Maine produces 99% of all wild blueberries in the US, with about 60,000 acres of native blueberry plants. The state also produces 15% of all blueberries in North America, with 91 million pounds of wild blueberries grown in 2012. Only 1% of Maine’s blueberry crop is sold fresh.
Maine is the state that produces the most blueberries, accounting for about 99% of all wild blueberries grown in the United States. The state contains approximately 60,000 acres (24,281 hectares) of naturally growing native blueberry plants. If cultivated blueberries are included in the figure, Maine produces about 15 percent of all blueberries in North America. In 2012, Maine grew about 91 million pounds (41,276 tons) of wild blueberries worth an estimated $69.1 million US dollars (USD), according to the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Of Maine’s blueberry crop, only about 1 percent is sold fresh, with the vast majority purchased frozen.
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The United States is the world’s leading producer of blueberries, the main berry crop after strawberries. The 2012 value for US berries was over $850 million USD.
Chile is the top importer of blueberries to the United States, supplying about 50 percent of all blueberries sold in the United States during the November through January blueberry season.
Michigan is the state that produces the most grown blueberries in the United States, with about 87 million pounds (39,462.6 tons) in 2012.
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