 |
How do I sell blueberries?
Blueberries may be marketed at roadside stands, at pick-your-own operations, at on-farm sales or at farmer’s markets. There also are well-established wholesale markets for both fresh and frozen blueberries. Selling berries wholesale through growers’ cooperatives is another marketing option.
What state produces the most blueberries in the United States?
Maine is the largest producer of wild blueberries in the world. Maine produces 10 percent of all blueberries in North America, including wild and cultivated production.
What is the best tasting blueberry?
The favorite blueberry varieties rated by 56 taste testers in California’s San Joaquin Valley for 2012 include Southmoon, Reveille, Biloxi, and Legacy. Following the top four were Jewel, Sharpblue, Misty, and Star. Most are Southern Highbush varieties, but some Northern Highbush varieties were also rated highly.
What country is the largest exporter of blueberries?
Export Trends of Top 10 Exporters of Fresh Blueberry
| Country | Export \% | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Global | |
| 2 | Peru | 27.89\% |
| 3 | Chile | 16.6\% |
How much money can you make picking blueberries?
They get a little paper slip that they can turn in once a week for cash. “So far this year, our average, for everybody, has been $16 an hour,” Barnhill says. “I’ve seen them make as high as $30 to $35 an hour picking blueberries.” Some farm workers consider harvesting blueberries their favorite job.
Which blueberry is the sweetest?
The sweetest blueberries are ones that come off the Northern or Southern Highbush. These blueberries are from the Eastern coast of the United States. The second sweetest blueberries are the legacy blueberries grown in the Northeast and across the Northern Midwest.